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In Nov, trading volume on centralized exchanges rose for 2nd consecutive month, reaching $3.61tn, highest since March 2023.

The countdown is underway for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to decide on the first spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States.

Amid technical challenges and investor scrutiny, Blast’s staking model has propelled its total value locked to $823 million.

A central bank official spoke about ongoing CBDC research and other payment modernization Taiwan is exploring.

“Proposal 13” asked Microsoft to consider the potential for shareholder harm if its AI products created legal issues for the company over the long term.

Binance Withdraws Application for Abu Dhabi License, Reassessing Compliance Needs

Comparisons of Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT continue to flood internet social spaces, so we decided to put them to the test with questions of our own.

Binance Founder CZ to Await Sentencing in US; Judge Cites Wealth Abroad as Flight Risk Factor

The license, which Binance voluntarily canceled, would have permitted the exchange to manage a collective investment fund in the country.

Grayscale CEO Claps Back At Jamie Dimon For Saying Bitcoin Should Be Banned

The Financial Monitoring Agency has also launched nine investigations into “illegal exchange operations” and money laundering.

The U.S. Senator linked crypto to terrorist financing, drug trafficking, and North Korea‘s nuclear weapons programme.

Judge Richard Jones agreed with the U.S. government that CZ’s return to his home in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was a flight risk.

Russia’s Exved Launches Cross-Border Payment Service Powered By Tether’s USDT Stablecoin

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Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Self-Custody Bitcoin Wallet ‘Bitkey’ – Here’s What You Need to Know

Harmonize will allow the bank to connect to blockchains beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, which suggests the potential expansion of BBVA’s crypto services.

"The defendant has enormous wealth and property abroad," wrote Judge Richard Jones, "and no ties to the United States."

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

OKX and Bybit Capitalize as Binance’s Market Share Declines + More News

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to one felony count in the United States in November, may not be able to return to the UAE before being sentenced.

UK Financial Regulator Adds Poloniex to Warning List Amid Recent $100 Million Hack: What’s Going On?