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Binance suspends employee over using inside information for personal gain

Binance suspended an employee and alerted authorities after an internal probe found the staffer allegedly used insider information to publish a post from an official account.

Argentina weighs letting traditional banks trade crypto: Report

Argentina’s central bank is reportedly considering whether to allow traditional financial institutions to offer crypto services, marking the potential lifting of a ban.

Prediction markets emerge as speculative ‘arbitrage arena’ for crypto traders

Prediction markets offer traders more upside than holding the underlying spot crypto, but AI bots and accounts with a 100% win rate raise suspicions of insider trading.

Can panic wallets stop a wrench? Why crypto’s next security debate is physical

Jameson Lopp’s wrench attack data shows physical assaults on crypto holders surging in 2025, forcing a reckoning over whether self‑custody is worth the physical risk.

Crypto funds log second week of inflows after massive $5.5B sell-off

Bitcoin led the $716 million of inflows to crypto ETPs last week, while Chainlink saw record gains, accounting for more than 50% of its AUM.

Did BTC's Santa rally start at $89K? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

A Santa rally for Bitcoin and risk assets remained in the cards as the markets prepared for the last Fed interest-rate decision of 2025.

US Treasurys lead tokenization wave as CoinShares predicts 2026 growth

CoinShares said tokenized RWAs jumped 229% in 2025, led by US Treasurys, and it expects dollar-yield demand to keep driving onchain growth into 2026.

Circle and Bybit deepen USDC partnership as stablecoin nears $80B

Bybit plans deeper USDC adoption for trading and payments, with the stablecoin “already embedded” across its ecosystem.

Ethereum ‘smart’ whales open $426M long bets as ETH price chart eyes $4K

ETH’s price rising to $3,000 drove whales to open 136,433 ETH long bets, as technical indicators suggest a short-term ETH price rally toward $4,000.

Coinbase mounts a cautious comeback in India, two years after exit

Coinbase has reopened India app registrations, with local fiat on-ramps planned for 2026 following a rocky exit more than two years ago.

Binance secures global ADGM licenses to operate international platform

Binance’s international operations and liquidity will now be supervised end-to-end by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority in the financial free zone in Abu Dhabi.

The future of secure messaging: Why decentralization matters more than ever

Decentralized messengers shift security beyond encryption by reducing metadata, limiting data requests and preparing for post-quantum threats.

Ethereum’s first ZK-rollup, ZKsync Lite, to be retired in 2026

ZKsync says the first Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup blockchain will have an “orderly sunset” next year, as it has served its purpose.

Bitcoin bulls must defend key level to avoid $76K, analysts say

Bitcoin is holding a critical Fibonacci support level, but analysts warned that a break could trigger losses down to April lows of $76,000.

Philippines’ fastest-growing digital bank rolls out crypto services

The digital bank now offers BTC, ETH, SOL and more via a secure app integration with US fintech firm Alpaca.

‘Grow up... We debank Democrats, we debank Republicans:’ JPMorgan CEO

It was only last month when Jack Mallers, CEO of Bitcoin payments company Strike, accused JPMorgan of closing his personal accounts without explanation.

Robinhood set to enter Indonesia, targeting 17M crypto traders

Robinhood acquired an Indonesian brokerage and digital asset trading firm to access a market with 17 million crypto investors.

Trump’s national security strategy is silent on crypto, blockchain

Cryptocurrency and blockchain did not receive a mention in Donald Trump’s national security priorities, despite the president’s desire for the US to become a hub for crypto.

Vitalik Buterin floats gas futures on Ethereum to hedge fee spikes

Buterin proposed a system akin to prediction markets for gas fees, to provide Ethereum users with a means to hedge against future network fee volatility. 

Crypto’s other halving: Bittensor’s first 4-year cycle seen as ‘maturation’ milestone

Bittensor’s first token halving is scheduled for Dec. 14, reducing TAO issuance by half as the AI-focused network adopts a Bitcoin-style fixed supply model.

WisdomTree brings options income strategy onchain with new tokenized fund

The asset manager’s EPXC fund tokenizes a cash-secured put-writing strategy, signaling deeper integration between traditional market products and blockchain.

VC Roundup: Big money, few deals as crypto venture funding dries up

Crypto venture funding was weak in November, with only a few major raises driving totals, as overall deal activity reached one of its lowest points this year.

Bitcoin price dips below 88K as analysis blames FOMC nerves

Bitcoin saw snap downside toward the weekly close with $87,000 back on the radar ahead of an important Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.

Bitcoin Cash gains nearly 40% to become ‘best performing’ L1 of the year

Bitcoin Cash has outpaced every major L1 in 2025, boosted by clean supply dynamics and renewed investor demand.

French banking giant BPCE to launch in-app crypto trading: Report

BPCE will let millions of customers buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL and USDC directly inside its banking apps.

South Korea to impose bank-level liability on crypto exchanges after Upbit hack: Report

South Korea plans to hold crypto exchanges to the same no-fault compensation standards as banks after an Upbit hack exposed major gaps in consumer protection.

Ether supply squeeze looms with exchanges holding lowest levels since 2015

Ether exchange balances dropped to a decade low of 8.7% as more ETH moved into staking and custody, setting up a potential supply squeeze.

Bitcoin buries the tulip myth after 17 years of proven resilience says ETF expert

ETF expert Eric Balchunas argued Bitcoin's 17-year track record and multiple recoveries make tulip mania comparisons obsolete despite recent criticism.

Rising Bitcoin ‘liveliness’ indicator suggests bull market may continue: analysts

Bitcoin’s liveliness indicator reached new peaks, suggesting strong demand despite lower prices and signaling the bull market cycle may not be over yet.

BitMine buys $199M in Ether as smart money traders bet on ETH decline

The largest corporate Ether holder continues to buy the dip, as the industry’s most profitable traders continue to bet millions on ETH’s short-term decline.

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