Russian officials have moved closer to a long-term shutdown of crypto mining in Moscow and nearby regions as lawmakers have advanced a separate bill to jail unregistered miners. Summary A Russian power-industry commission has backed a proposal to ban crypto mining in Moscow, Moscow Oblast, and parts of Kursk until at least 2032. Kommersant reported
The Chinese company is adapting to the demise of Moore’s Law, which guides chip production. It could complicate US chip dominance. Source link
Funnull Technology was sanctioned by the US after the FBI found it was selling IP addresses to crypto-stealing ‘pig-butchers.’ Source link
The UK government has formally sanctioned HTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, and led by Tron founder Justin Sun, citing the platform’s alleged role in helping Russia evade Western economic restrictions. The sanctions, announced as part of a broader May 2026 enforcement action targeting 18 individuals and entities linked to illicit finance networks,
Key Takeaways Robinhood launched Agentic Trading in beta on May 27, 2026, letting AI agents from Claude or ChatGPT trade equities autonomously. Robinhood’s 27 million funded customers can now deploy AI strategies via sandboxed accounts, with crypto support planned soon. CEO Vlad Tenev signals crypto, options, and futures will follow the equities-only beta as Robinhood
Banca Sella crypto services gain Bank of Italy approval under MiCA, with custody and transfer tools planned for institutions by 2026. Summary Banca Sella crypto services gained approval under MiCA rules in Italy. The bank will focus on custody and transfers for selected clients. The planned rollout is expected by the end of 2026. Banca
Avalanche’s network has reached a new record high in distributed RWA value. Data shows over $1.16 billion on-chain, boosted by BlackRock. AVAX price looks to hold $9.00 support amid this ecosystem growth. Avalanche price hovered $9.25 on Wednesday as bulls attempted to solidify the uptick from intraday lows of $9.10. The declines had put AVAX
The SEC has dismissed and paused ongoing lawsuits and concluded a variety of investigations into the crypto industry. Source link
Cognition, the makers of the autonomous AI software engineer named Devin, has raised more than $1 billion at a $25 billion pre-money valuation, the company announced on Wednesday. That’s a major leap from its $10.2 billion post-money valuation when it closed a $400 million funding round just eight months ago in September. The round was led
In XRP news today, Ripple has filed two new US trademark applications spanning treasury operations, prime brokerage, hedge fund management, and securities lending, on top of a $500M Wall Street funding round that valued the company at roughly $40Bn, and yet XRP’s price remains locked in a multi-month range that has frustrated retail holders watching