News about Cryptocurrencies
A 35-year-old man, a native of Ukraine, was detained in Moldova on suspicion of involvement in a telephone fraud scheme.
A U.S. intelligence officer stole cryptocurrency from wallets linked to investigations and then asked a neural network where to invest the money profitably and how to move to Europe.
The mining company American Bitcoin, co-founded by Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, reported a net loss of $57.2 million for the second quarter of 2026.
On August 2, the price of the leading cryptocurrency fell below $63,000. The decline came amid capital outflows from crypto funds and concerns about wallet security.
Law enforcement officials uncovered a fraud scheme in which the perpetrators posed as representatives of the “Ukrainian Financial Academy.”
The blockchain network of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was launched 11 years ago, on July 30, 2015. At that time, one Ether was worth less than $1. Over the years, the project has weathered several crises and undergone global structural changes
On July 29, the U.S. Federal Reserve System (Fed) kept its benchmark interest rate in the 3.5–3.75% range. The price of Bitcoin remained unchanged—the cryptocurrency continues to trade around $64,000.
In the first half of 2026, crypto projects lost approximately $1.1 billion due to hacks, and the number of confirmed exploits reached a record high for a six-month period. This is according to a report by Blockaid.
U.S. President Donald Trump is an active investor in the American stock market. He often buys shares in companies that he actively criticizes. Analysts note that this is a well-thought-out strategy: buy when prices are low, sell when they peak.
Major players have already invested $20 million to protect Bitcoin from quantum computers.
Parliament passed the first reading of a bill on the crypto-asset market, which is intended to establish rules for the issuance, offering, and provision of services related to digital assets.
Since the beginning of 2026, nearly 100 crypto projects have ceased operations. The wave of closures has affected virtually the entire industry: major crypto exchanges, decentralized finance (DeFi) services, NFT marketplaces, and blockchain projects have all ceased operations. Many companies were unable to weather the prolonged downturn in the digital asset market and the tightening of regulations.
Bitcoin could lose its status as the largest cryptocurrency if its network governance mechanisms prove insufficiently flexible to address the quantum threat in a timely manner. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson made this statement during an appearance on The Starting Block.
The signing of a 20-year data center lease is unlikely to be viewed as an event related to the monetary and credit sectors. Even the announcement of a stablecoin pegged to the dollar and linked to the artificial intelligence boom would not necessarily fall into this category.
Revenue from network fees (payments charged for processing transactions on the blockchain) for Ethereum, the second-most-popular cryptocurrency, fell by 51% over the past year—to approximately $64 million in the second quarter of 2026.
Losses caused by telephone scammers in Moldova during the first five months of the year exceeded 157 million lei (approximately $9 million), and recent police reports document local incidents involving amounts ranging from 1.8 to 3 million lei per day.
Bitcoin edged lower on Wednesday, stabilizing near a five-week high after rebounding from recent losses, while attention shifted to discussions among U.S. lawmakers regarding a key regulatory bill, as well as ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
Moldova will establish a legal framework for the cryptoasset market. The government has approved a bill that sets out the rules for companies issuing and servicing cryptoassets, allocates responsibilities between the National Bank of Moldova and the National Commission for the Financial Market, and introduces requirements for investor protection and the prevention of market abuse.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy and Tom Lee’s Bitmine are no longer rushing to buy Bitcoin and Ether, given that their unrealized losses have reached several billion dollars each.
For about two weeks, the leading cryptocurrency has been trading within a range of $62,000–$65,000.
