Spain detains man who helped Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith enter North Korea

Spanish police have arrested a c who helped Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith violate U.S. sanctions and travel to North Korea, Reuters reported on Dec. 1. Local authorities reportedly discovered that Alejandro Cao... Read more »

Bitcoin price hits $39K as Powell stirs bets Fed rate hikes are over

Bitcoin (BTC) hit $39,000 for the first time since mid-2022 on Dec. 1 as the United States Federal Reserve boosted hopes of policy easing. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Powell: Calling end... Read more »

Nayib Bukele steps down as El Salvador’s President ahead of re-election bid

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, who was behind legislation recognizing Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender in the country, has stepped down from office to campaign. On Dec. 1, Bukele resigned as the... Read more »

Binance representatives tipped off VIP traders about impending DOJ settlement in advance: Bloomberg

30As negotiations between Binance and U.S. authorities over legal violations came to a head in September, select high-value traders got an inside look at what was to come, according to new reporting... Read more »

Bitcoin ETFs, user experience will drive adoption — eToro CEO

While grassroots cryptocurrency adoption went stale after last year’s implosions in the industry, trading platform eToro’s chief executive believes that the appeal of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for institutions and ease of investing... Read more »

Circle denies terror finance allegations and ties to Justin Sun

Circle has refuted allegations linking it to terrorist funding and denies affiliation with crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun or his associated companies, including Tron (TRX) and HTX (formerly Huobi). In a letter addressed to... Read more »

Swiss crypto bank Seba rebrands to Amina amid global expansion

Major Swiss cryptocurrency-enabled bank Seba is changing its name amid growing ambitions to expand its trading services worldwide. Seba Bank AG has rebranded to Amina Bank AG, the firm announced to Cointelegraph... Read more »

Microsoft to invest record $3.2B in UK AI infrastructure

Microsoft is pledging a colossal $3.2 billion to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and training in the UK, according to a Nov. 30 press release. The investment marks the company’s most significant... Read more »

Hong Kong Securities Association suggests ICO to boost island’s economy

The suggestion that Hong Kong could make an “Initial Coin Offering” (ICO) appeared in a list of propositions formulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Association to revitalize Hong Kong’s economy.... Read more »

Ethereum wallet thought to belong to Su Zhu moves nearly $30k

A wallet allegedly belonging to Three Arrows Capital (3AC) co-founder Su Zhu has moved funds for the first time since his arrest months ago. Etherscan records displayed several incoming and outgoing ERC-20... Read more »