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12/01/2025 01:13 PM WhiteBIT Expands Globally with U.S. Launch and Times Square Campaign
WhiteBIT, the largest European cryptocurrency exchange by traffic, today announced its official launch in the United States, establishing WhiteBIT US as an independent entity designed to scale and operate locally across the country. The launch marks a strategic expansion into the world’s most regulated and institutionally driven digital asset market. WhiteBIT US has already obtained [...]
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12/01/2025 01:11 PM Strategy (MSTR) Stock: CEO Explains When Company Would Sell Bitcoin
TLDR Strategy CEO admits company could sell Bitcoin if stock drops below net asset value and funding dries up Company currently trades at 0.96 mNAV, below the value of its Bitcoin holdings Strategy must pay $750-$800 million annually in preferred share dividends Michael Saylor’s “green dots” tweet fueled speculation about possible Bitcoin sales The company [...]
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12/01/2025 12:52 PM Israel Central Bank Pushes for Stablecoin Regulations as Digital Shekel Plans Take Shape
TLDR Israel Central Bank plans to enhance regulation of stablecoins due to their growing global relevance. Stablecoins now represent over $300 billion in market capitalization and $2 trillion in monthly transactions. Tether and Circle control 99% of the stablecoin market, raising systemic risks and the need for stricter oversight. Governor Amir Yaron calls for 1:1 [...]
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12/01/2025 11:47 AM Sony Bank to Launch U.S. Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin for Gaming and Anime Payments
TLDR Sony Bank plans to launch a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin by fiscal 2026. The stablecoin will focus on U.S. customers in the gaming and anime sectors. Sony has partnered with U.S. issuer Bastion for the stablecoin infrastructure. Sony applied for a U.S. banking license to support the stablecoin project. Sony’s blockchain initiatives like Soneium align [...]
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12/01/2025 10:36 AM North Korea Boosts AI Research with Banned NVIDIA GPUs, Fueling Cyber Attacks
TLDR North Korea uses banned NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2700 GPUs to enhance its AI-driven cyber operations. The country’s AI research, dating back to the late 1990s, focuses on pattern recognition, voice processing, and data optimization. North Korea’s AI capabilities could support activities like cryptocurrency theft, money laundering, and disrupting communications. The GeForce RTX 2700 GPU [...]
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12/01/2025 10:09 AM HashKey Dominates Hong Kong’s Crypto Market but Faces $151 Million Loss
TLDR HashKey processed HK$638.4 billion ($82 billion) in trading volume for 2024, doubling from the previous year. Despite market dominance, HashKey’s low fee structure led to a net loss of $151 million (HK$1.18 billion). HashKey holds 75% market share in Hong Kong but faces challenges due to fees under 0.1%. Offshore trading volumes on HashKey’s [...]
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12/01/2025 09:36 AM Crypto Token Unlocks This Week: $271 Million at Stake as Top Altcoins Prepare to Unlock
TLDR Token unlocks from December 1-8, 2025, will release over $271 million in cryptocurrencies, affecting market liquidity. ENA and EIGEN will release 212.5M tokens ($52.63M) and 36.82M tokens ($19.55M), respectively, in cliff unlocks. SOL leads linear unlocks with 489.21K tokens worth $62.85M, followed by TRUMP’s 4.89M tokens valued at $28.32M. Other tokens like WLD, DOGE, [...]
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12/01/2025 09:32 AM Ethereum (ETH) Price: Pullback From $3,100 Rally Tests Key Support Levels
TLDR Ethereum pulled back from $3,100 after a TD Sequential sell signal appeared on the 1-hour chart, suggesting short-term exhaustion The price is trading in a descending channel with key support at $2,950 and resistance at $3,050 Grayscale’s ETHE recorded $4.93 billion in cumulative outflows, the largest among all Ethereum ETFs BlackRock led a $312.6 [...]
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12/01/2025 09:20 AM Japan Bond Yields Reach Highest Level Since 2008, Crypto Markets React
TLDR Japan’s 10-year government bond yields reached 1.86%, the highest level since April 2008 The yen carry trade involves borrowing low-interest Japanese yen to invest in higher-yielding assets globally Japanese institutions hold about $1.1 trillion in US Treasury securities, the largest foreign position Rising Japanese yields may force capital repatriation, reducing liquidity for risk assets [...]
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12/01/2025 09:12 AM Bitcoin (BTC) Price: Declines 5% as 180,000 Traders Face Liquidation on Sunday
TLDR Bitcoin dropped nearly 5% to $86,950 on Sunday, triggering $539 million in liquidations across crypto markets Over 180,000 traders were liquidated in 24 hours, with almost 90% being long positions in Bitcoin and Ethereum Bitcoin recorded its worst November since 2018, dropping 17.49% for the month The crash occurred without any obvious news catalyst, [...]
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