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⁠Analysts say Mnuchin’s proposed self-custody rule won’t impact Bitcoin price Analysts debate whether the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s new rule about self-custodied wallets could place the current bull run in peril.

​​The threats to DeFi’s sustainability — and how to fix them Fears are growing that DeFi has a sustainability problem. But what are the biggest challenges this $15 billion sector faces, and how can they be addressed? #Sp…

⁠It's here: Treasury announces whitelist rules to shut off money to self-hosted wallets Many have called the long-rumored rules an existential threat to peer-to-peer transactions.

⁠US Senator-elect rails against potential crypto wallet ruling Rumored upcoming crypto wallet regulation gains further opposition, this time from Cynthia Lummis, a recently elected Wyoming senator.

⁠Think Bitcoin will hit $100K? These traders will take that bet Bitcoin derivatives trading is on the rise; one platform is letting traders bet on a $100,000 BTC moonshot by Sept 2021.

⁠Law Decoded: Crypto on the rise, Big Tech on notice, Dec. 11–18 The crypto industry is ending 2020 on a high note, while major social media platforms face a phalanx of lawmakers and lawsuits.

⁠Crypto is at 'a fork in the road,' OCC leader Brooks says Brian Brooks, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said crypto regulation could either focus on safety for participants or coul…

⁠Coinbase reportedly taps Goldman Sachs for IPO The exchange’s ties to Goldman Sachs go all the way back to Fred Ehrsam, who co-founded Coinbase in 2012 with Brian Armstrong.

⁠Predicting the next Bitcoin price top: Here’s what may come after $23K The price of Bitcoin has surpassed $23,000, and analysts predict where BTC is headed next after a significant rally.

⁠Five times crypto got weird in 2020 Crypto is no stranger to weirdos, so here’s a few times the space got strange in 2020.

⁠Rumored US crypto wallet restrictions: A step toward financial exclusion Without proper crypto regulation, the U.S. government might create a massive roadblock to financial inclusivity.

​​Why firms are turning to this crypto-powered site to find freelancers Whereas some freelancing platforms deliver mixed results for businesses, one crypto-powered site says its buyers have been impressed with the qualit…

⁠DeFi community raises centralization concerns over Compound Chain Ethereum proponents and DeFi enthusiasts alike have panned plans by Compound Finance to launch its own blockchain in 2021.

⁠Vinnik’s attorney appeals against 5-year prison sentence Lawyers of the alleged $4 billion Bitcoin launderer appeal to the court, arguing that Alexander Vinnik was just an employee at BTC-e.

⁠Cardano to open up to Ethereum Solidity devs with new initiative KEVM will allow deploying Solidity smart contracts to Cardano.

⁠Immutable Ethereum privacy protocol proposes governance system Proxy system in front of immutable smart contracts will allow changing of internal parameters.

⁠Game time? Microsoft adopts Ethereum blockchain for gaming royalties Microsoft’s blockchain platform expands for royalties management, but how will this impact the gaming sector as a whole?

⁠Bitcoin adoption in Nigeria soars as central bank blocks remittances in Naira The Central Bank of Nigeria’s “Naira defense” policy is pushing more Nigerians towards Bitcoin and crypto adoption.

⁠US Treasury to hire crypto policy officers to combat industry crimes FinCEN posted vacancies for two high-profile crypto positions in a bid to get expert professional advice on the crypto industry.

⁠Everledger and Glasgow Uni team up to fight counterfeit Scotch Whisky About 40% of vintage whisky bottles were either fake or not produced when claimed.

⁠'BAM!' Tether celebrates as USDT market cap passes $20 billion A record high for the largest stablecoin comes as Bitcoin cools around its own highest-ever levels.

⁠Messari values Coinbase at $28 billion following IPO filing Potential listing could provide a valuation anchor, not only for future crypto IPOs but also for crypto-native exchange tokens.

⁠Can gold and Bitcoin coexist? Goldman Sachs says yes Global investors cut gold exposure in favor of Bitcoin, but does the digital coin have any chance to cannibalize gold?

⁠Bitcoin price must hit $1 million for 1 satoshi to reach parity with 1 cent At 0.02 cents, the humble satoshi still has a long way to go to hit parity with the cent, let alone an entire dollar.

⁠Eth2 becomes the fourth-largest staking network and it keeps growing Eth2 already ranks as the fourth-largest staking network by TVL despite launching six weeks ago and with withdrawals still yet to be enabled.

⁠Twitter loses its mind over rapper's '$1M Bitcoin giveaway' ... worth $11 each Popular rapper Megan Thee Stallion has teamed up with Square’s Cash App to launch a $1 million Bitcoin giveaway on Twitter in partnership wi…

⁠DeFi boom drives 1200% increase in DApp volume in 2020: Report DeFi projects will form the foundation of the crypto economy in 2021 according to a report by DappRadar.

⁠Urgent plea to prevent auction of $1.6B Bitcoin seized from Silk Road hacker Pierre Rochard has made an “urgent” plea to lawmakers to instead create a strategic Bitcoin reserve and fill it with BTC seized by law enforce…

⁠Nervos launches Ethereum bridge it says devs can right use out of the box China’s Nervos has launched a trustless bridge designed to simplify cross-chain transactions between its CKB network and Ethereum.

⁠Warp Finance reportedly loses up to $8M in flash loan attack The latest DeFi incursion involves flash loans ... again.