Bitcoin drops to $61,000, down 25% this month amid US regulatory uncertainty
The decline highlights the volatility of cryptocurrencies and underscores the impact of regulatory uncertainty on market stability and investor confidence. The post Bitcoin drops to $61,000, down 25% this month amid US regulatory uncertainty appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Coinbase Launches Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures, Beginning with SpaceX
TLDR: Coinbase has launched a pre-IPO perpetual futures product, with SpaceX as the first available listing. The product is settled in USDC, trades 24/7, and is currently restricted to non-U.S. users only. Forbes estimates SpaceX’s $135 IPO share price could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Reuters reports the SpaceX IPO is targeted for [...] The post Coinbase Launches Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures, Beginning with SpaceX appeared first on Blockonomi.
Moomoo Enters Event Trading With Surprise Kalshi Move
TLDR Moomoo partnered with Kalshi to introduce CFTC-regulated event contracts on its trading platform. The new offering allows eligible users to trade on outcomes tied to economic, political, and cultural events. Event contract prices range from $0.01 to $1 and reflect implied probabilities of outcomes. Traders must fully collateralize their positions before executing event-based trades. [...] The post Moomoo Enters Event Trading With Surprise Kalshi Move appeared first on Blockonomi.
Iranian foreign minister claims presence during strike that killed Khamenei
The incident may destabilize Iran's leadership, heightening regional tensions and impacting global political and economic stability. The post Iranian foreign minister claims presence during strike that killed Khamenei appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Is Cardano Over? Charles Hoskinson Warns Of A “Wave Of Failures” — And His Own Community Is Furious
Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Cardano and Input Output Global, sparked one of the most uncomfortable public debates in the blockchain’s history this week — warning in a video posted on YouTube that the second half of 2026 will bring a wave of project failures, forced consolidation, and DeFi shutdowns across the ecosystem, as ADA fell […]
Spacecoin to Launch Decentralized Satellite Network in Vietnam
DePIN project Spacecoin has entered into an exclusive agreement with Vietnamese tech firm DETI Technology to deploy decentralized satellite infrastructure. Spacecoin has signed a $100M exclusive partnership to bring decentralized satellite infrastructure to Vietnam.We launched real satellites. Now we're adding another national telecom market with our ideal customers.Here's what we're building, and why Vietnam is a big deal. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/c2aVSQLqSJ— Spacecoin™ 🛰️ (@spacecoin) June 4, 2026 The parties signed a memorandum of understanding aiming for annual revenue of at least $100 million once the project reaches commercial operation. The initiative targets Vietnam's largest mobile operators, Mobifone and Gtel. The agreement includes the launch of a stack of four technologies: decentralized satellite telecommunications; sovereign routing (for local traffic control); blockchain (for network coordination and transactions); Edge AI (for on-site data processing with minimal latency). The memorandum grants DETI exclusive rights to distribute and develop Spacecoin technologies in Vietnam for three years, starting once the startup receives an official operating license in the country. The company emphasized that the agreement secures a single partner in the Vietnamese market and involves joint network construction and commercial model development. Spacecoin founder Tae Oh noted that Vietnam will be the first site for large-scale deployment of these solutions due to the country's active digitalization. The project plans to expand this model to other emerging markets in the future. Back in March, Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston announced that the Nvidia-backed company plans to launch a satellite equipped with ASIC miners.
Space Sector Tumbles as SpaceX IPO Valuation Falls Short of Expectations
Space stocks plunged as SpaceX IPO priced at $135/share with $1.75T valuation. Rocket Lab fell 7%, Intuitive Machines dropped 15% amid sector-wide selloff. The post Space Sector Tumbles as SpaceX IPO Valuation Falls Short of Expectations appeared first on Blockonomi.
Spacecoin Partners With DETI Technology for Vietnam’s $100M Decentralized Telecom Expansion
Spacecoin partners with DETI Technology for exclusive Vietnam deployment, targeting $100M yearly revenue through decentralized satellite telecom services. The post Spacecoin Partners With DETI Technology for Vietnam’s $100M Decentralized Telecom Expansion appeared first on Blockonomi.
Solana Price Approaches $58 Support as $175 Target Remains
TLDR Solana price moved into the weekly lower Bollinger Band after a sharp decline in recent sessions. Analysts identified the $58 to $67 range as a key support zone based on previous price reactions. Trading volume increased during the sell-off, showing strong market participation at lower levels. Solana price remains below key moving averages, including [...] The post Solana Price Approaches $58 Support as $175 Target Remains appeared first on Blockonomi.
Benchmark Capital raises $2B, breaking its 20-year tradition of smaller funds
Benchmark's shift to larger funds signals a strategic pivot to maintain influence in a competitive market, potentially altering VC dynamics. The post Benchmark Capital raises $2B, breaking its 20-year tradition of smaller funds appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
SanDisk (SNDK) Stock Soars 7% as Analysts Boost Price Targets to Record Levels
SanDisk (SNDK) stock climbs 6.7% to record high after Morgan Stanley raises target to $1,750 and Barclays upgrades. NAND demand outlook boosts rally. The post SanDisk (SNDK) Stock Soars 7% as Analysts Boost Price Targets to Record Levels appeared first on Blockonomi.
SpaceX plans $75B IPO, aims for $1.8T valuation on NASDAQ debut
SpaceX's IPO could redefine market norms, but governance risks and valuation discrepancies may deter cautious investors. The post SpaceX plans $75B IPO, aims for $1.8T valuation on NASDAQ debut appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
ForkLog to Support New Crypto Projects With a 50% Advertising Discount
ForkLog has introduced RocketLaunch, a support program for crypto projects less than one year old. Participants will receive a 50% discount on any advertising package. The editorial team is looking for promising early-stage teams and is ready to introduce them to its audience at half the standard price. “ForkLog has a robust scoring system that previously filtered out young projects. We conducted extensive market research and adapted it not only to the needs of startups, but also to their capabilities. Besides, it’s always nice to see new faces,” said ForkLog Commercial Director Alexandr Aremefe. The discount applies to all packages. If the standard offers do not fit, ForkLog will put together a custom package tailored to the project’s goals. RocketLaunch will run throughout the summer. Applications are accepted until August 31, 2026. To apply, contact the commercial department at commercial@forklog.com or on Telegram. All advertising formats and prices are available in ForkLog media kit.
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Surges 25% Following Nvidia MGX Partnership Announcement
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) stock climbed 25% following its Nvidia MGX Ecosystem partnership and 800V GaNFast power board demonstration at COMPUTEX 2026. The post Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Surges 25% Following Nvidia MGX Partnership Announcement appeared first on Blockonomi.
TaoWeave (TWAV) Stock: Company Secures $1M AI Investment and North American Licensing Rights
TaoWeave (TWAV) stock announced a strategic partnership with Manako Labs, investing $1M in Physical AI and securing North American distribution rights. The post TaoWeave (TWAV) Stock: Company Secures $1M AI Investment and North American Licensing Rights appeared first on Blockonomi.
Coinbase just got cleared for perpetual futures
The CFTC cleared Coinbase to offer crypto perpetual futures to US traders for the first time, ending a long offshore exclusion. What changed and why it matters.
Bitcoin’s $20K Collapse: 6 Reasons Behind the Crash and What Happens Next?
The significant outflows from the ETFs are just a small portion of the quickly worsening BTC landscape.
Cosmos Labs buys Mintscan and launches Korea unit to anchor ATOM’s home market
Cosmos Labs' strategic expansion in Korea enhances its ecosystem's resilience and positions ATOM for stronger global blockchain influence. The post Cosmos Labs buys Mintscan and launches Korea unit to anchor ATOM’s home market appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
BlackRock crypto funds see $2.2B outflows in ten days
Institutional sentiment shift may dampen crypto market growth, affecting price targets and investor confidence amid economic uncertainties. The post BlackRock crypto funds see $2.2B outflows in ten days appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets, starting with Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets starting with SpaceX, offering non-US users perpetual futures tied to private company valuations amid rising competition.
Marvell (MRVL) Stock Retreats 6% Following Explosive Three-Week Surge
Marvell (MRVL) stock declines 6.6% in pre-market as profit-taking follows a historic 90% surge fueled by AI momentum and Nvidia CEO's endorsement. The post Marvell (MRVL) Stock Retreats 6% Following Explosive Three-Week Surge appeared first on Blockonomi.
Coinbase Freezes $3M in Crypto Tied to Southeast Asia Scams
TLDR: Coinbase froze over $3M in cryptocurrency assets tied to Southeast Asia criminal scam networks. The DOJ’s Scam Center Strike Force led the operation alongside Meta, Microsoft, and Starlink. Over 1.4 million accounts were disabled and 63 arrests made across the coordinated operation. Blockchain’s transparent transaction record gave investigators an edge over traditional finance systems. [...] The post Coinbase Freezes $3M in Crypto Tied to Southeast Asia Scams appeared first on Blockonomi.
Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase form consortium to launch stablecoin
The consortium's stablecoin initiative could reshape global payments, challenging existing crypto leaders and leveraging vast distribution networks. The post Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase form consortium to launch stablecoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
FG Nexus reports over $85M loss on Ethereum treasury bet
FG Nexus's Ethereum losses highlight the risks of concentrated crypto investments, prompting increased caution in corporate treasury strategies. The post FG Nexus reports over $85M loss on Ethereum treasury bet appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Solidion Technology (STI) Stock Rockets 198% After Extreme-Climate Battery Reveal
Solidion Technology (STI) stock surged 198% after launching its Gen-ECB extreme-climate battery platform for space missions and LEO AI data centers. The post Solidion Technology (STI) Stock Rockets 198% After Extreme-Climate Battery Reveal appeared first on Blockonomi.
CXApp (CXAI) Stock Jumps 33% on $4.6M EngineRoom Acquisition Deal
CXApp (CXAI) stock surged 33% after-hours on news of EngineRoom acquisition for $4.6M, expected to triple annual revenue to over $12M. The post CXApp (CXAI) Stock Jumps 33% on $4.6M EngineRoom Acquisition Deal appeared first on Blockonomi.
Traders Eye $61K as Bitcoin’s Last Defense Before a Drop to the High $50Ks
At 8:30 a.m. EDT, bitcoin traded at $63,444 on June 4, 2026, with its relative strength index ( RSI) registering just 17 and all 14 tracked moving averages pointing lower, placing the $61,310 swing low at the center of every active trader’s attention. The technical picture is uniformly bearish across the daily, 4-hour, and 1-hour […]
'Don't Make Sense': Ripple CTO Emeritus Speaks on XRP Price; Cardano Price Slump Expands as Founder Steps Away; Coinbase Lists SpaceX: Why It's Red Flag for Crypto - Morning Crypto Report
Schwartz defends XRP's $1.14 slide, ADA hits 5-year low as Hoskinson steps away, and Coinbase SpaceX futures signal AI drain.
Researchers Develop Adaptive AI Worm
Researchers from the University of Toronto, Vector Institute, University of Cambridge, and ServiceNow have developed a prototype of an adaptive AI worm. The malware generates a unique attack strategy for each target. The study AI Agents Enable Adaptive Computer Worms states that the experiment was conducted in an isolated virtual network. The software prototype spread across a heterogeneous network of Linux, Windows, and IoT devices through classic vulnerabilities in corporate networks. Compromised machines were used by the worm as a computational base for further "reasoning" and spreading. The authors claim that this makes the hypothetical cost of infecting a new machine zero for the attacker. According to developers at CleverHans Lab, the malware operated on an open language model locally, rather than through a commercial AI platform. The authors emphasize that they did not implement standard virus functions that complicate detection or removal. AI worm attack scheme. Source: CleverHans Lab. The worm used a recursive cycle of "reasoning," memory, and tools to tailor its tactics to specific devices. Infected nodes with GPUs could provide computing power for further attacks on less powerful devices in the network. The AI exploited publicly disclosed but still available vulnerabilities, configuration errors, and recurring classes of weaknesses. The University of Toronto described the work as the first demonstration of publicly available AI models powering a virus that changes strategy as it spreads between devices. The material also states that the research aims to help the cybersecurity community prepare for such a threat. University professor David Lajay called the publication a "wake-up call" for developers of protective mechanisms. Back in September 2025, the threat analysis team at startup Anthropic discovered and thwarted the first-of-its-kind cyber espionage campaign conducted by AI.
Why Ciena (CIEN) Stock Tumbled Despite Crushing Q2 Earnings Expectations
Ciena (CIEN) stock fell 5.7% premarket after beating Q2 earnings with $1.64 EPS and $1.57B revenue despite raising full-year guidance to $6.3B. The post Why Ciena (CIEN) Stock Tumbled Despite Crushing Q2 Earnings Expectations appeared first on Blockonomi.
Google Unveils Dreambeans for Personalized AI Stories
Google is testing Dreambeans, a service offering a collection of illustrated AI-generated publications. These are curated based on data from a user's account services and include recommendations for places, activities, trips, events, and news materials.
Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: ARK Invest and Berkshire Hathaway Seize Opportunity After Equity Raise
ARK Invest and Berkshire Hathaway both bought Alphabet (GOOGL) stock after a 4.6% dip, with combined investments exceeding $10 billion amid AI expansion. The post Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: ARK Invest and Berkshire Hathaway Seize Opportunity After Equity Raise appeared first on Blockonomi.
Robo.ai Inc. (AIIO) Stock Dips as Neurovia AI Joins UAE Cybersecurity Conference
Robo.ai (AIIO) stock declined pre-market after subsidiary Neurovia AI announced its role at UAE's Government Cybersecurity Summit focusing on visual AI. The post Robo.ai Inc. (AIIO) Stock Dips as Neurovia AI Joins UAE Cybersecurity Conference appeared first on Blockonomi.
CryptoQuant Flags Year’s Worst Bitcoin Short-Term Holder Capitulation as 53,800 BTC Hit Exchanges
TLDR: CryptoQuant recorded 53,800 BTC moved to exchanges in 24 hours entirely from loss-position coins in 2026. Profit-side inflows dropped to zero, marking the most lopsided short-term holder transfer event this year. Investors who bought Bitcoin near $80,000 are now selling into weakness rather than holding for recovery. CryptoQuant analysts warn the spike is a [...] The post CryptoQuant Flags Year’s Worst Bitcoin Short-Term Holder Capitulation as 53,800 BTC Hit Exchanges appeared first on Blockonomi.
What To Expect For The Bitcoin Price By EOY 2026
The Bitcoin performance over the last year has disappointed investors as the cryptocurrency’s price has stalled below $100,000. Even now, with the price seeing some recovery, it has remained muted, and there has not been any notable recovery in the price. With the second quarter coming to an end, a crypto analyst has outlined what […]
TSMC CEO warns chip supply won’t meet AI demand for years
The prolonged chip supply-demand gap could hinder AI advancements and impact industries reliant on advanced computing, affecting global tech growth. The post TSMC CEO warns chip supply won’t meet AI demand for years appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
C3.ai (AI) Stock Rallies Despite Massive Revenue Drop in Latest Quarterly Report
C3.ai (AI) stock rises 2.3% premarket after Q4 earnings beat expectations with $51.6M revenue. FY2027 guidance slightly tops Wall Street forecasts. The post C3.ai (AI) Stock Rallies Despite Massive Revenue Drop in Latest Quarterly Report appeared first on Blockonomi.
Why Ethereum is falling harder than Bitcoin
In the June 2026 crypto selloff, Ethereum has fallen harder than Bitcoin, and not by a little. On the worst days, Ethereum (ETH) dropped around 7.5% in 24 hours while Bitcoin fell about 5%, sliding below $1,800 as Bitcoin held…
Hyperliquid’s Derivatives Market Share Reaches 6.63%
In May, the trading volume share of perpetual futures on Hyperliquid rose to a record 6.63% of the total turnover on CEX — $200 million out of $3 trillion. For comparison, relative to the turnover of the largest crypto exchange Binance, the figure was 14.4%. In June, the platform's expansion continued — at the time of writing, its share is around 7.5%. The growth driver was the launch of the HIP-3 mechanism, allowing third-party teams to create their own markets for perpetual contracts. In May, turnover in this segment exceeded $62 billion. The cumulative 30-day trading volume of derivatives on Hyperliquid reached $176.97 billion. Open interest (OI) on the platform is estimated at $9.82 billion — accounting for 54% of the total OI of all protocols in the perp-DEX segment. Source: DefiLlama. The HIP-3 mechanism requires developers to lock 500,000 HYPE in staking to deploy a platform with independent order books and a margin system. The deployer's share in commissions is fixed at 50%. The platform's growth was driven not only by cryptocurrencies but also by synthetic assets: tokenized stocks (Tesla, Apple, Nvidia), commodities, and contracts for the valuation of private companies (OpenAI, SpaceX). Amid the protocol's success, the native token HYPE reached a new all-time high. On June 2, the price hit $75.48. At the time of writing, the asset is trading at $65.15 with a market capitalization of $14.46 billion. Hourly chart of HYPE/USDT on KuCoin. Source: TradingView. Notably, at its nominal price, HYPE surpassed Solana: SOL is trading at $68.64. However, the market capitalization of the "people's cryptocurrency" ($39.23 billion) still significantly exceeds Hyperliquid's figures. In May, Grayscale Research analysts called the platform a breakthrough in DeFi. Later, the head of ICE acknowledged Hyperliquid's growth and demanded "equal rules" for on-chain futures.
Bitcoin slides to $60K as 24-hour liquidations reach $1.76 billion
The recent Bitcoin drop highlights the fragility of market sentiment and the potential for further volatility amid institutional outflows and macro pressures. The post Bitcoin slides to $60K as 24-hour liquidations reach $1.76 billion appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Gold prices rise 1% to $4,461.09 as US dollar weakens
Gold's rise amid a weaker dollar and geopolitical tensions highlights its role as a safe-haven asset, influencing inflation and monetary policy. The post Gold prices rise 1% to $4,461.09 as US dollar weakens appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
SpaceX secures Texas tax incentives for Terafab chip project worth up to $119 billion
The Terafab project could significantly boost U.S. semiconductor independence, enhancing national security and technological leadership. The post SpaceX secures Texas tax incentives for Terafab chip project worth up to $119 billion appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Bitcoin ETFs bleed $4.4B as outflow run extends to 13 trading days
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $397 million in outflows on Wednesday, extending a 13-day red streak to $4.4 billion as Bitcoin has fallen about 21% since May 15.
Polymarket users cry foul after Strategy sale market resolves to ‘no’
A Polymarket contract on whether Strategy sold Bitcoin by May 31 resolved to no after traders disputed how the sale should count.
FG Nexus offloads additional $17.8M Ether as losses top $100M
FG Nexus offloads another 10,000 ETH, pushing realized and paper losses above $100 million as the Ethereum treasury firm continues cutting exposure.
Bitcoin price just tagged 200-week trend line that defined 2022 bear market
Bitcoin brought back the trend line that functioned as resistance in the 2022 bear market, with BTC price RSI approaching its lowest in six years.
Spacecoin Signs $100M Vietnam Deal to Deploy Decentralized Satellite Network
TLDR: Spacecoin and DETI Technology signed an exclusive $100M MoU targeting Vietnam’s telecom market. The deal grants DETI exclusive rights to distribute Spacecoin’s technology stack for three years. Mobifone and Gtel are the primary mobile carriers targeted under the Vietnam deployment plan. The infrastructure combines satellite connectivity, sovereign routing, edge AI, and blockchain rails. Spacecoin [...] The post Spacecoin Signs $100M Vietnam Deal to Deploy Decentralized Satellite Network appeared first on Blockonomi.
How low can Bitcoin go? The bear targets
How low can Bitcoin go? The bear targets mapped: $65K support, the $55K floor, prediction-market odds for $50K, $45K, $40K, and the deep-cycle calls for $38K.
Spacecoin signs $100M deal to bring decentralized satellite internet to Vietnam
The deal could revolutionize Vietnam's internet landscape, enhancing digital sovereignty and setting a precedent for decentralized connectivity. The post Spacecoin signs $100M deal to bring decentralized satellite internet to Vietnam appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Triggers 450 Billion Outflow as 24-Hour Futures Outflows Hit -144%
Shiba Inu might stabilize sooner than anticipated as pressure from SHIB on exchanges is descending.
Bitcoin hits 4-month low, crypto stocks slide amid geopolitical tensions
The shift from Bitcoin to AI investments highlights changing market priorities amid geopolitical and economic uncertainties. The post Bitcoin hits 4-month low, crypto stocks slide amid geopolitical tensions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Nuburu (BURU) Stock Surges on SunCubes Partnership for Laser Defense Technology
Nuburu (BURU) stock surged after announcing a strategic SunCubes deal to expand laser defense capabilities, targeting counter-drone and directed-energy markets. The post Nuburu (BURU) Stock Surges on SunCubes Partnership for Laser Defense Technology appeared first on Blockonomi.
Broadcom Earnings Miss Triggers Tech Selloff in Thursday Pre-Market Session
Broadcom's disappointing AI chip forecast triggers tech selloff with Nasdaq futures down 1% and Bitcoin falling 4.8% in Thursday's pre-market session. The post Broadcom Earnings Miss Triggers Tech Selloff in Thursday Pre-Market Session appeared first on Blockonomi.
Josh Duhamel: Financial success doesn’t guarantee happiness, the importance of prepping for societal collapse, and managing the rapid advancement of AI | Shawn Ryan Show
Prepping for urban unpredictability and AI risks highlights the need for survival skills and escape plans. The post Josh Duhamel: Financial success doesn’t guarantee happiness, the importance of prepping for societal collapse, and managing the rapid advancement of AI | Shawn Ryan Show appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
More Bitcoin Than Satoshi Holds: Supply Dynamics Reveal Key Detail as Price Drops
Bitcoin current price action suggests unusually strong sell pressure despite Satoshi-Sized BTC stack being absorbed in the market.
Quantinuum (QNT) IPO: Honeywell Quantum Spin-Off Soars Past Price Target With $1.68B Raise
Quantinuum secures $1.68B in Nasdaq IPO, pricing shares at $60 above expected range. U.S. government commits $100M as quantum computing attracts investors. The post Quantinuum (QNT) IPO: Honeywell Quantum Spin-Off Soars Past Price Target With $1.68B Raise appeared first on Blockonomi.
Compass (COMP) Stock Plummets 12% Amid New York Antitrust Investigation Reports
Compass (COMP) stock plunged 11.8% after reports surfaced of a New York AG antitrust investigation into the company's $1.6B merger with Anywhere Real Estate. The post Compass (COMP) Stock Plummets 12% Amid New York Antitrust Investigation Reports appeared first on Blockonomi.
Bank of Japan Set to Deliver Highest Rate Hike in Three Decades
Bank of Japan expected to raise interest rates to 1% on June 16—the highest level since 1995—as inflation pressures mount from energy costs. The post Bank of Japan Set to Deliver Highest Rate Hike in Three Decades appeared first on Blockonomi.
AI solves famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years
AI's breakthrough in solving complex math problems signals transformative potential in fields like cryptography, protocol design, and risk modeling. The post AI solves famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Why Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock Tumbled 6% Despite Crushing Q3 Earnings
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) dropped 5.6% after Q3 earnings despite beating forecasts. Analysts raised targets to $375 as ARR surged 28% and guidance topped $11B. The post Why Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock Tumbled 6% Despite Crushing Q3 Earnings appeared first on Blockonomi.
‘Computer-Hitler’ Makes a Bid for Power
Not long ago, claims that the world was moving toward a global digital dictatorship were confined to people who demand the government reveal its alien contacts and believe tinfoil clothing protects them from electromagnetic radiation. Those halcyon days are gone, and today leading investigative journalists use the phrase “digital gulag” without irony. At ForkLog’s request, Roman Korolev, author of the Telegram channel “Dark Culturology,” examines this new reality by tracing the roots of conspiracy beliefs about the coming of the Antichrist, an infernal computer and a concentration camp encircling the entire globe. Religious fear of the machine Many conspiracists argue humanity is on the final turn toward a total system of suppression and control that uses computer technologies to surveil people and strip them of their freedoms — in short, a “digital concentration camp.” Conspiracy believers inclined toward religiosity often equate this looming cybernetic world of universal unfreedom with the Kingdom of the Antichrist, to be established before the Second Coming. “Human technophobia is a permanent phenomenon, but it is in the second half of the 20th century that fear of new technologies begins to take on a religious underpinning,” Igor Kuziner, a scholar of religion, told ForkLog. According to him, scholars of conspiracy theories identify several causes. One is the atom’s entry into human life, including its terrifying military use in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Another, perhaps the most important, is the growing complexity of technologies to the point where they become a “black box,” hermetically sealed from the average person. A 19th-century technopessimist could hate a steam engine for threatening his job, but at least he could see how steam moved pistons and grasp the principles behind it. The modern person, who spends much of life in front of a screen, usually can’t fully explain how a computer works. The post-silicon-revolution world is more complex, and complexity inspires fear. “But computers will become part of everyday life later, in the 1990s. In the 1960s–70s, the main threat conspiracists saw in them was that they would become part of government bureaucracy. In radical American Protestant circles, the idea spread that the government was concentrating financial levers in its hands in order to control the economy and all human life through calculating machines. This coincided with the global fuel crisis, when after another Arab-Israeli war Middle Eastern countries refused to export oil to the US, and prices on everything else rose with the fuel. And despite their marginality, such ideas became quite popular in the US,” Kuziner says. For someone raised in a Christian culture, the notion that things are moving not toward progress but toward a fatal catastrophe would hardly seem new. After all, that is precisely the scenario foretold in the Bible, which prophesies that before the end times will come the Great Tribulation — a period of immeasurable suffering and unimaginable cruelty. Since the days of Roman persecutions, Christians have seen in the surrounding world signs of that prophecy’s fulfillment. Anglo-Irish clergyman John Nelson Darby, who in the 19th century had a profound impact on Protestant fundamentalist culture, quite precisely calculated the Great Tribulation to last seven years. Roughly midway, according to Darby’s projections, a totalitarian dictatorship of the Antichrist will be established, with the figure hiding his true nature behind the mask of a charismatic peacemaker until the appointed time. He will gain a plenitude of power humanity has never even imagined and will wield it for persecution, torment and terror on an unprecedented scale. Dire as that sounds, Darby predicted the suffering would be comparatively short-lived: just three and a half years until Christ returns to earth and routs the Antichrist’s army at Armageddon. The truly righteous, he said, won’t have to suffer at all, because at the start of the Great Tribulation the Lord will “rapture” them to heaven, where they will remain with the Savior until his return to the world. Authors who extended this line of thought, as noted by American sociologist Michael Barkun in “A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America,” tended to equate the Antichrist’s unprecedented managerial abilities, as foreseen by Darby, with the development of information technologies. Indeed, in the second half of the 20th century what better tool could there be than television for the Son of Perdition to attain worldwide fame and infect minds with sweet lies? It took a few decades to learn the tool truly exists — and it is the internet. Soft Black Stars by Current 93 Likewise, street cameras and tracking features embedded in electronic devices will be used by the Antichrist to monitor billions, while barcodes containing the “mark of the beast” will let him seize complete control over their economic lives. He will ultimately abolish cash altogether so every transaction runs on credit cards through a banking system under his sway. Having realized his plans, the Antichrist will govern the world via a supercomputer capable of analyzing and predicting the behavior of everyone on earth. As Barkun writes, for some conspiracists “Antichrist and computer became virtually interchangeable.” In a more extravagant version, he himself is an ultra-powerful calculating machine to which humanity voluntarily cedes global power. A generator of evil To understand how such beliefs spread, we need to introduce another Protestant preacher: American David Wilkerson, who in 1972 produced the pseudo-documentary “Rapture.” It depicts a future in which news anchors report events heralding the Great Tribulation: the sudden disappearance of millions (including people behind the wheel of cars or at aircraft controls), earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other displays of nature’s fury. As part of the film’s promotion, Wilkerson published a newspaper, “Signs of the Times,” filled with similar Great Tribulation fantasies. One article is written in the voice of Dr. Hendrik Eldeman — a fictitious “chief analyst of the Confederation of the Common Market.” He describes a supercomputer in Brussels spanning three floors, named “The Beast,” which plans to assign “every citizen of the world a number used for all buying and selling.” The number, invisible to the naked eye, will be laser-etched on the forehead or back of the hand, turning every person into a walking credit card. Notably, Wilkerson did not hide the fictional nature of these articles. Yet within months, his fellow evangelical Protestants were writing in their outlets about the Beast as established fact. The theory was relayed in that key, for instance, by preacher Mary Stewart Relfe in her 1981 Alabama book “When Your Money Fails: The 666 System in Action.” As writes Russian anthropologist Alexander Panchenko, “Relfe paid special attention to the development of international payment systems and the spread of plastic debit cards, which, in her view, were to become the main instrument of humanity’s economic subjugation. In Relfe’s book, the story of the Brussels computer and Dr. Eldeman was repeated several times. Moreover, it stated that the ‘little beast’ in Brussels would soon be replaced by another supercomputer located in Luxembourg.” By 1983, Athonite monk Parthenius included an alarming message about the Beast in his apocalyptic pamphlet “Troubling Signs of the Times,” distributed among Greek laity. Evidently, Relfe’s book was the source that carried the legend of the infernal computer beyond Protestant fundamentalism and into other conservative Christian circles. Researchers have established that even before the Soviet Union collapsed, the awful truth about the Beast computer spread in Old Believer circles via samizdat. After the USSR’s dissolution, nothing stood in the way of such rumors. Russian monarchist writer Sergei Fomin, a proponent of the Jewish-conspiracy idea, mentioned the Beast in the bestseller “Russia Before the Second Coming,” published in 1993 by the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. The demonic computer also drew sharp condemnation from seer Ioann (Veniamin Bereslavsky), founder of the “Center of the Mother of God,” and Maria Devi Christos (Maria Tsvigun), leader of the notorious “White Brotherhood.” American scholar of Russian religious movements Eugene Clay notes that the Beast-computer legend was used with equal ease in propaganda by American Protestants, Greek and Russian Orthodox, conservative European Catholics and new religious movements. Apparently, in every milieu the beliefs similarly “expressed anxiety over the state of the economy and deep mistrust of computer technologies, state surveillance, globalization and Europeanization.” On Russian soil, these beliefs soon seeded a movement against taxpayer identification numbers (INN), one of its more prominent figures being the well-known schema-hegumen Sergius, then spiritual father of the Sredneuralsk women’s monastery. In a sermon he foretold the advent of “electronic slavery by devil-like people who will be eternal inhabitants of hell. The inscription is the barcodes on products and things. Everyone has an INN, and it contains three sixes. The seal of the Antichrist will deprive a person of God’s grace. If you consent to the processing of personal data, all information about you is transmitted to the world computer located in Brussels. Its name is BEAST.” Typical Orthodox-fundamentalist agitation against “the Beast.” Source: Eesti Rahvaluule. Now schema-hegumen Sergius — too conservative even by Russian Orthodox Church standards — has been defrocked, placed on the federal list of terrorists and extremists, and is serving time in a penal colony. But the concepts he promoted, of course, have not disappeared. These ideas took root in Russian society amid post-Soviet economic turmoil and expectations of an apocalypse in 2000. As we know, nothing happened. That did not stop many intellectuals in these circles from heralding new doomsdays, pushing the date back year after year. During the Covid pandemic, such beliefs gained unprecedented traction worldwide, but Russia has long been at the vanguard of “electronic” conspiracism. The country rebelled against INNs, against new passports whose numbers supposedly add up to “666,” and against vaccinations that would somehow “chip” people. All these fears rest on the belief that the Antichrist will mark us, and we will cease to be people with baptismal names, becoming mere numbers in his vast electronic concentration camp. ‘The Beast’ becomes ‘Hitler’ Contemporary Russian conspiracists do not always lean on apocalyptic imagery borrowed from their American “colleagues.” Instead they may speak the language of pop culture — for example, jokingly dubbing the secret world government’s supercomputer “Computer-Hitler,” a figure lifted from a cult album by the thrash-metal band Korrozia Metalla. Or they call it “Rehoboam,” the name a similar computer bore in the series Westworld. The essence of these beliefs remains the same: evil forces will gather information about every individual into a single electronic system and gain unchallenged power over people by using probability theory to anticipate any possible action. Looking around, many readers may find these fears not entirely groundless. Governments of all stripes are seeking to limit cash in circulation. The global tech elite have long behaved as though they’ve read the grimmest conspiratorial blueprints and firmly resolved to implement them. Nor does it seem far-fetched that the governance of human society could, in our lifetimes, be handed to neural networks — whose diabolical nature is easy to recognize for anyone who has dealt with them even once. Does all this mean the fighters against the “digital concentration camp” were right about humanity’s future? There is a caveat. Sociologist Michael Barkun — with whose work we began — linked the explosive spread of beliefs in a totalizing system of digital control to the end of the Cold War. A special plan of the Antichrist for this world. Source: JungleJournalist blog. Although the US emerged victorious, in the eyes of Protestant fundamentalists the world paradoxically did not become safer. Fear of a communist threat from the East gave way to dread of a global, unified system governed from a single center — stripped of any hint of local identity and equally unfree for all. In conspiracist circles this system became known as the “New World Order.” From the vantage point of 2026, however, reality looks far less like a prelude to a globalist utopia than it did at the end of the second millennium. “Conspiracists are fighting — as if it were inevitable — the idea that our world is developing toward digital globalization, although there are many completely opposite theories: about humanity’s shift to techno-feudalism, techno-nationalism, and so on. It is quite possible we are moving toward global digital fragmentation,” Kuziner concludes. If both proponents and critics of these projects are right, we may be able to say with confidence that the Antichrist’s plans won’t come to pass. Instead of one digital concentration camp for all, we will get many small autonomous camps, divided by borders and implacably hostile to one another. Reader, take comfort.
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