JUST IN: Terra has announced the permanent closure of the Terra Shuttle Bridge, burning all remaining tokens and transferring assets to a new wallet for easier user redemption.
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JUST IN: Eric Trump will be a keynote speaker at the Bitcoin MENA conference in Abu Dhabi on December 9-10, highlighting his family's involvement in cryptocurrency.
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JUST IN: Bybit has gained VASP registration in Georgia, enhancing its regulatory compliance and supporting the country's digital economy.
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JUST IN: Polymarket may delay payouts for the 2024 US election until Inauguration Day unless AP, Fox, and NBC agree on a clear winner.
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JUST IN: Bitcoin surpasses $70k as crypto and U.S. stocks rise on election day.
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JUST IN: Rooch Network co-founder Haichao Zhu was robbed at knifepoint in Bangkok just before the Ethereum Devcon conference, prompting safety warnings for attendees to exercise caution.
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JUST IN: Jim Cramer's prediction of a Kamala Harris victory in the 2024 election may signal a Donald Trump win, as some investors reference the "inverse Cramer" effect, where his predictions often lead to opposite outcomes.
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RECENTLY: Heather Morgan expressed shock at learning of her husband’s Bitfinex hack and cited love and prior involvement as reasons for aiding in laundering, with prosecutors recommending an 18-month sentence.
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RECENTLY: Coinbase Derivatives launched Silver and Stellar futures to support price discovery and broaden trading access.
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JUST IN: Metaplanet, Japan’s best-performing stock with nearly 840% gains, was added to CoinShares’ BLOCK Index, backed by its 1,018 BTC holdings.
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RECENTLY: Pakistan's State Bank proposed legalizing cryptocurrencies as legal tender and allowing state banks to issue digital currency, signaling a regulatory shift in the financial sector.
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RECENTLY: A UK pension scheme has allocated 3% of its fund to Bitcoin, aiming to reduce reliance on employer contributions, according to Cartwright.
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RECENTLY: Robinhood, Kraken, Paxos, and other crypto firms have launched the Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoin, sharing reserve yields with network participants who drive its adoption.
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RECENTLY: Citigroup and Fidelity International unveiled an on-chain fund concept with real-time FX swaps to enhance liquidity and efficiency in multi-currency transactions.
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RECENTLY: Reports indicate that Kraken has laid off 400 employees, or 15% of its workforce, amid leadership changes to create a leaner organization.
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JUST IN: The Bitcoin Mailing List archives have been permanently removed from the Linux Foundation and will now be hosted on a Google Group.
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ANALYSIS: Blockchain tracking tool Mempool reports that Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty has hit a record high of 101.65 trillion hashes, marking a 17.6% increase over the past six months.
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JUST IN: Chainlink, UBS Asset Management, and Swift completed a pilot under Singapore’s Project Guardian, enabling fiat cash redemption from tokenized funds through Swift’s infrastructure.
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JUST IN: CoinShares warns that MicroStrategy’s $42 billion bitcoin acquisition plan depends on favorable financing, rising debt costs, and potential tax risks.
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JUST IN: Binance Charity is donating $3 million to the Spanish Red Cross to support flood relief efforts in Valencia, Spain.
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RECENTLY: Marathon Petroleum Corp. reported Q3 2024 earnings of $622 million ($1.87 EPS) and $35.37 billion in revenue, reflecting a significant decline from $3.3 billion ($8.28 EPS) in Q3 2023, primarily due to lower market crack spreads.
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RECENTLY: Meta expands access to its open-source Llama AI models for U.S. defense agencies to enhance national security and support ethical AI standards.
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RECENTLY: According to a CBS report, Donald Trump’s VP pick, JD Vance, holds $250K–$500K in Bitcoin and has criticized regulatory barriers to crypto innovation.
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ANALYSIS: October saw $129 million in crypto losses, primarily from protocol exploits, with additional losses from exit scams and flash loan attacks, according to CertiK.
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JUST IN: Binance and CZ’s lawyers filed to dismiss the SEC’s amended complaint, criticizing the agency for unclear crypto regulations and inconsistent treatment of assets like Ether.
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RECENTLY: Curve Finance and TON have partnered to drive DeFi on the TON blockchain, hosting a competition for stable asset swaps and offering $500,000 in cross-chain incentives.
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ANALYSIS: Dfinity reported that usage of its Internet Computer Chain Fusion protocol surged 1,230% year-over-year amid the Bitcoin DeFi boom, driven by increased activity in Bitcoin-native applications.
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RECENTLY: Semler Scientific increased its Bitcoin holdings to 1,058 BTC, investing $71 million and planning further purchases through operational cash and stock sale proceeds.
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JUST IN: A judge has ordered the FDIC to release Operation Chokepoint 2.0 letters to Coinbase following a FOIA lawsuit, marking a step toward regulatory transparency.
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JUST IN: Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto donated over $23 million to Fairshake PACs to support pro-crypto policies in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
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