... weakened dampener. Concurrently, high oil prices sustain the revenues of oil companies, partly compensating for their limitations in the domestic fuel market. Gas. The natural gas market follows its own trends. European gas prices stabilized in 2025 after crisis peaks in 2022, and domestic Russian prices remain comparatively low for end consumers due to state regulation. Therefore, the increase in gasoline prices is not directly connected to gas prices. However, gas plays a role as an alternative energy ...

... previously secured loans collateralized by bitcoins and equipment. For example, it expanded its energy capacities, financing them through issuing convertible bonds and credit lines (although some loan agreements were restructured after the liquidity crisis among creditors in 2022). Currently, Marathon has not reported any new loans against its BTC, but it clearly indicates that it prefers debt and equity financing over selling crypto-assets. This tactic allows it to remain one of the largest "hodlers" ...

... Russian market occurred in the mid to late 2000s. During this period, the transparency of companies improved, international financial reporting standards were adopted, and investor interest in public companies grew. However, after the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, activity in the IPO and SPO markets declined. In the following years, moderate growth in the number of secondary offerings has been observed with the stabilization of the economy. Some stimulus also came from the increase in local ...

... During the dot-com crash from 2000 to 2002, the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite plummeted by 78% from its peak – investors were wholly disenchanted with the prospects of even the largest companies. Similarly, at the height of the global financial crisis in 2008-2009, the broad market had to endure a decline of nearly 60% (the S&P 500 fell by 57% from its peak) before confidence began to return. Certainly, the current -18% from the peaks is far less dramatic; however, the behavior of institutional ...

... pessimistic scenario, unfavorable factors emerge that could once again pull Ethereum's price downward. For instance, distress signals may arise in the global economy—revived inflationary pressure may compel the Fed to adopt a more hawkish stance, or a crisis situation may develop in the financial sector (e.g., bankruptcy of a large bank, technical default on government debt, etc.). The regulatory front could also present negative surprises: hypothetically, the SEC could suddenly file a lawsuit related ...