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Binance Will Cease Support for Its BUSD Stablecoin on Dec. 15

[Nov 29, 2023 12:44 PM] Binance said it will end support for its BUSD stablecoin on Dec. 15, following the exchange's August announcement that it would “gradually” do so after Paxos, the company that actually issued it, was ordered to stop minting the coin in February.

IOTA Jumps 43% After Registering Ecosystem Foundation in Abu Dhabi

[Nov 29, 2023 12:21 PM] Native token of the Iota ecosystem [IOTA] jumped 35% Wednesday on news about registering a development foundation in Abu Dhabi.

Northern Data Subsidiary Bolsters AI Capabilities With $362 Million Nvidia GPU Investment

[Nov 29, 2023 12:15 PM] On Wednesday, Northern Data Group, headquartered in Frankfurt and specializing in bitcoin mining, disclosed that its subsidiary, Taiga Cloud, has secured a significant acquisition of about 8,200 Nvidia H100 Tensor Core Graphics Processing Units…

Botanix Labs Launches First EVM-Equivalent Layer 2 Testnet on Bitcoin

[Nov 29, 2023 11:40 AM] Botanix Labs has officially launched the first-ever fully decentralized Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) equivalent Layer 2 on Bitcoin, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This represents over a year of dedicated research…

Jack Dorsey Aims to Create Anti-Censorship Bitcoin Mining Pool With New Startup

[Nov 29, 2023 11:39 AM] The startup said it created "only non-custodial" mining pool where miners get the new bitcoin block reward for mining directly from the network.

Digital Finance Firm SoFi Hands Its Crypto Business to Blockchain.com

[Nov 29, 2023 11:02 AM] Blockchain.com President Lane Kassleman said in an interview that his firm’s SoFi partnership equates to hundreds of thousands of users and hundreds of millions of dollars.

Bitcoin Buyer Quietly Accumulates $424M of BTC in 3 Weeks

[Nov 29, 2023 10:58 AM] An unknown entity has bought 11,268 bitcoin [BTC] worth $424 million since November 10 in what appears to be a time-weight average price (TWAP) accumulation strategy.

Satoshi Orderbook Saturn Raises $500,000 in Pre-Seed Funding Round

[Nov 29, 2023 10:45 AM] Saturn, a non-custodial peer-to-peer orderbook for satoshis, has successfully concluded its pre-seed funding round, securing over $500,000 in investments, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.This raise was accomplished under…

Stablecoins Such as Tether May Be in U.S. Sights, Top U.S. Treasury Official Warns

[Nov 29, 2023 10:28 AM] Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the Treasury, said issuers outside the U.S. need to be forced to prevent abuse by terrorists.

Terra's USTC Gains 300% as Bitcoin-Focused Comeback Plan, Binance Perpetuals Listing Fuel Speculative Frenzy

[Nov 29, 2023 10:05 AM] TerraClassicUSD (USTC), the remnant stablecoin of the failed Terra blockchain, gained 300% in a week as plans of a bitcoin-backed revamp plan and a Binance perpetual contract listing unleashed a speculative frenzy.

Hull City Sponsor Tomya Crypto Exchange Embroiled in Turkey Fraud Scandal

[Nov 29, 2023 9:58 AM] The owner of Tomya was among 25 people detained in Turkey as the country prepares new crypto legislation.

Crypto Mixer Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury for North Korea Allegations, as FBI, Dutch and Finnish Police Seize Website

[Nov 29, 2023 9:48 AM] The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control listed two crypto addresses tied to Sinbad, a mixing service, in its latest sanctions list.

Blockchain Messaging Platform Wormhole Raises $225M at $2.5B Valuation

[Nov 29, 2023 9:03 AM] Wormhole, which was recently separated from parent Jump Trading Group after it scaled back its crypto operations, is a developer platform which allows different blockchain networks to communicate with each other.

Crypto Custody Firm Copper to Start Digital Securities Brokerage in Abu Dhabi

[Nov 29, 2023 8:56 AM] Copper Securities is working with Abu Dhabi’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority to have the appropriate approvals in place by early 2024.

BNB Chain’s OpBNB Developers Look to More Than Double Speed in New Roadmap

[Nov 29, 2023 8:30 AM] The roadmap paves the way for heightened performance for the layer-2 blockchain developed by BNB Chain.

Republic to List Profit-Sharing Digital Security Token on INX Next Week

[Nov 29, 2023 8:30 AM] The token will be accessible to retail investors who don’t usually have the opportunity to invest in private companies without large checks and accreditation.

First Mover Americas: Standard Chartered Bank Thinks BTC Will Reach $100K by End of 2024

[Nov 29, 2023 7:01 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 29, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Bitcoin Group Addressing 'Serious Deficits' in Money Laundering Measures Flagged by German Regulator

[Nov 29, 2023 6:35 AM] The group reportedly said Wednesday that it has "no indications of violations of money laundering and terrorist financing laws."

Santander Selects Crypto Custody Firm Taurus for Safeguarding: Source

[Nov 29, 2023 6:15 AM] Santander Private Bank last week said it was offering bitcoin and ether trading for clients with accounts in Switzerland.

Crypto Firms That Act Like Banks Should Be Regulated Like Them, ECB Official Says

[Nov 29, 2023 5:54 AM] But supervision of bank-like crypto firms could be a pain for regulators, said Andrea Enria, chair of the supervisory board at the European Central Bank.

Dogecoin Funded SpaceX ‘Doge-1’ Moon Mission Gets a Step Closer to Launch

[Nov 29, 2023 5:52 AM] Doge-1 is a cube satellite that will orbit the moon and broadcast a video feed.

Digital Asset Platform Coinchange Raises $10M to Scale API Yield Service

[Nov 29, 2023 5:00 AM] The funding round was led by G1.VC, Spirit Blockchain, Good News Ventures, K2.CA and Atoia Ventures, with Mintfox also participating.

UK to Hit Crypto Users With Penalties for Unpaid Taxes

[Nov 29, 2023 4:46 AM] The Treasury encouraged users to voluntarily disclose unpaid income or capital gains tax from crypto, NFT and utility token holdings.

Philippines Security Regulator Warns Binance Is Operating Without a License

[Nov 29, 2023 4:16 AM] The regulator is also seeking to have the platform blocked in the country.

Troubled Crypto Exchange Zipmex Proposes to Pay Creditors 3.35 Cents on the Dollar: Bloomberg

[Nov 29, 2023 4:02 AM] The Singapore-based firm has proposed to pay creditors 3.35 cents on the dollar in its latest restructuring plan, according to Bloomberg, which cites people familiar with the matter.

Central Bank Project Shows CBDC Payments Can Be Private

[Nov 29, 2023 3:29 AM] The project is a first step in exploring privacy, security and scalability for central bank digital currency design, a report on the BIS initiative said.

Circle Partners With SBI Holdings to Launch USDC in Japan

[Nov 29, 2023 3:00 AM] Circle, a payment services company, and SBI Holdings, a conglomerate of financial companies, have partnered to bring liquidity services for the use of USDC, one of the largest stablecoins in the cryptocurrency market, to Japan, and promote the…

Solana Leads Layer-1 Token Gains as Bitcoin Crosses $38K

[Nov 29, 2023 12:57 AM] Crypto market capitalization rose 2.3% in the past 24 hours.

Genesis-DCG Propose to Settle Lawsuit: Bankruptcy Filing

[Nov 28, 2023 10:55 PM] The deal would see DCG repay $275 million it owes to Genesis by April.

Binance CEO Richard Teng Outlines the Path Ahead; Puts Innovation, Users and Web3 at the Forefront

[Nov 28, 2023 5:30 PM] Richard Teng, the new CEO of Binance, has explained his vision for the company, outlining the challenges the exchange faces ahead and the areas on which the company will focus. In a blog post, Teng explained that innovation, users, and Web3 will be…