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Arianna Vaz

Arianna Vaz is the Portfolio Strategy Editor at The Chain Journal, exploring the human side of investing — behavioural finance, risk psychology, portfolio strategy, and the emotional patterns that shape how retail investors navigate volatile markets. Her work helps readers understand not just what markets do, but why investors react the way they do.

Bitcoin Rallies as Oil Risk Unwinds

Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open

Geopolitics Still Sets the Tape Bitcoin’s move above $76,000 was not a clean crypto-only story. It was a macro reaction to a geopolitical pressure valve opening. When Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would remain open during the ceasefire period,…

Recovery arrives late for OneCoin victims

OneCoin’s fallout lingers as US victims get a shot at recovery

A Paper Cut on a Billion-Dollar Wound The United States has finally opened a formal recovery channel for victims of OneCoin, one of the most damaging frauds ever wrapped in crypto language. The Department of Justice said the remission process…

Bitcoin’s real rival may be bigger than gold

Bitcoin can grow 'probably a lot bigger' than $30T+ gold market — Analysis

Bitcoin’s Market Is No Longer a Narrow Crypto Story Bitcoin is being priced less like a speculative software bet and more like a financial escape valve. That matters because the asset’s debate has moved beyond “digital gold” shorthand into a…

Virginia stops the fire sale on dormant crypto

Virginia updates law to hold unclaimed crypto in-kind for at least one year

A Custody Rule With Market Consequences Virginia’s new approach to unclaimed crypto is not a headline about yield, leverage, or a new token narrative. It is a custody decision with real economic consequences. By requiring dormant digital assets to be…

Farage’s Bitcoin bet turns political

UK Lib Dems call for probe into Farage over $2.7M Stack BTC promotion

The real risk is not the trade Nigel Farage’s latest Bitcoin-linked controversy is not really about a single company promotion. It is about the line between political branding and financial influence, and how thin that line becomes when a public…

Crypto markets: improved, but not healed

Crypto crashed six months ago: Have markets improved, or are bears still in charge?

The Crash Changed The Market’s Mood Six months after the October 2025 liquidation shock, the easiest mistake is to assume the damage was either total collapse or full recovery. Neither is true. The market has improved from the panic, but…

Crypto payments to Iran raise sanctions alarms

Paying Iran in crypto could put shippers at sanctions risk: Chainalysis

Why the shipping sector should care Crypto is often sold as borderless money, but in sanctions cases that same borderlessness cuts both ways. For shippers, freight brokers and marine service providers, paying an Iranian counterparty in digital assets can create…

Institutions Are Winning This Crypto Cycle

Institutions are in a crypto bull market as retail sits out: Exodus CEO

The Market Looks Different This Time The familiar rhythm of past crypto cycles is not playing out in the same way. This time, institutional buyers appear to be the decisive force, while retail participation remains noticeably muted. That is the…