Russia says 70% of crypto miners remain unregistered despite new laws
Russia will continue taking measures to encourage crypto mining businesses to register with the tax authority, including imposing bigger penalties for violations.
Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Shrugs Off Fed, Mideast War, but Derivatives Flash Caution
By James Van Straten (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC remains stable around $105,000 after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, as expected. It hasn’t traded below the psychological threshold of $100,000 since May 8, a full 42 days ago, even though the Israel-Iran conflict — now coming up for a week … Read more
Canadian Firm Sol Strategies Files With SEC for Nasdaq Debut
As a foreign private issuer, the firm will follow Canadian disclosure rules while being exempt from certain U.S. reporting requirements.
A Unified Multimodal Approach to Speech Processing with LLMs
Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Approach 2.1 Architecture 2.2 Multimodal Instruction Finetuning 2.3 Curriculum Learning with Parameter Efficient Finetuning 3 Experiments 4 Results 4.1 Evaluation of SpeechVerse models 4.2 Generalization Across Instructions 4.3 Strategies for Improving Performance 5 Related Work 6 Conclusion, Limitations, Ethics Statement, and References A Appendix A.1 Audio Encoder … Read more
Bitget secures Georgia license as part of Europe expansion
Bitget picks Georgia for its next step in Eastern Europe, attracted by clear regulations, tax benefits, and a growing crypto user base.
Nobitex’s Source Code Released a Day After Hackers Steal Tokens Across Bitcoin, EVM, Ripple Networks
The pro-Israel hacker collective Gonjeshke Darande released the full source code of Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex, just a day after orchestrating a $100 million exploit across multiple blockchains as the war between the two countries nears the end of its first week. The move raised fresh concerns for users who have not yet withdrawn their … Read more
Guess I’m a Rationalist Now
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Is crypto still taxed in Australia? Major legal update explained
Australia now taxes crypto as property, with capital gains on swaps, DeFi and wrapped tokens, plus new ATO data sweeps targeting 1.2 million users.
Why Traditional Monitoring is Falling Behind And What’s Taking Its Place
You’re not managing a quiet room of servers anymore. You’re wrangling a noisy, shape-shifting orchestra of containers, microservices, and distributed pieces that don’t always follow the rules. Most of them don’t even stick around long enough to say hello. According to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, more than 96% of organizations are now using or … Read more
A Deep Dive into OpenAPI
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All are welcome at the Crypto Conclave
Big news, and all are welcome The year 2025 is off to a great start. Bitcoin has set new records, new rules are coming to protect investors, traditional financial institutions continue to get into crypto, and new funds are coming to the Boston puppy pack. ==But first: a Rabbi, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Hindu … Read more
Tesla Motors Could Run on Defunct Bitcoin Mining
Electric Cars As I said in “In the Beginning was the Command Line … then there was Bitcoin”, Neal Stephenson predicted Teslas back in 1999. Electric Cars: Fast and Quiet and Clean as a Silicon Waffer Laboratory. Only problem is, they still run on batteries charged by intermittent solar papanels. Instead of running on Solar … Read more
The Revival of PasifikaOS – Digital Sovereignty Rises in the Pacific
The Global Shift Towards Digital Independence As I write this from my base on The Hill, Tele’a-Laiko at Vaini (V-Town) in Tonga, remarkable developments are unfolding across Europe that validate everything we’ve been advocating for in our scattered island nations. Denmark’s Ministry of Digital Affairs has announced they will transition away from Microsoft services, including … Read more
5 Crypto Myths Busted: Privacy, Investments & Freedom
Cryptocurrencies are everywhere these days: on the news, in your social media feed, and even in mainstream finance conversations. With all this exposure, it’s no surprise that confusion is also growing. Many people are entering the crypto space for the first time, only to be met with a sea of jargon, hype, and half-truths. Whether … Read more
Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash
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Bitcoin gets Fed rate pause 'tailwind' as BTC eyes $106K short squeeze
Bitcoin price trajectory is primed to benefit from both macroeconomic and crypto derivatives trends, said new research from CryptoQuant.
South Korea to investigate fees by local crypto exchanges
South Korea’s newly elected president Lee Jae-myung reportedly promised to reduce crypto trading transactions as part of his presidential campaign.
Return of Zero Interest Rate Policy as Swiss Central Bank Cuts Rates
A COVID-era feature that characterized the bull run in all corners of financial markets, including bitcoin BTC, has made a comeback in Switzerland, one of the most financial powerhouses of the world. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its interest rate to zero on Thursday, to counter falling inflation, appreciating Swiss franc (CHF) and economic … Read more
Nobitex source code leaked after $100M hack by pro-Israel group
Hackers behind the $100 million Nobitex exploit have released the exchange’s full source code, escalating tensions amid the Israel-Iran conflict.
Circle Rockets After Stablecoin Bill Clears Senate, Pushes Post-IPO Rally to Over 500%
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) soared 34% on Wednesday, adding another 6% after-hours, as the U.S. Senate passed a landmark bill laying the groundwork for regulated, dollar-backed stablecoins. The move pushed Circle’s stock to $199.59 on Wednesday’s closing, with a high of $211.87 in after-hours trading. The stock is now up over 540% since its June 5 … Read more
Dogecoin Steady But Flashing ‘Oversold’ in Signal for Bearish Bets
Dogecoin (DOGE) recovered from an intraday low of $0.164 to close near $0.171, posting a 4.7% bounce in line with broader market weakness. The move suggests institutional buyers may be quietly accumulating at lower levels as market participants brace for continued volatility. News Background Dogecoin’s rebound comes in the wake of intense selling pressure sparked … Read more
KuCoin Allows Institutional Clients to Trade Without Having to Pre-Fund Wallets
Crypto exchange KuCoin is now allowing institutional clients to trade without having to pre-fund wallets, recreating a trading experience that they would recognize from the traditional finance (TradFi) world. The Seychelles-based exchange teamed up with BitGo Singapore and will use the crypto custodian’s Go Network for off-exchange settlement (OES), KuCoin said. “KuCoin’s full suite of … Read more
Stripe’s former growth lead helps African diaspora invest in startups, real estate
When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi leave his job, bootstrap a side project, … Read more
Binance’s CZ suggests ‘will function’ to distribute crypto in case of death
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said crypto platforms must prepare for the inevitable by enabling users to pass on digital assets after they die.