Not so long ago, claims that the world was moving toward a global digital dictatorship were mostly the preserve of people demanding that governments reveal the truth about alien contact. Those blessed times are over. Today, the phrase “digital Gulag” is used without irony by leading investigative journalists.
At ForkLog’s request, Roman Korolev examines this new reality by tracing it back to the origins of conspiratorial beliefs about the coming of the Antichrist, the infernal computer, and the concentration camp in which the entire globe is imprisoned.
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.@BlockchainAssn sent an open letter to US Senate leaders John Thune and Chuck Schumer, urging the swift passage of the #CLARITYAct.
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We explore how Cuba copes with financial isolation and why authorities have begun legalizing cryptocurrencies for foreign trade.
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.@HIVEDigitalTech reported its financial results for the 2026 fiscal year, which ended on March 31. Annual revenue surged by 158%, reaching $297.8 million.
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Ethereum co-founder @VitalikButerin introduced a concept for recreating synthetic assets based on options instead of traditional debt positions.
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In May, inflows to companies with digital asset treasuries amounted to $180.5 million, compared to $4 billion the previous month. Nearly the entire volume was attributed to structures holding #Bitcoin on their balance sheets.
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On June 2, #BTC price dropped to $69,751. The decline occurred amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran, as well as the sale of part of its reserves by #Strategy.
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At the end of March, the balances of Russian citizens' funds on foreign CEX decreased by 23% compared to the previous two quarters, reaching 720 billion rubles.
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Google’s parent company #Alphabet announced plans to raise $80 billion through a stock offering. The funds will be used to scale artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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.@dwavequantum unveiled its roadmap for the phased development of quantum systems. By 2032, the company plans to create a fault-tolerant quantum computer with 100 logical qubits.
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Physicists from the University of Buffalo have introduced a theoretical scheme for a quantum sensor designed to detect altermagnets—a new class of magnetic materials. This was reported by Quantum Insider.
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The Aave protocol has revised its asset listing standards following the April incident involving rsETH, which threatened the project with a potential bad debt of hundreds of millions of dollars.
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The internet is gradually ceasing to be a place for people and is turning into infrastructure for digital agents. Media are losing audiences, websites are losing their purpose, and knowledge is becoming a depersonalized synthesis produced by someone else’s algorithms. Why the “ten blue links” may be the last symbol of a human web, who benefits from the death of search, and whether the old, cozy internet can unexpectedly become a form of resistance — a ForkLog analysis.
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Nvidia has introduced the Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, a research reference design for developing and testing humanoid robot skills. The configuration includes a Unitree H2 Plus body and Sharpa Wave tactile five-fingered hands, according to the press release.
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Nvidia has introduced RTX Spark, a chip designed for Windows PCs, focusing on running AI agents and large language models locally. The project was developed in collaboration with Microsoft over approximately three years.
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Between May 25 and 29, investment products based on digital assets experienced an outflow of $1.67 billion. According to a report by CoinShares, this negative trend has persisted for the third consecutive week.
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The non-profit Cardano Foundation has canceled the Cardano Summit 2026 in Singapore after a proposal for treasury funding failed to gain the necessary support in an on-chain vote.
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Meta is developing an AI pendant and plans to begin testing it next year, according to The Information, citing internal corporate documents.
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