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Bangkok Post
Thai officials link seven bitcoin mines to Chinese scammers
DSI says facilities worth B300 million believed used by Myanmar-based crime gangs
Thai authorities have seized 3,642 mining devices worth $8,600,000 from seven organizations suspected of financing Chinese scam groups.
Police say the mining operations helped the criminals solve two tasks: converting stolen electricity into revenue and laundering illicit funds through digital assets.
Police say the mining operations helped the criminals solve two tasks: converting stolen electricity into revenue and laundering illicit funds through digital assets.
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Altcoin Vector:
We are operating in a market characterized by indecisiveness.
On one hand, BTC has not reclaimed its leadership.
On the other hand, altcoins remain reactive, range-bound, and each subsequent bounce continues to weaken.
The positive: altcoins are still holding a multi-month support level against BTC, which they have been forming for six months.
All it takes is a single spark to ignite momentum.
We are operating in a market characterized by indecisiveness.
On one hand, BTC has not reclaimed its leadership.
On the other hand, altcoins remain reactive, range-bound, and each subsequent bounce continues to weaken.
The positive: altcoins are still holding a multi-month support level against BTC, which they have been forming for six months.
All it takes is a single spark to ignite momentum.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) services can now be paid for using BNB.
Chainwire
BNB Chain Brings Crypto Payment Access to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Customers via Better Payment Network (BPN) - Chainwire
Dubai, UAE, 17th December 2025, Chainwire
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Cointelegraph
It May Take a Decade To Migrate BTC to Post-Quantum Standards: Crypto exec
The Bitcoin protocol, which is decentralized and relies on community consensus, will take years to shift to post-quantum standards, according to one developer.
According to Jameson Lopp, a Bitcoin Core developer, migrating to post-quantum standards will take at least 5β10 years.
He agreed with Adam Back that quantum computers do not pose a threat to BTC in the near future.
He agreed with Adam Back that quantum computers do not pose a threat to BTC in the near future.
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VanEck Mid-December 2025 Bitcoin ChainCheck | VanEck
Under our GEO framework, Bitcoin shows weak onchain activity but improving liquidity conditions and a reset in speculative leverage, pointing to cautious optimism beneath the selloff.
VanEck believes the BTC market is going through a stabilization phase.
Brief highlights from the latest ChainCheck report by VanEck:
βͺοΈ Corporations are buying the dip.
While investors are selling Bitcoin ETPs, corporate treasuries (DAT) purchased 42,000 BTC ($3.7bn) in the first half of December β the highest level since July 2025.
βͺοΈ Miners are capitulating.
Network hashrate fell by 4% over the month, the sharpest decline since April 2024. Historically, in 65% of cases, BTC rose within the following 90 days after such a drop.
βͺοΈ A split among holders.
Mid-term holders (1β5 years) are selling.
Long-term holders (5+ years) are largely inactive.
βͺοΈ Excess leverage has been flushed out.
Perpetual futures funding rates have declined, reducing speculative pressure.
β VanEckβs conclusion:
On-chain data looks weak, but liquidity is improving, leverage has been cleared, and βsmart moneyβ is buying. A bullish structure is forming beneath the current correction.
Brief highlights from the latest ChainCheck report by VanEck:
βͺοΈ Corporations are buying the dip.
While investors are selling Bitcoin ETPs, corporate treasuries (DAT) purchased 42,000 BTC ($3.7bn) in the first half of December β the highest level since July 2025.
βͺοΈ Miners are capitulating.
Network hashrate fell by 4% over the month, the sharpest decline since April 2024. Historically, in 65% of cases, BTC rose within the following 90 days after such a drop.
βͺοΈ A split among holders.
Mid-term holders (1β5 years) are selling.
Long-term holders (5+ years) are largely inactive.
βͺοΈ Excess leverage has been flushed out.
Perpetual futures funding rates have declined, reducing speculative pressure.
β VanEckβs conclusion:
On-chain data looks weak, but liquidity is improving, leverage has been cleared, and βsmart moneyβ is buying. A bullish structure is forming beneath the current correction.
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A Reddit user shared how he lost access to his BTC for 7 years due to a single typo.
In 2017, he encrypted a BIP38 paper wallet with a password he considered secure and easy to remember, but when trying to regain access in 2024, none of his attempts worked. It turned out the mistake was just one character β he had pressed a neighboring key.
The story serves as a reminder of how critical small details are when self-custodying cryptocurrency.
In 2017, he encrypted a BIP38 paper wallet with a password he considered secure and easy to remember, but when trying to regain access in 2024, none of his attempts worked. It turned out the mistake was just one character β he had pressed a neighboring key.
The story serves as a reminder of how critical small details are when self-custodying cryptocurrency.
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