On April 8, the price of the first cryptocurrency jumped 4.3%, breaking through the $71,000 level. At the time of writing, the asset is trading around $71,600.
Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence (AI) technology company founded by former OpenAI employees and creator of a family of large language models collectively named Claude, has announced a partnership with Google and Broadcom for “several gigawatts” of next-generation TPU computing power planned to launch starting in 2027.
Moldova is at the final stage of implementing the European Directive PSD2 into the national legislation. The document envisages modernization of the payment services system, implementation of Open Banking and strengthening the security of online payments.
The first cryptocurrency will collapse to $10,000 if buyers can’t overcome and hold the $75,000 level.
Quantum computers capable of hacking the bitcoin blockchain do not currently exist. However, developers are already considering a wave of updates to create a defense against the potential threat, and it is justified because the threat is no longer hypothetical.
Google’s Quantum AI team said earlier this week that a future quantum computer would be able to derive a bitcoin private key from a public key in about nine minutes. The figure was widely circulated on social media and caused concern in the markets.
In the first quarter of 2026, the number of Russian companies that defaulted on debt securities doubled compared to the same reporting period in 2025. This includes a 30% increase in the number of companies that defaulted on their obligations to bondholders for the first time.
The company behind the USDC, Circle, has unveiled a “wrapped” version of the first cryptocurrency, cirBTC.
Cryptocurrencies and stocks fell after the president’s national address, which undermined a two-day rally based on expectations of an end to the war. The price of oil rose 5% to over $107.
Russia is introducing regulation of cryptocurrencies. This involves the creation of a controlled infrastructure for transactions in digital assets and the introduction of rules for all market participants – from private investors to exchanges and exchangers.
