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Республика Маршалловы Острова стала первой страной, которая провела безналичную выплату универсального базового дохода через токенизированный бонд USDM1 на блокчейне Stellar. Цифровое решение помогает заменить отправку фиатных денег жителей удаленных атоллов, заявили в правительстве.

The Shiba Inu ecosystem recently experienced a major leadership change after one of its key engineers left the project, surprising many in the SHIB community. Previously playing a major role in the network’s development, the Shiba Inu Engineer’s abrupt resignation sparked widespread discussion among community members, prompting questions about his next moves and the possible reasons behind his departure. 

Shiba Inu Engineer Announces Resignation 

The Shiba Inu community was stunned on Friday, December 12, after Johndoeshib, the Managing Engineer for the blockchain, announced his abrupt departure from the project. In his statement on X, he described his time at Shib.io as reaching a natural conclusion, expressing pride in the blockchain’s utility and the resilience of its supporters. 

During his tenure, Johndoeshib played a key role in developing the SHIB network’s infrastructure and supporting the growth of its community. He was known for providing key updates and relevant information about the blockchain on his official X account. Following the announcement of his resignation, he updated his X profile to reflect his new status as an “ex-Engineering Manager at Shiba Inu.” 

Johndoeshib also highlighted that although he is shifting his focus to new endeavors, he remains a long-term observer of SHIB and maintains confidence in the team’s decentralized vision. His quick exit from the crypto project sparked immediate reactions from community members. 

Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya extended his best wishes and noted that Johndoeshib’s presence would be missed. The team behind OSCAR, a CTO token guided by Shiba Inu, publicly thanked the former SHIB engineer for his past contributions, calling him one of the most talented developers in the space and expressing excitement for his next ventures. 

Other community members questioned his departure, asking why he was leaving and what he meant by “a natural conclusion.” Many SHIB supporters took the time to acknowledge Johndoeshib’s impact on the blockchain network, wishing him success and highlighting his integrity. Some shared personal reflections on their interactions with him, describing the former Shiba Inu Engineer as a positive and reliable presence within the ecosystem. 

Ex SHIB Engineer Unveils New Venture After Departure

Two days after revealing that he was exiting Shiba Inu, Johndoeshib disclosed more details about the new venture he is pursuing. He has shifted his focus to HypeIt, a platform that provides software development, web design, and programming services. The former SHIB engineer stated that he is now working on building the new platform to support long-term growth and maximize benefits for the community. 

Johndoeshib encourages collaboration and feedback from the crypto community, inviting suggestions and interaction of ideas as the project moves forward. He emphasized creating an engaged, genuine audience through HypeIt, highlighting the potential for users to transform their content and online presence on the platform positively.

Russia’s crypto payment rumor mill just got another hard “no.” Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, said cryptocurrencies “will never” function as money inside Russia — and that if you’re paying for something domestically, it’s rubles or nothing.

“It must be understood that cryptocurrencies will never become money within our country. They can only be used as an investment tool. If you want to pay for something, you can only do so with rubles,” Aksakov said at a press conference hosted by TASS.

Russia Rejects Crypto Payments

That line lands because, for years, there’s been a steady drip of “maybe Russia will allow” crypto payments chatter — and it’s not always completely baseless. The country has been trying to route around sanctions pressure, and crypto keeps popping up in the conversation. When officials talk up “settlements” and “trade,” plenty of people hear “payments” and assume that means everyday retail use is next.

It isn’t. At least not in the way crypto Twitter likes to imagine. Aksakov’s comments track with the central bank’s position. Bank of Russia governor Elvira Nabiullina told lawmakers earlier this year that crypto can’t be used for domestic settlements, while also pointing to a separate experimental legal regime (ELR) that allows crypto to be used in foreign trade under controlled conditions.

That split — “no” at home, “maybe” abroad — is the whole story. Russia has been building carve-outs for cross-border use, including frameworks that allow exporters and importers to use crypto in international settlements under foreign trade contracts.

And officials have been unusually blunt about the motivation. In late 2024, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Russia had begun using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for international trade under a special legal regime. So yes, crypto gets used. Just not the “pay your landlord in ETH” version.

The other source of confusion is that policy tone has softened around investing — even while payment bans stay in place. In March that the central bank proposed an experimental program that would let “specially qualified” wealthy investors buy crypto, explicitly keeping the domestic payment ban intact.

And regulators have still shown they’re willing to swing a hammer at the retail plumbing when they want to, like the reported blocking of crypto-related services.

In other words: Russia’s message is basically “speculate if you must, trade if you’re authorized, settle cross-border if you’re inside the sandbox — but inside the country, the ruble stays the only checkout option.” And for anyone still clinging to the payment narrative: this was the door closing sound.

At press time, the total crypto market cap stood at $2.92 trillion.

Курс биткоина и других криптовалют в будущем 2026 году будет зависеть от того, насколько оправдает ожидания трейдеров и инвесторов изменение процентной ставки по кредитам в США, заявили эксперты платформы CryptoQuant.

More than 100 new crypto exchange-traded products could hit the market in 2026 after a recent rule change by the US securities regulator, a researcher at Bitwise said. According to Ryan Rasmussen, that drop in red tape will let firms file many more ETPs without the long, individual approval process that slowed launches in the past.

Regulatory Shift Lowers Bar

The SEC issued generic listing standards in October that remove the need for separate 19(b) approvals for qualifying crypto ETPs. That step cuts out a process some issuers had to wait through — a delay that could stretch to a 240-day clock under earlier practice.

Reports have disclosed that the number of crypto ETPs already sits above 300, based on data from Fineqia International, which shows the market is no longer limited to just a few funds.

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Institutional Appetite

Market watchers say new listings make it easier for issuers. But easier access is not the same thing as strong buying. Bitfinex analysts warned in August that altcoins are unlikely to enjoy a major rally until ETFs that track assets beyond the largest coins are available and attract real money. Liquidity, investor interest, and clear use cases still matter a lot. An ETF wrapper does not fix those basic needs by itself.

Issuers Race To Expand Menus

Rasmussen said issuers can now plan a variety of products — spot crypto, index funds, equity-linked ETPs, smart beta strategies and momentum plays.

He compared the change to moving from a tiny menu to a much larger one, saying investors will have more choices about where to put money. He also noted it has been about 15 years since the Winklevoss twins first filed for a Bitcoin ETF, and yet only a handful of crypto ETPs are widely held today.

Many New Products, Few Big Winners

Expect a wave of filings. But expect concentration too. In the wider ETF market, most assets gather in a few large funds while many other listings see thin trading.

That pattern is likely to repeat in crypto: dozens of niche products may be launched, while a smaller group gathers most assets under management. Issuers get to plant flags quickly. Investors will sort the winners from the rest over time.

WOW. The SEC has approved Generic Listing Standards for “Commodity Based Trust Shares” aka includes crypto ETPs. This is the crypto ETP framework we’ve been waiting for. Get ready for a wave of spot crypto ETP launches in coming weeks and months. pic.twitter.com/xDKCuj41mc

— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) September 17, 2025

Market Reaction Hinges On Demand

On Sept. 17, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said the rule change could trigger a “wave of spot crypto ETP launches.”

He added that clearer rules could lead to several similar products being rolled out around the same time, raising competition among issuers while making it harder for weaker funds to gain traction.

Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

Рынок снова переключился из режима «вечный рост» в режим «все пропало». На этой неделе $BTC опускался ниже $90 000 на фоне ухудшения аппетита к риску: инвесторов напугали сигналы, что бум расходов на ИИ может приносить прибыль медленнее, чем ожидалось, а значит — давление на рискованные активы возвращается.

На этом фоне снова всплыл самый «токсичный» прайс‑таргет в крипте: $10 000 за биткоин. В медиа его активно продвигает Майк Макглоун из Bloomberg Intelligence — он связывает риск глубокой просадки с дефляционным сценарием после периода инфляции. Идея не в том, что «завтра будет $10k», а в том, что при переломе цикла рынок способен перегибать вниз так же агрессивно, как он перегибал вверх.

Но вот что многие обсуждения упускают: даже если вы верите в долгий рост $BTC, в коротком сроке вам все равно нужна инфраструктура, которая делает биткоин рабочим инструментом, а не только «твиттер‑тикером». Высокие комиссии, ограниченная пропускная способность и почти нулевая нативная программируемость — это банальная UX‑боль. И именно в этот раз «спасение» на рынке чаще ищут не в очередной мем‑истории, а в Bitcoin Layer 2 и инфраструктуре вокруг него (да, звучит менее азартно — зато гораздо практичнее). Проекты из этой ниши регулярно попадают в подборки лучших монет на 2025 год.

Отсюда логичный мостик к Bitcoin Hyper: если следующая фаза рынка будет про эффективность, скорость и приложения на биткоине, то проекты, которые дают $BTC нормальный слой исполнения, будут собирать внимание — даже если кто-то параллельно рисует страшилки про $10 000. В прошлых циклах похожая логика уже работала: когда рост замедляется, рынок начинает ценить то, что приносит реальную полезность.

КУПИТЬ BITCOIN HYPER

Как Layer 2 становятся стресс-тестом $BTC

Когда волатильность растет, капитал становится разборчивее. Инвесторы перестают покупать нарратив ради нарратива и начинают смотреть на то, где появится реальная активность: транзакции, комиссии, ликвидность, разработчики. Reuters как раз фиксирует сдвиг к более осторожным стратегиям и попыткам рынка «взрослеть» после резких движений.

Сейчас Bitcoin Layer 2 — это гонка сразу за двумя целями: масштабирование платежей и запуск полноценной on-chain экономики (DeFi, NFT, игры) вокруг биткоина, причем без потери доверия к базовому активу. У решений разные ставки: Lightning закрывает микроплатежи, rollup‑подходы обещают вычисления «вне L1», а нарратив BitVM подталкивает рынок к более сложным конструкциям без изменения консенсуса L1. Но пользовательский запрос один: «дайте скорость и комиссии уровня современных сетей, не ломая доверие к $BTC».

И вот тут Bitcoin Hyper появляется как одна из ставок на «биткоин с нормальной скоростью и программируемостью» — без необходимости убеждать людей, что им нужно отказаться от $BTC ради очередного L1. Звучит здраво. И именно такие утилитарные истории обычно и начинают «готовить» следующую ротацию цикла.

Почему Bitcoin Hyper может запустить новый цикл всего биткоина

Bitcoin Hyper продвигает понятную идею: модульная архитектура, где Bitcoin L1 остается слоем расчетов и доверия, а исполнение уходит в быстрый L2 с интеграцией Solana Virtual Machine. SVM — ставка на высокую производительность и привычный для разработчиков стек, особенно если нужно быстро запускать DeFi‑механику, NFT‑платформы или игровые dApp.

Ключевой мессадж проекта сформулирован максимально прямо: «первый Bitcoin Layer 2 с SVM‑интеграцией», который нацелен на ультра‑низкие задержки исполнения. Это важно по очень практичной причине: без быстрых смарт‑контрактов биткоин‑экономика почти неизбежно утекает в другие экосистемы — туда, где можно делать свопы, лендинг, стейкинг и более сложные стратегии без ожидания блоков и без боли из-за комиссий. А если следующий рыночный цикл действительно будет про полезность, то инфраструктура часто выигрывает у шума — мысль скучная, зато рабочая (и трейдеры, которые следят за такими сдвигами, обычно отмечают это первыми).

Интерес к истории подогревают и цифры из пресейла: проект уже собрал $29 556 732,75, а цена токена составляет $0,013435. Это не гарантия успеха — это просто маркер спроса. Выглядит любопытно и активность крупных кошельков: трекинг «китов» фиксирует две заметные покупки на общую сумму около $396 тыс., а крупнейшая сделка — примерно $53 тыс. от 19 ноября 2025 года.

Финальный штрих — стейкинг‑механика после TGE: заявлен высокий APY (без раскрытия ставки), моментальный запуск, 7‑дневный вестинг для пресейл‑стейкеров и фокус на вознаграждения за участие в комьюнити. Риск тут очевидный: без конкретных параметров доходности рынок будет требовать прозрачности, иначе ожидания легко превращаются в разочарование. Это не «минус проекта», а скорее проверка на зрелость коммуникаций — насколько команда Bitcoin Hyper готова раскрывать детали вовремя.

Сенатор-демократ от штата Массачусетс Элизабет Уоррен (Elizabeth Warren) призвала Министерство финансов и Министерство юстиции США провести расследование деятельности децентрализованной биржи PancakeSwap.

Лидером среди обеспеченных золотом стейблкоинов в уходящем году стал XAUT компании Tether с капитализацией почти $2,2 млрд — он занял 50% рынка, сообщили аналитики платформы The Block's Data.

Michael Saylor tossed a compact bit of Bitcoin game theory onto X on Tuesday and it set off the predictable kind of fight: technical details colliding with ideology.

“The Bitcoin Quantum Leap: Quantum computing won’t break Bitcoin—it will harden it,” Saylor wrote, adding: “The network upgrades, active coins migrate, lost coins stay frozen. Security goes up. Supply comes down. Bitcoin grows stronger.”

Short version: if quantum ever becomes real enough to threaten today’s signature schemes, Bitcoin can upgrade. Coins that are actively managed move to new, quantum-resistant output types. Coins that aren’t—because the keys are lost, the owner is gone, or the UTXOs are simply abandoned—should effectively get stuck. Frozen.

Bitcoin Developers And Community React

That’s the part people latched onto, because it’s not just a technical question. It’s a social one. Who gets to decide which coins are “lost” versus “just old”? Jameson Lopp, one of the loudest voices pushing for practical quantum-readiness, basically said: yes, and welcome aboard. “I agree, lost coins should stay frozen. Glad to hear you’ll support my BIP!”

Then the counterpunch arrived fast. “We have no right to freeze another man’s bitcoin,” wrote Wicked (@w_s_bitcoin), arguing any attempt to lock legacy coins could spark a contentious chain split. He also floated a more narrative-friendly twist: what if Satoshi left early keys exposed as a “bounty” for quantum computers?

Lopp’s answer wasn’t sentimental. It was node-level realism. “On the flip side, every node runner has the right to refuse to accept coins they believe are most likely to have been stolen by a quantum attacker,” he wrote, framing it less as confiscation and more as a defensive filter to preserve the integrity of circulating supply. Later, he conceded the uncomfortable core: “Correct, the best you can do is come up with an extremely lengthy migration window.”

That “migration window” is doing a lot of work here. The draft proposal described by Lopp and co-authors (Christian Papathanasiou, Ian Smith, Joe Ross, Steve Vaile, Pierre-Luc Dallaire-Demers) sketches a three-phase path: first a soft fork that nudges (or forces) new sends into proposed quantum-resistant outputs, then a later rule change that makes legacy ECDSA/Schnorr spends invalid after a long deadline, and an optional third phase to recover unmigrated coins if the rightful owner can prove control through some new mechanism.

It sounds orderly on paper. It never is in practice. Because you can’t prove theft in Bitcoin’s older UTXOs. Wicked hammered that point: there’s “no way to prove whether older coins were stolen or just forgotten and then moved later by the rightful owner.” The fear, in his view, is basically supply paranoia dressed up as security.

Lopp didn’t deny the incentives. He leaned into them. “I can assure you that many entities in the industry care about supply shocks causing the value of their coins to plummet; businesses still use dollars as their unit of account.” And then, in a line that reads like a homework assignment for anyone who thinks this ends cleanly: “Your homework is to figure out the power dynamics…”

Outside the Bitcoin-only trench fight, other corners of crypto mostly reacted with a raised eyebrow. Nic Carter, a founding partner at Castle Island Ventures, demanded specifics: “Explain in detail how all of those things will happen […] Which core devs has microstrategy funded to work on the multiple hard and soft forks that will be required for this plan? Which quantum researchers?”

BitMEX Research pushed back on the “hardfork” framing. “What makes you think we need a hardfork?” it asked, arguing the transition could be painful without literally being a hard fork. Another account summed up the mood: “You can freeze coins with a soft fork.”

Then again—soft fork or not—getting broad social consensus to lock unmoved coins is its own nightmare. “The idea that there would be social consensus over locking unmoved coins is crazy,” one user wrote. “In 1,000 realities that doesn’t happen once.”

And, quietly, a reminder from Willem Schroe (Botanix CEO): “Yes, there are quantum developments but nothing remotely close to a breakthrough. That said, our current cryptographic solutions are not even remotely close to ready or battletested so quantum resistance work is definitely worth it. Very small risk but would have a big impact.”

So overall, none of this is about quantum tomorrow. It’s about Bitcoin deciding what it is when faced with a threat that can’t be patched with vibes. The tech path is hard. The politics might be harder.

At press time, Bitcoin traded at $86,761.

Криптовалютный трейдер и блогер с аудиторией более 1,4 млн читателей в соцсети Х Ларк Дэвис (Lark Davis) заявил, что криптовалюта LINK гораздо лучше XRP, а Chainlink в течение следующего десятилетия превзойдет Ripple.

Руководитель отдела исследований компании Bitwise Райан Расмуссен (Ryan Rasmussen) заявил, что для криптовалютных биржевых фондов (ETF) в следующем году может наступить «эпоха фабрики чизкейков».

Крупнейшая криптобиржа Binance опубликовала черный список так называемых листинговых агентов — посредников, обещающих криптокомпаниям помощь в размещении токенов на бирже.

Top meme coins Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have slipped into the background of recent times, giving room for other unexpected candidates to shine. Over the last week, there have been some interesting rallies in the meme coin space, but none from the usual suspects. Instead, meme coins, which were believed to be long dead, have seen a revival, with prices more than doubling in 10 days. This report takes a look at the two meme coins that have dominated the sector over the last few weeks.

PIPPIN Climbs The Ranks Of Meme Coins Very Quickly

Like other meme coins, PIPPIN saw an initial run-up following its initial launch back in November 2024, and as attention shifted to the next shiny meme coin, it died a slow death. By 2025, the coin was all but forgotten before its shocking revival in November 2025.

As data analytics platform Bubblemaps shared, there seemed to be a coordinated accumulation trend from a number of connected wallets. Between October 24 and November 23, 50 wallets, funded from the HTX exchange in very tight timeframes, had received similar amounts of Solana (SOL).

Once received, the wallets, which previously had no enchain activity, then proceeded to buy the PIPPIN token. By the time the buying was done, the wallets had bought up $19 million worth of PIPPIN, giving them control of half of the meme coin’s supply.

What followed was what has been referred to as a coordinated pump, causing the meme coin to rise 1,000%, or 10x, in the space of one week. However, PIPPIN did not stop there and has since risen by more than 2,000% since then, with its market cap crossing $400 million to new all-time highs. CoinMarketCap data shows a 146% increase in the last week alone, making it the top performer among the leading meme coins and putting it ahead of the likes of FARTCOIN and FLOKI.

JELLYJELLY Doubles In One Week

Another of the meme coins that seemingly came back from the dead is JELLYJELLY, whose initial rally had shocked the market. Just like PIPPIN, JELLYJELLY’s rise had also begun with a coordinated accumulation among a number of wallets. Bubblemaps reported this back in November, showing that seven wallets had withdrawn 20% of the meme coin’s supply from the Gate and Bitget exchanges.

With the accumulation done, the JELLYJELLY price had risen by more than 600% to reach a new all-time high just short of $500 million back in early November. The price had then retraced, reaching below $100 million, but has seen another revival this week.

CoinMarketCap data shows the JELLYJELLY price rose 143% in one week, to put it above the $100 million market cap level once again. This makes it the second-best performer behind PIPPIN among the top 30 meme coins over the last week.

Сенатор-демократ от штата Мичиган Элисса Слоткин (Elissa Slotkin) и сенатор-республиканец от штата Канзас Джерри Моран (Jerry Moran) представили законопроект о мерах борьбы с криптовалютными мошенниками.

Председатель компании MicroStrategy Майкл Сейлор (Michael Saylor) заявил, что квантовые компьютеры не смогут уничтожить Биткоин, а наоборот, укрепят первую криптовалюту.

Инвестор и соучредитель Morgan Creek Digital Энтони Помплиано (Anthony Pompliano) заявил, что другим фирмам сложно будет превзойти компанию Strategy по запасам биткоинов из-за нехватки у них свободного капитала.

Гендиректор американской криптобиржи Coinbase Брайан Армстронг (Brian Armstrong) заявил, что криптовалюты и блокчейн превосходят традиционную финансовую систему.

Власти Бутана заявили, что используют 10 000 биткоинов из своих резервов для развития экономического потенциала города Гелефу. Цель — остановить эмиграцию молодежи путем создания высокооплачиваемых рабочих мест.

As concerns about the potential risks posed by quantum computing to the cryptocurrency landscape grow, the Solana Foundation has taken new measures by announcing a collaboration with Project Eleven, which specializes in post-quantum security.

Solana’s Focus On Long-Term Security 

In a Tuesday press release, the Solana Foundation outlined its commitment to fortifying the cryptocurrency’s ecosystem against the implications of quantum computing. 

Through this initiative, Project Eleven has conducted a comprehensive threat assessment and successfully prototyped a functioning testnet utilizing post-quantum digital signatures. 

Under their engagement, Project Eleven undertook a risk analysis to evaluate how forthcoming breakthroughs in quantum computing could impact various facets of Solana’s infrastructure. Areas scrutinized included user wallets, validator security, and the foundational cryptographic assumptions that underpin the network. 

Moreover, Project Eleven has implemented a working post-quantum signature system on a Solana testnet, demonstrating that quantum-resistant transactions can be both practical and scalable.

Matt Sorg, VP of Technology at the Solana Foundation, emphasized the organization’s approach: “Our responsibility is to ensure Solana remains secure not just today, but decades into the future.” 

He noted that the culture of innovation within the Solana ecosystem would continue to thrive with the upcoming release of a second client and an advanced consensus mechanism this year. 

Alex Pruden, CEO of Project Eleven, echoed this sentiment, stating, “Solana didn’t wait for quantum computers to become a headline problem. They invested early, asked the hard questions, and took actionable steps today.” 

Industry Leaders Urge Speedy Action

Solana’s stance comes amid alarming reports indicating that quantum computers could potentially undermine blockchain security by developing algorithms capable of deciphering private keys. 

This scenario raises significant concerns for any digital assets operating on blockchain technology that rely on digital signatures, making them vulnerable to quantum hacking. As such, industry experts are actively exploring various measures to bolster cryptocurrency networks against these threats. 

Doug Finke, Chief Content Officer at Global Quantum Intelligence, pointed out that several groups are integrating the three post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms established by NIST into their platforms. 

He emphasized the uncertainty surrounding when a sufficiently powerful quantum computer might be developed, raising the stakes even further. Finke stated, “What’s worse, if an unfriendly party does develop such a computer, they may not let anyone know about it.”

Currently, several cryptocurrencies have already begun incorporating quantum-safe cryptography into their architecture, including Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL), Cellframe, and Bitcoin Quantum from BTQ. 

Among those issuing warnings about the looming threats from quantum computing are notable figures such as Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, Capriole Investment founder Charles Edwards, and representatives from major firms like BlackRock and Google.

Yakovenko has urged the Bitcoin community to accelerate efforts to implement quantum-resistant upgrades. He believes there is a 50% chance of a significant quantum breakthrough occurring within the next five years, further emphasizing the need for vigilance.

At the time of writing, SOL is trading at $127, which is a 6.7% decrease in price over the past seven days. Compared to the all-time high of $293 reached earlier this year, SOL is trading at almost 56% below this threshold. 

Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com 

Чтобы иметь доступ к финансовому рынку, криптоактивы должны считаться «хорошими деньгами» и соответствовать требованиям регулятора к резервам и прозрачности, заявил председатель  Банка Канады Тифф Маклем (Tiff Macklem).