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Russia is keeping crypto under tight control at home while turning to bitcoin as an alternative rail for selected cross-border transactions.

The world's largest crypto event returns to Marina Bay Sands on October 7 and 8, 2026. A special feature of this edition: with Dubai postponed to April 2027, TOKEN2049 Singapore remains the only major gathering of the brand this year. Enough to focus the attention of the entire sector over two days, and probably a slew of announcements. A reduced rate is reserved for the Cointribune community.

Under the “AI crypto” label, search engines lump together networks that do not do the same job. Some sell an intelligence market, others graphics rendering, software agents, or model training.

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 14, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its August 2026 Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, audited by Hacken, showing that reserve ratios for all major assets remained above 100%, with the BTC reserve ratio reaching 288%. This report reflects MEXC's robust financial position and its continued commitment to safeguarding user assets.

Swiss people are busy with their francs and cryptos, while Germans are still weighing up the leap. A lesson in boldness — or a headache for the Bundesbank?

Moscow turns off the lights on crypto miners, preferring to save its watts over its bitcoins. The party's over for Russia's mining industry — time to pack up and move.

RealStocks' first-month data shows that users are moving beyond trading a single popular asset. Instead, they are trading different products and instruments to build broader exposure around market themes.

Three Democratic senators won't back the crypto bill without ethics safeguards against Trump's $1.4 billion windfall. They're calling him out.

While JPMorgan and Coinbase bicker like old fishwives, 52 million Americans are waiting for clear and precise rules. Time is truly pressing, but politics still drags its feet far too long.

Bitget polishes its digital armor while scammers raid every shiny corner of modern finance. Crypto, AI, tokenized stocks: the buffet grew larger, and the pickpockets arrived wearing smarter masks.

Washington brings out the regulatory hammer, but this time the SEC promises to spare the crypto ecosystem. Behind the institutional smiles, traders, lobbyists, and financiers are already quietly reshaping their small American digital empires.

While traders were scrutinizing the candlesticks, crypto hackers were quietly emptying digital vaults, bridges, and DeFi protocols. May now looks like an operating room sabotaged after closing, with dazed developers, feverish investors, and cybersecurity on permanent life support.

In Texas, a miracle returns cowboy reportedly sold AI bots more hollow than a deserted saloon. The SEC is now counting the millions, fake promises, and fleeced investors.

Brussels and Mexico quietly strengthen their ties as crypto becomes a new global financial battleground. Between cartels, trade, and tensions with Washington, Europe now wants to monitor digital flows without breaking blockchain innovation.

Trump imposes Kevin Warsh on the FED under political pressure, while markets and crypto already fear a violent monetary turbulence.

While Brussels knits regulatory barbed wire, Washington quietly restarts the crypto machine. Behind senator smiles, Coinbase, banks, and lobbyists are already moving their pieces like in a nuclear chess game.

Crypto and AI flood Washington with cash, yet voters keep their distance. Money talks loudly, but trust whispers faintly, stuck somewhere between suspicion, fatigue, and a stubborn refusal to click “accept.”

MiCA tightens the screws, bankers count their clients, and crypto shows up at the counter without an appointment. In Europe, even safes are beginning to eye their neighbors.

While crypto looks for its tie to enter finance, scammers have already emptied the pockets. Eleven billion later, America discovers that the Wild West loves wallets.

A billionaire who earned 30% annually without ever losing announces the death of banks. Stablecoins will devour everything. Even the dollar trembles on its century-old foundations.

While bitcoin coughs, Kazakhstan opens the checkbook. 350 million of oil to buy crypto stocks and ETFs. Gold mines are going digital, a bold move.

Lagarde packing up? The ECB denies it, but the euro is already sweating. Macron wants to place his protégé. The Germans grit their teeth. Atmosphere in Frankfurt.

They were looking for the loot, found an empty wallet. So they killed, dismembered, buried. An Israeli detective watched. He is restrained in Dubai.

In trouble? Binance allegedly lost 17 billion. The exchange thanks its detractors, calls them friends, and offers them a holiday to withdraw their stakes. Clever.

Cryptocurrencies under close watch, the AMF gives an ultimatum to crypto companies: get MiCA approval or shut down. A headache for small players, a shock for the crypto-sphere.

Canada, amid crypto regulation, launches a strict framework for digital asset custodians. But beware: small platforms risk being crushed by colossal costs.

The crypto market faced a sharp correction in the final quarter of 2025, with total market capitalization plunging -23.7% to finish at $3.0 trillion. This marked a -10.4% Year-on-Year decline, crypto’s first annual downturn since 2022. While the quarter saw a brief all-time high of $4.4 trillion, a historic $19 billion liquidation event in October, sent prices slumping. Despite the price retreat, volatility pushed average daily trading volumes to a yearly high of $161.8 billion, while the stablecoin sector climbed +48.9% annually to hit a record $311.0 billion.

Nexo reinvents itself and announces zero interest crypto loans. The crypto finance market finally seems to turn the page on post-FTX chaos. Beware of getting too excited.