Bitcoin's mining difficulty fell 10.09% to 124.93 trillion, its 11th-largest drop ever and second-biggest of 2026, after a 15% June price decline pushed miners offline.
Kosta Gushterov
Journalist
Kosta has reported on cryptocurrency markets and blockchain infrastructure since 2020, bringing over six years of hands-on experience in the crypto industry built through daily tracking of markets, trends, and emerging blockchain developments. Specializing in Bitcoin on-chain analysis, institutional ETF flows, and digital asset price action, his work at Coindoo has been cited by other news agencies and consistently covers market developments with a focus on data-driven reporting across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. Over the years, Kosta has contributed to multiple crypto media outlets in different regions, authoring over 6,000 articles across the sector. His reporting spans cryptocurrency markets and the broader fintech industry, tracking not only price action but also the technological and regulatory forces shaping the ecosystem. To support his analysis, Kosta actively leverages on-chain data and metrics from leading platforms such as Santiment, Glassnode, and CryptoQuant, enabling deeper, evidence-based market insights. He believes in the power of transparency and the data that underpins the blockchain ecosystem. His academic background in Marketing Management from Denmark further complements his analytical approach, adding a strong understanding of communication strategy and content positioning to his work.
Latest articles by Kosta Gushterov
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Bitcoin's leverage has reset, with open interest flushed from $90B to $50B and funding back to neutral near $64,200, yet short-term holders sit underwater and selling at a cycle extreme.
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Wallets holding 10,000+ LTC grew 7% to 648 while Litecoin trades near a four-year low, with the LitVM smart contract layer driving renewed accumulation interest.
As late-stage funding swells despite fewer deals, crypto’s fundraising model is fundamentally changing. Data shows institutional "project finance" is now superseding traditional, retail-focused venture capital cycles.
Seven of the ten largest AI agent tokens gained this week, led by Allora's 109% surge, while SIREN and BankrCoin unwound earlier speculative runs.
As SpaceX makes its historic $1.75 trillion Nasdaq debut, tokenized shares hit Solana instantly, testing the network’s global infrastructure while its native token fights heavy sell pressure under $68 resistance.
XRP's crowd sentiment has collapsed to its lowest reading since October 2025 while price structure remains bearish on the 4-hour chart, creating a setup where the technical and psychological pictures are aligned.
Hungary’s new government is scrapping severe crypto restrictions, including 8-year prison terms, explicitly signaling full alignment with EU MiCA standards and Estonia’s functional digital licensing framework.
Citigroup has launched a blockchain platform that converts pre-IPO company shares into tradeable digital instruments, allowing institutional clients to hold private equity alongside conventional public stocks in a single portfolio.
Strategy CEO Phong Le told CNBC the company's first Bitcoin sale in years was a deliberate operational test, not a shift in conviction. The company holds 845,256 BTC valued at approximately $53.2 billion and intends to remain the largest Bitcoin buyer and holder in the world.
