💳 In Russia, there are plans to create a unified registry of bank cards by 2027, to track the total number of cards each person has across all banks.

Starting September 1, 2026, limits will also come into effect — up to 5 cards in one bank and up to 20 in total, which should help combat "drops" and fraudulent schemes.

According to the Central Bank, most ordinary customers will be virtually unaffected by these restrictions.

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🚓 The FBI arrested John Dagitu in connection with the theft of crypto from wallets under the control of US authorities.

The suspect was identified after a public conflict with another hacker on Telegram, where he himself showed a transfer of $23 million between his wallets.

Dagitu was arrested on the island of Saint Martin during a joint operation by the FBI and the French Gendarmerie.

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👻 Quantum computing company PsiQuantum has begun construction of a quantum facility with a capacity of 1 million qubits, which, according to scientists, is powerful enough to "hack Bitcoin".

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💤 A participant of the Ethereum ICO transferred coins worth $208,800 to a new wallet after 10.5 years of inactivity.

In 2015, he bought 401 ETH for $124 — now the value of the coins is $835,000, which is 6716 times the original investment.

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🇰🇿 Kazakhstan's Central Bank formed a portfolio worth $350,000,000 from gold and foreign exchange reserves for investments in crypto assets.

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🇦🇪 Dubai Regulator orders crypto exchange KuCoin to immediately cease its operations in the UAE — the platform is unlicensed and must stop providing or promoting any virtual asset-related services to residents of the country.

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🐎 In Canada, crypto scammers pretend to be the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and promise victims to "recover stolen crypto".

Using the police logo, they write to people who have lost money in scam schemes, and ask them to pay a little more — allegedly for "investigation" and fund recovery.

The RCMP itself reminded: the police never demand money for investigations and do not deal with crypto recovery through private firms.

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💳 Mastercard along with Google are developing the Verifiable Intent system, which cryptographically records what exactly the user has authorized their AI agent to purchase.

This will allow for confirming the agent's authority, recording transaction terms, and resolving disputes or fraud faster.

Essentially, an infrastructure is being created where purchases can be made not by humans, but by their digital assistants.

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⛔️ BlackRock blocked withdrawals from its $26 billion HPS Corporate Lending Fund after a surge in investor requests.

Of the $1.2 billion requested, the fund allowed only about 5% of assets to be withdrawn — because the money is invested in long-term corporate loans that cannot be sold quickly.

The market is already talking about a possible "domino effect": if the investor flight continues, the $2 trillion private credit sector could face serious stress.

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🛢 The US may lift sanctions on Russian oil due to a temporary global shortage, — US Treasury Secretary Bessent.

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🇷🇺 The share of women among Russian cryptocurrency users reached 29% — study.

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🌍 How the world economy has changed over the last few centuries.

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🛢 Brent crude jumped above $115 (+25%) in a day, while precious metals went down — Donald Trump stated that the price jump is temporary and oil will "quickly become cheaper" once the Iranian nuclear threat is eliminated.

Meanwhile, G7 countries will discuss jointly releasing oil reserves from storage.

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🗽 The US Treasury wants to give crypto exchanges the right to freeze user funds without a court order, if they seem "suspicious" — while law enforcement obtains a warrant and conducts an investigation.

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