... (Circle) is registered in the U.S. and strives to comply with all financial oversight requirements. The token code even contains a mechanism for blocking addresses: in case of a court decision or sanctions, Circle can freeze specific USDC addresses (for example,... ... Bank, where a portion of Circle's reserves was held. However, after guarantees of deposit insurance from U.S. regulators, the price quickly recovered. This situation highlighted both the risks of stablecoins (dependence on the banking system) and the market's ...

... those with fiat dollars or other stablecoins, further solidifying Tether's role. During periods of market volatility, demand for USDT increases: when prices drop, investors exit cryptocurrency positions into stablecoins to preserve capital, and when prices rise, they funnel money through stablecoins for purchases. Thus, USDT functions as a lubricant for market mechanisms, ensuring constant liquidity. International Settlements and Transfers. Beyond exchanges, Tether is used for cross-border payments and settlements, especially in regions with limited access to convertible currency. For instance, businesses in ...

... billion rubles – 32% less than the previous month and 79% less than in May 2024. The reduction in subsidies leads to a decline in oil refining margins. In this situation, oil companies have no choice but to compensate for losses through higher exchange prices. It is worth noting, however, that the damping mechanism depends on petroleum product quotations in Europe, as well as the exchange rate of the ruble. This does not involve cutting subsidies but changing macroeconomic conditions. Oil and petroleum products have fallen in price worldwide, and the ruble ...

... by 3.34%, signaling structural changes in the industry. This article analyzes the impact on miner profitability, the market price of BTC, strategies of public companies post-halving, and the current state of fundamental metrics. Bitcoin: Decrease in ... ... decline proved milder, suggesting that the reduction in miner activity was less significant than expected. Difficulty Adjustment Mechanism and Its Importance The Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment is a key mechanism of the protocol that ensures the stable ...

... gasoline. Currently, the dampener is calculated only for AI-92 based on exchange trading indicators, but it also covers the supply volumes of AI-95 to the domestic market. There may also be attempts to reduce dampener payments in case of falling oil prices and declining budget revenues from the sector. The last attempt to reduce the dampener by half in 2023 led to an autumn fuel crisis. Kotov notes that the Ministry of Finance has repeatedly attempted to change the dampener mechanism to reduce payments. It is likely that the new mechanism will again focus on this goal (though officially, the aim is said to be the additional stabilization of the high-octane gasoline market). As a result, refineries will receive less money,...