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Russia Opens Cross-Border Crypto Trading but Restricts Local Use: Why?

Russia’s Central Bank has proposed a new crypto framework that would allow investors to trade Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether (USDT) on official Russian exchanges.

2026-08-11 · 16:00 UTC
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Crypto

Bitcoin Rebound Lifts Bitget Protection Fund to $351M Average Valuation

2026-08-11 · 16:00

Bitcoin’s July recovery gave Bitget’s Protection Fund a significant lift.

Crypto

Coinbase Wins Abu Dhabi License to Power Global Tokenization Push

2026-08-11 · 15:59

Coinbase has marked a major milestone in its vision to expand its global presence, securing a new regulatory approval in…

World

Watch: Was Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?

2026-08-11 · 15:53

US media reports say the president secretly left via a catering truck to avoid a threat to his life from Iran.

World

Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health

2026-08-11 · 15:47

Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022 for kicking a police officer while drunk, had reportedly been in a…

Tech

Delta investigating after someone set up fake Wi-Fi network mid-flight

2026-08-11 · 15:40

The Delta flight crew switched off the aircraft's legitimate Wi-Fi network for around 30 minutes due to the incident,…

Tech

Anthropic Emerges as ‘Frontier AI Lab’ Behind Riot’s $9.1B AI Deal

2026-08-11 · 15:40

Anthropic has agreed to take 191 megawatts of computing capacity at Riot Platforms’ Rockdale campus in Texas.

Crypto

LINK Pops 5% After Standard Chartered Calls $200 Chainlink Price by 2030

2026-08-11 · 15:40

Major bank calls Chainlink critical rails for $4T tokenization boom by 2028.

Crypto

3 Altcoins Poised for a Breakout as Key Crypto Catalysts Approach

2026-08-11 · 15:35

Cardano faces an ETF milestone while advancing the Leios scalability upgrade.

Tech

2025’s most downloaded game, Block Blast!, is going ad-free on Apple Arcade

2026-08-11 · 15:33

Block Blast!, the most downloaded mobile game of 2025, is coming to Apple Arcade in September where it will be ad-free.

Crypto

Bitcoin Policy Institute Requests Early Model Access From AI Firms

2026-08-11 · 15:31

Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) has reportedly urged AI companies to give Bitcoin Core developers and other open-source…

Science

We’ve now had a good look at a rainbow made from sound

2026-08-11 · 15:30

Two research teams have independently created devices within which sound waves could be separated by frequency, creating…

Tech

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is betting on EVs, robots, and autonomy all at once — he’ll explain why at Disrupt 2026 

2026-08-11 · 15:30

Rivian's CEO RJ Scaringe is speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to detail his journey, and the lessons it’s bestowed.

World

Trump to give Republicans a 3-1 FCC majority, isn't filling empty Democratic seat

2026-08-11 · 15:28

Trump has resisted urge to fire FCC Democrat despite recent Supreme Court win.

Crypto

ForumPay Expands Payment Infrastructure with New Card and Bank Transfer Acceptance Solution

2026-08-11 · 15:24

Milton, Georgia, August 11th, 2026, ChainwireBusinesses are increasingly looking for ways to offer more payment options…

World

Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty

2026-08-11 · 15:24

The new law - which next goes to the cabinet for approval - would make Lebanon the first country in the Middle East to…

Crypto

FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets

2026-08-11 · 15:23

FlightAware says that Kalshi used its name and data to offer bets on flight cancellations without the flight tracker's…

Crypto

ForumPay Expands Payment Infrastructure with New Card and Bank Transfer Acceptance Solution

2026-08-11 · 15:23

Milton, Georgia, 11th August 2026, Chainwire

Sports

Hodgkinson cruises into 800m semi-finals

2026-08-11 · 15:19

Britain's defending champion Keely Hodgkinson wins her heat to reach women's 800m semi-finals, at the European Athletics…

Crypto

Bitcoin: Anthropic Signs a Mega-Deal Worth 9.1 Billion Dollars with Riot

2026-08-11 · 15:15

Riot Platforms has just changed dimension.

Sports

Pain, pride and teamwork - the camp behind Hodgkinson's success

2026-08-11 · 15:14

The M11 Track Club, led by coaching duo Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows in Manchester, provides the foundation for…

Crypto

Can the UK Be a Crypto Hub If Banks Still Block Digital Assets?

2026-08-11 · 15:12

According to the Financial Times, UK lawmakers are warning that restrictions placed on crypto activity by banks could…

Crypto

Saylor’s Strategy Racks up $102M in Bitcoin Losses, per Cryptoquant

2026-08-11 · 15:10

Strategy has realized more than $102 million in losses from its 2026 bitcoin sales, as Michael Saylor’s company keeps…

Tech

Show HN: Git-knife – edit commit messages, authors, and dates like a spreadsheet

2026-08-11 · 15:09

Git-knife is a new desktop GUI tool that allows users to edit git commit metadata—including messages, author…