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December 17, 2025
Coinbase announces stock trading and new Kalshi-based prediction markets — fortune.com
Coinbase is taking its biggest step yet into the broader financial sector. On Wednesday, the company announced customers will now be able to trade stocks on its platform, and also place bets on a wide range of events through a partnership with prediction
Bitcoin’s Silent Exodus Hits Crypto as Long-Time Buyers Cash Out — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin’s most entrenched investors are still cashing out — and the pressure is starting to show.
Anthropic Taps Bitcoin Miner With Trump Family Ties For Data Centers — theinformation.com
Anthropic will get up to 2.3 gigawatts of computing power from data centers being developed by Hut 8, a bitcoin mining company with close ties to the Trump family. Hut 8 and cloud startup Fluidstack will develop a data center campus in Louisiana with an
How Crypto Is Turning America Into a Kleptocracy — theatlantic.com
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube On this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the shooting at Bondi Beach and the rise of anti-Semitic violence globally. He discusses what willing
The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year — eff.org
Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people. The question these days is less, Is my information in a data breach this year? and more How many data breaches had my information in them this year?
How Amazon’s CSO defends against efforts by North Korean IT workers to infiltrate his company — fortune.com
Steve Schmidt, the chief security officer at Amazon, says his team has identified and blocked more than 1,800 attempts by North Korea to secure IT roles at the tech giant. He warns that this scheme is becoming more prevalent across the technology industry
Private Tech Giants Could Lose Scarcity Premium in IPOs — theinformation.com
Scarcity creates value in everything from precious metals to giant private tech companies. That accounts for some portion of the stunning prices investors are paying to get into SpaceX, OpenAI and other companies while they are still private. An army of
PayPal plans to launch bank serving small businesses around the US — foxbusiness.com
PayPal announced this week that it submitted regulatory applications to create PayPal Bank, a new industrial loan company to support small businesses. The company said Monday that it filed documents with the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and
MoneyGram bets on cash advantage in Africa — semafor.com
The News Money transfer company MoneyGram is betting on its ability to offer cash remittances to stay ahead of smaller fintech challengers in Africa, its CEO told Semafor. Anthony Soohoo said the company’s “omnichannel” approach — whereby it offers access
This Bitcoin Decline Is Not Like the Others — bloomberg.com
This Bitcoin Decline Is Not Like the Others Bloomberg.com
What new cryptocurrency regulations mean for investors — theweek.com
Regulation of cryptocurrency investments are set to be toughened up in a move to boost protections for investors. The Treasury has revealed that platforms where users buy and sell cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin will be “backed to innovate and grow” as
Bhutan pledges nearly $1.3b cryptocurrency for ‘mindfulness’ city — the straits times
Bhutan pledges nearly $1.3b cryptocurrency for ‘mindfulness’ city The Straits Times
HashKey shares flat in Hong Kong debut amid bitcoin bear market — south china morning post
HashKey shares flat in Hong Kong debut amid bitcoin bear market South China Morning Post
HashKey shares start trading in Hong Kong, as the city increasingly embraces crypto — fortune.com
Shares of digital asset firm Hashkey Group start trading in Hong Kong today, following the firm’s IPO last week. The Chinese city has steadily embraced digital assets since 2022 as it tries to maintain its status as a global financial center. Hashkey
Marshall Islands launches universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency - in world first — theguardian.com
Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease cost of living pressures in the Pacific nation The Marshall Islands has introduced a national universal basic income (UBI) scheme that offers
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