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

Mastercard announced it will integrate a new AI tool to detect and prevent fraud routed through cryptocurrency exchanges.

Crypto community begins Bitcoin halving countdown as milestone date nears
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-community-begins-bitcoin-halving-countdown-as-milestone-date-nears

The CEO of Binance and BTC analysts are among those who have started to draw attention to the halving event as the crypto community looks to the bullish event with hope after a cruel crypto winter.

Dfinity taps SingularityNET to bring AI services to DApps
https://cointelegraph.com/news/decentralized-ai-dfinity-foundation-singularitynet-partnership

SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel said it’s important to make AI systems available in decentralized networks and not controlled by elite groups.

Japanese exchange plans to start digital securities trading on Dec. 25
https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-digital-securities-trading-december