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News ⚡ Medium 03.08.2026, 00:56 Explosion in Moscow kills three and injures 21 at an Italian restaurant, Russian media reports. A bomb detonated in a restaurant in Moscow, causing casualties. This is a breaking geopolitical event that could increase market uncertainty and trigger risk-off sentiment in crypto and o...

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News 🔥 High 02.08.2026, 23:50 BREAKING: Ukraine claims major strike on Russian oil refinery and airfield; Russia reports 8 dead, launches Black Sea attacks on Ukrainian ports. This is a significant escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war. The attack on Russian oil infrastructure could affect global energy prices, and war uncertainty often drives volatility in risk...

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News 💦 Low 02.08.2026, 22:16 Serenity warns InP laser shortage for AI data centers could be worse than memory chips, spotlighting a critical bottleneck in optical communication infrastructure. An influential crypto analyst highlights a warning from Lumentum's CEO that indium phosphide (InP) lasers, vital for AI data centers, face a severe supply shortage that may exceed memory...

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News 💦 Low 02.08.2026, 19:21 Russia legalizes crypto for cross-border trade — but the ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 is already doing it, dodging sanctions via offshore issue. New law wants registration and control, clashing with A7A5's anti-freeze design. Russia passed a law allowing companies to use digital currencies in cross-border trade settlements, creating a legal framework for crypto in international payments. A7A5, a ruble-pegged s...

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News 💦 Low 02.08.2026, 15:59 Trump-linked treasury firm ALT5 Sigma moves 1.815B WLFI (~$99.8M) to a fresh address, still holding 5.09B WLFI ($282M). ALT5 Sigma, a treasury company tied to the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial project, transferred a huge amount of WLFI tokens to a new wallet. This on-chain move could indicate intern...

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News 💦 Low 02.08.2026, 14:03 Coldcard hack victim's stolen BTC lands in offshore casino Duel.com — casino refuses to freeze funds, legal action threatened. A victim of the Coldcard wallet hack lost about 30 BTC. 17 of those BTC were swapped to ETH and deposited into an online casino called Duel.com. The casino has been asked to freeze the fu...

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News ⚡ Medium 02.08.2026, 11:53 Iran's military slams Trump's claim that Tehran asked to stop attacks as a 'new lie' — forces on highest alert, ready for 'decisive battle'. Iran's military official denies U.S. President Trump's statement that Iran requested a halt to strikes, saying the country is fully prepared for any outcome and that a battlefield confron...

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News 🔥 High 02.08.2026, 10:09 Trump agrees to call off strike on Iran — White House makes a sudden U-turn as war fears ease. The US president decided to cancel a planned military attack on Iran, reducing the chances of a near-term conflict in the Middle East. Traders see this as a risk-off scenario unwinding, w...

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News ⚡ Medium 02.08.2026, 08:53 Trump Media just moved 2,628 BTC to Crypto.com — the company is sitting on a $555M bitcoin loss and has already realized $318M in losses this year. Trump Media, the company behind Truth Social, bought a large amount of Bitcoin last year at an average price of about $118,529 per coin. Now it is sending more Bitcoin to an exchange, whi...

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News ⚡ Medium 02.08.2026, 08:49 Michael Saylor says Strategy's Bitcoin monetization plan was announced before Q2 results, not because of losses, and the company still expects to be a net buyer of Bitcoin. Strategy is a company that holds a lot of Bitcoin. Its founder is clarifying that a recently announced plan to possibly sell some Bitcoin was not caused by urgent cash needs, and the firm...

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News 🔥 High 02.08.2026, 08:13 Strategy (MSTR) says it may sell up to $5B in Bitcoin under current capital plan — 4x its original limit. CEO Phong Le says proceeds could boost reserves, cover dividends and fund buybacks. Strategy, a large corporate Bitcoin holder, announced a potential sale of up to $5 billion of its Bitcoin. The funds would go to corporate expenses like dividends and stock buybacks. This...

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News 💦 Low 02.08.2026, 08:05 CZ chimes in on Coldcard hack: "Software will always have bugs, it's how the team handles them that matters" — just as attackers' third wave pushes the total haul past 1,367 BTC (~$88.6M). Binance founder Changpeng Zhao commented on the ongoing Coldcard wallet attack, saying software vulnerabilities are inevitable and what matters is how the team responds. He referenced Tru...

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News ⚡ Medium 02.08.2026, 08:02 Hackers behind Coldcard RNG exploit shift 0.06 BTC, sparking fears of a larger dump as they hold 1,159 BTC ($72M). A group that exploited a randomness vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets begins moving stolen bitcoin, signaling possible intent to launder or sell.

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News 💦 Low 02.08.2026, 08:02 Iran's Foreign Ministry issues defiant statement, vowing to continue resistance until 'enemies' eliminated, blaming US for violations. Iran's diplomatic body publicly committed to continuing its defensive operations and resistance against the US, citing American violations of a memorandum and ongoing attacks.

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News 💦 Low 02.08.2026, 04:31 Israel says it killed Hezbollah members on a key Lebanon hilltop, testing the fragile ceasefire. Israel's military said it struck and killed Hezbollah fighters on a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon. This directly tests the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and could signal w...

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News 🔥 High 02.08.2026, 00:55 Iran secretly planned to expand the war using its proxies, aiming to raise costs for President Trump if the US strikes again, leaked during a brief truce. A report claims Iran used a short pause in fighting to draw up a covert plan, involving allied groups, to make any new US attack very expensive for Washington. This is an intelligence lea...

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News 💦 Low 01.08.2026, 23:25 Zelensky asks Trump for help convincing Musk to let Ukraine use Starlink for drone strikes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly asked US President Donald Trump to persuade Elon Musk to allow Ukraine to use Starlink satellite internet in drone strikes against Ru...

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News ⚡ Medium 01.08.2026, 23:03 Iran blamed for widening cyberattacks on US water systems, hitting at least 7 states. Hackers linked to Iran have targeted water infrastructure across the US, raising fears of retaliation and geopolitical escalation. This can increase market uncertainty and push risk asset...

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News ⚡ Medium 01.08.2026, 19:11 Kuwait says it shot down Iranian drones as the Middle East braces for another round of escalation. Kuwait's military reports intercepting Iranian drones, adding a new layer to the regional conflict. This raises fears of a wider war and more market turbulence.

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News 💦 Low 01.08.2026, 18:17 BNB Chain disowns a new meme token after a fired employee used an old tutorial wallet to deploy it. The chain says it never created or endorsed the token and is now taking legal action. A wallet created by a former BNB Chain employee for a video tutorial was later used by that employee after leaving the company to launch a new meme token. BNB Chain says it has no connect...

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