Detroit, Michigan, is set to become the largest U.S. city to accept crypto pay taxes and fees starting mid-2025. The initiative will be facilitated through a secure PayPal platform.
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Binance founder CZ said in an interview that he has received offers to sell his controlling stake in Binance and commented: "I'm happy to review every offer, but so far I haven't done anything."
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FTX co-founder Gary Wang is seeking to avoid jail time, with his lawyers arguing that he cooperated with authorities and was unaware of the extent of the exchange's crimes. He is set to be sentenced on November 20.
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Senator Cynthia Lummis has proposed a bold plan for the U.S. government to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve, aiming to purchase 200,000 BTC annually over five years, totaling 1m BTC—currently worth $76bn.
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Canada ordered TikTok to shut down its Canadian business, citing national security risks. However, the government will not block user access.
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Over $1.28tr was added to U.S. stocks after Donald Trump won the Presidential elections.
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JP Morgan’s Onyx has rebranded as Kinexys, signaling a new phase in its blockchain journey.
The platform now integrates Kinexys Digital Payments with J.P. Morgan FX Services, enabling on-chain FX settlements starting with USD and EUR.
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According to Binance research, high-risk investments like memecoins are becoming increasingly attractive as alternative financial assets.
⚫️Surplus Capital: Memecoins capture some investment directed at risk-on assets beyond traditional stocks and real estate
⚫️Viral Appeal: Memes’ community-driven nature now translates to financial assets through blockchain technology
⚫️Accessibility: Memecoins aim to level the playing field with fair launches and low-float tokenomics
⚫️Blockchain Insights: The popularity of memecoins underscores blockchain’s ability to unify communities around shared ideas and movements
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The promised policies of newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump include:
⚫ Use Bitcoin to reduce the U.S. national debt
⚫ Stop regulatory pressures against the crypto industry
⚫ Ensure Americans’ right to mine and self-custody crypto
⚫ Fire Gary Gensler
⚫ Establish a committee to draft supportive regulations
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Bitcoin is now ranked 10th in global asset market value, with a market cap of $1.469tr, surpassing Meta’s $1.415tr.
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Donald Trump's odds of winning the U.S. Presidential elections are now 96.5% on crypto betting site Polymarket.
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Binance and former CEO CZ's lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the SEC's amended complaint, criticizing the SEC for lack of regulatory clarity on virtual assets.
The filing argues that the SEC insists on classifying most crypto transactions as securities, even though it has not provided a clear standard, and selectively enforces this stance across the industry.
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Hamster Kombat lost 259m players (86%) in just three months, while its token dropped 76% since its launch.
The game experienced frequent airdrop delays and disqualified many players with its anti-cheat system, with 2.3m banned and 6.8bn HMSTR tokens confiscated.
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Elon Musk warned that U.S. government spending is bankrupting the country, emphasizing how the interest on national debt already exceeds the entire defense department budget (~$1tr yearly) and growing monthly.
Musk highlighted the need for his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), noting that with over 450 agencies, almost twice America’s age, it’s as if two agencies were created every year.
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MicroStrategy plans to spend $10bn on Bitcoin purchases next year, exceeding the total amount they've invested in BTC since 2020.
Earlier the company has announced a bold "21/21 Plan" to raise $42bn over the next three years to expand its Bitcoin holdings.
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According to CoinShares, the proposed Bitcoin Act, if passed under the Trump administration, could significantly boost the crypto industry.
This act, which would establish Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, will allow the U.S. government to acquire up to 5% of its total supply.
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France's gambling regulator, ANJ, is expected to ban the Polymarket crypto betting site, which reached over $3.5bn in bets for the U.S. presidential elections alone.
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The total spot Bitcoin ETF volume surpassed $6.5bn, the highest since March 2024.
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According to the data, if the German government hadn't sold its BTC reserves in July at $54,000, they could have pocketed an extra $990m in revenue.
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Crypto supporters are making significant gains in the U.S. government.
Following Trump’s victory, 247 pro-crypto candidates were elected to the House of Representatives, compared to 113 opponents. In the Senate, 15 seats went to crypto advocates, while 10 went to opponents.
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Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump spent a record-breaking $3.5bn in the 2024 presidential race, the most expensive in U.S. history.
Harris outraised Trump, with her campaign and Democratic groups raising over $2.3bn, while Trump and Republican groups collected just over $1.8bn.
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Google is working to fix a glitch where "where can I vote for Harris" showed polling locations, but the same search for "Trump" only returned news articles.
The issue, highlighted by Elon Musk on social media, stems from Harris also being a county name.
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Donald Trump officially elected the 47th president of the U.S.
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Over $466m was liquidated in the past 24 hours as Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of over $75,000, with a record $355m of the liquidations in short positions.
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Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of over $75,000, surpassing its previous all-time high of around $73,800.
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The city of Lugano, Switzerland, issued digital bonds worth $139m to be settled using wholesale CBDC. This aligns with the city's goal of establishing itself as a crypto-friendly hub in Europe.
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Donald Trump has outlined a comprehensive plan to support the crypto industry as part of his 2024 reelection campaign, positioning himself as a pro-crypto candidate:
⚫️Bitcoin as a reserve: Establish a Bitcoin reserve as a strategic national asset
⚫️Oppose CBDCs: Ban the creation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)
⚫️Make America the “crypto capital”: Turn the U.S. into a global leader in cryptocurrency
⚫️Leverage Bitcoin for debt: Suggest using Bitcoin to reduce the U.S. national debt
⚫️End the “crypto crackdown”: Stop regulatory pressures against the crypto industry
⚫️Protect Bitcoin mining and self-custody: Ensure Americans’ right to mine and self-custody crypto
⚫️Fire Gary Gensler: Replace the SEC Chair if reelected
⚫️Create a pro-crypto regulatory committee: Establish a committee to draft supportive regulations
⚫️Bring home Ross Ulbricht: Commute the sentence of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht
⚫️Support a Bitcoin “Made in the USA” policy: Encourage Bitcoin mining dominance within the U.S.
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Coinbase achieved a legal win as a judge ordered the FDIC to release "Operation Chokepoint 2.0" pause letters, marking a key step toward regulatory transparency.
This comes after Coinbase's FOIA requests, which aimed to reveal instances of the FDIC allegedly directing banks to limit services for crypto firms, highlighting Coinbase's broader push for clarity from regulators.
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