⛏ The average cost of mining 1 BTC in the second quarter of 2025 exceeded $70 000, as miners faced rising network hashrate and electricity prices.

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🪙 Bank of America has included Bitcoin in its list of the greatest innovations of the past 1 000 years.

In its research, the bank compared major technological breakthroughs — from the printing press to quantum computing — alongside global population growth, noting that Bitcoin is positioned at the steepest point of technological acceleration. It is seen not just as an asset, but as a systemic innovation capable of transforming the financial system, much like the internet and electric vehicles have done.

Although the bank does not yet offer direct BTC purchases, it is ready to adopt crypto payments as soon as clear regulations are in place.

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☠️ Attackers hacked Meta Pool's smart contracts and stole 9 700 mpETH worth $27 000 000.

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💰 A trader sold 1 SPK for 19 600 USDT — due to a pool configuration mistake.

Before trading began, user teochew.eth created an SPK/USDT liquidity pool and added nearly 20 000 USDT — without any SPK tokens, just stablecoins. He intended to set the price at 1 USDT = 19 SPK (meaning SPK would cost around $0.05), but accidentally flipped the pair and set it as 1 SPK = 19 000 USDT.

Trader 0x7ef29 quickly spotted the error and sold 1 SPK for nearly $20,000, instantly draining all the liquidity from the pool.

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☠️ Blockchain investigator ZachXBT stated that crypto crime is spiraling out of control:

🔴 At least $5–10 billion in stolen funds circulate on Tron.
🔴 Protocols earn fees from illicit activity and take no action.
🔴 Influencers and KOLs face no consequences for scamming followers and projects.
🔴 Courts often side with hackers due to outdated laws.
🔴 The potential long-term consequences are deeply concerning.

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🪙 The U.S. Department of Justice, Europol, and law enforcement agencies from several countries have shut down Archetyp Market — the largest darknet platform for drug sales.

The marketplace operated exclusively with Monero (XMR), with total transaction volume estimated at around €250 million.

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🤖 Pavel Durov stated in an interview with the French press that his brother Nikolai is working on a "real AI" — one that can think logically and understand the world.

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💸 Coinbase is launching Coinbase Payments — a payment service for merchants enabling instant 24/7 USDC transactions on the Base blockchain.

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🪙 As of now, 100 companies hold over 830 000 BTC.

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❤️ CZ called on all crypto platforms to implement a "will function" that allows users to predefine how their assets should be distributed in the event of death.

Each year, over $1 billion in crypto assets reportedly remains unclaimed on exchanges due to the lack of inheritance procedures.

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