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🍷An American single-handedly created a $165 million crypto pyramid scheme
59-year-old Edward Zimbardi became the center of legal proceedings after being accused of creating a fraudulent scheme.
According to prosecutors, in 2022–2023 he launched The Crypto Program, promising investors returns of 25% per month.
💵The scheme attracted thousands of participants, who transferred more than $165 million in cryptocurrency to wallets controlled by Zimbardi.
Of this amount, more than $34 million was lost in the futures markets, while at least $10 million was spent on personal needs.
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⚖️ Ripple and Nasdaq invited to crypto summit at the White House
The White House is preparing for a meeting with representatives of the crypto industry. The participants include executives from Ripple and Nasdaq. The meeting’s outcome is expected to influence the development of the industry’s regulatory framework.
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🔥 Cypherpunk Launches Giant Zcash Mining Farm
Cypherpunk Technologies has launched the largest Zcash mining farm in the US through its Cypherpunk Mining subsidiary.
📊 With capacity of around 4.2 GSol/s, it already accounts for approximately 18% of Zcash's total network hashrate.
The mining operation is expected to strengthen the network and help Cypherpunk increase its ZEC reserves.
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🇺🇸Trump posted a map on which the Strait of Hormuz is marked as U.S. territory.
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🫡 5 years of crypto pain
Despite the grim figures, understanding crypto market cycles opens up opportunities to make money.
‼️ Iran and the U.S. ultimatum
Iran issued an ultimatum to the U.S.: lift the naval blockade, unfreeze $120 billion in assets, cancel sanctions, pay $300 billion in reparations, and recognize its control over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump declared victory, but his approval rating fell to 33%.
🦸 U.S. Treasury and the GENIUS Act
Starting January 18, 2027, the U.S. Treasury plans to launch the GENIUS Act: stablecoin issuers will have to obtain a license and comply with

⚪️ Ethereum warns of possible issues with wallets
The foundation said that after the Glamsterdam upgrade, some wallets, indexers, and fee estimation services may malfunction and require updates
The reason is changes to the gas calculation model in the upcoming upgrade
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⚖️ EU Gains the Right to Block Crypto Platforms from Third Countries
The EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia, adopted on July 23, expands regulators’ powers in the cryptocurrency sector. The authorities of the European Union can now ban crypto transactions with platforms from countries helping Russia circumvent the restrictions imposed.
In addition, the package tightens measures against a network of stablecoins denominated in Russian rubles and the organizations ensuring their operation. This is the first time an EU sanctions package has explicitly provided for the possibility of blocki

👀 BTC loses the 200-week MA, as it did in 2022
Interestingly, the 350-week MA perfectly caught the bottom back then👌
By October, this 350-week MA will be at $50k, coinciding with the CVDD level
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📢 SEC postpones vote on crypto regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) canceled the planned vote on Regulation Crypto. This means token issuers and holders continue to operate under existing securities laws—with no exemptions or “safe harbor.”
It is not yet known when the new vote will take place or whether changes will be made to the regulation.
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⚡️Former congressman claims discussions on using nuclear weapons against Iran
It is reported that the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Iran is being discussed at strategic meetings. Meanwhile, negotiations between the US and Iran have reached an impasse, while the movement of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz has virtually stopped.
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⚖️ JPMorgan will start accepting Bitcoin as collateral
JPMorgan, the largest bank in the US, announced its readiness to accept Bitcoin as collateral—on par with Treasury bonds and blue-chip stocks.
This decision marks a fundamental shift in traditional banking's attitude toward digital assets: Bitcoin is effectively gaining the status of a fully fledged financial instrument in the eyes of the world's largest financial institution.
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🪙 2022 vs 2026
The annual downtrend begins when $SOL breaks below the 21-Week EMA, after which each new test of this MA ends with another pullback
$SOL has ~2 months left until the bottom forms.
I expect at least one more final wave of decline 📉
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🪙 More than 20.07 million BTC has already been mined — about 95.6% of the total issuance of 21 million coins.
According to CZ's estimates, 10–20% of existing bitcoins may be permanently lost or inaccessible. Over time, this figure will only increase, turning BTC into a “deflationary asset” due to its limited supply.
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📉 BTC: 2018 vs 2026
The same 313 days have passed, and we are still trading below the 200-day moving average
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Trump stated: After defeating Iran, the Strait of Hormuz will become US territory
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🔷 Arbitrum One surpasses 3,000 tokenized RWAs
The Arbitrum One network has reached a new milestone: the number of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on the platform has exceeded 3,000.
This indicates growing interest in tokenization within the Arbitrum ecosystem and the expansion of real-world asset-based DeFi infrastructure.
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⚖️ XRP Ledger audit uncovered 96 bugs before going live
Ripple conducted a public audit contest through the Sherlock platform with a $550,000 prize pool — and found 96 vulnerabilities before the code reached real wallets.
The findings included two critical vulnerabilities in XRP Ledger functionality that allowed user accounts to be drained without access to private keys. This is a rare approach: auditing before release rather than patching after a hack — the direct opposite of how the crypto industry usually operates.
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🇺🇸 Trump family crypto project receives approval for a banking license
Trump family-linked company World Liberty Financial has received conditional approval for a banking license. This opens the possibility of directly issuing the USD1 stablecoin, whose supply already exceeds $4 billion. Interestingly, the decision was made by a regulator whose head was previously appointed by Trump.
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💵Crypto Taxes in Europe
A fresh report reveals how EU countries tax cryptocurrency income differently:
🇩🇪Germany — 0% after 1 year of holding, but this may soon change.
🇫🇷France — 30%.
🇵🇹Portugal — 0% after 1 year.
🇨🇿Czechia — 0% after 3 years, provided the limits are met.
🇨🇭Switzerland — 0% for private investors who meet certain conditions.
🇮🇹Italy — 33%.
🇸🇮Slovenia — 25% from 2026.
🇳🇱The Netherlands — 36%; from 2028, taxation of actual returns, including unrealized gains, is planned.
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