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On May 28, 2025, the Toncoin (TON) rate rose sharply from $3 to $3.69, adding over 20% on the back of positive news related to Telegram and Pavel Durov.

Solana Foundation has unveiled Solana Attestation Service (SAS), a solution for off-chain user verification, including KYC and accreditation, without storing personal information. The service creates reusable digital identities, allowing dApps to identify users without re-verification.

The LIBRA token has surged more than 80% after Argentina’s President Javier Miley disbanded the investigative team investigating him. Despite the disbandment of UTI, criminal cases against Miley and his entourage remain active and have been forwarded to the national prosecutor’s office.

Over 17 billion XRP (equivalent to ~$40 billion) were withdrawn to Binance in a week. Such a sharp replenishment of exchange wallets suggests that large holders are transferring coins to secure profits or breakeven after the recent price increase.

On May 12, Japanese company Metaplanet invested more than $124 million in the purchase of 1,241 bitcoins at an average price of $100,049 per unit. The company’s total crypto portfolio now amounts to 6,796 BTC – more than the state reserves of El Salvador (6,174 BTC).

Bitcoin has come very close to $100,000 after the US Federal Reserve left its interest rate at 4.25-4.5%. The decision to leave the rate unchanged for the third time in a row was a growth factor: BTC reached $99,419, adding 5% in a week.

From 2027, new AML rules will come into force in the EU, banning the use of anonymous cryptocurrencies such as Monero and Zcash on regulated platforms. Exchanges, wallets and DeFi protocols will be banned from processing private transactions and using obfuscating tools, including mixers.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov received an NFT frog Plush Pepe #1 worth 14,850 TON (about 4 million rubles) as a gift. The donor was the creator of the marketplace Mr FreeMan, who made the purchase on the secondary market.

Justin Sun unexpectedly posted a post in Russian on his X account on April 24. In the post, he called the Russian community one of the key participants in the global crypto market.

On April 18, Roskomnadzor blocked the domains of the crypto exchange aggregator BestChange — .ru, .com and .net.