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Направление движения цен биткоина и крупных криптовалют все больше и больше зависит от состояния мировой экономики, считают аналитики инвестиционной компании QCP Capital.

Three Cardano ecosystem announcements landed onstage at Consensus Hong Kong yesterday, spanning cross-chain rails, a new stablecoin rollout timeline, and a privacy-focused network’s march to mainnet.

#1 Cardano Taps LayerZero

Intersect said via X its Critical Cardano Integrations workstream has approved bringing LayerZero into the Cardano ecosystem, positioning the move as the network’s largest interoperability expansion to date. In its post, Intersect framed the integration as a step-change in access to cross-chain assets and infrastructure:

“LayerZero is one of the most widely adopted omnichain messaging protocols in Web3, connecting 150+ blockchains and enabling access to 400+ tokens and $80B+ in omnichain assets. This integration unlocks the largest cross-chain connectivity expansion in Cardano’s history, opening pathways to stablecoin liquidity, Bitcoin-backed assets, tokenized real-world assets, and shared DeFi infrastructure across the broader crypto ecosystem.”

A companion write-up describes the effort in similar terms, saying the protocol “connects over 160 blockchains” and “has facilitated over $200 billion in cross-chain volume,” with Cardano gaining technical access to “over 400 tokens” and “$80 billion in omnichain assets” once the LayerZero endpoint is deployed.

The post argues that LayerZero’s messaging-layer approach is chain-agnostic “regardless of the underlying execution model,” explicitly flagging Cardano’s extended UTXO design as a historical friction point for tooling built around account-based chains.

Intersect said delivery work now moves into deployment, with “further milestones and timelines to be shared as progress continues.”

#2 USDCx Gets A Launch Date

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson used the event to put a calendar marker on USDCx, saying the product now has a target launch window at the end of February. “We’ve announced not long ago that we will have USDCx. Now we have a launch date for USDCx, end of February. We’ve done some amazing engineering to have a beautiful UX. You can go straight from any wallet to Coinbase, or Binance, and back, and there’s instant convertibility to USDC,” Hoskinson said.

He also claimed feature advantages versus standard USDC in circulation, saying USDCx has “privacy, and it’s also immutable and irreversible, so it’s actually better [than USDC].”

#3 Midnight Targets Mainnet Before End Of March

Midnight, the privacy-oriented network tied to the broader Cardano ecosystem, said its mainnet is now imminent. “On the ConsensusHK stage, we shared that Midnight mainnet will officially go live before the end of March,” the team posted via X, calling it “a major milestone and the beginning of a live, production network designed to support early applications built around selective disclosure and real-world privacy.”

Midnight added that mainnet is “foundational,” describing it as the stable base for teams to “launch, test, and iterate,” while setting expectations for “rapid protocol and tooling expansion ahead.”

At press time, Cardano traded at $0.261.

31% представителей «поколения зет» и 34% миллениалов были бы рады получить криптовалюту в качестве подарка, показал опрос американской компании Pollfish. Причем 13% зумеров уже хотя бы раз расплачивались криптовалютой на свиданиях.

Компания Strategy, крупнейший публичный корпоративный держатель биткоинов, объявила о смене подхода к финансированию закупок криптовалюты. Вместо продажи обыкновенных акций она намерена активнее использовать размещение привилегированных, сообщил генеральный директор компании Фонг Ле (Phong Le).

Основатель и гендиректор американского венчурного холдинга Digital Currency Group (DCG) Барри Силберт (Barry Silbert) заявил, что представление о биткоине как анонимном активе окончательно утратило актуальность.

Danske Bank has started offering Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs to customers for the first time, but the bank still doesn’t endorse crypto assets.

Danske Bank Now Offers Bitcoin & Ethereum ETPs

As announced in a press release, Danske Bank’s customers can now invest in some exchange-traded products (ETPs) tracking the two largest cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin and Ethereum.

The bank said that the new option is a response to increasing user demand for digital assets and improved regulation related to the sector. Kerstin Lysholm, head of investment products & offering at Danske Bank, noted:

As cryptocurrencies have become a more common asset class, we are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from customers wanting the option of investing in cryptocurrencies as part of their investment portfolio.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Danske Bank is the largest bank in Denmark with 3.75 trillion DKK (around $596 billion) in assets. Previously, the bank took a stalwart stance against offering cryptocurrency trading, but the latest move suggests it’s finally opening up to the market.

Though, Danske Bank still doesn’t offer advisory services for digital assets, labelling them as “opportunistic investments” rather than part of a long-term portfolio strategy. The addition of the new Bitcoin and Ethereum investment option is geared at investors who use the firm’s trading platform without receiving any investment advice, the bank said.

Investors using the option will gain exposure to the cryptocurrencies not by direct holding, but via ETPs, investment vehicles that allow for indirect exposure. This means that traders won’t have to engage with blockchain components like wallets and exchanges.

Lysholm emphasized that access to digital asset ETPs on the company’s trading platform shouldn’t be taken as a recommendation of cryptocurrencies from Danske Bank. The bank warned that the asset class involves “high risk” and may result in large losses.

The move to allow Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs isn’t the only one related to the cryptocurrency sector that Danske Bank has made recently. In September, the bank joined hands with eight other major European banks to develop a shared euro-pegged stablecoin.

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that have their price pegged to a fiat currency. Currently, the space is heavily dominated by the USD-based tokens, and the consortium of Danske Bank and other European banks plans to challenge this hegemony.

Since the initial announcement, the consortium has gradually added more members, now involving a total of twelve European financial institutions. The banks have set up a company called Qivalis in Amsterdam to handle the issuance of the stablecoin.

While the exact launch date of the token is unknown, the consortium has said it aims to make a commercial release in the second half of 2026.

BTC Price

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $66,700, down more than 8% in the last seven days.

Министерство финансов Великобритании объявило о выпуске цифровых гособлигаций (digital gilts) на блокчейне Orion, принадлежащем крупнейшему по объему активов европейскому банку HSBC.

Индикаторы технического анализа часто запаздывают относительно движения цены. Для волатильных инструментов, таких как криптовалюты, это может снижать эффективность сигналов. Center of Gravity (CG) позиционируется как осциллятор, способный минимизировать временной лаг. Рассмотрим принципы его работы и особенности применения.

BlockFills, a Chicago‑based cryptocurrency trading and lending firm that caters to institutional investors, has temporarily halted client deposits and withdrawals following the latest sharp downturn in digital asset markets. 

The decision came after Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to around $60,000 last week before recovering some of its losses. A company spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday that the suspension remains in effect.

BlockFills Imposes Trading Limits

The firm, which is backed by Susquehanna Private Equity Investments and the venture capital arm of CME Group, said the pause was introduced as a precautionary step. 

According to reports, clients were notified last week that the measure was designed “to further the protection of our clients and the firm.” The notice stated that any funds sent to the platform during the suspension period would be rejected and returned. 

While deposits and withdrawals are frozen, BlockFills clients are still permitted to trade, though under certain limitations. Positions or loans requiring additional margin may be closed if necessary.

BlockFills operates across several areas of the crypto market, offering spot and derivatives execution, structured products, and crypto‑backed lending services. Its clientele includes Bitcoin miners, hedge funds, and other professional counterparties. 

The company emphasized that trading for both spot and derivatives markets remains available for opening and closing positions, subject to restrictions implemented in response to current conditions.

No End In Sight

In a public statement, BlockFills said that recent market and financial volatility prompted the temporary suspension. The firm added that it is working to restore liquidity to the platform as quickly as possible. 

The company has not indicated how long the suspension will last, nor has it disclosed specific details about the underlying issues beyond citing heightened market volatility. 

While such pauses are disruptive, they are not without precedent in the cryptocurrency industry. During the 2022 market downturn often referred to as the “crypto winter,” several major centralized lenders and exchanges froze customer withdrawals as liquidity strains intensified. 

Companies including Celsius, Voyager Digital, BlockFi and Genesis eventually filed for bankruptcy after suspending client funds. More recently, in 2025, some exchanges experienced temporary disruptions. Binance, for example, briefly halted futures trading for less than an hour, attributing the interruption to technical issues.

The situation for BlockFills and its users will likely persist until crypto prices recover. For example, Bitcoin renewed its downtrend on Wednesday, dropping toward $67,554. The cryptocurrency registered losses of 2% and 8% in the 24-hour and seven-day time frames, respectively, positioning it 46% below all-time high levels.

According to CoinGecko data, Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Solana (SOL) followed Bitcoin’s lead, with respective declines of 3%, 2%, and 3.5% in the 24-hour time frame alone, adding to the growing fear of a full-fledged bear market taking place. 

Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com 

Преступники все чаще используют биткоин, Monero и USDT для расчетов и отмывания средств. Об этом сообщили опрошенные Bloomberg эксперты, указав, что выбор актива зависит от ликвидности, уровня анонимности и стоимости транзакций.

Аналитики ончейн-платформы CryptoRank заявили, что биткоин подает один из самых заметных медвежьих сигналов с начала 2022 года. Речь идет о резком ухудшении динамики 200-дневной скользящей средней — ключевого индикатора долгосрочного тренда.

Федеральный суд Калифорнии снизил штраф для компании Paxful Holdings, оператора P2P-платформы Paxful, со $112 млн до $4 млн. Компания признала вину в нарушении требований по противодействию отмыванию средств (AML).

Центральный банк Малайзии (BNM) через Центр инноваций цифровых активов (DAIH) запустил нормативную песочницу для тестирования привязанных к ринггиту стейблкоинов в международных расчетах, а также токенизированных активов реального мира (RWA).

Криптовалютный аналитик Михаэль ван де Поппе (Michael van de Poppe) заявил о расхождении между ценой эфира и сетевой активностью. По его словам, динамика транзакций указывает на формирование условий для последующего роста.

Компания Tether увеличит вложения в государственные облигации США, которые используются для обеспечения стейблкоинов USDT и USAT. Об этом заявил глава американского подразделения компании Бо Хайнс (Bo Hines).

Глава исследовательского подразделения норвежской брокерской компании K33 Research Ветле Лунде (Vetle Lunde) предположил, что возвращение биткоина к диапазону цен $70 000–$75 000 может произойти в ближайшие недели.

Недавний подъем биткоина с $60 000 до $67 000 объясняется активностью крупных держателей криптовалюты, так называемых китов. Однако явных признаков устойчивого восстановления спроса на рынке пока не наблюдается, утверждают аналитики компании Glassnode.

Американский инвестиционный банк Goldman Sachs сократил свою долю в крупных криптовалютных биржевых фондах (ETF). Об этом говорит финансовый отчет банка за октябрь — декабрь, поданный в Комиссию по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC).

Лауреат Нобелевской премии по экономике Пол Кругман (Paul Krugman) заявил, что на биткоин-рынок надвигается апокалиптическая зима из скандинавской мифологии, которая обычно предшествует Рагнареку и может продлиться несколько лет.

Крупнейший в Дании банк Danske предложил своим клиентам возможность покупать биткоин и эфир в виде паев биржевых продуктов (ETP). К прямым инвестициям в криптовалюту банк продолжает относиться с осторожностью.