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Hashing It Out: A conversation about spot Bitcoin ETFs and decentralized ETFs

Joel Kuck, CEO of Decentralized ETF, believes that “the big money will come when the institutions come” after the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States.

Bitcoin critic, ECB chief Lagarde says her son 'ignored' her, lost money on crypto: Report

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde reportedly said her son ignored warnings against crypto investments and lost “about 60%” of his money.

Bitcoin critic, ECB chief Lagarde says her son 'ignored' her, lost money on crypto: Report

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde reportedly said her son ignored warnings against crypto investments and lost “about 60%” of his money.

Indian government set to introduce rules against deepfake menace

In talks with stakeholders, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw aims to finalize the Indian government’s AI deepfake regulations in the coming weeks.

Bitcoin buyer pushes BTC price past $38K as traders demand key breakout

Bitcoin briefly spikes above the $38,000 mark as a new low-timeframe BTC price battle breaks out.

KyberSwap hacker offers $4.6 million bounty for return of $46 million loot

"On the table is a bounty equivalent to 10% of users’ funds taken from them by your hack," said KyberSwap to its hacker in an on-chain message.

European regulator: CASPs should work on protocol interoperability, self-hosted wallets

The European Banking Authority wants to update existing anti-money laundering rules and combat the financing of terrorism for crypto providers.

Crypto Thanksgiving: community hails industry milestones, expresses gratitude

A community member compared crypto to a turkey that takes time to cook and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to invest in its technology.

Do Kwon extradition approved by Montenegro court

Montenegro's Minister of Justice will make the final decision on Do Kwon’s extradition to either South Korea or the United States.

Do Kwon extradition approved by Montenegro court

Montenegro’s minister of justice will make the final decision on Do Kwon’s extradition to either South Korea or the United States.

Cathie Wood’s ARK dumps 700K GBTC shares in one month

After selling nearly 700,000 GBTC shares over the past month, ARK’s Next Generation Internet ETF still holds 4.3 million GBTC shares worth $131.8 million.

Dutch exchange Bitvavo cleared to operate in France

The Dutch cryptocurrency exchange Bitvavo is slowly expanding its reach after gaining regulatory approval in Austria and France.

Raiffeisenlandesbank to launch Bitcoin trading in early 2024

Raiffeisen Bank’s RLB NÖ-Wien is preparing to introduce cryptocurrency trading services to its retail clients in early 2024.

Singapore to restrict retail crypto speculation with new rules

According to MAS, speculative cryptocurrency trading is partly fueled by unverified success stories, celebrity endorsements and FOMO on good returns.

Jim Cramer admits he was wrong about Bitcoin — ‘I was premature’

“I made a lot of money,” said Cramer who cleared a profit on Bitcoin despite urging investors to sell the cryptocurrency.

‘Strap yourselves in’ — Bull market coming early 2024, say crypto exchange heads

The heads of Australia’s largest crypto exchanges say a bull run is coming early next year — others say it’s already arrived.

Australia’s tax agency won’t clarify its confusing, ‘aggressive’ crypto rules

The Australian Tax Office’s new rules on DeFi are unclear on whether capital gains taxes apply to liquid staking and transferring to layer 2 bridges.

It sounds fishy, but SBF really IS trading mackerel in prison: Report

The former billionaire paid four “macks” for a haircut before his trial while staying at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center.

HTX hacked again for $13.6M, 100K Koreans test CBDC, Binance 2.0: Asia Express

HTX hacked for $13.6M — the ecosystem’s fourth hack in recent months — 100K Koreans test out CBDC, and Binance is dead, long live Binance!

HTX hacked again for $13.6M, 100K Koreans test CBDC, Binance 2.0: Asia Express

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments.

In the fourth hack affecting the HTX (formerly Huobi Global) ecosystem in just two months, the exchange lost $13.6 million via a hot wallet hack that occurred on Nov. 22.

In its Nov. 23 announcement, the exchangepromisedto “fully compensate for the losses caused by this attack and 100% guarantee the safety of user funds,” as well as restore services within 24 hours of the attack. The day prior, the HTX Eco Chain (HECO) bridge was exploited for $86.6 million. An investigation is ongoing.

In September, the HTX exchange was hacked for $7.9 million; this was followed by a $100 million hack against the Poloniex exchange, a related entity, in November. Justin Sun, the Chinese blockchain personality and de-facto owner of HTX (not to mention the owner of Poloniex, founder of Tron and CEO of BitTorrent etc),stated after the attack that “HTX Will Fully Compensate for HTX’s hot wallet Losses. Deposits and Withdrawals Temporarily Suspended. All Funds in HTX Are Secure.” Sun previously also madeassurancesthat “all user assets are #SAFU” in the aftermath of the September hack against HTX.

Huobirebranded to HTXduring this year’s Singapore2049 event in September. Although its executives have repeatedly reassured that the exchange is doing well, the exchange ran into a number ofserious incidentsthis year, including analleged employee revolt.

Justin Sun during Web3 Hong Kong. (Twitter)
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