🇷🇺 Russia has initiated proceedings and issued a wanted notice for Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, on charges of "aiding terrorist activities". The Gram price has fallen slightly—understandably, this means he likely has unfavorable news all year round, so the price doesn’t drop as sharply as everyone thinks. (For those who don’t know, "TON" has been renamed to "GRAM".) $GRAM
Iran unexpectedly launched multiple missiles at a U.S. military base in Jordan. According to CENTCOM, all the missiles were intercepted and there are currently no reports of casualties or damage.
Storj Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to deal with outstanding debts while the network and the STORJ token continue to operate normally.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump said he is considering a "large-scale" attack on Iran—larger than any airstrike operation before—but has not yet made a final decision.
Meanwhile, Iran warns it will treat the UK as a "co-conspirator" for allowing the US to use British military bases.
🛢️ Interestingly, today’s oil price has fallen by 2.6%, to $89.68 per barrel.
BlackRock, Coinbase and many other leading firms pledge to fund 15 million USD to support research into Bitcoin security solutions against quantum computer risks.
President Trump said that any damage to ships, cargo, and related assets from this point onward will be compensated with assets of Iran that are being controlled by the United States. He believes this is a fair and appropriate solution, even if the costs may be very large. $CL $XAUT $BTC #BTC
The Smarter Web Company has sold 177.89 BTC to pay off a $11.69 million debt to TOBAM.
After this transaction, the company still holds 2,700 BTC, indicating that the Bitcoin sale was only to settle the loan, not to change its long-term Bitcoin accumulation strategy.
$NVDAB 🛢️ Oil prices continue to rise sharply by 5.3%+ to 91.43 USD per barrel, while Brent crude has surpassed the 100.26 USD per barrel mark after the Houthi forces attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and announced a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia.
President Trump then warned that the US will directly hold Iran responsible if the Houthis continue to attack shipping, while Iran said it would respond by targeting infrastructure and energy assets linked to the US in the region.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has increased attacks on oil tankers, disrupting export operations through Kazakhstan's Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline system, which transports about 80% of the country's exported oil to the Black Sea.
... In short, the Red Sea and the Black Sea—everything is having trouble.
Meanwhile, US stocks are also dropping sharply: the Nasdaq is down 2.37% due to concerns about the enormous spending on AI. Tesla is down 13.6%, and Nvidia is down 7.21%.
$DEXE i’m sorry i didn’t buy when it was $15, $16; then it jumped strongly. luckily i didn’t fomo. now looking back, it crashed to $3. too funny 😂 #dexe
Add a reminder about why algorithmic stablecoins always carry many risks.
Balance Coin (BLC), an algorithmic stablecoin collateralized by Bitcoin and designed to maintain a value of 1 USD, collapsed by more than 99% after an oracle attack in which the hacker reportedly obtained about 915,000 USD.
BLC is a very small stablecoin, mainly used within the DeFi ecosystem of the project itself, and has very few users. $BTC #BTC
Movement Labs will restructure under Chapter 11 supervision of a U.S. court after several months mired in a crisis caused by a market maker scandal. $MOVE #movement
Pavel Durov announces crypto wallet for one billion Telegram users
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, said that the messaging app with more than one billion users will have an onboard non-custodial crypto wallet, enabling instant and free transactions with Gram, Telegram’s native cryptocurrency previously known as Toncoin.
Unlike the current Wallet bot, which operates partly via a custodial mechanism and is run by a separate company, the new wallet will be built into the app and will be non-custodial from the start. However, many specific details have not yet been disclosed, including whether the new wallet will replace or coexist with the Wallet bot, what types of assets will be supported beyond Gram, and how key management will be handled at scale for people who have never used crypto. $GRAM
Galaxy commits $5 million to help protect Bitcoin against quantum computers
Galaxy Digital has pledged funding of up to $5 million for developers researching post-quantum cryptography for Bitcoin, and has also set up an advisory board of experts from the University of Calgary, MIT, and Boston University. The grant will support upgrades to Bitcoin signatures, wallet conversion and custody tools, as well as security audits.
Concerns about quantum security are growing. According to Glassnode, around 30% of the Bitcoin supply could be affected if sufficiently powerful quantum computers emerge. However, the timing of that happening remains a subject of debate. Blockstream CEO Adam Back says Bitcoin is still safe for 20 to 40 years, while Bernstein estimates there are only three to five years left to prepare. NIST has released post-quantum cryptography standards since 2024, and Blockstream has also proposed a new hash-based signature mechanism to protect Bitcoin in the future. $BTC #BTC
🇺🇸🇨🇦 President Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 50% tariff on many Canadian goods under Article 338 of the Customs Tariff Act of 1930, on the grounds that Canada is treating U.S. goods unfairly, especially in the automotive, dairy, and alcohol sectors.
The affected products include automobiles, dairy, alcohol, wood, paper, clothing, and electronics, while energy, critical minerals, and fish are exempt.
The tariffs are expected to take effect after 30 days if the two sides do not reach an agreement. Canada says this move violates the USMCA and заяве that it will intensify negotiations to find a solution before the deadline.
In any case, he’s still bringing money back to his country, not stealing from the people 😆
Tradable to bring $1 billion in private credit to the Stellar network
Tokenization platform Tradable has announced it will bring up to $1 billion worth of private credit assets onto the Stellar blockchain. The initial phase will be around $500 million, then increase gradually to $1 billion over time. Previously, Tradable had tokenized $1.7 billion in assets of this type, and integrating Stellar will help expand access for institutional investors.
Stellar will support organization-focused features such as regulatory compliance, investor verification, and asset lifecycle management. Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon said the deal reflects growing institutional interest in the Stellar network.
The move comes as the market for tokenized real-world assets is growing rapidly, already surpassing the $34 billion mark. Within this, private credit is the largest segment, accounting for about 44% of the industry’s total value, according to Bernstein’s analysis. $SOL $LAB $SIREN
Visa launches a stablecoin platform, with OUSD at the center
Visa has just unveiled the Visa Stablecoin Platform, enabling banks and financial companies to issue, hold, and transfer stablecoins within a single unified system. The first supported currency is OUSD, a consortium stablecoin backed by more than 100 major companies such as Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, and Coinbase. It is expected to launch officially this year.
With this move, Visa aims to leverage its network of more than 200 million payment acceptance locations to proactively adapt to the stablecoin wave, rather than letting this technology gradually replace the intermediary role Visa currently holds. By building its own infrastructure for issuing and circulating stablecoins, Visa seeks to maintain its intermediary, fee-generating position even if traditional payment methods may become narrower in the future. $USDC $USDE $USDT
SBI Holdings continues to expand its digital asset ecosystem in Asia by acquiring a controlling stake in Singapore’s Coinhako exchange and stepping up stablecoin and asset tokenization.
SBI Holdings has purchased a controlling stake in the Singapore-based crypto exchange Coinhako. Coinhako is currently licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
At the same time, the Solana Foundation will invest in SBI R3 Japan. This entity will be renamed SBI Solana Global and will focus on developing stablecoins and tokenized assets such as corporate bonds and real estate. $BTC $ETH $BNB