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The Russian State Duma Committee on Competition Protection opposed overly strict crypto regulation, warning that tough licensing could kill startups and leave the market only to large players.
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Bitmine reported a quarterly loss of $3.82B (over $9B in six months), mainly due to the drop in Ethereum price.
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Coinbase has started close cooperation with Anthropic to access the Mythos AI model and use it for vulnerability detection and protection against new attacks.
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The documentary Finding Satoshi will be released on April 22, promising new investigations and attempts to reveal who is behind the creation of Bitcoin.
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Kraken has confidentially filed for an IPO.
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X (Twitter) introduced Cashtags — asset tickers that become clickable elements with price charts and discussion feeds inside the app.
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In Irkutsk Oblast, an illegal mining farm was found at an abandoned gas station, where 10 ASIC miners were operating inside a closed facility.
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Justin Sun stated that TRON will become the first major public blockchain to implement standardized post-quantum cryptographic signatures by NIST.
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South Korea accounts for about 30% of global crypto trading volume, with 85% of trades focused on altcoins rather than Bitcoin or Ethereum.
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In Q1 2026, the main sellers of Bitcoin were retail investors, while the main buyers were corporations and governments.
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Pakistan’s central bank has, for the first time since 2018, allowed banks to work with crypto companies, enabling them to open accounts after license verification.
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Tether purchased an additional 951 Bitcoin (~$70M), bringing its total holdings to 97,141 BTC (~$7.2B).
