Russia’s Largest Bank Sberbank Launches Structured Bonds Tied to Bitcoin

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, has introduced a new structured bond that tracks the price of bitcoin BTC and the dollar-to-ruble exchange rate. Initially available over the counter to a limited pool of qualified investors, the bonds let holders earn based on two variables: the future performance of BTC in U.S. dollars and any strengthening of … Read more

SHIB Under Pressure, Below Ichimoku Cloud After High-Volume Overnight Selling

Shiba inu SHIB, the world’s second-largest meme token by market value, trades in the bearish territory below the Ichimoku cloud after facing high-volume selling overnight. The Ichimoku Cloud, a technical indicator developed by a Japanese journalist in the 1960s, is used to analyze market trends, identify support and resistance levels, and gauge momentum. It is … Read more

Strategy Expands Bitcoin Holdings by 705 BTC, Lifts Total BTC Stash to Over $60B

Strategy (MSTR) has expanded its bitcoin BTC holdings with the purchase of an additional 705 BTC for approximately $75 million, bringing the company’s total bitcoin holdings to 580,955 BTC. This latest acquisition was made at an average price of $106,495 per bitcoin, which adjusts the company’s overall average purchase price to $70,023 per bitcoin. To … Read more

Moving sucks, but decluttering helps

Moving sucks. Ever since leaving college more than a decade ago, I’ve only lived in apartments, so I’ve had to get good at living small and managing my inventory of belongings before, during, and after a move. A lot of what makes that possible is that I really like decluttering. But it didn’t come naturally … Read more

Cross-Device Ethereum Login: Authenticate Desktop Users via MetaMask Mobile in PHP

Crypto wallets like MetaMask are primarily designed to manage crypto assets. However, they also serve as ideal tools for implementing passwordless login systems, since they provide the same strong level of security used to protect those digital assets. In this article, I’ll demonstrate a solution that allows users to log in to a desktop website … Read more

Crypto Daybook Americas: Tariffs to Dominate Narrative as BTC ETF Volumes Surge

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The recent TACO tease, implying “Trump Always Chickens Out” on tariffs, likely didn’t go down well with the President, who raised the stakes in the ongoing trade war on Friday, leading to broad-based risk aversion, which persists as of writing. On Friday, Trump said that on … Read more

Bitcoin, Bonds, and the Rising Influence of Japan’s Yield Curve

Weston Nakamura founder of Across The Spread, a global markets analyst known for his macro insights through an Asia lens, highlights a surprising and increasingly critical macro relationship. According to Nakamura, Bitcoin BTC appears to be tracking long-end Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yields specifically the 30-year more closely than its traditional correlation with U.S. equities … Read more

PreCorrector Takes the Lead: How It Stacks Up Against Other Neural Preconditioning Methods

:::info Authors: (1) Vladislav Trifonov, Skoltech (vladislav.trifonov@skoltech.ru); (2) Alexander Rudikov, AIRI, Skoltech; (3) Oleg Iliev, Fraunhofer ITWM; (4) Ivan Oseledets, AIRI, Skoltech; (5) Ekaterina Muravleva, Skoltech. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Neural design of preconditioner 3 Learn correction for ILU and 3.1 Graph neural network with preserving sparsity pattern 3.2 PreCorrector … Read more

PreCorrector Proves Its Worth: Classical Preconditioners Meet Their Neural Match

:::info Authors: (1) Vladislav Trifonov, Skoltech (vladislav.trifonov@skoltech.ru); (2) Alexander Rudikov, AIRI, Skoltech; (3) Oleg Iliev, Fraunhofer ITWM; (4) Ivan Oseledets, AIRI, Skoltech; (5) Ekaterina Muravleva, Skoltech. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Neural design of preconditioner 3 Learn correction for ILU and 3.1 Graph neural network with preserving sparsity pattern 3.2 PreCorrector … Read more

UNI Battles $6 Support as Tariff Fears and Rate Jitters Rattle Crypto Sentiment

The cryptocurrency market continues to feel the effects of global economic tensions, with investor sentiment swaying under the weight of rising geopolitical risks and trade uncertainty. Uniswap’s UNI token saw a sharp intraday swing between $6.045 and $6.385 before stabilizing above $6.11, signaling cautious buyer support, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model. Although … Read more