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A surge in microtransactions has become the main driver of the increase in bitcoin network activity. The share of transfers worth less than 0.01 BTC rose to about 80% of the daily number of transactions, CryptoQuant reported. For comparison, in 2023 the figure was around 44%. The use of the OP_RETURN code rose to

It has been revealed which analytics tools North Korean hackers use. The CryptoQuant platform recorded a visit by a user with an IP address from the DPRK. The service reported the unusual observation in a post on the X platform. An understanding of the internal specifics of the internet in the country explains why the

Goldman Sachs has lowered its end-of-year gold price forecast by $500 at once — to $4,900 per ounce. The reason is that the market increasingly doubts a rate cut in 2026. Even adjusting for this, the bank still expects gold to rise in the second half of the year — but no longer as strongly as it previously projected.

The cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has been added to the investor alert list of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The list compiles companies that may be mistakenly perceived as licensed and regulated platforms. The regulator did not provide reasons for including Bybit on the list. Bybit Fintech, a company

The main threat to Bitcoin lies not in a market crash. Far more dangerous is ordinary boredom and a prolonged sideways trend. Such stagnation slowly kills investors' faith in the asset's further growth. This opinion was shared by Ki Young Ju, founder of the analytics platform CryptoQuant. In his words, the industry

On the prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi, the U.S. and Brazil national teams have become clear favorites in their matches at the 2026 World Cup. At the same time, a frenzy flared up on the Kalshi exchange around the US Open golf tournament, which drew hundreds of millions of dollars. Prediction markets are

SpaceX shares fell 18% from their post-IPO peak, leaving the average retail buyers near the break-even level, which raises questions about the sustainability of the rally.

CryptoQuant analysts stated that the bitcoin market has entered a critical phase of locking in losses, but the current structure of the cycle differs from previous crashes. According to them, the intensity of sales is gradually weakening, which may indicate that most of the "weak hands" have exited the market. The

Fidelity Investments has launched the Fidelity Reserves Digital Fund (FYMXX) — a money market fund for stablecoin issuers and institutional investors. It will invest only in assets that are permitted for the reserves of payment "stablecoins" under the GENIUS Act, The Block reports. According to the prospectus, the

For five months, Bitcoin has been trading below the estimated cost of its production. According to a report by JPMorgan analysts, the mining economics of the leading cryptocurrency deteriorated significantly in 2026, and 20% of miners were unprofitable as of June, RBC Crypto writes. Experts estimate that the cost for