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Founded in 2018, Cryptopolitan has grown from a popular blog into a trusted source of news and analysis for millions of readers worldwide. Over the years, we have expanded our coverage to include a wide range of topics, from market trends and technological innovations to regulatory changes and industry events.
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Over 5,500 crypto miners come out of the shadow economy as Russia legalizes sector
Russia’s tax authority has disclosed the number of cryptocurrency miners regularly reporting the digital coins they are producing to the government. The figure announced includes both mining enterprises, which are required to register with the state, and individuals minting on a non-professional level. Miners legalize their business in Russia; many others dodge registration Over 5,500 […]
Sat, Feb 21
Saylor and Tom Lee remain bullish even as Strategy and Bitmine losses mount
Strategy’s CEO Michael Saylor remains bullish even though BTC price is over 10% below his average purchase price.
Sat, Feb 21
Tether initiates two-stage discontinuation of Chinese yuan CNH₮ stablecoins
Tether has pulled the plug on offshore Chinese yuan-backed stablecoin CNH₮, saying that new tokens will no longer be issued from them anymore. In a press release on Saturday, Tether said, “We continuously evaluate our stablecoin offerings to ensure they align with real-world usage, long-term sustainability, and the needs of the communities that rely on […]
Sat, Feb 21
Uzbekistan enters Central Asia’s BTC mining industry with first license approval
Uzbekistan has for the first time issued a permit to mine cryptocurrency in its territory, entering the region’s expanding coin minting market. The move puts an end to months of uncertainty, the newly licensed miner said, promising to “build the infrastructure of the future” in the country. Uzbekistan greenlights its first legal crypto mining project […]
Sat, Feb 21
OpenAI resets spending plan, cuts its 2030 compute spending target to $600 billion
OpenAI has told investors it now plans to spend about $600 billion on total compute by 2030. That replaces the earlier $1.4 trillion infrastructure figure that CEO Sam Altman had discussed months ago. The new number comes with a clearer timeline. US media alleges that the lower target follows concern that expansion plans were too […]
Sat, Feb 21
Dubai anchors real estate tokenization on XRP ledger as token climbs 2%
Dubai Land Department launched its first blockchain real estate platform, Prypco Mint, using the XRP Ledger.
Sat, Feb 21
Ethereum’s hard turn signals rising pressure from high-performance rivals
Ethereum is upgrading its base layer with FOCIL, account abstraction, and other architectural changes to improve security and censorship resistance.
Sat, Feb 21
SBF posts his latest attempt to bust "10 Myths" about the allegations he’s serving time for
In his latest attempt to defend his reputation to the outside world from behind bars, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of FTX Trading Ltd, came out today, February 20, to challenge the narratives that led to his conviction on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy. The former FTX CEO, currently serving a 25-year sentence […]
Fri, Feb 20
China shipped 13,000 humanoid robots in 2025, but most were bought by the government as showpieces
China’s humanoid robots were the talk of the internet after this year’s Spring Festival Gala, where dozens of them kicked, flipped, and danced their way through a four-hour state television broadcast watched by hundreds of millions of people. A year ago, the picture looked quite different. At the 2025 gala, earlier robot models wobbled through […]
Fri, Feb 20
Moscow to license crypto exchanges if they establish a presence in Russia
Cryptocurrency exchanges will have to set up a subsidiary in Russia and abide by its laws to be allowed to work there, the country’s monetary authority has made that clear. The statement comes amid fears that Russian authorities are planning to cut off access to global trading platforms for digital assets as soon as they […]
Fri, Feb 20
X challenges €120M EU DSA fine in landmark free speech case
Elon Musk’s X is challenging the $140 million fine imposed on the platform under the Digital Services Act by the European Union. The legal challenge targets the European Commission’s concentrated power, claiming that it doesn’t allow for “meaningful checks and balances.” The case, titled X v. the European Commission, is of interest to other tech […]
Fri, Feb 20
Ethereum-based Aztec explodes 70% as privacy narrative heats up
AZTEC, the token for the Aztec network, an Ethereum-based privacy-focused L2 rollup, has been on a positive wave since it launched, emerging as one of the standout performers in its category and in the broader market. The privacy token is gaining traction at a time when crypto natives are pushing back against what they perceive […]
Fri, Feb 20
North Korean hackers shift from infiltration to launching their own crypto platforms
DPRK hackers have only expanded their activities a year since the record-breaking Bybit hack. North Korean IT workers may have also launched a crypto app in the Bittensor ecosystem, which ended up stealing user funds.
Fri, Feb 20
Supreme Court rules Trump’s global tariffs illegal in rare rebuke of executive trade power
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not allow President Donald Trump to impose his global tariffs. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion, and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented. The blocked tariffs included 25% on most Canadian and Mexican imports, 10% on most Chinese […]
Fri, Feb 20
USDT supply sees steepest outflow since FTX crash as stablecoins hit regulatory wall
USDT supply declined by 1.7% in February, the steepest monthly outflow since the crash of FTX in 2022.
Fri, Feb 20
Russia's tax agency files bankruptcy process for BitRiver subsidiary
Russia’s tax authority is now applying for the bankruptcy of a BitRiver subsidiary responsible for a massive and unsuccessful project believed to have led to the downfall of the troubled mining giant. The bankruptcy proceedings have been initiated in the Republic of Buryatia, which is hosting a 100 MW data center built by the company, […]
Fri, Feb 20
Brief altcoin pumps lead to deeper corrections for UNI, ZRO, BERA
Altcoin pumps are still happening, with several outliers entering the overbought range. Altcoins remain risky, as most wipe out their short-term gains and still trend lower.
Fri, Feb 20
Warren questions Fed oversight shifts after SVB collapse findings
Elizabeth Warren demanded documents from the Federal Reserve about supervision changes and the Silicon Valley Bank review.
Fri, Feb 20
BTCC Exchange taps USDT settlement in TradFi platform launch to bridge traditional and crypto markets
BTCC, one of the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched BTCC TradFi, a cross-market feature offering users direct access to forex, commodities, indices, and stocks in addition to its precious metals offerings, all margined and settled in USDT. As of the second quarter of 2025, global forex trading volumes hit a record $9.6 trillion per […]
Fri, Feb 20
New data is in – AI slop is not replacing human labor
If you think about it, there are no AI “agents”, no “swarms”, nothing “agentic” or “identic”. These are just the latest buzzwords for the same invention: the LLM chatbot. Still, there is a lot of talk about AI replacing certain job categories, especially programmers. Actually, there are only about 30M programmers worldwide (according to ChatGPT) […]
Fri, Feb 20
