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Wildberries and Ozon will begin accepting the digital ruble in Russia in the coming weeks, representatives of the marketplaces told the RIA Novosti and Prime news agencies. Ozon will launch a test mode on September 1 alongside other payment methods, while Wildberries said it is acting in accordance with the requirements of the Bank of Russia and current regulations. The digital ruble system has been under development for several years: the first real transactions began in 2023, while its launch

Research by Vietnamese authors Pham Ngoc Toan, Le Tran Trung Hieu, and Nguyen Vu Trung Nguyen found a link between carbon pricing in the EU and Bitcoin mining in Russia. The authors attributed this to the lack of a carbon-pricing framework in Russia, which may make mining there more profitable. They analyzed daily emissions from the EU energy sector, the rest of the world, and Russia from 2019 to 2025 and compared them with Bitcoin’s daily closing price. Research linked EU carbon pricing to mini

Sellas Life Sciences stocks surged 15% on Friday, capping the biotech company's best week in nearly two months, after a German report claimed its Phase 3 Regal leukemia trial had reached 80 events — the threshold required to trigger final efficacy analysis. The unconfirmed AktienCheck article

The Bank of Russia has presented the first draft regulations intended to lay the foundation for launching a digital asset market and organized trading in the country. They set out the operating conditions for the new infrastructure: trading procedures will be established in exchange rules, while the platform will calculate market and weighted-average prices. This concerns organized trading in cryptocurrencies, digital currencies, and digital rights, as well as digital depositories and informatio

On August 21, 2026, scammers on Telegram began sending offers to buy HMSTR tokens from the Hamster Kombat game at inflated prices, tricking users into handing over their accounts and wallet access. According to Alexander Vurasko, Director of Business Development at Solar AURA, a center for monitoring external digital threats, the offers are being distributed in Telegram channels, chats, comments, and advertisements. Victims are directed to a bot, mini-app, fake crypto exchange, or wallet connect

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, forecasted that US Treasury yields will continue their upward trajectory. On the 23rd, Zandi stated via X (formerly Twitter) that the 10-year US Treasury yield has approached its highest level since the global financial crisis, attributing the rise t

Walmart is planning to launch Scenario, a fashion brand with apparel and accessories priced below $25, targeting Gen Z and millennial shoppers as the retailer's stock heads for its fourth consecutive monthly decline. The move comes as Walmart reported weaker store traffic and faces growing

According to Euromonitor data, the global consumer credit market exceeded $21 trillion in 2025 and is expected to reach $25.5 trillion by 2030, while on-chain consumer credit remains at a very early stage. After the Pharos consumer lending vault launched this year, pre-deposits reached the $50 million cap within 48 hours, with approximately $35 million in committed deposits at the official launch. Three Structural Changes Brought by Putting Consumer Lending On-Chain Compared with traditional con

Hong Kong asset manager CSOP Southern Eastern’s leveraged product tracking SK Hynix stock was renamed on August 3 and adopted a flexible leverage structure ranging from 1.1x to 2x. However, it maintained the maximum 2x risk exposure for three consecutive weeks. The AUM of the CSOP SK Hynix Daily Max (2x) Leveraged Product has shrunk by nearly 71.5% to HKD 37.65 billion. Complete Loss Data for the CSOP SK Hynix Leveraged Product SK Hynix’s stock price rose 349.23% from the beginning of 2026 throu

U.S. stock futures traded mixed late Sunday night, with Dow futures up 0.04%, S&P 500 futures up 0.05%, and Nasdaq-100 futures down 0.07% at 10:31 PM EDT. The movements came as investors awaited a Monday announcement of Iran sanctions by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who posted over the

Former Hack VC Partner and Head of Platform Hsin-Ju (欣如) posted on X on Aug. 24, alleging that she was required to work intensely despite experiencing serious medical emergencies—including Graves' disease, hyperthyroidism, and severe insomnia—during her employment. She said the partners threatened to blacklist her in the industry to prevent her from resigning, repeatedly rejected her resignation requests, and ultimately drove her to attempt suicide. She plans to publicly release all relevant evi

Nvidia Corp.'s stock rose nearly 1% in overnight trading late Sunday following a challenging week on the market. The AI chipmaker is scheduled to report Q2 results on Wednesday, with analysts expecting revenue to rise 13% to $92.01 billion. The stock movement follows multiple developments,

BitMine (BMNR) held 5,416,945 ETH as of May 31, according to its latest Form 10-Q quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The ETH had an average cost of approximately $3,517 per ETH and a total cost of approximately $19.05B. The “sell ETH put options” strategy it has employed since February resulted in a recognized net loss of $92.09 million on derivative contracts this quarter. Analysis of ETH Holdings Cost and Unrealized Loss BitMine has adopted a dollar-

Deutsche Bank's foreign exchange research head George Saravelos issued a report on the 23rd (local time) characterizing US Treasury buybacks and the Foreign and International Monetary Authorities (FIMA) repo facility as financial repression policies. Saravelos stated both mechanisms aim to

South Korea's National Assembly Political Affairs Committee is scheduled to review cryptocurrency regulation bills at a plenary session on the 26th at 10 AM. The review includes three legislative proposals: mandatory disclosure of crypto holdings by influencers (sponsored by Democratic Party

According to newly added data that appeared in China’s 3C certification database in mid-August, two new 5G phone models, M154FF and M311AD, were submitted for testing. M154FF was also found to have passed China’s SRRC radio certification in July. Weibo user “Digital Chat Station” said that the aforementioned certification data is expected to correspond to products in the Xiaomi 18 Pro series, although this cannot currently be confirmed. Timeline of the Four Certifications Reportedly Passed by th

On August 24, Bitcoin reached an intraday high of approximately $78,002, just shy of the $80k round-number level. Its weekly gain reached 23.6%, marking its strongest rebound since the beginning of 2026. On-chain tracking by Lookonchain showed that a mysterious Bitcoin whale address closely watched by the market had sold approximately 7,770 BTC over the past three days, worth approximately $577 million. Three Major Catalysts Behind Bitcoin’s Rise The main catalysts behind this Bitcoin rebound ar

Grayscale has submitted the fifth amendment to its filing with the SEC for a Zcash spot ETF, proposing to convert the existing Grayscale Zcash Trust into a spot ETF to be listed and traded on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH. If approved, it would become the first spot ETF in the United States to directly track the price of Zcash, with an annual management fee of 2.5%. Structure of the Grayscale Zcash Trust’s Transition to a Spot ETF (Source: SEC) The Grayscale Zcash Trust has operated since 2017

MANTRA Chain, which focuses on bringing real-world assets (RWAs) on-chain, was hit by an exploit on August 24, forcing the entire blockchain network to shut down and halt block production. Trading, deposits and withdrawals, and cross-chain functions were affected. According to CoinGecko data, $MANTRA ’s native token fell from $0.005060 to a low of $0.004126 before recovering to around $0.0044. $MANTRA Falls to an All-Time Low as Trading Volume Surges 600% According to CoinGecko data, $MANTRA ’s

Competition in the mid-range smartphone market is heating up, with Xiaomi (01810-HK)’s REDMI and HONOR both launching new models that emphasize long battery life and durability. The REDMI Note 17 Series is expected to officially launch in Taiwan on August 28, introducing a Pro Max model for the first time. The REDMI Note 17 Pro Max features the largest-capacity battery in Xiaomi’s smartphone history. REDMI Note 17 Series to Launch in Taiwan on August 28 The REDMI Note 17 Series is expected to of