According to Reuters, Strategy remains in the Nasdaq 100 index and will continue its position for 12 months. Global index provider MSCI will also decide in January whether to exclude Strategy and similar companies from its benchmarks. The Nasdaq adjustment will take effect on December 22. https://t.co/WavGgHqZCf ...

Musk envisions a future where home heating devices can mine Bitcoin while keeping you warm.Elon Musk shared an innovative idea during an online seminar on July 22, 2021, hosted on the ARK Invest channel regarding Bitcoin as an economic empowerment tool. He proposed combining three functions into one device: internet connectivity, space heating, and a cryptocurrency mining node. In this model, users could mine Bitcoin or Dogecoin while heating their homes and staying connected to the network. He emphasized t ...

Partnership & Product Expansion - Coinbase is reportedly partnering with Kalshi to launch a prediction market, expanding its platform's asset offerings [1] - Kalshi will be the exclusive prediction market operator working with Coinbase [1] - Coinbase is expected to announce the new product at its "Coinbase System Update" event on December 17 [1] - The event will also feature the announcement of tokenized stock offerings [1]

Blockchain & Banking Integration - Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) launched a service for clients to mint and redeem stablecoins directly on the Solana blockchain [1] - SGB, a regulated digital bank, connects traditional banking with blockchain technology [1] Event - The announcement was made at Solana Breakpoint 2025 in Abu Dhabi [1]

The Ethereum community has recently proposed ERC-8092, which aims to establish a cross-chain "associated accounts" identity standard. The proposal allows two blockchain accounts to publicly declare, prove, and revoke their relationship through cryptographic signature payloads. Currently in the draft stage, ERC-8092 supports use cases such as sub-account inheritance, delegated authorization, and reputation aggregation, and achieves cross-chain interoperability through compatibility with EIP-7930. https://t.c ...

Research firm Kaiko said in its latest report that crypto market liquidity is increasingly concentrated in a small number of centralized exchanges, with reliance on Binance particularly pronounced. The report noted that during periods of high volatility, such concentration could amplify market-wide cascading risks. Kaiko also said that Binance continues to face structural, operational, and legal uncertainties, including not being formally regulated, having been convicted in the U.S. over anti–money launderi ...

OKX stated in a public announcement regarding the MANTRA (OM) incident that it identified multiple related accounts colluding to use large amounts of OM as collateral to borrow USDT, artificially driving up the price. The resulting major losses were fully covered by the OKX insurance fund. Relevant evidence has been submitted to regulators and law enforcement, with multiple lawsuits currently ongoing. https://t.co/D88yNerHxD ...

Itaú, Brazil's largest private bank, released a research report recommending that investors allocate 1%–3% of their portfolio to Bitcoin in 2026 as a means of diversifying risk and hedging against currency fluctuations. https://t.co/eEXXZ0aqkX ...

Coinbase announced that Lighter (LIGHTER) has been added to its asset listing roadmap. The launch of trading will depend on the availability of market-making support and the readiness of technical infrastructure, with the trading start to be announced once conditions are met. https://t.co/jSiZAj6yQR ...

According to Bloomberg, in response to Tether Holdings SA’s all-cash bid to acquire the remaining shares of Juventus Football Club SpA, the Agnelli family, which controls the club, said it has no intention of selling, and its holding company Exor NV stated it will not dilute its stake in Juventus to Tether or any other party. https://t.co/J917qC4yBq ...