The post Strategy Braces for $2.8B Liquidation Shock as MSCI Changes Index Rules  appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

The world’s leading publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company, Strategy, is among a list of companies of its kind that face potential removal from Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) global indexes. Announced on October 15, the decision established new financial tests that deem non-operating companies ineligible for indexing. In this context, non-operating firms are those whose …

The post Google Achieves ‘Magic State’ Quantum Breakthrough; Top 5 Quantum-Proof Blockchains to Watch appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Google has achieved the “magic state cultivation” breakthrough, once again raising curiosity about the leading quantum-ready blockchains and cryptocurrencies in the digital ecosystem. Google’s quantum milestone and its impact on blockchain  Google has accomplished a 99.99% accuracy in producing magic states, a key ingredient required by a quantum computer for it to produce meaningful results. …

The post Russia Bans P2P Crypto Trading & Self-Custody Wallets: What Investors Need to Know appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Russia has banned direct peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading, as well as retail transfers to self-custody wallets. Bank of Russia announced the update to the comprehensive crypto regulations signed into law by President Vladimir Putin in August. Russia restricts P2P trading and crypto self-custody Following the bans, crypto traders now have a grace period until July …

The post Why Bitcoin’s Next Target Could Be $93,000 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Bitcoin (BTC) is down 2% in the last 24hours, trading at $81,698 after US inflation came in hot and raised the odds of another Fed rate hike. Compounding the decline is a cascade of long liquidations ($63.17 million in the past day) and a break below the $82,000 – $83,000 support zone. Institutions have also …

The post Inside PulseChain, HEX, PulseX 50% Crash Amid Richard Heart’s Arrest appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Richard Heart, the founder of PulseChain, Hex and  PulseX, was today arrested in Istanbul, Turkey on allegations of aggravated tax fraud. Officially known as Richard James Schueler, the crypto mogul was taken into custody based on an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of Finland. The operation was conducted by the Istanbul Police, Anti-Financial …

The post Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Just Arrived – And It Doesn’t Need a Soft Fork appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Researchers at the Center for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering (IC3E) from Imperial College London have published major research on post-quantum Bitcoin security. The paper proposes a model that would make Bitcoin transfers private and quantum-proof, all without the need for a soft fork. Bitcoin’s quantum resistance proposals  Back in 2018-2020, the group’s research dubbed “Commit-Delay-Reveal” …

The post Strive Announces 15% SATS Preferred Stock IPO to Fund Bitcoin Acquisition appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company Strive has announced its proposed initial public offering (IPO) of a Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock under the ticker SATS. According to a recently published press release, the company intends to offer 5 million shares priced at $100 per share. The shares will yield a dividend at an annual cumulative rate …

The post Compromised Ledger Resellers List amid 2026’s $200M Cold Wallet Theft appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Ledger hardware wallets have been trending in recent times following the theft of about $93 million in a supply chain attack. As CoinPedia reported, the incident initially involved crypto wallets purchased from Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis.  New information has now come to light, with the list of compromised resellers growing to four.  Breached Ledger vendors …

The post Hunter Biden LAPTOP Coin Surges 21% After Crash Forensic Report appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Hunter Biden’s recently launched meme coin has rallied 21.11% in the day following a comprehensive forensic report on the recent 99% crash. Notably, the son of former US President Joe Biden launched the LAPTOP meme coin as a form of retaliation against President Donald Trump’s TRUMP meme coin and his politics.  However, shortly after launch, …

The post China Banned Crypto, But Chinese P2P Transactions Just Exploded 43x. Here’s Why appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

A recent study has revealed that peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions among Chinese users have grown 3.5-fold in the past year despite the nation’s relentless crypto ban. According to Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis, the Chinese are utilizing these P2P transactions as a workaround to the heavily restricted centralized crypto operations.  Latest statistics on China crypto growth  In …