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Rumors, Headlines, and “News from the Future” of Toncoin
On the financial markets, there's a saying: "Buy the rumor, sell the news." I feel for everyone who bought Toncoin recently on the back of all the buzz about new partnerships and the bright future of the Telegram ecosystem. But wait - was that really just rumor? Can it still be called a rumor when it's making headlines across every major crypto media outlet? A screaming...
China’s Alleged Ban on Holding Crypto: Fact or Hoax?
Today, several media outlets, following India’s Financial Express, reported that the Chinese government has allegedly extended its long-standing ban on crypto transactions to include a ban on holding cryptocurrency altogether for Chinese residents. There doesn’t seem to be any concrete proof, so it’s probably just a hoax. Still, I’ve been half-expecting that some country would eventually...
A Lesson in Tokenization: GitFish’s $LINUX Buyback
GitFish, the protocol for tokenizing open-source software, once launched the $LINUX token. The project generated some buzz, but there was a catch: the token was issued by the GitFish team itself rather than the actual repository owner, which meant it didn’t have real community backing. The team announced that it has learned its lesson and will no longer launch...
Monero’s Wild Price Swings: What’s Behind Them?
I was looking at Monero’s price chart, and it caught my eye. This isn’t the first or even the second time Monero has seen a sharp, explosive surge. The price jumps in a way that doesn’t match steady organic demand. It’s more like a sudden, intense wave of demand appears out of nowhere - and the available supply just can’t keep up. Looking at...
Saylor’s Strategy: Keep the Faith, No Proof
Blockware’s analyst recently asked Michael Saylor a pointed question about Strategy’s reserves, and Saylor responded with a seven-minute speech that said absolutely nothing. It’s been clear for a long time that Strategy, which supposedly holds 580,000 BTC, has never published reports, attestations, audits, or any other form of verification. Every time Saylor announces another massive BTC purchase for Strategy...
Did GPT Find a Gem? SUI Price Check After One Week
A week ago, I wrote a post about the potential for AI to find promising crypto investments. Back then, I ran a little experiment: I asked the GPT-o3 language model to identify a cryptocurrency with the biggest chance of growth over the next week or two. The neural network suggested I keep an eye on SUI. At that time, I noted that: * 0.001 BTC could be exchanged for 27.89 SUI...
What’s Behind the Hype Around Hyperliquid?
This week — on Bitcoin Pizza Day — the prices of three cryptocurrencies hit their all-time highs in dollar terms. One of them was Bitcoin, and the other two were HYPE and WBT. * Everyone knows what Bitcoin is: the most reliable store of value that has changed how millions view the financial system. * WBT is straightforward too — it’s...
Crypto - the Perfect Prize for Extortionists
Cryptocurrency is the perfect prize for thieves, robbers, and extortionists. We often hear stories about well-known figures in the crypto world being kidnapped and ransomed. And just yesterday, in Buenos Aires, Oksana Drugaleva – the ex-wife of one of the founders of the now-defunct crypto exchange Garantex – was kidnapped along with her current husband and their three-month-old daughter...
Stablecoins, Treasuries, and the Genesis Block Warning
Supporters of stablecoin regulation in the US establishment have long argued that giving stablecoins clear legal status would boost demand for US Treasury bonds. Some have even suggested that, in the near future, stablecoin issuers could become the largest holders of Treasuries. Just the other day, "crypto czar" David Sacks echoed this idea: > “If we provide...
Is Bitcoin Really Money Now?
To mark the 15th anniversary of the first known use of Bitcoin as money (to buy pizza), I’d like to draw your attention to a recent court decision from Australia. The court ruled that Bitcoin should be considered a form of money. Personally, I’m not convinced that Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies qualify as money. After all, money is something that at...
