While Kronos Research is indefinitely halting trading services until internal investigations track down the culprit who stole over 12,800 ETH, the firm said that potential losses are not a significant portion of its equity.

Microsoft hires Sam Altman, Greg Brockman after departure from OpenAI
https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-hires-sam-altman-greg-brockman-after-departure-from-openai

The CEO of Microsoft announced on X that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman will be joining Microsoft after their abrupt departure as heads of OpenAI.

Who is Emmet Shear, OpenAI’s new CEO?
https://cointelegraph.com/news/who-is-the-new-openai-ceo-emmet-shear

Three days after OpenAI abruptly fired its longtime CEO, Sam Altman, it announced its new CEO, Emmett Shear, who co-founded the video streaming platform Twitch.

70% of BTC dormant for a year — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/70-btc-dormant-year-5-things-know-bitcoin-this-week

Bitcoin faces a slow grind after earlier brisk BTC price gains, but the ingredients for a sustained rally are there, market data suggests.

Crypto ETP volumes surge 91%, outpacing underlying assets: Report
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-etp-surge-91-outpace-market

Bitcoin accounted for 75% of the total crypto ETP AUM between January and October 2023, according to the publicly-listed crypto firm Fineqia.

Poloniex says hacker’s identity is confirmed, offers last bounty at $10M
https://cointelegraph.com/news/poloniex-hacker-identity-confirmed-10-million-bounty

A community member questioned why Poloniex needed to send an on-chain message in 15 different languages if the hacker’s identity was truly confirmed.

Santander offers Bitcoin, ETH trading for Swiss account holders: Report
https://cointelegraph.com/news/santander-offers-bitcoin-eth-trading-swiss-account-holders-report

High-net-worth individuals of Santander Private Banking International will have access to trade BTC and ETH, according to a report claiming access to a leaked internal communication.

Mastercard combats crypto fraud with latest AI integration
https://cointelegraph.com/news/mastercard-combats-crypto-fraud-with-latest-ai-integration