The Moscow Exchange is preparing perpetual futures on Bitcoin and Ethereum: the first two perpetual crypto contracts are planned to be launched for trading as early as September. This was announced by Maria Patrikeeva, Managing Director of the exchange’s derivatives market. The Moscow Exchange plans to launch two perpetual futures on crypto indexes. The contracts…
The crypto investor data leak is back in the spotlight: hardware wallet owners are facing new risks, while the cryptocurrency market continues to move within narrow ranges amid weak demand and expectations for regulation in the U.S. Cryptocurrency Market: Bitcoin Holds at $63,500, Ethereum Stays Above $1,900 On the morning of August 17, Bitcoin (BTC)…
The crypto market spent the week in wait-and-see mode: Bitcoin lost 3.1% and ended Sunday near $62,800, even though moderately positive inflation statistics in the United States could have supported risk demand. Instead of macroeconomics, investors are once again looking at regulators, and the main technical threshold for BTC remains in the $62,000–62,500 zone. The…
Binance provided transaction data and personal information of IT specialist Yuri Belenky to Russian security forces; later, the man was accused of financing terrorism due to transfers to Ukrainian fundraising efforts, according to a Reuters publication and case documents released by the human rights project ‘First Department.’ What Is Known About the Yuri Belenky Case…
The Bank of Russia limit of 300,000, which the Bank of Russia proposes to set for non-qualified investors, in fact only opens a test entry into cryptocurrency for retail. In practice, this is an annual cap on the purchase of permitted digital assets through each Russian intermediary, while full-fledged investments without strict limits are available…
Fundamental metrics of cryptocurrencies are increasingly becoming the main filter for investors: they look at protocol revenue, real usage, token economics, and the project’s ability to retain created value, not just its position in the market capitalization table. Market participants from Bitwise, Wintermute, and Arbitrum Foundation note that cryptocurrency is gradually moving past the stage…
