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🪙 Ethereum has begun to prepare for a quantum threat — the foundation launched a dedicated research resource and allocated $2 million for developing protection against future attacks.
If quantum computers become a reality, current signatures could be vulnerable, so the network plans to gradually transition to post-quantum solutions by 2030.
The first changes are expected as early as 2026, meanwhile, tests and preparation of tools for the transition are underway.
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🪙 Binance launches an AI trading agent by subscription: the service combines several AI models and allows for automatic market analysis and transaction execution.
Essentially, it's an attempt to turn crypto trading into a managed "autopilot" for users.
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🇨🇭 In a Swiss banking dynasty a conflict erupted over cryptocurrencies: Marc Siez left the family group after a dispute with his father over the implementation of a crypto project, which was deemed too risky.
Now he is launching his own company, plans to accumulate 3500 BTC and create one of the largest Bitcoin platforms in Europe, and is also preparing a competitor to his former business with assets of about $2.5 billion.
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🚓 In the Ivanovo region, 15 group members were detained who organized illegal turnover of over 1 billion rubles by bypassing the banking system and converting funds into crypto.
According to the investigation, the group leaders controlled operations from several regions, receiving income exceeding 125 million rubles, and searches were conducted at residential addresses and offices, confiscating cash and documents.
Criminal cases have been initiated under articles on illegal banking activities, illegal circulation of funds, and participation in a criminal organization.
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🇦🇺 Australian pension fund Hostplus with $105 billion in assets plans to add crypto to investments — clients can gain access to BTC and other digital assets through a service where they manage a portion of their pension investments themselves.
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🪙 Ethereum Foundation described how the ecosystem will develop: the base layer (Ethereum L1) will remain the main hub for settlements and DeFi.
And layer-two networks (L2) are gradually moving away from the role of "just an accelerator" and are focusing on various specialized services and convenience for specific user tasks.
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🪙 Bitmine continues to aggressively build up its position in Ethereum — the company bought an additional 65,341 ETH for approximately $141.8 million.
Now, its balance sheet already holds over 4.66 million ETH (about $10.1 billion), of which 3.14 million ETH are staked.
This makes Bitmine one of the largest institutional holders and players in the Ethereum ecosystem.
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🦅 In Russia, only major cryptocurrencies are planned to be allowed for trading on exchanges: a bill approved by the government commission introduces strict selection criteria.
The list will include assets with a capitalization of 5 trillion ₽ or more and high trading volume, as well as with a transparent price history of at least 5 years on licensed platforms.
In fact, this means that the market may be limited to the largest and most liquid crypto assets.
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🪙 Strategy additionally purchased 1031 BTC at an average price of $74,326.
The company's balance now holds 762 099 BTC (over 3% of the total supply), for the acquisition of which approximately $57.69 billion has been spent since 2020, the average purchase price is approximately $75 694 per 1 BTC.
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⚡️ Donald Trump: we held productive talks with Iran on conflict resolution in the Middle East.
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🪒 Famous trader Machi Big Brother was again liquidated — about $30,000 remained in the account.
In total, his positions were closed 335 times, and he went from $44.8 million in profit to −$33.3 million.
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🖥 The average cost of mining 1 BTC as of mid-March is estimated at approximately $88 000, while the price of the first cryptocurrency is about $69 000 — this means that miners are, on average, losing about $19 000 on each coin.
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☠️ Another hack revealed a classic DeFi vulnerability — in the Resolv Labs protocol, from $200,000, the attacker inflated the emission to $80 million USR, but actually managed to withdraw about $25 000 000.
The rest collapsed along with the token price, which fell by approximately 80%.
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🚬 A 66-year-old Hong Kong resident fell victim three times to the same "crypto investment" scheme and ultimately lost about $840 000: first he invested, then he paid for "reimbursement," and then — for "double compensation."
In all cases, the scammers simply disappeared after the money transfer, and the police consider this part of a single multi-stage scheme to pressure the victim.
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🤖 Co-founder a16z Marc Andreessen predicted a boom of "one-person unicorns" in the AI era.
He believes that AI will allow individuals to control the entire creation process, as was the case with Bitcoin and Minecraft.
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👁 The Russian Ministry of Finance is considering the possibility of taking cryptocurrency under control through export earnings.
Authorities want to oblige companies to return to the country not only currency, but also crypto, which is increasingly used in foreign settlements.
In essence, this is an attempt to close one of the last channels for circumventing financial control.
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🪙 Solana Foundation introduced a privacy framework for institutions, where companies themselves choose the level of data disclosure — from pseudo-anonymity to fully private solutions.
This approach allows, for example, to confirm transactions without disclosing counterparties.
The foundation believes that flexible privacy will be the key to the mass influx of large capital into the crypto industry.
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📉 The crypto industry is experiencing a wave of layoffs: in a short time, Algorand, Gemini, OP Labs, PIP Labs, and Messari laid off about 450 employees.
Against the backdrop of a market downturn and AI implementation, demand for specialists has plummeted — the number of job openings on exchanges decreased by approximately 80% year-on-year.
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🍿 Peter Schiff, one of the most famous BTC critics, explained why he never invested in crypto:
🔵 In crypto, money simply moves from buyer to seller — someone earns only because someone else loses, this does not create value.
🔵 In the companies he invested in, profit does not mean that someone necessarily incurred losses.
🔵 These companies became more expensive over time, and dividends are formed from their profits, not from someone's pocket.
🔵 People buy their products and services, the business earns — and he earns from that.
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🇷🇺 Crypto exchanges in Russia will be obliged to check investor status — the sale of crypto to "non-qualified" investors for amounts over 300,000 rubles will incur large fines.
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🪒 Analysts drew attention to anomalous trades that occurred just minutes before Donald Trump's statement: a large long position in S&P 500 futures (worth $1.5 billion) and an aggressive short on oil were accompanied by volumes 4-6 times higher than normal.
Immediately after the news about postponing the strike on Iran, the market reacted mirroring these positions — the index sharply rose, and oil collapsed.
Such a precise coincidence strengthens suspicions that someone acted based on insider information.
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🐳 Company Strategy filed an 8-K form, in which it revealed plans to raise up to $42 billion through a stock offering.
The funds are expected to be directed towards further BTC purchases.
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🇷🇺 The Russian Government Commission approved stricter punishment for illegal mining: for damages from 13 million ₽ — up to 5 years in prison or a fine of up to 2.5 million ₽, for smaller amounts — up to 1.5 million ₽.
At the same time, a ban on mining is already in effect in several regions until 2031.
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📊 In 1 hour, short positions worth $265,000,000 were liquidated — a whale on the Bitget exchange had a position liquidated for $16,300,000 with a single order.
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📉 Interest in buying and selling altcoins on exchanges is currently at its lowest level in several years.`
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💳 Visa continues actively hiring engineers and programmers for its cryptocurrency division.
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🪙 Changpeng Zhao: Bitcoin — a hard asset (like other top crypto).
A hard asset is a real thing with intrinsic value (like gold or land) that cannot be "printed," which is why it usually protects money from inflation and crises.
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🍿 DAI has effectively lost its status as a fully decentralized stablecoin: a significant portion of its collateral consists of centralized USDC and real-world assets off-chain.
In parallel, MakerDAO is promoting USDS with an address freezing function, gradually moving liquidity away from DAI — and the protocol is increasingly dependent on traditional finance.
Paradoxically, it is against this backdrop that Vitalik Buterin in 2026 calls for more decentralized stablecoins: competition for yield almost inevitably pushes projects towards centralization.
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🐋 JPMorgan has started accepting BTC and ETH as collateral, allowing institutional clients to obtain dollar liquidity without selling crypto assets.
The bank issues loans against crypto, but with a margin — it considers only 50–70% of its value, to reduce volatility risks.
Essentially, BTC and ETH are beginning to be used as full-fledged financial collateral on par with traditional assets like bonds.
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🇮🇷 UK authorities are dissolving the crypto exchange Zedxion Exchange Ltd, accused of aiding Iran in sanctions evasion — blockchain data shows that the platform and a related company moved over $1 billion, of which 56% is linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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