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

Ichigo, based in Tokyo, plans to offer over $20 million worth of digital securities backed by real estate on the Osaka Digital Exchange.

ZK community aligned with the core Web3 mission: ZkDay Istanbul roundup
https://cointelegraph.com/news/zk-community-aligned-core-web3-mission-zk-day-istanbul

The ZkDay Istanbul event offered exposure and networking opportunities to new and upcoming ZK-based projects and entrepreneurs.