Crypto Prediction Markets Lure Traders With AI And Arbitrage

Blockchain-based prediction markets are drawing in more speculators as traders look for returns that surpass simply holding spot cryptocurrencies, according to a new report. Prediction markets are emerging as a new speculative arena for traders, pitting casual retail participants against data-driven, professional traders, creating “extreme information asymmetry and meaningful arbitrage windows,” according to a Monday…

Crypto ETPs Surge With Bitcoin And XRP Inflows: CoinShares

Cryptocurrency investment products maintained upward momentum last week, logging two consecutive weeks of gains following substantial outflows. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) attracted $716 million in inflows, adding to the previous week’s gains of $1 billion, European crypto asset manager CoinShares reported on Monday. “Daily data highlighted minor outflows on Thursday and Friday in what we…

Coinbase Returns To India, Restarts User Onboarding

Major US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is returning to India after a two-year absence from the market. Coinbase has resumed app registrations in India as it prepares to roll out local fiat on-ramps in 2026, Coinbase APAC director John O’Loghlen announced at India Blockchain Week (IBW), according to a Sunday report by TechCrunch. Coinbase’s return to…

Can Panic Wallets Safeguard Holders Against Wrench Attacks?

On Dec. 1 in Val‑d’Oise, France, the father of a Dubai‑based crypto entrepreneur was kidnapped off the street. It was another entry in Jameson Lopp’s directory of 225‑plus verified physical attacks on digital asset holders. The database that Lopp, chief security officer at Bitcoin wallet Casa, has maintained for six years, shows the pace of coercion…

Ethereum Whales Open 136K ETH Long Bets Amid 28% Price Rise Potential

Ethereum whales have opened massive long positions on Ether (ETH), totalling $425.98 million, in what looks like a bold bet that the downside is over. Key takeaways: Ethereum whales opened leveraged long positions totaling $426 million. Ether’s ascending triangle targets $4,030 ETH price. Top traders open new ETH long positions Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro…

FOMC Interest-Rate Decision, Do Kwon Sentencing: Crypto Week Ahead

The Federal Reserve meets this week to set U.S. interest rates. The Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) is likely to reduce the target rate by 25 basis points to 3.50% to 3.75% when it announces its decision on Dec. 10, according to the CME’s Fedwatch tool. Lower rates often tend to encourage investing in riskier,…

The Future of Secure Messaging: Why Decentralization Matters

From encrypted chats to decentralized messaging Encrypted messengers are having a second wave. Apps like WhatsApp, iMessage and Signal made end-to-end encryption (E2EE) a default expectation. But most still hinge on phone numbers, centralized servers and a lot of metadata, such as who you talk to, when, from which IP and on which device. That…

The Future of Secure Messaging: Why Decentralization Matters

From encrypted chats to decentralized messaging Encrypted messengers are having a second wave. Apps like WhatsApp, iMessage and Signal made end-to-end encryption (E2EE) a default expectation. But most still hinge on phone numbers, centralized servers and a lot of metadata, such as who you talk to, when, from which IP and on which device. That…

The Future of Secure Messaging: Why Decentralization Matters

From encrypted chats to decentralized messaging Encrypted messengers are having a second wave. Apps like WhatsApp, iMessage and Signal made end-to-end encryption (E2EE) a default expectation. But most still hinge on phone numbers, centralized servers and a lot of metadata, such as who you talk to, when, from which IP and on which device. That…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says Rules, Not Politics, Drive Debanking

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has denied debanking customers based on their religious or political affiliation and stated that he has actually been working to change the rules surrounding debanking for over a decade.  During an interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” on Sunday, Dimon said his bank has cut off services to people from…