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Despite the threat from “professional DeFi attackers,” the crypto space is getting safer, said ImmuneFi founder Mitchell Amador….
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Read more →BTC nears $100k again, ETH underperforms. BTC whales acquired $1.5bn BTC during dip. ETH defi TVL hits 2-year high, surges past $80bn. ETH co-founder moves $72mn ETH to Kraken. BTC ETFs inflows hit ATH in November. BTC to $132k in 2025: OKG. $13.6bn in BTC options expire Friday. HYPE hits $450m on launch, $4.5bn FDV. XRP continues to outperform majors. BTC DeFi to dominate crypto in 3 years: Hoskinson. HK central bank subsidises tokenised bond issuance. Coinbase halts USDC earn program in EU. Stablecoins to reach 10% of M2: Stan Chart. Debanking wave tied to Warren: Armstrong. Taiwan fast-tracks stricter crypto AML rules. USDX stablecoin receives $45mn in financing. Justin Sun eats banana artwork bought for $6m….
Read more →BTC correction driven by long-term holders. ETH touches 4-month high then falls. UK to deliver comprehensive crypto regulation. MicroStrategy buys another $5.4bn BTC. BTC $100k is just the start: Galaxy Digital CEO. Pantera’s BTC fund does a 1000x since inception. Rumble announces $20mn BTC reserve strategy. El Salvador could rent 170 volcanoes to BTC miners. Morocco set to make crypto legal. Suriname election candidate wants BTC strategy. Justin Sun now Trump’s DeFi project’s top investor. XRP, SOL, LTC, HBAR ETFs may take a year: Bloomberg….
Read more →Jupiter DAO voters did not approve a plan that would have rewarded users of the Solana exchange with a heap of JUP tokens….
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Read more →ETH hits 5-month high, leads majors higher. ETH beta-coins lead altcoins, led by DeFi & memes. Hong Kong set to announce zero taxes on crypto. Hyperliquid to launch HYPE with $310mn drop. XT hacked, all funds withdrawn for ETH. Stablecoins hit record $190bn market cap. Base breaks 10m transactions in one day. Metaplanet set to raise $62m to buy BTC. Vancouver mayor has “BTC friendly city” plans. SOS plans $50mn BTC purchase, stock pops 40%. Metamask adds fiat on-ramp through Venmo. Celsius to distribute $127mn to creditors. Russia passes new crypto tax bill. Tether to shutter Euro stablecoin. Bitwise files for 10 crypto index ETF with SEC. 21Shares launches four new European crypto ETPs. Vitalik donates $1m to Tornado Cash defence. Ex-CFTC chair Giancarlo in running for crypto czar. GFT team doubles token size as Binance delists….
Read more →While privacy coins as a category have since tapered off, decentralized finance’s market cap has jumped 8.2% on the day….
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Read more →ETH/BTC begins to reverse, BTC dominance falls. Pro-crypto Bessent nominated for Treasury. BTC may reach $180k this cycle: Van Eck. CBOE to launch BTC ETF-linked options in Dec. PumpFun faces backlash on livestream content. ZA bank in Hong Kong launches crypto trading. Future of AI is agents: Salesforce CEO. Aethir to invest $100m in new crypto AI projects. Cantor Fitzgerald owns 5% of Tether. Polymarket blocks French traders. SEC commissioner to leave following Gensler. DeSci is like ‘early DeFi in 2019’. Monad rolls out testnet….
Read more →The so-called dealer rule as interpreted by the SEC would have treated DeFi projects and traders like securities exchanges and brokers….
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Read more →BTC briefly hits $87k amid ETF outflows. BTC ETFs get third highest outflow since launch. BTC miners moved $4bn BTC since Nov 12. Tump wants 0% capital gains tax on crypto. Lummis proposes selling gold to buy BTC. Pennsylvania introduces BTC reserve bill. Bhutan sold $100m BTC in last month. 18 US states and DeFi Lobby sue SEC over crypto. Gensler defends crypto stance amid exit rumours. XRP at 16 month high on Gensler exit rumours. Tether launches platform to simplify tokenization. Satoshi’s BTC holdings $100bn. Bitwise files to list crypto index ETP. Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison. Sling Money opens ‘global venmo’ to US users. Web4 will involve ‘crypto & AGI’. S. Korea to fine Upbit for KYC violations….
Read more →Anthony Day, Head of Strategy and Marketing for Midnight, joined Decrypt’s Stephen Graves at Web Summit to explain why everything from DeFi to gaming needs programmable data privacy….
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