Bybit will begin phasing out services for Japanese residents from 2026, as the country’s stringent regulatory framework continues to squeeze unregistered global crypto exchanges out of the market.
XingChiIn the year since the Trump administration took office, U.S. cryptocurrency policy has undergone a fundamental shift, with the core objective of integrating the cryptocurrency industry into the existing financial regulatory system and regulating it in the same way as traditional financial institutions.
JinseFinanceWhen the legal exchange rate remains unchanged, currency with lower actual value (bad money) will drive out currency with higher actual value (good money) from circulation, causing the market to be flooded with bad money, which is what we often call "bad money drives out good money".
JinseFinanceOpenAI has launched “Your Year with ChatGPT,” a feature that gives users a personalised summary of their activity, including awards, poems, and images based on their chats. It is available to Free, Plus, and Pro users in select English-speaking countries, and participation is optional with privacy controls in place.
AnaisAt opposite ends of RWA's spectrum are fully permissioned tokens and completely permissionless tokens.
JinseFinanceThe Marshall Islands have begun testing a crypto-based universal income system, distributing payments to citizens through a yield-generating digital token built on the Stellar blockchain.
XingChiThis week, 24 blockchain startups secured funding, raising a total of $335.1 million. RedotPay raised $107 million in its Series B funding round, the largest funding round of the week.
JinseFinanceTrump Media & Technology Group bought 451 more Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 11,542 coins worth over $1 billion. The company is using Bitcoin as a long-term reserve and is expanding into crypto investments and related financial services.
AnaisCoinbase: The cryptocurrency market landscape in the first half of 2026 is closer to "1996" than "1999," meaning we are optimistic about next year.
JinseFinanceA 23-year-old man from Brooklyn, Ronald Spektor, has been charged with a $16 million crypto phishing scam that targeted nearly 100 Coinbase users across the US. He allegedly tricked victims into sending their cryptocurrency to wallets he controlled and is now in custody while authorities work to recover the stolen funds.
Anais
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X, has been praised by Vitalik Buterin for giving unpredictable responses that challenge users’ political biases and promote more truthful interactions.
Anais
Italy’s competition authority has ordered Meta to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp while investigating possible abuse of its dominant position. Meta plans to appeal, saying the policy protects its systems, but regulators worry it could limit competition and innovation in the AI market.
Anais
Nvidia has announced a $20 billion acquisition of Groq’s core assets, a landmark move that strengthens its already commanding position in the artificial intelligence chip market and reshapes the competitive landscape for AI infrastructure.
XingChi
Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, began serving a five-year federal prison sentence and shared a personal account of his first days, describing the intake process and adjusting to prison life just before Christmas.
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The Philippines has escalated its crackdown on unlicensed cryptocurrency platforms, with internet service providers beginning to block access to major global exchanges, signaling a decisive shift toward stricter enforcement of local crypto regulations.
XingChi
Kraken has officially launched the Krak Card, a Mastercard crypto debit card for residents living in the EU countries and the United Kingdom. The Krak card would allow users to spend more than 400 cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies seamlessly.
XingChi
Trust Wallet confirmed a security incident affecting version 2.68 of its Chrome extension after users reported unauthorised wallet drains following a recent update. The company told users to disable the extension and upgrade immediately, saying its mobile app and other versions were not affected while the investigation continues.
Weatherly
Kyrgyzstan has taken another step toward embedding digital assets into its financial system after cryptocurrency exchange Binance listed the country’s first som-pegged stablecoin, a move that signals growing state-level confidence in blockchain-based payments and infrastructure.
XingChi
Pudgy Penguins projected its animated characters on the Las Vegas Sphere for a week-long holiday campaign, promoting its physical products rather than NFTs. The display helped the crypto-born brand reach mainstream audiences, supporting merchandise sales and boosting recognition despite a struggling NFT market.
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A 23-year-old Brooklyn resident, Ronald Spektor, stands accused of orchestrating a sophisticated phishing scheme that drained $16 million from Coinbase users. Prosecutors say Spektor, using the online alias “lolimfeelingevil,” targeted unsuspecting victims by posing as an official Coinbase support agent, warning them that their crypto holdings were at risk of theft.
XingChi
A Brazilian music project will turn real-time Bitcoin price changes into live orchestral performances using an algorithm to guide the instruments. The initiative has received government approval and funding through Brazil’s tax incentive programme to bring the concept to life in Brasília.
Weatherly
Ethena’s synthetic stablecoin USDe has suffered a sharp contraction since the Oct. 10 market crash, with roughly $8.3 billion exiting the protocol as investors reassessed the risks tied to leveraged and synthetic-backed designs.
XingChi
Seven companies ran fake crypto platforms and WhatsApp investment clubs, tricking US investors out of over $14 million with false trading claims and AI-driven tips. Victims were pressured to pay extra fees to withdraw funds, and the stolen money was sent through overseas bank accounts and crypto wallets.
Anais
A South Korean man’s attempt to secure a lighter punishment for laundering funds through cryptocurrency has backfired dramatically, with an appeals court overturning his suspended sentence and sending him to prison for four years.
XingChi
Justin Sun has lost around $60 million after World Liberty Financial blacklisted his wallet, freezing his WLFI tokens following a $9 million transfer. The freeze has left him unable to access or trade his holdings, while the token’s price has dropped over 40% since September.
Weatherly
Web 3.0, Payments: From Beginning to Abandonment - Why I Stopped Doing Web3 Payments. Golden Finance: Remove the filters and see the true nature of payments.
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What crypto moves will traditional giants like BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, Visa, and Mastercard make in 2025?
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The real opportunity for reinforcement learning × Web3 lies not in replicating a decentralized version of OpenAI, but in rewriting "intelligent production relations".
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Tencent has gained access to Nvidia’s banned Blackwell AI chips by using data centres in Japan and Australia, instead of bringing the hardware into China. The setup lets Tencent keep training advanced AI models while staying outside US export rules.
Anais
Financial Times has alleged that Binance had continued to allow suspicious crypto transactions to flow through its platform even after agreeing to tighten controls under its landmark $4.3 billion US criminal settlement.
XingChi
In 2025, the valuation of new tokens was significantly compressed, with the infrastructure and gaming sectors experiencing the steepest declines.
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Stop calling the number of new projects, large amounts of financing, and community activity "growth".
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Ghana has formally legalized cryptocurrency trading after parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, marking a major policy shift for one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s most active crypto markets
XingChi
This article explores Tether’s growing influence, the potential for equity tokenization, and how new USDT-native infrastructures such as Plasma and Stable are designed to capture value around USDT liquidity.
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