Crypto news
<p>Russian-style crypto regulation: two payment circuits instead of one</p>
The Russian digital assets market is entering a new era: the law "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights" signed by the president forms a unique two-circuit mod...
Crypto advertising in Russia: new law opens the door, but not for everyone
The Russian digital asset market is taking a cautious step toward legal marketing. The new law for the first time permits advertising of services provided by l...
<p>The Central Bank limit of 300,000 rubles: legal ways to bypass the restriction and grow capital</p>
The question of the annual limit of 300,000 rubles on cryptocurrency purchases for non-qualified investors continues to spark active debate in the market. Many ...
Competition will bring down bank spreads on cryptocurrency in Russia: expert forecast
The launch of cryptocurrency banking operations in Russia will be marked by inflated spreads, but maintaining a markup of 5–7% or higher in a competitive marke...
The biggest blow to self-custody: the Coldcard hack cost 1,778 BTC
A large-scale attack on Coldcard hardware wallets resulted in losses of 1,778.84 BTC, equivalent to approximately $112.7 million. According to my analysis of d...
Ireland has approved a national AML strategy: new rules for crypto wallets and gambling
Ireland's Ministry of Finance has presented its first national strategy to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT), which directly affects th...
Riot Platforms raises $573 million to build an AI campus in Texas: a bet on diversification
Riot Platforms, one of the leading players in Bitcoin mining, is making a decisive move toward high-performance computing. The company has closed a deal to sec...
Galaxy Digital lowers its forecast for the CLARITY Act: the chances of passage in 2026 are estimated at only 10%.
Analysts at Galaxy Digital have revised their outlook on the prospects of the CLARITY Act legislative initiative in the U.S., lowering their estimate of the pr...
Wall Street's closed blockchains are a "race to the bottom": Etherealize CEO exposes the industry's core problem
The market has once again become fixated on the idea of isolated blockchain networks with restricted access, but this is a dead-end path that leads the industr...
Withdrawal of funds in cryptocurrency: Key aspects, risks, and strategies for investors
Withdrawal operation is the final and critically important stage of any investment cycle in the digital asset market. While the deposit process is usually intui...
How to safely and profitably top up your cryptocurrency exchange balance: a full breakdown
Liquidity management begins with a simple but critically important operation — topping up your balance. In my practice, it is at this stage that the greatest nu...
Sun refutes the scale of the block: Binance's restrictions on HTX will only affect a portion of clients.
HTX founder Justin Sun publicly commented on the exchange being added to Binance's "blacklist," stating that the imposed restrictions are targeted in nature an...
Russia's cryptocurrency architecture: two isolated payment circuits instead of a single market
While global regulators feverishly seek a balance between innovation and control, the Russian legislator has taken a radical step by enshrining in law the exis...
<p>Crypto advertising in Russia: a new era of regulation or a targeted relaxation?</p>
The Russian digital asset market is entering a new phase of its development. The adopted law for the first time permits advertising of services by licensed cry...
The Central Bank's limit of 300,000 rubles: how an investor can legally bypass the restriction through multi-intermediation
The annual limit of 300,000 rubles on cryptocurrency purchases set by the Central Bank applies to each counterparty separately, rather than being summed across...
Bank crypto spreads in Russia: why high fees are doomed to fall
The Russian banking sector is preparing for a full-fledged entry into the cryptocurrency operations market, and the first steps will be associated with fairly h...
Largest theft from hardware wallets: hackers withdrew 1778 BTC due to a fatal Coldcard bug
A large-scale incident that shook the crypto community has received official confirmation: as a result of the exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Coldc...
Ireland has approved its first national strategy to combat money laundering in the crypto market.
Ireland's Ministry of Finance has presented a comprehensive plan to tighten control over digital assets. For the first time at the national level, rules have b...
Riot Platforms raises $573 million to build an AI campus in Texas: a bet on diversification
Riot Platforms, one of the leading players in the bitcoin mining sector, is making a decisive move toward high-performance computing. The company has closed a ...
Galaxy Digital has lowered the odds of the CLARITY Act's passage to 10%: why the market underestimates the risks
Analysts at Galaxy Digital have adjusted their forecast for the CLARITY Act legislative initiative, lowering the probability of its approval by the U.S. Senate...
Wall Street's closed blockchains are a "race to the bottom": opinion of the head of Etherealize
In recent months, a worrying trend has emerged on Wall Street: major financial institutions are increasingly turning to closed blockchain networks with restric...
Crypto asset withdrawal: strategy, risks, and optimal scenarios for the investor
Withdrawing funds from a cryptocurrency portfolio is not just a technical transaction, but a strategic decision that requires a professional approach. In my pra...
How to safely and profitably top up a crypto account: an analysis of key strategies
The question of funding your account is the first thing every crypto market participant encounters, regardless of experience. However, behind the apparent simpl...
San refutes the global nature of Binance restrictions for HTX: analysis of statements and real risks
HTX founder Justin Sun made an emergency statement aimed at calming panic among exchange users after Binance added HTX to its "blacklist." According to him, th...
Russian-style crypto regulation: two payment circuits instead of one
Sending $200 abroad costs an average of 6.4% of the amount, while a bank transfer eats up nearly 15%. At the same time, the payment order itself reaches the re...
Russia opens the door for advertising crypto services: what has actually changed
The Russian digital asset market is taking a cautious but significant step forward. New legislation for the first time permits advertising of services offered ...
<p>The Central Bank's limit of 300,000 rubles: how a large investor can legally bypass the restriction</p>
The annual threshold of 300,000 rubles for purchasing cryptocurrency is not a death sentence for an investor with significant capital. The key nuance that many...
Competition will bring down bank spreads on cryptocurrency in Russia
The Russian banking sector is preparing to enter the cryptocurrency operations market, and the first steps will come at a high price for clients. However, as m...
Largest theft from hardware wallets: Coldcard hack cost 2417 BTC
A large-scale incident with Coldcard hardware wallets has shaken the crypto community: the confirmed damage from the attack has already reached 1,778.84 BTC, e...
Ireland tightens rules: new national strategy to combat money laundering in the crypto sphere
Ireland's Ministry of Finance has presented the country's first-ever comprehensive strategy aimed at combating money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing (...