Russia legalizes crypto trading with a 98% catch
A tightly controlled market opens President Vladimir Putin has signed into law Russia's first comprehensive cryptocurrency framework, legalizing crypto trading from September 1, 2026. The leg
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Bernstein: Texas power grid moratorium may not materially affect BTC miners
Bitcoin mining companies with existing operations in Texas are likely to face limited direct disruption from a new state-level pause on certain data center approvals, according to Bernstein a
Russia legalizes crypto trading with a 98% catch
A tightly controlled market opens President Vladimir Putin has signed into law Russia's first comprehensive cryptocurrency framework, legalizing crypto trading from September 1, 2026. The leg
Analyst links sudden $1.8B Bitcoin wallet movement to historic fraud
An on-chain investigator says he has uncovered a cluster of Bitcoin wallets holding roughly 28,555 BTC, worth about $1.8 billion, that may be linked to one of the largest money laundering cas
Blame lands on Coinkite CTO as BTC exploit loss nears $120M
Researchers have tied the faulty randomness code at the center of the Coldcard wallet breach to Coinkite co-founder and CTO Peter Gray, who Bitcoin developer James O’Beirne says brushed off a
Russia legalizes crypto trading with a 98% catch
A tightly controlled market opens President Vladimir Putin has signed into law Russia's first comprehensive cryptocurrency framework, legalizing crypto trading from September 1, 2026. The leg
Coldcard Warns Threat Is Still Ongoing
Ongoing Risk After $89 Million in Bitcoin Drained @COLDCARDwallet maker Coinkite has issued a high-priority security alert, urging all users to immediately migrate their $BTC holdings and gen
Mysterious dormant wallet moves 500 BTC, raising questions about its timing
While large transfers from inactive wallets are not uncommon, the timing of this one has raised eyebrows, coming just days after growing concerns over the Coldcard security incident that ratt
DCG’s Fortitude Closes 12.5 MW Nebraska Deal for Net $4.7M as Buildout Pace Accelerates
Fortitude Mining Holdings closed three infrastructure moves in seven days. On July 28, the Digital Currency Group-owned Zcash miner energized its first self-built facility, 12 MW in Grand Isl
Bitdeer Signs $4.7B Long-Term Data Center Lease to Scale AI Compute
Bitcoin miner Bitdeer has secured a major data center lease aimed at artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, a move that highlights how mining firms are increasingly positioni
Senior Analyst Shares What to Expect Next for Bitcoin and XRP Prices – “Critical Thresholds…”
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez shared critical technical levels for Bitcoin, Hyperliquid, and XRP, noting that the amount of BTC being moved to exchanges and miner sales could increase selling p
Bitcoin price eyes $66.5K as Qatar pushes US-Iran talks
Bitcoin price rebounded above $64,000 as Qatar reported progress in efforts to restart US-Iran negotiations, while technical charts pointed to a possible breakout from a descending channel. S