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In a pivotal endorsement of blockchain innovation, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter on December 11, 2025, to the Depository Trust Company (DTC), a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). This approval enables DTC to launch a tokenization service for traditional securities in a controlled production environment, signaling the SEC’s evolving openness …

YouTube is diving deeper into the crypto economy, enabling U.S.-based creators to receive payouts in PayPal’s dollar-backed stablecoin, PYUSD, through its existing payment infrastructure. Announced on December 11, 2025, and confirmed by Google and PayPal executives, the feature offers faster, low-cost settlements for ad revenue, channel memberships, Super Chats, and other earnings—without YouTube directly handling crypto. How Stablecoins Transform Creator …

Bitcoin’s price rally is hitting a wall as major holders—known as whales—have dumped approximately $3.4 billion worth of BTC in December, according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. The sell-off, totaling around 36,500 BTC from wallets holding 10,000 to 100,000 coins, has flooded exchanges with supply just as BTC struggles to breach the $92,000 mark. As of December 12, 2025, Bitcoin …

South Korean authorities are intensifying scrutiny of Binance’s response to the November 27, 2025, hack of Upbit, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, where attackers stole approximately 44.5 billion won ($30 million) in Solana-based assets. Officials claim the global exchange provided only “partial” assistance in freezing suspicious funds, freezing just 17% of the requested amount after a 15-hour delay, despite urgent …

In a pivotal move for the booming prediction market sector, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued no-action letters on December 11, 2025, to four major platforms: Polymarket, PredictIt, Gemini, and LedgerX/MIAX. This relief exempts them from certain swap-related recordkeeping and data reporting requirements, provided they meet strict conditions like full collateralization, on-platform clearing, and public post-trade data disclosure. …