๐ Quick news roundup from the last 24 hours!
๐จ ZKsync announces it will sunset ZKsync Lite in 2026 as planned, with funds safe and a detailed migration plan to be shared next year.
๐จ Bittensor is set for its first halving on Dec 14, cutting TAO issuance from 7,200 to 3,600 per day.
๐ฎ๐ฉ Robinhood to expand into Indonesia by acquiring broker Buana Capital and digital asset trader PT Pedagang Aset Kripto.
๐จ Google searches for dollar "debasement" hit an all-time high this quarter as public interest in currency depreciation explodes.
๐ฆ๐ช Binance secures a full suite of licenses from Abu Dhabi's FSRA, becoming the first digital asset trading platform to achieve this milestone under ADGM.
โก Vitalik Buterin proposes an on-chain gas futures market for Ethereum to help users hedge against network fee volatility as adoption increases.
๐บ๐ธ President Trump's national security strategy omits any mention of cryptocurrency or blockchain despite his pledge to make the US a crypto hub.
๐ฎ๐ณ Coinbase is returning to India after a 2-year exit, reopening sign-ups and crypto trading.
๐บ๐ธ The SEC has released the agenda for its Dec. 15 roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy, featuring speakers from Zcash, StarkWare, Aleo, the ACLU and more.
๐จ The SEC has ended its two-year investigation into Ondo Finance, per Eleanor Terrett.
๐ฅ Saylor announced Strategy added 10,624 $BTC this week, bringing holdings to 660,624 $BTC.
๐บ๐ธ The CFTC launched a pilot program allowing BTC, ETH, and USDC to be used as tokenized collateral in U.S. derivatives markets.
๐บ๐ธ Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup CEOs are set to meet with senators Thursday to discuss crypto market legislation, per Bloomberg.
๐ฅ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says, โWeโve always been using technology to do a better job for the clients and weโre gonna do the same thing in tokenization.โ
๐บ๐ธ Standard Chartered now expects the Fed to cut rates by 25 bps on Wednesday.
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๐จ ZKsync announces it will sunset ZKsync Lite in 2026 as planned, with funds safe and a detailed migration plan to be shared next year.
๐จ Bittensor is set for its first halving on Dec 14, cutting TAO issuance from 7,200 to 3,600 per day.
๐ฎ๐ฉ Robinhood to expand into Indonesia by acquiring broker Buana Capital and digital asset trader PT Pedagang Aset Kripto.
๐จ Google searches for dollar "debasement" hit an all-time high this quarter as public interest in currency depreciation explodes.
๐ฆ๐ช Binance secures a full suite of licenses from Abu Dhabi's FSRA, becoming the first digital asset trading platform to achieve this milestone under ADGM.
โก Vitalik Buterin proposes an on-chain gas futures market for Ethereum to help users hedge against network fee volatility as adoption increases.
๐บ๐ธ President Trump's national security strategy omits any mention of cryptocurrency or blockchain despite his pledge to make the US a crypto hub.
๐ฎ๐ณ Coinbase is returning to India after a 2-year exit, reopening sign-ups and crypto trading.
๐บ๐ธ The SEC has released the agenda for its Dec. 15 roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy, featuring speakers from Zcash, StarkWare, Aleo, the ACLU and more.
๐จ The SEC has ended its two-year investigation into Ondo Finance, per Eleanor Terrett.
๐ฅ Saylor announced Strategy added 10,624 $BTC this week, bringing holdings to 660,624 $BTC.
๐บ๐ธ The CFTC launched a pilot program allowing BTC, ETH, and USDC to be used as tokenized collateral in U.S. derivatives markets.
๐บ๐ธ Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup CEOs are set to meet with senators Thursday to discuss crypto market legislation, per Bloomberg.
๐ฅ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says, โWeโve always been using technology to do a better job for the clients and weโre gonna do the same thing in tokenization.โ
๐บ๐ธ Standard Chartered now expects the Fed to cut rates by 25 bps on Wednesday.
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See how DATs, ETFs, and RWAs are reshaping digital assetsโand what the next wave of institutional adoption could mean.
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See how DATs, ETFs, and RWAs are reshaping digital assetsโand what the next wave of institutional adoption could mean.
Join Matthew Roszak, Joseph Chalom, Reeve Collins, and Akshat Vaidaya at LONGITUDE Abu Dhabi on December 11, with Cointelegraph and @Phemex_EN co-hosting.
๐ Sign up here: https://luma.com/u1x1qnpj
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๐บ๐ธ TUNE IN: Texas leads the way as the first US state to buy and hold Bitcoin.
In Savannah Fortisโ new Byte-Sized Insight with Lee Bratcher, President of the Texas Blockchain Council, they dig into why Texas is doubling down during a downturnโand what that implies for future state-level $BTC policy.
Watch the full episode here.
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In Savannah Fortisโ new Byte-Sized Insight with Lee Bratcher, President of the Texas Blockchain Council, they dig into why Texas is doubling down during a downturnโand what that implies for future state-level $BTC policy.
Watch the full episode here.
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๐ Hereโs the latest from the last 24 hours:
- ๐ฅ Bitcoin breaks out of its four-year cycle, entering an extended bull phase, with targets raised to $150k by 2026 and a $200k peak in 2027.
- ๐จ Bitcoin supply on exchanges fell by 403.2K BTC over the past year, signaling reduced selling pressure and a lower risk of big sell-offs, per Santiment.
- ๐ฆ๐ช Circle secures Financial Services Permission license from Abu Dhabi's FSRA to operate as a Money Services Provider under ADGM.
- ๐ฅ UAE National Security calls Bitcoin a "key pillar of future finance."
- ๐ฅ SAYLOR: "China will copy the U.S. the moment America starts accumulating Bitcoin."
- ๐จ $131M in positions wiped out in just one hour across the market.
- ๐ฅ PNC launches Bitcoin trading for its private banking clients via a Coinbase partnership, letting them buy BTC directly within their investment accounts.
- ๐บ๐ธ U.S. banks are now allowed to act as intermediaries for crypto transactions under new regulatory guidance.
- โก Tidal Trust files for a Bitcoin AfterDark ETF that would hold Bitcoin only during off-market hours.
- ๐จ Stripe and Tempo, backed by Paradigm, launched its testnet โ a payments-first blockchain designed for instant settlement with predictable fees.
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- ๐ฅ Bitcoin breaks out of its four-year cycle, entering an extended bull phase, with targets raised to $150k by 2026 and a $200k peak in 2027.
- ๐จ Bitcoin supply on exchanges fell by 403.2K BTC over the past year, signaling reduced selling pressure and a lower risk of big sell-offs, per Santiment.
- ๐ฆ๐ช Circle secures Financial Services Permission license from Abu Dhabi's FSRA to operate as a Money Services Provider under ADGM.
- ๐ฅ UAE National Security calls Bitcoin a "key pillar of future finance."
- ๐ฅ SAYLOR: "China will copy the U.S. the moment America starts accumulating Bitcoin."
- ๐จ $131M in positions wiped out in just one hour across the market.
- ๐ฅ PNC launches Bitcoin trading for its private banking clients via a Coinbase partnership, letting them buy BTC directly within their investment accounts.
- ๐บ๐ธ U.S. banks are now allowed to act as intermediaries for crypto transactions under new regulatory guidance.
- โก Tidal Trust files for a Bitcoin AfterDark ETF that would hold Bitcoin only during off-market hours.
- ๐จ Stripe and Tempo, backed by Paradigm, launched its testnet โ a payments-first blockchain designed for instant settlement with predictable fees.
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