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As Meta’s Threads celebrates first anniversary, will it now become a challenger to X?

Despite Threads hitting 175 million monthly active users, it’s still too early to say whether it could become another X one day.

Binance marks 7th anniversary with 200M users and new campaign

The milestone takes Web3 closer to reaching its first billion users, according to Binance’s chief marketing officer.

Why people are losing trust in mainstream media — Mario Nawfal

Mario Nawfal breaks down how mainstream media has lost the public’s trust and why social media offers a more accessible, democratic approach to information sharing.

SBF family linked to $100M FTX scandal, legal trouble looms

According to emails seen by the WSJ, Sam Bankman-Fried’s family allegedly funneled millions from FTX to political causes, raising significant legal questions.

Up to 99% of Mt. Gox’s $8.2B Bitcoin could be sold — Analyst

Nearly all of Mt. Gox’s former creditors might be looking to sell their Bitcoin, which has increased by over 8,500% in value in the 10 years since the exchange’s collapse.

PancakeSwap rewards users with 2.4M ZK token airdrop

PancakeSwap will airdrop 2.4 million ZK tokens to reward its community and boost zkSync PancakeSwap engagement.

Bitcoin ATM network shrinks by 334 machines in 40 days

Global Bitcoin ATM network shrinks by 334 machines in under 40 days, with the US and Europe seeing the most significant reductions.

Binance vs. Nigeria: A timeline of events

As the trial of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan restarts in Nigeria, Cointelegraph recaps the story so far.

Why is XRP price down today?

XRP's price decline is triggered by massive Bitcoin selloffs and the SEC reiterating about the $2 billion penalty demand from Ripple.

Watch these Bitcoin price levels next as $52K supertrend risks failure

Bitcoin is challenging multimonth lows and now risks violating support, which has sustained the entire BTC price bull run.

Crypto exchanges subject to EU Travel Rule in 6 months

New EU regulations mandate crypto exchanges to comply with Travel Rule guidelines, enhancing AML/CFT measures starting Dec. 30.

Ether ETFs will only be a ‘sidekick’ to Bitcoin ETFs — Bloomberg analyst

Inflows from the Ether ETF launch may disappoint compared to the record-breaking inflows generated by the launch of the US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Mt. Gox begins repayments in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash

The collapsed exchange has started debt repayments to creditors via select crypto exchanges, following the rehabilitation plan.

Biden’s reelection odds brush single digits on Polymarket

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is still in the lead at odds at 61%, while U.S. Vice President and Democrat Kamala Harris is second with 19% odds.

Bitcoin crashes to $53K, but analysts warn the worst isn’t over

Analysts say Bitcoin could sink as low as $50,000, but strong macro conditions and an entrenched “buy the dip” mentality will quickly rebound BTC’s price.

Bitcoin drops below $54K as crypto liquidations near $665M

Around $222 million in long Bitcoin positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with the price of BTC hitting its lowest point since February.

Coinbase continues to fight for access to Gensler’s private emails

In a recent letter to a district court judge, Coinbase argued that the SEC Chair’s private communications are an “appropriate source of discovery” crucial to mounting a reasonable defense.

German MP urges government to stop ‘hasty’ Bitcoin sell-off

German MP Joana Cotar said the mass Bitcoin sell-off isn’t “sensible” and “productive” as it could be used to diversify treasury assets and protect against currency devaluation.

Mt. Gox moves $2.7B in Bitcoin to new wallet address

One of Mt. Gox’s cold wallets just transferred more than 47,000 BTC to an unknown wallet address amid a plan to begin repaying its creditors.

Bitcoin traders express optimism even as BTC price targets shift lower

Bitcoin traders say “the bottom is in” even as BTC price retests the 200-day moving average and threatens to descend lower.

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