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⁠Theta network enhancements usher in smart contract capabilities Now live, Theta's network upgrade includes an updated block explorer capable of working with smart contract data.

⁠Crypto gift ideas for the Christmas fan in your life Is all this Christmas nonsense getting in the way of your crypto obsession? Well, why not combine the two?

⁠Blockchain-powered Bordeaux? IBM announces wine supply chain tracing system "The future of the wine industry lies in verifiable provenance, transparency and traceability."

⁠Real-world use cases for Nexo, Elrond and Blockstack lure in investors Traders are taking note of Nexo, Elrond and Blockstack as tokens offering real-world use cases rally higher.

⁠New institutional player — MassMutual purchases $100M Bitcoin The investment is reportedly part of the firm's strategy to take advantage of new opportunities while remaining diversified.

⁠Goldman Sachs to utilize JPM Coin for repo trades JPMorgan is using blockchain to drive efficiency in the repo market; Goldman and others are taking notice.

⁠A feature allowing anonymous Uniswap trading has returned Uniswap users can once again participate in DeFi privately.

⁠Bulls abandon ship as a $93M Bitcoin options imbalance favors BTC bears $540 million in Bitcoin options open interest will expire on Friday, and a $93 million imbalance shows bears are taking control.

⁠EU firm’s head trader explains why euro stablecoins are hard to come by The crypto world does not have a major euro-pegged stablecoin yet.

⁠"Every downturn in history has ended in an upturn," says Acorns CEO What goes down must come up? Markets often bounce back.

⁠Bitcoin book breaks into the top 3 on Amazon’s macroeconomics It appears that more people are reading about Bitcoin these days.

⁠XRP price action imminent? A closer look at the market’s #3 crypto The $1 price mark remains a psychological barrier for XRP, with the third-ranked crypto by market capitalization still 85% off its all-time high price.

⁠CFTC Chairman Tarbert announces resignation, confirms that Ether is a commodity Over the course of his 18-month term, Tarbert has been a consistent advocate for principles-based regulation of crypto.

⁠Finance Redefined: The curious implications of algorithmic stablecoins, Dec. 2–9 Some stablecoins are more useful than others.

⁠Eosfinex set to list 18 DeFi tokens from Ethereum Most major DeFi tokens will be available for trading on Eos.

⁠France moves to ban anonymous crypto accounts to prevent money laundering France is preparing new frameworks to prevent anonymity in crypto.

⁠Singapore’s largest bank DBS sets up crypto exchange platform Singapore’s stock exchange SGX will also have a stake in the platform.

⁠FTC sues Facebook in antitrust lawsuit as regulators mount offensive Regulators around the globe are increasingly turning hostile to the social media behemoth.

⁠Circle CEO joins appeal against US Treasury self-hosted crypto wallet ban The crypto industry and regulators need time to collaborate on better regulations.

⁠Bitcoin will gain from distrust in traditional finance, says bank strategist Will Bitcoin end the dollar’s supremacy one day?

⁠Israel's Bank Hapoalim joins blockchain bank guarantee platform Blockchain is changing how banks handle debt.

⁠PowerPool launches 'meta-governance token' for Yearn ecosystem Powerpool has launched an index and meta-governance token for the recently consolidated Yearn.finance ecosystem.

⁠Euro stablecoin launched on Stellar by one of Europe's oldest banks The EURB is fully regulated and backed 100% by Euros, allowing banks and institutional investors to use the cryptocurrency without exposure to counterp…

⁠'Low income' Oyster Protocol founder allegedly has $10M yacht full of gold bars The founder of Oyster Protocol has been arrested and charged with operating a multimillion-dollar tax evasion scheme.

⁠Paxos seeks approval to become fully-regulated crypto bank The stablecoin issuer and PayPal partner wants to increase its range and scope of services by becoming the first crypto services provider to be regulated at bot…

⁠Venezuela ramps up Bitcoin payments for imports from Iran and Turkey Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro claims the country will “use all the cryptocurrencies in the world” to bypass U.S. sanctions.

⁠Mexican exchange Bitso raises $62M to help fund international expansion The Latin American exchange has raised $62 million in a Series B funding round led by the investment funds Kaszek Ventures and QED Investors.

⁠Yearn.finance report reveals two thirds of revenue comes from yUSD vault An informal revenue report reveals that Yearn Finance paid 65% of its net revenue to stakers.

⁠Movie based on darknet market Silk Road premiering in February The film will reportedly focus on what led to Ross Ulbricht’s arrest as the founder of the darknet marketplace.

⁠Bulls snatch back control as volume spike places Bitcoin price above $18.5K A swift recovery from Bitcoin and altcoins are signals that BTC may have bottomed at $17,650.