News about Cryptocurrencies
Major traders are betting that the price of BTC will rise to $72,000 by the end of the month, according to the latest data on options market trends.
The State Duma Committee on Financial Markets has finalized the draft law “On Digital Currency and Digital Rights” for its second reading. The new version proposes changes to the mechanism for blocking transfers linked to the illegal trading of cryptocurrencies.
Geopolitical tensions and renewed concerns about friction between the U.S. and China are putting pressure on risk assets, including Bitcoin.
A day after the release of U.S. inflation (CPI) data, Bitcoin rose above $65,000 and retained most of the momentum it had gained. Against this backdrop, capital inflows into cryptocurrency funds resumed.
A tokenized deposit is a digital representation of a bank deposit on a distributed ledger.
Bitcoin remained virtually unchanged on Tuesday, hovering near its annual lows amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, as well as concerns about rising inflation and interest rates, which are prompting markets to avoid speculative assets, including cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin fell on Monday, remaining under pressure amid renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran, which prompted markets in general to shy away from speculative, non-yielding assets such as cryptocurrencies.
The bank believes that as soon as Strategy demonstrates the effectiveness of its new financial model, the downward pressure on the cryptocurrency’s price will ease.
On June 13, 2025, a U.S. government entity (presumably the Union County administration in Ohio) paid a ransom of approximately 9.44 BTC (~$1 million at the time of the incident).
The owner of “Satoshi-era” cryptocurrency had been holding 40 bitcoins since 2010. At the time he received them, these coins were worth a total of $2.
Experts explained what to look for when choosing cryptocurrencies today and identified assets with visible growth potential.
Analysts at Bernstein maintained their “ambitious” forecast for digital gold, setting a target of $150,000 by the end of the year. They described the 54% decline from October’s peak as “mild.”
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In June, the adjusted volume of transactions in “stablecoins” reached a record high of $1.79 trillion. This is according to data from Visa’s Allium-powered analytics dashboard.
In this cycle, approximately $697 billion in new capital generated a return of about 689%, compared with previous cycles, in which a significantly smaller amount of capital yielded returns of up to 50,000%.
The introduction of the digital ruble, which began in Russia in 2026, will not lead to the displacement of other forms of the national currency, according to economist and financier Evgeny Kogan, who compared the digital ruble to a song by the band “Kino.”
The National Commission for Financial Markets (NCFM) is warning citizens about a new scam being promoted on the Telegram platform. The scheme involves a forged document presented as an NFMC decision, in which the agency allegedly authorized the “Storm Gain – MD” platform to operate as a provider in the virtual asset and crypto derivatives market.
Fall could mark a major turnaround in Bitcoin prices: experts predict that the correction will end and a new bull cycle will begin soon.
A consortium involving Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase has launched a new joint stablecoin as part of an initiative to expand the use of digital tokens, Reuters reports.
Bitcoin rebounded above the $60,000 mark on Thursday as investors await U.S. employment data, which could provide new clues regarding the Federal Reserve’s policy. This comes after one of the cryptocurrency’s weakest first-half performances in recent years.
