Billionaire and former hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller has stated that stablecoins could form the foundation of a global payment system within the next 10–15 years. According to him, such assets have clear advantages over traditional banking infrastructure—they enable faster and cheaper transactions, enhancing the efficiency of financial operations. The investor suggested that in the […]
The stablecoin USDC, issued by Circle, has overtaken Tether’s USDT in adjusted transaction volume since the beginning of 2026, according to analysts at the investment bank Mizuho. They estimate that USDC’s figure reached approximately $2.2 trillion, while USDT’s was about $1.3 trillion. Circle’s token accounted for around 64% of the “cleaned” transaction volume between the […]
Miners Extract the Last Bitcoins The Bitcoin network has already mined 20 million coins, and the issuance of the remaining million will take over a century. Historically, the deflationary model and halvings have driven prices up, but now we see the familiar four-year cycles beginning to break, and the real breakeven point for mining, considering […]
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has released a document outlining its mandate, highlighting the key goals and principles guiding its work within the blockchain project’s ecosystem. 1/ The Mandate clearly states what must be protected: EF will, above all else, remain focused on an Ethereum that is censorship resistant, open source, private, and secure (CROPS), in […]
The rise in oil prices due to the war in Iran will affect bitcoin miners not so much through increased electricity costs, but rather through the volatility of the cryptocurrency itself. This conclusion was reached by Hashrate Index. Analysts assessed the crisis’s impact following US and Israeli strikes on Tehran, which disrupted shipping in the […]
Amidst the rapid rise in popularity of the OpenClaw service, China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT/CC) issued a warning about associated threats. The agency stated that the software for deploying AI agents has extremely weak security settings by default. “If a malicious actor finds an entry point, they can easily gain control […]
Bitcoin miners are widely encountering losses due to declining profitability. To survive, they must either switch to AI hosting or learn to manage bitcoin reserves as working capital, according to Wintermute. Structural Crisis in the Business Model For the first time in a four-year cycle, digital gold has not yielded double profits, which usually offset […]
The practice of address poisoning in the Ethereum network is becoming widespread. Following the Fusaka update, the number of “dust” transfers of USDT increased by 612%, according to Etherscan data. https://t.co/SBZoEtLqM0 — etherscan.eth (@etherscan) March 12, 2026 The reduction in network fees due to the upgrade has triggered a new wave of fraudulent activity. Malefactors […]
Perplexity has launched a local AI agent, Personal Computer, which operates 24/7 and retains “memory” between sessions, similar to OpenClaw. The “general-purpose digital employee” works with the same interfaces as the user. The tool creates and executes workflows and can operate for hours. The initial version of the product, Perplexity Computer, was released in February […]
An unidentified investor attempted to exchange 50.43 million USDT for AAVE using the CoW Protocol aggregator and SushiSwap exchange. Ultimately, the investor received only 327 tokens valued at approximately $36,000. Source: Etherscan. The effective purchase price was approximately $154,000 per coin, although the market rate at the time was around $114. An MEV bot, which […]
