[2026-04-02] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

Bitcoin and the broader financial markets, including gold and U.S. stocks, tumbled after U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address on the war in the Middle East Wednesday. In the address, Trump provided an update on the U.S. military campaign against Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury. He declared major victories after one month of operations, claiming that Iran’s navy had been destroyed, its air force ruined, key terrorist leaders eliminated, and missile capabilities “dramatically curta...