BRICS to Promote National Currencies Before Issuing Common OneThe BRICS bloc is now focused on expanding the use of the currencies of its members, according to the representative of one of them. The establishment of a single currency for the group is not an immediate task at this point in time, the diplomat indicated in an interview. Wider Use of National Fiats of…
‘Evil Crypto’ Can Be Used in Foreign Trade, Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister SaysCryptocurrency may be bad for investors but it can be useful in international settlements, according to a top government official in Moscow. Russian authorities intend to set up a special committee that would issue permits to operators employing crypto in foreign trade transactions, he indicated. Russia Plans to ‘Experiment’ With Cross-Border Crypto Payments Amid Sanctions…
Syria Urges BRICS to Lead in Ditching Dollar, Talks Yuan Adoption With ChinaBRICS nations can lead efforts to abandon the U.S. dollar in international settlements, according to President Bashar Assad of Syria. At a meeting with China’s top diplomat for the region, the leader of the war-torn Middle Eastern country called for using the Chinese yuan for cross-border trade. Economic Clash With West Requires Discarding Dollar, BRICS…
Robert Kiyosaki Says Regional Banks Are Being Wiped Out — Calls Fed ‘Criminal’Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says the Fed is wiping out regional banks by supporting only big banks, like JPMorgan Chase. Stating that the Fed “is criminal,” he warned that its actions “will bring down” the United States. Robert Kiyosaki Says the Fed Is Criminal The author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert…
Russian Official Expects Agreement on BRICS Currency This YearThe chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market says that an agreement on the BRICS currency can be reached in 2023 as BRICS nations ramp up their de-dollarization efforts to shift away from U.S. dollar reliance. “By linking its economy and currency to politics, the U.S. is practically undermining the foundations of…
Meme Coin PEPE Surges by 152% This Week, Now the Fifth-Largest Meme Token by Market CapPepe (PEPE), the meme coin featuring the popular character Pepe the Frog, has experienced a significant surge in value in the past week, rising by 152.9% against the U.S. dollar. Recent statistics indicate that PEPE’s market capitalization has surged from $141 million on April 22 to a current valuation of $303 million. PEPE Jumps 99%…
NFT Sales Drop for Second Consecutive Month After Record-Breaking Start to 2023Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have declined by 5.76% over the past 30 days, according to the latest NFT sales statistics. The data reveals that the sales figure stood at $732.13 million in April, which is $44.75 million lower than the $776.88 million recorded in March. NFT Sales Decline by 5.76% in April, Ethereum Dominates,…
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set To Hit An All-Time HighIt’s gotten even harder to mine Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is set to exceed the 40 trillion mark for the first time this weekend. According to on-chain data, the mining difficulty will increase by an estimated 10% from 39.16 trillion to 43.2 trillion. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For Record Levels The mining difficulty expresses the…
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set To Hit An All-Time HighIt’s gotten even harder to mine Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is set to exceed the 40 trillion mark for the first time this weekend. According to on-chain data, the mining difficulty will increase by an estimated 10% from 39.16 trillion to 43.2 trillion. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For Record Levels The mining difficulty expresses the…
Top 5 Cryptos Seen To Explode In Price In The Final Days Of FebruaryAt the time of writing, the market for cryptos was shaken by major coins plummeting to weekly support ranges. However, although it seems that sentiment is still negative with major digital currency assets losing a good percentage in their values, some are glowing in green in almost all time frames, according to Coingecko. These five…
Top 5 Cryptos Seen To Explode In Price In The Final Days Of FebruaryAt the time of writing, the market for cryptos was shaken by major coins plummeting to weekly support ranges. However, although it seems that sentiment is still negative with major digital currency assets losing a good percentage in their values, some are glowing in green in almost all time frames, according to Coingecko. These five…
Polygon (MATIC) Tops List Among ETH Whales Ahead Of zkEVM LaunchThe Polygon network will launch its Zero Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine Beta by March. The community has been anticipating this launch as part of the significant upcoming development of Polygon. Also, its hype has helped push MATIC with an impressive performance over the past 30 days. Related Reading: Bitcoin Attracting Banks: Study Shows Over 130…
Polygon (MATIC) Tops List Among ETH Whales Ahead Of zkEVM LaunchThe Polygon network will launch its Zero Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine Beta by March. The community has been anticipating this launch as part of the significant upcoming development of Polygon. Also, its hype has helped push MATIC with an impressive performance over the past 30 days. Related Reading: Bitcoin Attracting Banks: Study Shows Over 130…
How These Whitehat Hackers Helped Oasis Network Get Back $140 Million In Stolen CryptoAccording to a recent announcement by Oasis Network on February 24th, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform had collaborated with whitehat hackers to recover funds that had been stolen from Solana’s Wormhole bridge. On February 2nd, Wormhole had been hacked, and it was estimated that around $326 million worth of cryptocurrency had been stolen, with the…
Sunday Pump, Monday Dump: Bitcoin Pattern Returns as TD Sequential Signals Flash on BTC, ETH, SOL NewTLDR: Bitcoin’s Sunday moves have often reversed on Monday over the past month, according to Ali Charts. A TD Sequential sell signal on Bitcoin’s four-hour chart followed four past corrections each time. Ethereum’s last two TD Sequential sell signals were followed by declines of 5.40% and 3.31%. Solana’s last three comparable signals preceded corrections of…
Persian Gulf Crude Exports Top 14M Bpd as Hormuz Oil Flows Rebound NewTLDR: Persian Gulf crude exports topped 14M bpd, rebounding over 210% from the roughly 4.5M bpd March low. Hormuz crude flows reached a 13.5M bpd seven-day average in late September, matching pre-war levels. Middle East crude shipments averaged 19.5M bpd, beating the roughly 17M bpd pre-war benchmark by 2.5M bpd. Refined fuel exports remain at…
Bitcoin Open Interest Falls Across Major Exchanges as BTC Nears $87,000 NewTLDR: Bitcoin Open Interest dropped 6% on Binance over 30 days, signaling a loss in volatility balance. Deribit and Gate.io each saw Open Interest fall 15%, pointing to position unwinding and weaker volume. The 30-day structure matches prior local tops, where Open Interest contraction often marks distribution. Similar setups in January and May 2026 accompanied…
Injective Stockdrop Goes Live as CypherOS Debuts and BuyBack Burns 7.2M INJ NewTLDR: The Community BuyBack closed with more than 7.2 million INJ burned, and Stockdrop claims are now open. CypherOS made its first public appearance as a privacy platform for confidential trades and tokenization. Canary Capital filed Amendment No. 3 for a Staked INJ ETF that plans to stake at least 90% of holdings. Robinhood now…
Solana Flips Ethereum as DEX Volume Tops L2s and Hyperliquid Combined NewTLDR: Solana logged $3.06B in daily spot DEX volume, topping Ethereum, L2s and Hyperliquid combined on October 3. Solana captured over 36% of global spot DEX volume in H1 2026, nearly twice Ethereum’s share in the period. DefiLlama showed about $78B in 30-day Solana DEX volume, versus roughly $42B recorded on Ethereum overall. Memecoin volume…
Dogecoin Price Eyes $0.106 Rally as Triangle Nears Breakout Point NewTLDR: DOGE trades at $0.09524, up 2.33% in 24 hours, with daily trading volume reaching $472,416,387. Ali Charts says DOGE is consolidating inside a descending triangle that is nearing its apex. A 4-hour close above $0.095 could confirm a bullish breakout and trigger a rally toward $0.106. DogeOS launched a public testnet to bring Ethereum-style…
CryptoQuant CEO Declares Bitcoin Bear Market Over, Eyes 3-5x From Lows NewTLDR: Ki Young Ju says the Bitcoin bear market ended this summer and a new cycle is in its early stage. Inflows to Accumulation Addresses have risen sharply, and the 30-day average has also turned higher. MVRV has stayed far below the 4 to 5+ peaks of past cycles, pointing to milder euphoria and capitulation. …
Tether stops fighting freedom of information request, allows disclosure of reserve dataStablecoin firm Tether said on June 15 that it has released reserve data after ending a legal fight to keep that information private. Tether drops fight against CoinDesk Tether said that it previously reported certain data to the New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) as part of its settlement obligations in 2021. The stablecoin firm…
BlackRock files for spot Bitcoin ETF; Coinbase to serve as custodian for BTC holdingsBlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers, has filed plans with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create a spot Bitcoin ETF through its iShares subsidiary. The news comes after reports earlier in the day that the investment giant, which has more than $9 trillion in assets under management, was close to filing…
Texas regulator says Abra secretly moved funds to Binance, has been insolvent for monthsThe Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist order on June 15 against the cryptocurrency lending firm Abra. In its order, the regulator said, based on its investigations, it found that Abra and related parties committed fraud and made misleading statements. The regulator said Abra made misleading statements by suggesting it was…
Binance.US reportedly cuts 50 staff following SEC chargesBinance.US, the American counterpart of Binance, has laid off about 50 staff members across its legal, compliance, and risk departments., Reuters reported June 15. Two Binance.US employees, who have not been identified, disclosed a “round of layoffs” on LinkedIn and said that they were leaving the company. Binance.US has not officially announced the staff cuts.…
Do Kwon’s detention extended six months by Montenegrin courtA Montenegro court has extended Do Kwon’s detention by six months as he awaits trial for potential extradition, Agence France Presse reported Thursday. The former Terraform Labs CEO has been in custody in Montenegro since late March following his arrest at Podgorica Airport in the nation’s capital for allegedly carrying forged travel documents. He faces…
Prosecutors withdraw 5 charges against Sam Bankman-Fried to ensure trial proceeds on scheduleDisgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s attempt to strike some of the accusations from his charge sheet may have backfired after prosecutors requested the court “sever” five of the newer charges from the case. New York federal prosecutors made the request in a letter addressed to presiding Judge Lewis Kaplan filed on June 15. The withdrawn…
Marathon Digital issues fraudulent activity alert over fake Russian stock certificates and other related scamsMarathon Digital Holdings has issued a public warning about fraudulent activities conducted under its brand name, disclosing in a June 15 press release that it had detected a series of fraudulent websites, apps, and communications falsely claiming to be associated with Marathon. According to Marathon, such fraudulent activities include deceptive communications by individuals pretending to be…
Polymath And CineCity Explore Regulated Tokenized Film Investment PlatformTL;DR Polymath and Chicago-based CineCity Studios are exploring a platform for financing independent film through regulated digital securities. Polymath would provide issuance, investor onboarding, compliance and lifecycle infrastructure, while CineCity contributes production-industry access. The platform is being explored; it is not yet a launched investment marketplace. Real-world asset tokenization is moving into a category that…
Visa Says Business Payments Now Drive 17% Of Stablecoin-Linked Card VolumeTL;DR Visa says roughly 17% of its stablecoin-linked card volume in fiscal 2026 year-to-date came from business and commercial card programs. The payments company now supports more than 160 stablecoin-linked card programs across consumer and business use cases. The data suggests stablecoins are spreading beyond crypto spending cards into treasury, settlement and cross-border business payments.…
Celestia Says Fibre Sustained 3.07 Tb/s In 120-Validator BenchmarkTL;DR Celestia says its Fibre data-availability system sustained 3.07 terabits per second in an end-to-end benchmark across 120 validators. The test covered encoding, distribution, storage, validator signatures and onchain commitment submission. The figure is an experimental benchmark, not proof that Celestia mainnet is currently processing 3.07 Tb/s of live user traffic. Celestia has published one…
Chainlink And Swift Demo Automated Tokenized-Equity Dividends Across Four BlockchainsTL;DR Chainlink built a Swift Hackathon solution that automated a cash-dividend workflow for tokenized equities across four blockchains. The system used Swift messaging, Chainlink Runtime Environment and ISO 20022 standards to coordinate the process from announcement through payment and reconciliation. It was a hackathon demonstration, not a production-market launch. Tokenized stocks are easy to describe…
Fiserv Puts Stablecoin Banking Platform Live With North Dakota Roughrider CoinTL;DR Fiserv says its digital-asset platform is now live with financial-institution clients. Bank of North Dakota’s dollar-backed Roughrider Coin is the first live use case, with VersaBank as issuer, Fireblocks providing digital-asset infrastructure and Solana processing transactions. The launch moves stablecoin settlement closer to the core banking systems already used by conventional financial institutions. Stablecoins…
Crypto Shorts Lose $110M In Ten Minutes As Sudden Rally Forces Traders OutTL;DR Roughly $110 million in bearish crypto positions were liquidated during a rapid ten-minute rally on October 2. The move was concentrated on short positions, creating the mechanics of a classic short squeeze. No single verified news catalyst explains the burst, so the market event should be read through leverage and positioning rather than an…
Marex Gives Institutions Long And Short Crypto Exposure Without Holding The CoinsTL;DR Marex has launched a cash-settled OTC rolling spot crypto product for institutional clients. The product allows long or short exposure without clients directly holding the underlying digital assets. Marex is also introducing Neon Crypto inside its existing institutional trading platform. Marex is taking one of crypto’s most familiar trading exposures and wrapping it in…
Nigeria SEC declares Binance operations in country illegalThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has officially deemed the operations of Binance Nigeria, a subsidiary of the world's largest crypto trading platform Binance, illegal
OECD introduces tax reporting framework for crypto industryOECD unveiled its Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) at the end of a two-day ministerial-level meeting of its council held between June 7 and 8
Crypto trading firm moves $9.8m of polygon tokens to Coinbase, Binance, MATIC price tankingChicago-based crypto trading firm, Cumberland, is moving millions worth of Polygon’s native cryptocurrency, MATIC, to Binance and Coinbase
Ethereum futures liquidations soar to 1-month high on OKXThe number of ethereum (ETH) futures contracts liquidated by OKX, a crypto trading platform, is at a 1-month high
DappRadar report: blockchain gaming revenue rose in May as investment soar to $476 millionBlockchain gaming revenue rose 6% in May 2022 despite a contraction in crypto prices. Investment also reached $476 million, data from DappRadar shows
Binance CEO comments on rumors behind crypto market volatilityChangpeng Zhao, the Binance CEO, has commented on recent comments attempting to explain rapid crypto price movements following SEC's lawsuit
AI pioneers, SingularityNET and InQubeta, can be game-changersInQubeta and SingularityNET are AI pioneers and crypto analysts are confident they can be game-changers. The QUBE presale is ongoing and has raised over $340,000
Trump Taps Jay Clayton, the SEC Chair Who Sued Ripple, to Lead AI Push NewPresident Trump named a new "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate federal AI policy, with Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton at the helm. As SEC chair, Clayton launched crypto lawsuits including the agency's case against Ripple.
Banking Group Sues to Block Crypto's 'Side Door' Into the Banking System NewThe Independent Community Bankers of America argues the OCC's national trust charters give crypto firms a "side door into the banking system" without the safeguards that bind traditional banks.
'Uptober' Starts Green as Bitcoin ETFs Draw $134 Million NewSpot Bitcoin ETFs took in $134.4 million over the first two trading days of October, rebounding from a Sept. 30 outflow as a weak jobs report cooled Fed rate-hike bets.
'We Have Identified You, Sir': Near Intents Recovers $3.8 Million After 48-Hour Ultimatum NewNear Intents said the roughly $3.8 million drained in an exploit on Thursday was returned in full, a day after the team said it had identified the attacker and gave them 48 hours to return the funds.
Chainalysis Used AI to Trace the $387M Bitget Hack Back to North KoreaThe firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-house AI to trace the stolen funds across four blockchains in a race against the attackers.
OpenAI Banned PewDiePie Twice While He Built Ajax, an Uncensored AI That Will Run on Your PCThe YouTuber says OpenAI suspended his account twice while he trained a small, uncensored model built to run on your own computer.
Trump Is Hosting Yet Another Meme Coin Dinner: Here Are the DetailsThe TRUMP meme coin project is inviting its top 185 holders to a Nov. 22 gala dinner with President Trump two weeks after ethics disputes over his crypto interests helped stall the Clarity Act in the Senate.
Dexalot Launches First Central Limit Order Book Subnet on Avalanche with $1M+ in IncentivesDexalot’s novel infrastructure enables users to access a decentralized trading protocol with a centralized exchange experience.Dexalot, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange has launched on an Avalanche Subnet, marking a new milestone in the evolution of decentralized trading protocols.The Dexalot Subnet aims to replicate the user experience of a centralized exchange (CEX) without compromising on decentralization and…
Intain Launches Avalanche Subnet to Usher in New Era for Multi-Trillion Dollar Securitized…Intain Launches Avalanche Subnet to Usher in New Era for Multi-Trillion Dollar Securitized Finance MarketIntainMARKETS’ Subnet Facilitates Efficient, Cost Effective, and Transparent End-to-End Asset Issuance, Investment, and Administration.Intain Inc., a leading structured finance platform, has launched IntainMARKETS, a marketplace for tokenized asset-backed securities built as an Avalanche Subnet. By launching as a Subnet, IntainMARKETS aims to…
Avalanche Explorer Gets a Brand New Upgrade for All P-Chain DataThe new tool pulls up-to-the-second data on validators, rewards, Subnets, and more.Ava Labs has launched a brand new explorer for Avalanche’s P-Chain, providing deeper visibility into all P-Chain activities from staking to granular transaction details. As one of three main chains in Avalanche’s Primary Network, the P-Chain maintains validators and empowers builders to launch Subnets. The…
Avalanche Park X Ed Balloon Concert Series to Launch in DTLA in February with Emerging NFT ArtistsThe inaugural event offers a new way to experience music through Web3, giving fans NFT-gated access benefits and digitally stamping music on Avalanche.On February 23 in Downtown Los Angeles, the Avalanche Park x Ed Balloon concert series will open with a show at WisdomeLA, an immersive art and entertainment park that has geodesic domes with…
Developer Spotlight: Usman Asim has Big Plans for Rust and ZKs on AvalancheThe Chainstack Dev plans to run his own dApp on the VM once production-ready, ideally on an Avalanche Subnet.The tech Usman Asim needed for his dApp didn’t quite exist. He had a big idea, but also a problem set without a clear solution.He needed a blockchain with leading speed, decentralization, and flexibility. He needed the…
Sunday Pump, Monday Dump: Bitcoin Pattern Returns as TD Sequential Signals Flash on BTC, ETH, SOLTLDR: Bitcoin’s Sunday moves have often reversed on Monday over the past month, according to Ali Charts. A TD Sequential sell signal on Bitcoin’s four-hour chart followed four past corrections each time. Ethereum’s last two TD Sequential sell signals were followed by declines of 5.40% and 3.31%. Solana’s last three comparable signals preceded corrections of…
Persian Gulf Crude Exports Top 14M Bpd as Hormuz Oil Flows ReboundTLDR: Persian Gulf crude exports topped 14M bpd, rebounding over 210% from the roughly 4.5M bpd March low. Hormuz crude flows reached a 13.5M bpd seven-day average in late September, matching pre-war levels. Middle East crude shipments averaged 19.5M bpd, beating the roughly 17M bpd pre-war benchmark by 2.5M bpd. Refined fuel exports remain at…
Bitcoin Open Interest Falls Across Major Exchanges as BTC Nears $87,000TLDR: Bitcoin Open Interest dropped 6% on Binance over 30 days, signaling a loss in volatility balance. Deribit and Gate.io each saw Open Interest fall 15%, pointing to position unwinding and weaker volume. The 30-day structure matches prior local tops, where Open Interest contraction often marks distribution. Similar setups in January and May 2026 accompanied…
Injective Stockdrop Goes Live as CypherOS Debuts and BuyBack Burns 7.2M INJTLDR: The Community BuyBack closed with more than 7.2 million INJ burned, and Stockdrop claims are now open. CypherOS made its first public appearance as a privacy platform for confidential trades and tokenization. Canary Capital filed Amendment No. 3 for a Staked INJ ETF that plans to stake at least 90% of holdings. Robinhood now…
Solana Flips Ethereum as DEX Volume Tops L2s and Hyperliquid CombinedTLDR: Solana logged $3.06B in daily spot DEX volume, topping Ethereum, L2s and Hyperliquid combined on October 3. Solana captured over 36% of global spot DEX volume in H1 2026, nearly twice Ethereum’s share in the period. DefiLlama showed about $78B in 30-day Solana DEX volume, versus roughly $42B recorded on Ethereum overall. Memecoin volume…
Dogecoin Price Eyes $0.106 Rally as Triangle Nears Breakout PointTLDR: DOGE trades at $0.09524, up 2.33% in 24 hours, with daily trading volume reaching $472,416,387. Ali Charts says DOGE is consolidating inside a descending triangle that is nearing its apex. A 4-hour close above $0.095 could confirm a bullish breakout and trigger a rally toward $0.106. DogeOS launched a public testnet to bring Ethereum-style…
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