20.06.2026
14:39
SBF seeks $100 million for a new startup in prison, Tether challenges MiCA, and the US bans CBDC until 2030
This week, the crypto industry is experiencing several tectonic shifts. From Sam Bankman-Fried's ambitious plans, who even behind bars does not lose hope for a comeback, to Tether's strategic maneuver bypassing European regulations and an unexpected legislative ban on the digital dollar in the US. We break down the key events.
SBF's Ambitions: From 25 Years in Prison to a $100 Million Startup The founder of the bankrupt FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, serving a 25-year sentence for the largest financial fraud, is already making plans for life after release...
SBF's Ambitions: From 25 Years in Prison to a $100 Million Startup The founder of the bankrupt FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, serving a 25-year sentence for the largest financial fraud, is already making plans for life after release...
14:38
GoMining launches GoBTC Pay: a new Bitcoin-based payment gateway for businesses
Mining company GoMining has launched a new product on the market — the GoBTC Pay payment platform. This solution is designed for businesses that want to accept bitcoin payments from international clients, automatically converting them into fiat money or stablecoins. In my opinion, this is a landmark step that could significantly simplify corporate use of the first cryptocurrency.
GoBTC Pay handles all the heavy infrastructure work: transaction processing, settlement operations, and conversion...
GoBTC Pay handles all the heavy infrastructure work: transaction processing, settlement operations, and conversion...
14:37
The Sonic Labs team announced a radical change in leadership, which immediately impacted the market: the native token S dropped by more than 6%. This is not a coincidence, but a natural reaction to a deep crisis of trust that had been brewing within the project.
Key figures, whom the company calls "the architects of the current Sonic," have left the board of directors: former CEO Michael Kong, Executive Chairman David Richardson, and co-founder and CTO Andre Cronje...
Sonic Labs changes course: new leadership promises to restore trust after token S crashes 97%
The Sonic Labs team announced a radical change in leadership, which immediately impacted the market: the native token S dropped by more than 6%. This is not a coincidence, but a natural reaction to a deep crisis of trust that had been brewing within the project.Key figures, whom the company calls "the architects of the current Sonic," have left the board of directors: former CEO Michael Kong, Executive Chairman David Richardson, and co-founder and CTO Andre Cronje...
14:36
The high-performance computing (HPC) market continues to attract capital from traditional mining. A subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies — BUZZ HPC — has signed a three-year agreement to provide cloud GPU services for Bell Canada and Cohere. The total contract value is approximately $220 million.
Under the deal, BUZZ HPC will deploy 2,304 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell graphics processors at the Bell AI Fabric site in British Columbia, Canada...
The mining empire is restructuring: BUZZ HPC signs a $220 million GPU contract
The high-performance computing (HPC) market continues to attract capital from traditional mining. A subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies — BUZZ HPC — has signed a three-year agreement to provide cloud GPU services for Bell Canada and Cohere. The total contract value is approximately $220 million.Under the deal, BUZZ HPC will deploy 2,304 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell graphics processors at the Bell AI Fabric site in British Columbia, Canada...
14:35
Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where multiple particles remain inextricably linked, regardless of the distance between them. A change in the state of one particle instantly affects the others, making this effect a cornerstone of future quantum networks and the quantum internet. Until recently, demonstrations of entanglement were limited to two nodes, but we have now witnessed a significant step forward...
Breakthrough in Quantum Networks: Triple entanglement of remote atomic qubits achieved for the first time
Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where multiple particles remain inextricably linked, regardless of the distance between them. A change in the state of one particle instantly affects the others, making this effect a cornerstone of future quantum networks and the quantum internet. Until recently, demonstrations of entanglement were limited to two nodes, but we have now witnessed a significant step forward...
14:29
Rush Analysis: Sharp outflow of funds from crypto exchanges signals a shift in sentiment
Over the past 24 hours, the market has recorded a significant outflow of funds from centralized exchanges. This trend, according to my data, indicates a fundamental shift in the behavior of large asset holders. Investors prefer to move coins to cold wallets, which is traditionally interpreted as a bullish signal: reduced liquidity on exchanges lowers selling pressure.
Figures and Dynamics The net outflow volume exceeded $500 million per day, marking the highest figure in the last three weeks...
Figures and Dynamics The net outflow volume exceeded $500 million per day, marking the highest figure in the last three weeks...
14:28
Market Analysis: Key Factors for Funding Cryptocurrency Accounts in the Current Cycle
In recent days, there has been a significant increase in the activity of topping up accounts on major centralized exchanges. This trend, in my opinion, is one of the most indicative signals of retail and institutional investor sentiment. When large volumes of funds flow into trading platforms, it often precedes periods of heightened volatility.
What is behind the influx of liquidity? Analyzing on-chain metrics data, I see a clear correlation between the growth of stablecoin deposits (USDT and USDC) and preparation for large purchases...
What is behind the influx of liquidity? Analyzing on-chain metrics data, I see a clear correlation between the growth of stablecoin deposits (USDT and USDC) and preparation for large purchases...
14:27
Gold is overheated, leverage is at a record high: Bitcoin is caught between a rock and a hard place
Markets are sending alarming signals that directly threaten risky assets, including Bitcoin (BTC). One leading strategist highlights the critical state of gold, while independent analysts record an all-time high in leverage on US exchanges. Both of these trends create a volatile mix for the cryptocurrency market.
Gold Loses Its Safe-Haven Status In my observation, the January-February peak in gold around $5,500 per ounce may have been a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to sell...
Gold Loses Its Safe-Haven Status In my observation, the January-February peak in gold around $5,500 per ounce may have been a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to sell...
14:25
According to search engines, queries for Ethereum in Russia have surged sharply. Expert opinions on the reasons for this spike are divided: some see an influx of institutional money and a return of interest after Bitcoin, while others doubt the reality of the demand growth.
An analysis by six market experts highlights the key narratives and risks for those buying Ether for the first time.
Open interest in ETH futures quadrupled in two weeks Evgeny Popov, editor-in-chief of Invest Future, cites data from the Moscow Exchange: open interest in the June Ethereum index futures contract grew more than fourfold from mid-May to early June — from 86,000 to 368,000 contracts...
Surge of Interest in Ethereum in Russia: Analysis of Causes and Risks
According to search engines, queries for Ethereum in Russia have surged sharply. Expert opinions on the reasons for this spike are divided: some see an influx of institutional money and a return of interest after Bitcoin, while others doubt the reality of the demand growth.An analysis by six market experts highlights the key narratives and risks for those buying Ether for the first time.
Open interest in ETH futures quadrupled in two weeks Evgeny Popov, editor-in-chief of Invest Future, cites data from the Moscow Exchange: open interest in the June Ethereum index futures contract grew more than fourfold from mid-May to early June — from 86,000 to 368,000 contracts...
14:24
Russian retail is on the verge of radical changes: purchasing cryptocurrencies and digital financial assets (DFAs) may become available directly through mobile banking apps, bypassing third-party exchangers. This is not just rumors—market experts are unanimous that such a scenario is inevitable. However, the key question is not whether it will happen, but in what form and when it will be implemented...
Cryptocurrency in Russian banking apps: when it will work and who will benefit
Russian retail is on the verge of radical changes: purchasing cryptocurrencies and digital financial assets (DFAs) may become available directly through mobile banking apps, bypassing third-party exchangers. This is not just rumors—market experts are unanimous that such a scenario is inevitable. However, the key question is not whether it will happen, but in what form and when it will be implemented...
14:22
In the fall of 2025, Bitcoin updated its all-time high, after which the market entered a prolonged correction. Simultaneously, Russia is tightening regulation of digital currencies, while the stock market, on the contrary, is showing stability and predictable dividends. In these conditions, the retail investor faces a difficult choice: where to allocate capital?
My analysis of the situation, based on a survey of leading market experts, shows that there is no consensus on a flow of funds from crypto to stocks...
Cryptocurrency or Stocks: Where Are Russian Investors' Money Really Going?
In the fall of 2025, Bitcoin updated its all-time high, after which the market entered a prolonged correction. Simultaneously, Russia is tightening regulation of digital currencies, while the stock market, on the contrary, is showing stability and predictable dividends. In these conditions, the retail investor faces a difficult choice: where to allocate capital?My analysis of the situation, based on a survey of leading market experts, shows that there is no consensus on a flow of funds from crypto to stocks...
14:21
June 20, 2026, became the point of no return for the fragile balance in the Middle East. The "Khatam al-Anbiya" Central Command—the main coordinating body of Iran's armed forces—officially announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to vessel passage. The reason cited was a violation of the Islamabad Memorandum by the United States and Israel.
This decision completely dashes hopes for de-escalation that markets had begun to price in just a few days ago...
Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz: geopolitical crisis threatens global oil supplies
June 20, 2026, became the point of no return for the fragile balance in the Middle East. The "Khatam al-Anbiya" Central Command—the main coordinating body of Iran's armed forces—officially announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to vessel passage. The reason cited was a violation of the Islamabad Memorandum by the United States and Israel.This decision completely dashes hopes for de-escalation that markets had begun to price in just a few days ago...
14:20
The largest American broker, Charles Schwab, is preparing to debut in the prediction markets segment. In partnership with Cboe Global Markets, the company is launching binary options with a "yes/no" payout structure tied to the movement of the S&P 500 index for its clients. The launch is expected in the coming months, and the product line may later be expanded to include other market indices and key financial benchmarks...
Schwab enters the prediction markets: binary options on the S&P 500 as a new hedging tool
The largest American broker, Charles Schwab, is preparing to debut in the prediction markets segment. In partnership with Cboe Global Markets, the company is launching binary options with a "yes/no" payout structure tied to the movement of the S&P 500 index for its clients. The launch is expected in the coming months, and the product line may later be expanded to include other market indices and key financial benchmarks...
14:18
This week, the crypto industry experienced several tectonic shifts: from the ambitious plans of the convicted FTX founder to Tether's strategic maneuver bypassing European regulations. We also witnessed the collapse of meme coins, attempts by traditional exchanges to maintain their monopoly, and a global crackdown on privacy. Let's analyze each event from a professional perspective.
Sam Bankman-Fried: From Prison to Startup? The founder of FTX, serving a 25-year sentence for the largest financial fraud in history, is already making plans for life after release...
A $100 million prison startup, Tether's revolt against MiCA, and the end of the meme-coin era: the main events of the week
This week, the crypto industry experienced several tectonic shifts: from the ambitious plans of the convicted FTX founder to Tether's strategic maneuver bypassing European regulations. We also witnessed the collapse of meme coins, attempts by traditional exchanges to maintain their monopoly, and a global crackdown on privacy. Let's analyze each event from a professional perspective.Sam Bankman-Fried: From Prison to Startup? The founder of FTX, serving a 25-year sentence for the largest financial fraud in history, is already making plans for life after release...
14:17
Mining company GoMining has introduced a new payment platform, GoBTC Pay, designed for businesses working with international clients. This service allows accepting payments in bitcoin with automatic conversion of funds into fiat money or stablecoins, simplifying the settlement process for corporate users.
A New Tool for Business GoBTC Pay is aimed at marketplaces and online services that want to integrate bitcoin into their financial flows but lack their own cryptocurrency infrastructure...
GoMining launches GoBTC Pay: A Bitcoin-based payment service with instant conversion
Mining company GoMining has introduced a new payment platform, GoBTC Pay, designed for businesses working with international clients. This service allows accepting payments in bitcoin with automatic conversion of funds into fiat money or stablecoins, simplifying the settlement process for corporate users.A New Tool for Business GoBTC Pay is aimed at marketplaces and online services that want to integrate bitcoin into their financial flows but lack their own cryptocurrency infrastructure...
14:16
The Sonic Labs team has announced a radical change in top management. Three key figures who were at the project's inception have left the board of directors: former CEO and director Michael Kong, executive chairman David Richardson, and co-founder and CTO Andre Cronje. The company called them the "architects of the current Sonic," emphasizing their fundamental role in creating the existing infrastructure of the first-layer EVM network...
Sonic Labs changes course: new leadership promises to restore trust, but the S token has plummeted by 6%
The Sonic Labs team has announced a radical change in top management. Three key figures who were at the project's inception have left the board of directors: former CEO and director Michael Kong, executive chairman David Richardson, and co-founder and CTO Andre Cronje. The company called them the "architects of the current Sonic," emphasizing their fundamental role in creating the existing infrastructure of the first-layer EVM network...
14:15
The high-performance computing (HPC) market continues to attract mining companies, and HIVE Digital Technologies is a prime example. My subsidiary BUZZ HPC has entered into a strategically important three-year contract for cloud GPU services with Bell Canada and Cohere. The total value of the agreement is approximately $220 million.
Under the deal, BUZZ HPC will deploy 2,304 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell graphics processing units at the Bell AI Fabric facility in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
Mining giant HIVE signs $220 million GPU contract: betting on HPC and AI
The high-performance computing (HPC) market continues to attract mining companies, and HIVE Digital Technologies is a prime example. My subsidiary BUZZ HPC has entered into a strategically important three-year contract for cloud GPU services with Bell Canada and Cohere. The total value of the agreement is approximately $220 million.Under the deal, BUZZ HPC will deploy 2,304 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell graphics processing units at the Bell AI Fabric facility in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
14:10
Current Situation Analysis: Large-scale Withdrawals from Crypto Exchanges — What’s Behind This Trend?
In recent weeks, the market has seen significant activity related to the mass withdrawal of digital assets from centralized trading platforms. This is not an isolated incident but rather a sustained trend that requires close attention from market participants.
The volume of fund outflows from major exchanges has reached levels that in the past preceded significant price movements. According to my data, over the last 48 hours, the net balance of transfers to cold wallets has exceeded $1...
The volume of fund outflows from major exchanges has reached levels that in the past preceded significant price movements. According to my data, over the last 48 hours, the net balance of transfers to cold wallets has exceeded $1...
14:09
Analysis of Balance Replenishment Dynamics: What Drives Fund Movements?
Recently, the market has seen increased activity related to balance replenishments on major cryptocurrency platforms. This process, seemingly routine at first glance, is actually an important indicator of market participants' sentiment and may signal upcoming changes.
What lies behind the influx of funds?
An increase in replenishment volumes often precedes periods of heightened volatility...
What lies behind the influx of funds?
An increase in replenishment volumes often precedes periods of heightened volatility...
14:08
Gold is overheated, leverage in the US is at a record high: Bitcoin under crossfire
Financial markets are sending alarming signals that directly affect the cryptocurrency sector as well. An analysis of the current situation indicates that gold, traditionally considered a safe-haven asset, appears critically overheated, while the volume of margin trading on US exchanges has reached historic highs. This combination of factors creates an extremely fragile environment for all risk assets, including Bitcoin (BTC)...
14:06
Surge of Interest in Ethereum in Russia: Analysis of Causes and Risks
The Russian cryptocurrency market is showing an anomalous surge of interest in Ethereum. Search engine data and exchange statistics record a sharp increase in queries and activity around the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. However, the professional community is divided in its assessments: some see this as the return of institutional capital, while others view it as a speculative play on a rebound...
14:05
Russian retail is on the verge of a tectonic shift. The ability to buy cryptocurrency and digital financial assets (DFAs) directly through familiar banking apps, bypassing shady exchangers, is no longer a futuristic fantasy but a question of the near future. However, the debate among experts revolves around something else: in what exact format this will happen, when it will launch, and whether banks can completely squeeze out the gray market...
Banks vs. exchange offices: when will cryptocurrency appear in Russian apps and who will win
Russian retail is on the verge of a tectonic shift. The ability to buy cryptocurrency and digital financial assets (DFAs) directly through familiar banking apps, bypassing shady exchangers, is no longer a futuristic fantasy but a question of the near future. However, the debate among experts revolves around something else: in what exact format this will happen, when it will launch, and whether banks can completely squeeze out the gray market...
14:03
Cryptocurrencies vs. Stocks: Where Are Russian Investors' Money Really Going?
The autumn of 2025 became a turning point for the digital asset market. Bitcoin reached an all-time high, followed by a deep and prolonged correction. At the same time, the Russian stock market, on the contrary, demonstrated stability and predictability, regularly paying dividends. This picture inevitably presents the retail investor with a difficult question: where to direct their savings?
A debate has flared up in the professional community, touching on three key aspects: whether capital is flowing from cryptocurrencies to stocks; whether these instruments are competing for the same investor; and how their risks and potential returns compare over a one-year horizon...
A debate has flared up in the professional community, touching on three key aspects: whether capital is flowing from cryptocurrencies to stocks; whether these instruments are competing for the same investor; and how their risks and potential returns compare over a one-year horizon...
14:02
On June 20, 2026, the Central Headquarters of "Khatam al-Anbiya" officially announced a complete blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for shipping. Iran's military command justified this decision by citing "suspicious violations" of the Islamabad memorandum by the United States and Israel. This statement came like a bolt from the blue, completely dashing hopes for de-escalation that markets had begun to price in...
Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz: fragile truce collapses — markets in shock
On June 20, 2026, the Central Headquarters of "Khatam al-Anbiya" officially announced a complete blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for shipping. Iran's military command justified this decision by citing "suspicious violations" of the Islamabad memorandum by the United States and Israel. This statement came like a bolt from the blue, completely dashing hopes for de-escalation that markets had begun to price in...
14:01
Financial giant Charles Schwab is preparing for a historic move — entering prediction markets. In partnership with Cboe Global Markets, the broker is launching binary options with a "yes/no" payout structure for its clients, tied to the movement of the S&P 500 index. The launch is scheduled for the coming months, and this event could radically reshape the landscape of traditional derivatives.
The Essence of the Innovation
Binary options are instruments with a fixed payout, where the investor receives either the full amount or zero, depending on whether the underlying asset reaches a predetermined level...
Schwab and Cboe are taking prediction markets to the next level: binary options on the S&P 500
Financial giant Charles Schwab is preparing for a historic move — entering prediction markets. In partnership with Cboe Global Markets, the broker is launching binary options with a "yes/no" payout structure for its clients, tied to the movement of the S&P 500 index. The launch is scheduled for the coming months, and this event could radically reshape the landscape of traditional derivatives.The Essence of the Innovation
Binary options are instruments with a fixed payout, where the investor receives either the full amount or zero, depending on whether the underlying asset reaches a predetermined level...
13:59
This week, the crypto market is being shaken by several tectonic shifts simultaneously. From the ambitions of the convicted FTX founder to Tether's legal war with European regulators and the US's complete abandonment of the digital dollar. We break down the key events reshaping the global financial architecture.
Sam Bankman-Fried's Ambitions: A $100 Million Prison Startup Sam Bankman-Fried, serving a 25-year sentence for the largest fraud in cryptocurrency history, is already making plans for life after release...
A $100 million prison startup, Tether's revolt against MiCA, and a CBDC ban in the US: how old rules are crumbling
This week, the crypto market is being shaken by several tectonic shifts simultaneously. From the ambitions of the convicted FTX founder to Tether's legal war with European regulators and the US's complete abandonment of the digital dollar. We break down the key events reshaping the global financial architecture.Sam Bankman-Fried's Ambitions: A $100 Million Prison Startup Sam Bankman-Fried, serving a 25-year sentence for the largest fraud in cryptocurrency history, is already making plans for life after release...
13:57
Mining company GoMining has introduced a payment service called GoBTC Pay, designed for businesses to accept Bitcoin payments. The platform automatically converts funds into fiat currencies or stablecoins, simplifying the integration of the leading cryptocurrency into corporate financial flows.
The service targets companies with an international clientele seeking to use Bitcoin as a full-fledged payment tool...
GoMining launches GoBTC Pay: A new standard for Bitcoin network payments for businesses
Mining company GoMining has introduced a payment service called GoBTC Pay, designed for businesses to accept Bitcoin payments. The platform automatically converts funds into fiat currencies or stablecoins, simplifying the integration of the leading cryptocurrency into corporate financial flows.The service targets companies with an international clientele seeking to use Bitcoin as a full-fledged payment tool...
13:56
The Sonic Labs team has announced a radical restructuring of its leadership amid a deep crisis of investor confidence. The market reaction was immediate: the S token, the native asset of the Layer-1 EVM network, lost over 6% right after the announcement.
Key figures who were at the project's inception have left the board of directors: former CEO and Director Michael Kong, Executive Chairman David Richardson, and co-founder and CTO Andre Cronje...
Sonic Labs changes course: new leadership promises to restore trust after token S crashes 97%
The Sonic Labs team has announced a radical restructuring of its leadership amid a deep crisis of investor confidence. The market reaction was immediate: the S token, the native asset of the Layer-1 EVM network, lost over 6% right after the announcement.Key figures who were at the project's inception have left the board of directors: former CEO and Director Michael Kong, Executive Chairman David Richardson, and co-founder and CTO Andre Cronje...
13:55
HIVE mining empire shifts capacity: $220 million contract for AI giants
The digital asset market continues to show a unique trend: companies traditionally associated with Bitcoin mining are increasingly redirecting their computing resources to serve the artificial intelligence sector. A striking example is the recent move by HIVE Digital Technologies, whose subsidiary BUZZ HPC has entered into a large-scale agreement to provide cloud GPU services.
This involves a three-year contract with a nominal value estimated at approximately $220 million...
This involves a three-year contract with a nominal value estimated at approximately $220 million...
13:54
Market Analysis: How to Properly Withdraw Funds from Cryptocurrency in Current Conditions
In the world of cryptocurrencies, the withdrawal process is not just a technical operation but a strategic step that requires a deep understanding of market conditions. As a leading analyst at Cryptalist, I daily observe how inexperienced traders lose a significant portion of their profits due to incorrect timing or choice of withdrawal method. Let's break down the key aspects.
Main Withdrawal Channels Today, there are three main withdrawal methods: through centralized exchanges (CEX), decentralized platforms (DEX), and direct P2P transactions...
Main Withdrawal Channels Today, there are three main withdrawal methods: through centralized exchanges (CEX), decentralized platforms (DEX), and direct P2P transactions...