😀 After 14 years in the Bitcoin mining industry, Bitfury has decided to change direction and is launching an investment fund worth $1 billion — the funds will go to support startups in the fields of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies.

💎 During the downturn last week, altcoins showed unusual relative strength compared to BTC, most sectors actually outperforming the leading cryptocurrency — Glassnode.

💰 The American regulator OFAC imposed new sanctions against several Russian digital companies and related individuals — the restrictions affected entities associated with AEZA Group and Media Land.

The US stated that the measures are aimed at preventing the use of digital infrastructure to circumvent sanctions and strengthening control over cross-border IT networks.

💎 AlphaTON purchased 1,600,000 TON on the open market, and also staked 4 million TON.

🤖 Elon Musk stated that humanoid robots will eliminate poverty and make everyone rich.

💰 Vitalik Buterin believes that if BlackRock and other large organizations continue to increase their ETH assets — Ethereum will face risks to decentralization and risks related to technical decisions.

💎 Bitcoin whale of the Satoshi Nakamoto era sold its last 2499 BTC ($228 million) — since October, the user has sent to the order book to the Kraken exchange 11,000 BTC ($1 billion), which had been stored in his wallet for 15 years.

🕯 Short-term players are taking profits on BTC and partially exiting positions, while miners and long-term holders continue to hold coins, — CryptoQuant.

🤖 A new trading tournament for AI agents has started — now the neural networks are trading stocks.

No one has lost money yet, but they just started today. Two newcomers have been added to the pool — Kimi and a secret model that the organizers have not yet revealed.

🏢 A new virus is spreading on WhatsApp — attackers send it pretending to be from “friends” and fake investment chats, and just one click is enough for the virus to gain access to the device and contacts.

The Trojan targets crypto wallets and exchanges — it scans Binance, OKX, Coinbase, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Ledger Live, Phantom, and other apps, stealing data when they are opened. Although the main attack is currently happening in Brazil, potentially any WhatsApp user could be affected.

💸 The company FG Nexus sold 10,922 ETH from the balance.

📊 At night, Bitcoin dropped below $86,000 — nearly $1 billion worth of trader positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours, with long holders suffering the most.

CryptoQuant CEO noted that according to on-chain metrics, the bullish cycle effectively ended earlier this year when Bitcoin approached the $100,000 level. From the perspective of classical cyclicality, the market usually returns to the realized price — currently around $56,000 — to form a bottom.

However, due to large holders like MicroStrategy, who are unlikely to sell, a significant portion of coins is effectively taken out of circulation. Therefore, he doubts that the price will drop to $56,000.

💰 Paolo Ardoino gave a major interview in which he explained how Tether became one of the key elements of the global financial system. The main points:

🔴 Stablecoins are just a temporary bridge. In 50 years, the need for USDT will disappear, and Bitcoin will become the world currency.
🔴 Tether entered the TOP-17 holders of US government debt, and stablecoins have become a tool to strengthen dollar hegemony — this is already recognized in Washington.
🔴 USDT grew to 500 million users without marketing. The explosive growth began in 2020 when people in Latin America and Asia realized that the dollar can be stored on a phone.
🔴 Tether already holds over 120,000 BTC on its balance sheet, profits are converted into Bitcoin and gold.
🔴 The company invested nearly $5 billion in the US and is building its own mining facilities, aiming to become the largest miner.
🔴 In Africa, the payment infrastructure is more efficient than in the US, so Tether’s strategy in America is mass self-custody through partners like Rumble Wallet.
🔴 The GENIUS Act was a turning point, opening the way for Tether into the US market.
🔴 Tether is the most profitable company in the world by revenue per employee due to zero fees and rising treasury yields.
🔴 For developing countries, USDT is a lifeline: local currencies depreciate, banks block deposits, and people massively move into stablecoins.
🔴 Tether Gold is a solution for those not ready for Bitcoin but who trust gold.

🍿 Famous trader Machi Big Brother has been completely liquidated — only $15,538 remains in his account, and total losses have exceeded $20,200,000.