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Record OFZ auction: The Ministry of Finance returned to the debt market with a placement of 1 trillion rubles
The Russian Ministry of Finance made an impressive return to the government borrowing market, holding on September 2, 2026, the largest single placement of fede...
Kazakhstan is preparing a revolution in the stock market: self-regulation and tax incentives for IPOs
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARDFM) has presented an ambitious draft of the Capital Market Development Program until 2030...
Strategy's reserves reached $72 billion: the company surpassed everyone in the S&P 500 except Berkshire.
The corporate Bitcoin accumulation strategy continues to deliver impressive results. To date, the reserve capital of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) exceeds ...
Ledger under fire again: class action lawsuit over data breach and social engineering
Ledger hardware wallets, long considered the gold standard for security in the crypto industry, have once again found themselves at the center of a scandal. Th...
The Ministry of Finance returns to the debt market with a record placement of OFZ bonds worth 1 trillion rubles.
The Russian Ministry of Finance made a powerful return to the government borrowing market, conducting on September 2, 2026, the largest single placement of fede...
NVIDIA acquires Hugging Face: how the $12.9 billion deal will shift the balance of power in AI and NVDA's stock trajectory
The global artificial intelligence market is on the brink of a tectonic shift. NVIDIA has officially announced the acquisition of the Hugging Face platform for...
<p>Class action lawsuit against Ledger: 2023 data breach backfires</p>
The hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Ledger has once again found itself at the center of a scandal. This time, the company is facing a class-action ...
The hacker behind the third wave of attacks on Coldcard has begun laundering the stolen bitcoins.
Analysts have recorded the first signs of activity from the attacker responsible for the third wave of Coldcard hardware wallet hacks. Based on my observations...
Record OFZ placement: Ministry of Finance raised 1 trillion rubles at auction
The Russian Ministry of Finance has successfully conducted its first federal loan bond auction in a month and a half, selling the entire volume of a new floati...
<p>Strategy's reserves have surpassed all S&P 500 giants except Berkshire: a new era of institutional dominance for bitcoin</p>
The corporate landscape of financial reserves has been rewritten. Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, now controls total reserve capital that surpasses ...
Gref predicts a pause in the cycle of the Central Bank's key rate cuts.
Sberbank CEO German Gref has suggested that the Bank of Russia may take "tactical pauses" in the process of lowering its key rate. The financial corporation ma...
Record auction: The Ministry of Finance placed OFZs worth 1 trillion rubles at once, resuming borrowing
The Russian Ministry of Finance has triumphantly returned to the government borrowing market after a long pause. During an auction held on September 2, 2026, t...
The quantum arms race: who is actually building quantum computers and why
Quantum computing has long ceased to be a purely academic discipline. Today, it is a battlefield where the interests of fundamental science, national security,...
Google is updating its Flash lineup: Gemini 3.8 Flash has been introduced with a focus on coding and agentic scenarios.
Google continues to aggressively accelerate its pace in the generative model race, unveiling a new milestone in its lineup — Gemini 3.8 Flash. This is not just...
Gref predicts tactical pauses: the key rate reduction cycle may drag on.
The market expects the regulator to take more cautious steps in monetary policy. Sberbank CEO German Gref, on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, state...
Quantum race: who is behind the creation of future computers and how much has been invested
Quantum computing is no longer the exclusive domain of laboratory research. Today, it is a battlefield where the interests of tech giants, government agencies,...
Google introduces Gemini 3.8 Flash: a breakthrough in coding and autonomous agents
Google has officially announced the release of a new artificial intelligence model — Gemini 3.8 Flash. This is a significant update in the Flash lineup, aimed ...
Gref predicts tactical pauses in the key rate reduction cycle.
The market expects from the Bank of Russia not a straightforward downward movement in the key rate, but a series of calibrated steps with pauses to assess the ...
The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation is returning to the debt market with a record placement of OFZ bonds worth 1 trillion rubles.
The Russian Ministry of Finance made a powerful return to the government debt market, holding its first placement of federal loan bonds in a month and a half. ...
The digital ruble will be a blow to banks: losses could exceed 100 billion rubles annually.
The introduction of the digital ruble is not just a technological shift, but a serious economic challenge for Russia's banking sector. Based on my estimates, g...
The Quantum Race: Who Is Actually Building Quantum Computers and Why This Is a Matter of National Security
Quantum computing has ceased to be a purely academic discipline. Today, it is a battlefield where the interests of tech giants, venture capital, and state poli...
Ledger under fire from class action lawsuit: data breach, social engineering, and reputational risks
Major hardware crypto wallet manufacturer Ledger has once again found itself at the center of a legal scandal. This time, the company is facing a class-action ...
Australia tightens rules for crypto companies: fines up to 10% of turnover and a strict deadline
The Australian regulator, the Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has issued an ultimatum to crypto industry participants. Companies operating in dig...
Digital ruble: banks will lose more than 100 billion rubles a year due to the new currency
The introduction of the digital ruble will become a serious challenge for the banking sector. My analysis shows that commission income of credit institutions co...
Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum: inflation is receding, but the risk of economic overcooling remains.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum, outlined key guidelines for macroeconomic policy. The main thesis i...
Google wins key round against US Department of Justice: no forced sale of AdX
A US federal court has issued a ruling that has become landmark for the entire digital advertising industry and tech giants. Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the ...
Record OFZ auction: Ministry of Finance raised 1 trillion rubles amid market cooling.
The Russian Ministry of Finance has taken a landmark step by returning to the domestic borrowing market after a prolonged pause. The agency successfully placed ...
<p>Claude Fable 5.1 from Anthropic cracked a 17th-century cipher: Thomas Urquhart's cryptogram deciphered</p>
The world of cryptography has witnessed a historic breakthrough: Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 model has successfully deciphered the famous Cyphral Distich cryp...
Putin at the EEF: inflation is under control, but the economy needs fine-tuning
At the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a detailed assessment of the current macroeconomic situation. T...
The court rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's demand to break up Google: AdX will remain part of Alphabet.
A U.S. federal court has issued a ruling that puts an end to a years-long antitrust dispute: there will be no forced sale of the AdX advertising exchange. Alph...