Layoffs Are Approaching 1.2 Million, the Worst Since the 2009 ‘Great Recession’

The data was provided by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday, and may partly explain the recent bitcoin downturn. Layoffs Climb to a Grim Milestone: Nearly 1.2 Million…and Counting A Chicago-based outplacement firm quietly announced a rather dire metric that appears to have largely gone unnoticed: American employers have laid off nearly […]

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Paradigm Leads $13.5M Round Backing Crown’s Real-Pegged BRLV Stablecoin

Crown has raised $13.5 million in a Series A round led by Paradigm as the São Paulo fintech expands its institutional stablecoin infrastructure and the circulation of its Brazilian real–pegged token, BRLV. Crown Expands Institutional Stablecoin Push With Paradigm-Led $13.5M Funding In a note shared with Bitcoin.com News, Crown disclosed it raised $13.5 million in […]

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Report: Ripple Funding Round Offered Investors Protection Against XRP Volatility

Ripple’s successful $500 million strategic funding round that valued the company at $40 billion reportedly included rare and stringent protections for investors. Guaranteed Returns and Put Options According to a Bloomberg report, Ripple’s successful $500 million strategic funding round, which valued the company at $40 billion, included unusual protections for investors. These concessions reportedly gave […]

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Crypto-to-Fiat Conversion at Checkout Reaches US Retailers via Oobit

Oobit has expanded its crypto payments platform to the United States, enabling Americans to connect self-custody wallets to pay at Visa-supported checkouts worldwide. Oobit Enters U.S. Market, Tapping Bakkt Infrastructure for Nationwide Coverage According to the note shared with Bitcoin.com News, Oobit’s expansion into the United States marks the company’s largest global rollout to date, […]

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Blackrock’s New Staked Ethereum Trust Targets ETH Yield Exposure

Blackrock has filed for the Ishares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, pulling institutional finance deeper into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) economy just as tens of millions of ETH sit locked in validators generating yield for participants. World’s Largest Asset Manager Steps Into Ethereum Yield Products With Staked ETH ETF Filing Blackrock is taking another swing at ethereum […]

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SEC Ends Biden Era Probe: Ondo Cleared for Rapid Tokenization Growth

Ondo Finance says a closed SEC probe clears a more confident path for tokenized assets, signaling a pivotal moment for onchain market growth and expanding collaboration between regulators and the digital-asset industry. Tokenized Assets Hit Inflection Point With SEC Stand-Down on Ondo Case Ondo Finance shared on social media platform X on Dec. 8 that […]

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Binance Suspends Employee for Insider Trading Linked to Social Media Post

Binance suspended an employee after an internal investigation found he misused insider information to post misleading content about a token launch on the company’s official futures account. Details of the Misconduct Binance announced on Dec. 8 that it had suspended an employee accused of using insider information for personal financial gain. The suspension followed an […]

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ETF Flows Recap: Red Week for Bitcoin and Ether, Green for Solana and XRP

A volatile first week of December left bitcoin and ether ETFs in net outflows, while solana and XRP funds bucked the trend with steady gains. Fund-by-fund flows revealed sharp divergences across issuers, with several products enduring heavy single-day swings. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs End Week in the Red as Solana and XRP Shine The first […]

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660,624 BTC and Counting: Strategy’s Latest Mega-Buy Sends Crypto Watchers Spinning

On Monday, Dec. 8, following his cryptic hint on Sunday, Strategy founder Michael Saylor announced that his firm acquired another batch of bitcoin bringing its stash up to 660,624 BTC. Strategy just dropped another classic Saylor flex, scooping up 10,624 BTC for about $962.7 million at roughly $90,615 per coin — because apparently “enough bitcoin” […]

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Bitcoin Price Watch: $87K to $92K — The Bounce No One Saw Coming?

Bitcoin’s latest market antics are giving traders whiplash — and maybe a touch of hope. After tumbling from the lofty perch above six-figures to $80,537, it’s clawed its way back toward $92,000, staging a short-term rebound that looks a little too good to be ignored. But don’t be fooled: while the lower timeframes flirt with […]

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