Author

Ilya Bratanov

Ilya Bratanov is a crypto copywriter with over three years of experience writing in-depth technical reviews, SEO-optimized guides, platform comparisons, and educational explainers.

114 articles · Serbia

Ilya Bratanov · a day ago

GPT-6.1 Terra: OpenAI cuts computer-agent costs in half

OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Terra on October 26, pricing it at $1 per million input tokens and $5 output, half the cost of GPT-6.1 Sol. Token price and per-task…

AI Adoption

Ilya Bratanov · 2 days ago

Brazil 2026: Prediction Markets Backed Bolsonaro at 84%, Then Lula Won

Polymarket priced Flávio Bolsonaro at 83.9% before the vote. Lula won with 51.79%. The odds flipped live during counting, reading incoming data faster than…

Markets Regulation

Ilya Bratanov · 6 days ago

Coinbase Ireland Fined 3.25M Euros Over Client Fund Safeguarding Failures

The Central Bank of Ireland fined Coinbase Ireland 3,252,618 euros on October 22, 2026, over safeguarding and outsourcing failures. No customers lost funds,…

Coinbase News

Ilya Bratanov · 7 days ago

GENIUS Act: OCC Finalizes Stablecoin Rules, Yield Ban Stays Case-by-Case

The OCC's GENIUS Act final rule bars stablecoin issuers from paying yield to holders, but dropped an automatic presumption for third-party rewards. Every…

Stablecoins Regulation

Ilya Bratanov · 7 days ago

OpenAI MultiLangBench: COBOL Migration Scores Hit 97.9%

OpenAI published MultiLangBench on October 19, 2026, reporting a 97.9% COBOL migration pass rate. These are vendor benchmarks, not certified production…

AI Adoption

Ilya Bratanov · 14 days ago

Qivalis Gets Dutch License: Four Italian Banks Back Euro Stablecoin

Qivalis secured a Dutch e-money institution license on October 14, 2026, backed by 37 European banks including UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo. The euro token…

Stablecoins Banks

Ilya Bratanov · 15 days ago

Bitcoin as Bank Collateral: South Korea's First BTC-Backed Business Loan

South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank has issued its first Bitcoin-backed business loan, using third-party custody and court-ordered liquidation. Key terms remain…

Bitcoin Adoption Asia

Ilya Bratanov · 16 days ago

Amazon in Talks to Buy Decart for $7 Billion: What's at Stake

Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire AI startup Decart for around $7 billion, per the Wall Street Journal. No deal is confirmed. Decart's DOS software…

Data Centers AI

Ilya Bratanov · 18 days ago

Google Gemini Agent: Enterprise AI That Can Run Claude Too

Google's Gemini agent runs objectives, not just prompts, with persistent memory and sub-agents that can use Claude. It's in private preview with no confirmed…

AI Adoption

Ilya Bratanov · 21 days ago

Cryptosmart Easy Launches Post-MiCA: 30+ Cryptos and Tax Handled by the Exchange

Cryptosmart Easy launches after MiCA authorization, adding 30+ cryptocurrencies and a withholding tax feature. The exchange calculates and remits capital…

Regulation MiCA Crypto Taxes