BC Monitoring’s Russia Editor Vitaly Shevchenko reflects on the Victory Day spectacle in Moscow.
Year: 2025
Watch: Trump misspeaks and calls toy firm Mattel a country
The US president says tariffs are “the most misunderstood thing” in business and threatens more action.
How can India and Pakistan find a way to de-escalate?
India and Pakistan both blame each other for escalating military tensions.
Mercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann dies
He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea’s ruler.
Turkish Tufts University student released from immigration facility
Her arrest followed the White House’s crackdown on what it has classified as antisemitism on US campuses.
Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ name change
President Sheinbaum argues Trump’s executive order applies only to the US portion of the continental shelf.
Michelle Bond Alleges ‘Stealth and Deception’ in Prosecutors’ 7-Year FTX Plea Deal
Michelle Bond says federal prosecutors have used stealth and deception to persuade her husband, former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to plead guilty, asserting they have not upheld an understanding that she would be spared campaign-finance charges stemming from her 2022 congressional bid.
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Taiwanese Lawmaker Warns Reserves at Risk – Should Taiwan Hold Bitcoin Now?
Taiwanese Lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun has urged the government at the National Finance Conference on May 9 to add Bitcoin to national reserves, suggesting a 5% allocation as a hedge against currency volatility and potential conflict, while Taiwan’s FSC advances draft rules for virtual asset oversight.
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AI Agents Set to Spark $615B Boom in Blockchain Gaming Engagement
$614.9 billion—that’s where blockchain gaming revenue is now forecast to land by 2030 after AI agents began running wallets, cutting trades, and even bluffing at on-chain poker tables this week. Recent data shows that the global blockchain gaming market size was valued at $128.62 billion in 2022.While this growth is impressive, on-chain games still primarily […]
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Coinbase’s $2.9B Deribit Buy Unleashes 24/7 U.S.-Regulated BTC & ETH Futures
Coinbase has launched 24/7 CFTC-regulated Bitcoin and Ethereum futures via Coinbase Derivatives LLC, the first such offering in the US. Cleared by Nodal Clear and backed by Virtu, ABN AMRO and Wedbush, the move follows its $2.9bn Deribit purchase and precedes planned perpetual contracts.
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