Cryptocurrency mining in several Russian regions will be temporarily restricted from August 15, 2026, to December 31, 2032. The ban will affect not only the placement and operation of mining infrastructure but also participation in mining pools. The decree was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Which Territories Are Covered by the Ban The updated…
Perpetual contracts, which cryptocurrency platforms once created for trading digital assets without an expiration date, are now becoming a tool for accessing stocks, indexes, and commodities. Exchanges use mechanics familiar to crypto traders to provide access to traditional markets almost around the clock and within a single trading environment. Until recently, the movement was mostly…
Crypto on-ramps and bridges will gradually lose their role as a separate user step: according to Fun CEO Alex Fine, crypto applications will embed funding directly into the product so that users do not see the complex blockchain mechanics and simply perform the desired action. Main Points Alex Fine believes that autonomous on-ramps and separate…
Hacked cold bitcoin wallets have started being emptied again: according to Galaxy Research, the attacker is withdrawing funds from addresses whose keys were generated via Coldcard, and the total damage has already approached $89 million. The Third Wave of Withdrawals Affected Nearly Two Thousand Addresses On Sunday, Galaxy Research reported a new, third wave of…
Post-quantum protection is once again in the spotlight after a statement from Anthropic: the Claude Mythos Preview model discovered a new type of attack on the HAWK digital signature algorithm, which is being considered among possible tools for future post-quantum cryptography. According to the company, the research took about 60 hours, and the computing cost…
The Cardano cryptocurrency surged sharply on Sunday: according to Index, as of 09:42 Moscow time the asset was trading around $0.1871, up 10.19% for the day. For Cardano, this was the strongest daily gain since July 3. The buying momentum quickly affected the project’s market valuation. Cardano’s capitalization rose to $6.7818 billion, which corresponds to…
Bitcoin ends July near the $64,000 mark: the market survived a volatile reaction to the US Fed’s decision to leave rates unchanged, but did not receive a signal for immediate policy easing. Against this backdrop, capital has once again flowed into spot Bitcoin funds, the total crypto market capitalization remains around $2.29 trillion, and the…
The meme coin boom is cooling off, and some of the most active crypto traders are shifting their usual tactics to stocks of companies in the artificial intelligence and chip sectors. Instead of tokens that grew out of jokes, internet memes, and online cults, they are seeking new momentum in shares of NVIDIA, Micron Technology…
In the second quarter of 2026, Coinbase posted a loss and simultaneously faced a decline in revenue. Key figures: Net result: profit of $1.4 billion in Q2 2025 and a loss of $360 million in Q2 2026. Revenue: $1.22 billion in Q2 2026, a decrease of 19%. Change: the financial result deteriorated sharply after a…
Strategy’s net loss in the second quarter of 2026 amounted to $8.2 billion: the largest public corporate holder of bitcoin was hit by the revaluation of crypto assets. Why Strategy Posted a Major Loss Almost the entire negative result is related to changes in the value of bitcoins on the balance sheet. In Q2, Strategy…
Cryptocurrency video games are increasingly trying to combine excitement, market logic, educational elements, and familiar gaming mechanics. Within this trend, there are several notable formats: games that help you understand virtual currency, charts, and volatility; mining simulators where you need to build farms and calculate expenses; projects with trading bots and automated strategies; Bitcoin clickers…
