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December 8, 2025
Robinhood launches staking for Ethereum and Solana in ongoing crypto expansion — fortune.com
Robinhood is doubling down on crypto offerings. The trading app will launch staking for Ethereum and Solana in New York starting on Tuesday, according to the company, allowing customers to earn yield on cryptocurrency. The company will let customers stake
Texts from a scammer — theweek.com
What is pig butchering? It’s a term used to describe a major global cyberscam in which criminals entrap victims by first sending them seemingly innocent questions via text, Instagram, OKCupid, or some other messaging platform. An estimated 300,000
Gould says trust charters have long had nonfiduciary scope — americanbanker.com
Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould said digital asset firms' trust charter bids fit into the historic scope of the charter, refuting claims that a 2021 interpretive letter he authored as OCC General Counsel expanded the charter's scope.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Investors Came Late to the Crypto Party — bloomberg.com
BlackRock Inc.’s flagship Bitcoin ETF has delivered strong returns since its launch — but for most investors, the outcome has been far more modest.
Square’s product chief on the death of the penny and the future of money — theverge.com
Today, I’m talking with Willem Avé, who’s head of product at Square. You know Square — it was started by billionaire Jack Dorsey, of Twitter fame, more than 15 years ago, and it got big on the back of that little magnetic reader that plugged into the
Crypto giant Binance to transfer operations to Abu Dhabi — semafor.com
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has long eschewed a corporate headquarters — but appears to be putting down roots in Abu Dhabi. In the opening hours of Abu Dhabi Finance Week, the firm said it had secured three licenses from the
Strategy Rises on $963 Million Bitcoin Buy, Largest Since July — bloomberg.com
Strategy Inc. shares rose as much as 2.8% in premarket trading Monday after the digital asset treasury company said it bought $962.7 million worth of Bitcoin from Dec. 1 to Dec. 7, marking its largest acquisition since July.
What Happens When an “Infinite-Money Machine” Unravels — newyorker.com
After Michael Saylor’s software company Strategy stockpiled hundreds of thousands of bitcoins, he was hailed as an alchemist. Then things went awry.
Wall Street Hedged Big Crypto Bet in $500 Million Ripple Deal — bloomberg.com
Ripple’s $500 million share sale in November drew some of Wall Street’s biggest names and marked a milestone in crypto’s evolution from fringe asset class to mainstream finance. Investors including Citadel Securities LLC and Fortress Investment Group
Wall Street Hedged Big Crypto Bet in $500 Million Ripple Deal (XRP) — bloomberg.com
Wall Street Hedged Big Crypto Bet in $500 Million Ripple Deal (XRP) Bloomberg.com
Stocks: Everything is on hold until the Fed delivers that rate cut on Wednesday — fortune.com
The S&P 500 sits at just over 6,870 this morning, a few points below its all-time high of 6,890.89 and futures are flat before the opening bell in New York. Traders are holding their breath until Wednesday, when the Federal Open Markets Committee of the
Trump’s Pivot to Pakistan — foreignpolicy.com
The South Asian nation has deployed a combination of flattery and strategy to get Washington on its side.
Binance has been proudly nomadic for years. A new announcement suggests it’s finally chosen a headquarters — fortune.com
For years, Binance has dodged questions about where it plans to establish a corporate headquarters. On Monday, the world’s largest crypto exchange made an announcement that indicates it has chosen a location: Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab
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