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☠️ ChatGPT helped a San Jose woman realize she had fallen victim to a major crypto scam — after nearly a year of chatting with a “romantic” online acquaintance, she trusted him enough to invest about $1 000 000 into nonexistent crypto opportunities.
When he demanded another million “to unlock her account,” she turned to the AI for advice — and received an immediate warning that the situation matched a classic fraud scheme.
That warning stopped her just in time: she cut off contact, and police later confirmed that her money had been transferred overseas by the scammers.
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🇦🇪 Circle, the issuer of USDC, has obtained a financial services provider license in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
Earlier, Binance became the first crypto exchange to receive a full set of licenses from the ADGM regulator.
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🇺🇸 On December 11, the heads of Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo will appear before the Senate to discuss the CLARITY bill on crypto market regulation.
The bankers aim to block interest payments on stablecoins, secure equal competitive conditions with crypto firms, and strengthen measures against the illicit use of digital assets.
Meanwhile, senators continue closed-door negotiations on who should oversee cryptoassets — the SEC or the CFTC.
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🇦🇷 Argentina weighs allowing domestic banks to offer crypto services.
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🗽 In Trump’s new national security strategy, cryptocurrencies and blockchain are not mentioned at all, despite his previous calls to make the US a global crypto hub.
The document focuses on AI and quantum technologies as key priorities, emphasizing the US’s aim to maintain global leadership and set standards in these fields.
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🇮🇳 Coinbase has reopened registration for users in India after more than a two-year pause — and the company also plans to launch a fiat on-ramp in 2026.
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🇦🇪 Binance has become the first crypto exchange to obtain a full set of licenses from the ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) regulator and, according to media reports, is now preparing to relocate its headquarters to Abu Dhabi.
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💍 A new device called ‘Moodring’ integrates directly with TradingView, sending real-time haptic signals whenever the bitcoin price moves, letting the wearer feel price swings on their finger as the market updates.
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🎲 The current correction has reached 32% — a level that could either mark a local bottom, as in 2021, or signal the start of a new bear cycle, as in 2022, according to CryptoQuant.
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❌ USPD reported a $1 000 000 hack.
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💎 CZ showed Peter Schiff a trick with a fake gold bar.
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🗽 In 2025, three U.S. states officially established strategic crypto reserves:
🔴 New Hampshire: Up to 5% of state funds can be allocated to crypto. Only assets with a market cap above $500 billion are eligible.
🔴 Arizona: A special reserve fund was created to hold confiscated and “unclaimed” BTC.
🔴 Texas: A strategic crypto reserve was launched, allowing the state to buy and hold coins indefinitely.
Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan, and several other states have introduced similar bills, but none have passed them yet.
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👻 Most on-chain BTC indicators are bearish, and without macro liquidity we are entering a bearish cycle — CryptoQuant CEO
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🦊 MetaMask has unveiled its new security layer called Transaction Shield, offering subscribers up to $10 000 per month in loss compensation for transactions the system classifies as safe.
The feature is designed to give users an additional protection guarantee, significantly reducing the risk of losses from malicious smart contracts or hidden threats.
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🖥 The average cash cost to produce one Bitcoin among publicly listed miners rose to approximately $74 600 in Q2 2025.
When factoring in non-cash costs such as depreciation and stock-based compensation, the total average cost climbed to $137 800.
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🚓 22-year-old Californian Evan Tangeman has pleaded guilty to participating in a group that stole around 4100 BTC worth $263 million through social engineering, becoming the ninth defendant to strike a deal with prosecutors.
The scheme involved accessing databases, calling victims while posing as security specialists, and taking control of their assets, with the stolen crypto later spent on a lavish lifestyle.
Tangeman helped launder the funds, and following his guilty plea, three more defendants were arrested.
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🤖 Tether has invested in the Italian startup Generative Bionics, which develops humanoid robots, joining a €70 million funding round.
The first fully functional humanoid is planned for release in 2026, and the company sees robotics and Physical AI as the next stage in the evolution of intelligence.
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🪙 Strategy has acquired 10 624 BTC for $962.7 million at $90 615 per Bitcoin.
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🤖 The new season of the AI trading tournament has concluded, with the Mystery Model, GROK 4.20, emerging victorious. It returned 12.11% in two weeks.
Last season's winner, Qwen 3 Max, who dominated crypto trading, struggled in the stock market this time around.
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⛽ Vitalik Buterin has proposed creating a futures market for Ethereum gas, which would allow users to lock in future transaction fees and reduce uncertainty as the network continues to grow.
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🇫🇷 French banking giant BPCE is launching crypto trading — users will now be able to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC directly in the bank’s app.
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🪙 Today, Dogecoin celebrates its 12th anniversary — the coin was launched as a joke on December 6, 2013, by Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, who wanted to parody the explosive rise of digital assets.
Dogecoin became the first cryptocurrency built entirely around meme culture.
The project’s X account proudly states: “Elon Musk thinks we’re cool.” The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has indeed supported DOGE for years.
Today, DOGE remains the largest meme-cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of $22 billion.
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🧱 A dormant Casascius holder from 2012 has awakened and transferred 1 000 BTC (around $90 million) to a new wallet.
These coins are notable for containing a private key hidden beneath a tamper-evident hologram, and over the years they have nearly vanished from circulation, becoming sought-after artifacts for crypto collectors and early-era Bitcoin numismatists.
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🇹🇭 Thai authorities have seized 3642 mining devices worth $8.6 million from seven organizations suspected of financing Chinese fraud groups.
Police say the mining operations served two purposes: converting stolen electricity into profit and laundering illicit funds through digital assets.
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🍿 CZ met Michael Saylor for the first time yesterday.
CZ also stated that he doesn't see the need to return to his day-to-day work at Binance.
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🇦🇷 Argentina’s largest oil company is considering accepting cryptocurrency as payment for gasoline and diesel at its gas stations.
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🔮 CZ has announced a new prediction market for BNB Chain — PredictFun.
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🎅 Strategy is bracing for a crypto winter, according to CryptoQuant.
The company has suddenly shifted its tone: instead of its usual aggressive BTC accumulation, Saylor’s firm has created a $1.44 billion reserve for the first time in five years, effectively moving into defense mode.
CryptoQuant believes the market has already entered a bearish cycle, and Strategy is preparing for a prolonged sideways phase or a potential BTC decline by strengthening liquidity and allowing for hedging where it once relied solely on Bitcoin.
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📊 The BTC buy-to-sell ratio across all exchanges rose to 1.17 yesterday — the highest level since January 2023, indicating clear buyer dominance.
Historically, this suggests that the current bull cycle is unlikely to be nearing its end, although risks still remain.
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🇪🇺 The 10 largest banks in the European Union plan to launch a euro-backed stablecoin in the second half of 2026.
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