Kraken and Deutsche Börse Group unveiled a sweeping collaboration designed to fuse traditional finance with digital asset markets, signaling accelerating institutional demand and a new phase of tokenized market expansion. Kraken–Deutsche Börse Strategic Market Link Takes Shape Kraken, a global crypto exchange, and market operator Deutsche Börse Group announced on Dec. 4 that they formed

Connecticut moved to block several major platforms after officials said they offered unlicensed sports wagering, signaling escalating scrutiny of online gambling services that allegedly sidestep state rules and expose residents to significant consumer risks. Connecticut Orders Unlicensed Gambling Platforms to Stop Operations Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Gaming Division issued on Dec. 3 cease

Grayscale Investments signals that bitcoin’s sharp pullback still aligns with bullish market behavior, spotlighting macro shifts and expanding institutional demand that could set the stage for potential new highs in 2026. Grayscale Cites Signs of a Crypto Bottom While Forecasting Next-Year Highs Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments’ research team published a report on Dec. 1

Ripple’s expanded push into unified digital asset infrastructure signals a bid to anchor real-time global finance by fusing treasury intelligence, custody, liquidity and settlement into a single enterprise platform. Ripple Broadens Its Institutional Finance Ambitions Growing institutional demand for real-time financial infrastructure is reshaping how companies design digital asset systems. Ripple published on Dec. 4,

Stablecoins’ rapid global expansion is reshaping financial access and payments, offering new efficiencies while raising urgent concerns over monetary control and regulatory gaps that policymakers worldwide are now scrambling to confront. IMF Warns of Expanding Stablecoin Influence The International Monetary Fund (IMF) detailed on Dec. 4 that stablecoins can widen financial access and support innovation

The murder of Danilo Kuzmin, the 21-year-old son of Kharkiv’s deputy mayor, in Vienna, is strongly suspected to be a case of crypto-related robbery and violence. Cryptocurrency as the Core Motive The brutal murder of Danilo Kuzmin, a 21-year-old Ukrainian student and the son of Kharkiv’s deputy mayor, in the Austrian capital, Vienna, is increasingly

The cryptocurrency has been warming up again this week, but a credible voice just poured cold water on it. A Bitcoin Wake-up Call From Former Block Executive Mike Brock “ Bitcoin will fail. Because it is a lie,” writes Mike Brock, a former executive at Jack Dorsey’s bitcoin firm, Block. His comments have caused an

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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Treasury Twenty One Capital to Start Trading on NYSE Next Week With $4 Billion BTC Treasury Bitcoin treasury Twenty One Capital will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange next week. This post Bitcoin Treasury Twenty One Capital to Start Trading on NYSE Next Week With $4 Billion BTC Treasury first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade went live, driving ETH to $3,222 and marking a major step in scalability. The update raised the block gas limit to 60M and introduced a per-transaction cap of 16.78M gas, sparking debate among developers but praised for enabling parallelization and preventing resource overload. Technical Triumph: Scalability and Fee Reduction The Ethereum blockchain’s