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Ukraine requires citizens to declare crypto income
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 09:20:03

Ukraine requires citizens to declare crypto income Daniil Hetmantsev, head of the Rada's tax committee, said Ukrainians must declare income from crypto now, even without specific regulation. Official position According t…

KelpDAO Loses $293 Million in Restaking Protocol Hack
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 08:25:03

KelpDAO Loses $293 Million in Restaking Protocol Hack KelpDAO reported a loss of $293 million after a restaking protocol exploit that occurred over the past weekend. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the rsETH br…

RAVE token: 100x surge followed by 95% collapse
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 07:20:03

RAVE token: 100x surge followed by 95% collapse The RAVE token rose from about $0.25 to roughly $28 over several days, then plunged by about 95% . Price dynamics The rapid ascent represented an approximate 100x increase …

Vercel breach exposes potential risk to Web3 front ends
2049.news · 20.04.2026, 06:15:03

Vercel breach exposes potential risk to Web3 front ends Vercel confirmed that attackers accessed parts of its internal systems after compromising a third-party AI service account for several days. Incident overview Accor…

MYTHOS reportedly targets cryptocurrency community online
2049.news · 19.04.2026, 15:05:03

MYTHOS reportedly targets cryptocurrency community online Social media posts circulating since the recent hours claim that MYTHOS has begun targeting participants in the cryptocurrency community across multiple platforms…

How AI’s Rise Affects Neglected Cryptocurrency Projects
2049.news · 19.04.2026, 13:30:01

How AI’s Rise Affects Neglected Cryptocurrency Projects The advance of artificial intelligence reshapes investor attention and infrastructure spending, altering the landscape for overlooked cryptocurrency projects. This …

Investors Continue Rebalancing Portfolios Amid Delayed Altseason
2049.news · 19.04.2026, 11:20:01

Investors Continue Rebalancing Portfolios Amid Delayed Altseason The altseason many market participants expected has been postponed, and confidence in a broad altcoin upswing is waning. A recent video documents a portfol…

Market Recovery, EU Crypto Oversight, Bitcoin CIA Theory, China AI
2049.news · 19.04.2026, 10:20:03

Market Recovery, EU Crypto Oversight, Bitcoin CIA Theory, China AI This digest summarizes major developments: market recovery drivers, new EU crypto oversight proposals, a theory about Bitcoin 's origins, and China's AI …

Подсказки были как Ормуз отторговывать.
2049.news · 18.04.2026, 16:20:03

Подсказки были как Ормуз отторговывать.

Curated Guides for Practical AI Tools and Workflows
2049.news · 18.04.2026, 15:00:02

Curated Guides for Practical AI Tools and Workflows This collection compiles practical guides on current AI tools, from large-model features to visual content generation methods. It aims to help readers assess technologi…

Institutional Money Returns to Spot Bitcoin ETFs This Week
2049.news · 18.04.2026, 12:00:01

Institutional Money Returns to Spot Bitcoin ETFs This Week Over the past week investors allocated nearly $1 billion to spot bitcoin ETFs, marking the largest weekly inflow since January. Weekly flows Net inflows into spo…

France tightens protections for crypto investors
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 11:25:01

France tightens protections for crypto investors French authorities are preparing new security measures to protect cryptocurrency holders amid a rise in abductions and "wrench" attacks, authorities reported. Since 01.01.…

U.S. Could Face Severe Sovereign Bond Market Shock
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 09:45:01

U.S. Could Face Severe Sovereign Bond Market Shock Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged authorities to develop an emergency response plan in case demand for U.S. government bonds falls sharply. Paulson’s warning…

Forecast market could reach $1 trillion by 2030
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 08:30:04

Forecast market could reach $1 trillion by 2030 Bernstein estimates the forecasting market could expand to $1 trillion by 2030 driven by diverse wagering and analytics segments. Near-term projection and growth pace Accor…

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.7 with enhanced capabilities
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 07:10:05

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.7 with enhanced capabilities Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.7 , a new flagship model showing improved benchmark results for coding and analytical tasks. Model improvements Claude Op…

Investors sue Circle over Drift Protocol $230M exploit
2049.news · 17.04.2026, 06:10:04

Investors sue Circle over Drift Protocol $230M exploit Investors filed a class-action lawsuit against Circle after the Drift Protocol exploit, which allowed hackers to withdraw more than $230 million in USDC. Allegations…

Anthropic Nears Trillion-Dollar Valuation Ahead of IPO
2049.news · 16.04.2026, 10:15:04

Anthropic Nears Trillion-Dollar Valuation Ahead of IPO Anthropic's pre-IPO valuation has approached $851 billion , following a near 640% rise in secondary-share prices across private trading platforms. The company earlie…

Adam Back urges Bitcoin to prepare for quantum threat now
2049.news · 16.04.2026, 09:10:03

Adam Back urges Bitcoin to prepare for quantum threat now Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream , said quantum computers do not pose an immediate practical risk but urged prompt preparation. Assessment of current quantum risk Ba…

Meta launches Muse Spark as first Muse-family model
2049.news · 16.04.2026, 08:15:04

Meta launches Muse Spark as first Muse-family model Meta introduced Muse Spark , the first public release in its new Muse family, moving away from Llama’s open-source approach to closed development. Model and positioning…

Lawyers explain removal of $25,000 trader threshold in US
2049.news · 16.04.2026, 07:20:04

Lawyers explain removal of $25,000 trader threshold in US The SEC removed the minimum capital requirement of $25 000 for active traders, adopting a new risk-based regulatory model. Legal experts detailed how the rules wi…

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