Geopolitics

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Treasury on August 24 implemented secondary sanctions targeting five sectors: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. The Treasury also suspended a general license for partial payments to

U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Monday (August 24), with the Nasdaq Composite declining 0.52% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index falling 2.18%. Weakness in technology and chip stocks offset gains from declining U.S. Treasury yields. Markets remained cautious as investors awaited details on

According to Cointelegraph, multiple banks and regulators have recently launched the first global quantum-resistant crypto asset transfer pilot, utilizing U.S. NIST post-quantum cryptography standards to validate digital asset custody and transfers. Participating institutions include Bison Bank,

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

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Russian Central Bank introduced a financial literacy test to lower the threshold for obtaining qualified investor status, aiming to expand crypto trading limits for residents.

Bitcoin (BTC) remains strong, currently trading at around $77,422 as of August 24. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is seeking to ban Trump from trading cryptocurrencies, while 63% of respondents believe his crypto profits are improper. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics’ periodic transaction report shows that Trump sold Strategy stock in June and bought Coinbase and Robinhood stock. Macro Events & Crypto Market Highlights According to Bitcoin News, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat, Ne

Tether abandoned an estimated $120 million Bitcoin mining project in Uruguay following a contractual dispute with state-owned power utility UTE, according to Reuters. The stablecoin issuer and UTE disagreed on power supply entitlements: Tether interpreted an agreed-upon figure as a minimum that

A small power plant in the UK was shut down for four days in July following a cyberattack linked to Iran, The Telegraph reported. The incident occurred around the time US authorities including the FBI warned about malicious cyber actors targeting water facilities across at least seven states. The

A study by three Vietnamese researchers found that strict EU carbon pricing could be driving bitcoin mining operations to shift activity to Russia during periods when both bitcoin and EU carbon allowance prices rise. The study, titled 'Does Carbon Pricing Displace Crypto-Mining Emissions? Quantile E

According to a study by Vietnamese researchers Pham Ngoc Toan, Le Tran Trung Hieu, and Nguyen Vu Trung Nguyen published in MDPI, bitcoin mining operations show statistical correlation with operational shifts to Russia as EU carbon pricing rises. The research analyzed daily power sector emissions

According to ChainCatcher, citing Factblock CEO Andrew Park, South Korea's Financial Commission has proposed a framework to open enterprise virtual asset accounts to approximately 3,500 listed companies and registered professional investors. The South Korean National Assembly has formally passed ame

According to Bitcoin.com, on August 22, Grayscale research head Zach Pandl analyzed the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, suggesting Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain could be major beneficiaries. The proposal sets two exemption pathways: projects raising under $5 million can skip

According to News.bitcoin, South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has launched a real-time artificial intelligence platform designed to detect cryptocurrency price manipulation. The system identifies short-term price manipulation tactics by referencing a historical database of known

According to BlockBeats, on August 22, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Innovation Advisory Committee held its first meeting, chaired by CFTC Chair Michael S. Selig, with numerous crypto industry founders and executives attending. The session catalyzed broad gains across crypto and re