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Bitcoin’s recent rebound came as traders raised the probability of a December Federal Reserve rate cut, the dollar eased, and attention turned to who will lead the central bank after Jerome Powell’s term ends in 2026. Futures markets moved the odds of a 25-basis-point cut this month into the mid-to-high 80% range, a shift that loosened financial conditions and coincided with a ninth straight daily decline in the dollar.The move helped pull BTC out of the $84,000–$87,000 range back toward $93,000 after a volatile November that saw leveraged crypto products and proxy equities whipsawed.Spot levels hovered near $92,300 in mid-week…

The chorus of voices calling for a presidential pardon of Samourai wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill is growing, as Bitcoin advocates and policy groups call on President Donald Trump to intervene before the pair report to prison next year.Rodriguez and Hill were sentenced in November to five and four years in prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Under a plea deal, each admitted only to conspiring to run an unlicensed money-transmitting business, with the laundering charge dropped. Both men are due to report to prison in early January 2026, unless…

Market maker Citadel Securities has recommended that the Securities and Exchange Commission tighten regulations on decentralized finance when it comes to tokenized stocks, causing backlash from crypto users.Citadel Securities told the SEC in a letter on Tuesday that DeFi developers, smart-contract coders, and self-custody wallet providers should not be given “broad exemptive relief” for offering trading of tokenized US equities.It argued that DeFi trading platforms likely fall under the definitions of an “exchange” or “broker-dealer” and should be regulated under securities laws if offering tokenized stocks.“Granting broad exemptive relief to facilitate the trading of a tokenized share via DeFi protocols…

Noteworthy S&P 500 Movers on Wednesday 10 hr 21 min ago Advancers Shares of Microchip Technology (MCHP) surged 12.2%, posting the S&P 500’s strongest daily performance. The maker of microcontrollers and other semiconductors raised its quarterly forecast for net sales and adjusted earnings per share, highlighting strong bookings activity and an improving backlog. Shares of fellow chipmakers ON Semiconductor (ON) and NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) rose 11% and 5.7%, respectively. Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) shares added 6.9% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to “overweight” from “equal weight” and lifted its price target. Analysts pointed to growing optimism around Vertex’s pipeline of…

I find myself cackling on the phone as Steve Johnson, 72, wades through his basement in the Atlanta suburbs, describing “all the crap” his four adult children have left behind. There are vinyl records, Braves bobble-heads, Pink Floyd posters, a drum, guitar stands, books, mounds of CDs. “Is this a picture of Bob Marley? Oh my God. Bob Marley is in my basement still,” Johnson says, one of half a dozen exclamations invoking the Almighty’s name during our conversation. His daughter’s old exercise ball gets an audible, “Ugh.” The camping gear from his kids’ festival days gets another, “Oh my…

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Komainu, the regulated digital asset services provider and custodian backed by Laser Digital and Blockstream, today announced that Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has joined its collateral management platform, Komainu Connect. Through this partnership, institutional clients will be able to trade around the clock while keeping their assets securely stored in custody. By enabling assets to be held with a regulated, third-party custodian while simultaneously being tradable on an exchange, clients are able to better manage their counterparty risk. Regular, automated off-exchange settlement eliminates the need to pre-fund on-exchange. Komainu continues…

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DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, and Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer for real-world assets, today announced a strategic partnership led by TokenLogic with Aave to advance decentralized finance (DeFi) accessibility and unlock new onchain liquidity channels for users worldwide. Under this collaboration, Aave will launch on Mantle Network, bringing the industry’s most trusted decentralized lending protocols to a scalable, low-cost, EVM-compatible Layer-2 built for institutional-grade applications and real-world assets. This integration will enable users to supply, borrow, and access tokenized assets powered by Mantle’s fast-growing DeFi, RWA,…

GENEVA, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — At Mt Pelerin, we are excited to announce today the launch of personal crypto IBANs. With this new feature, our users can transform their self-custodial wallets into something more: a universal account that seamlessly sends and receives money across both blockchain and traditional banking networks. A core tenet of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is self-custody, the fact of owning and controlling one’s money without any third party that could seize or freeze funds. It means financial freedom, but in practice it often means being disconnected from the rest of the world that uses the traditional…

New York, United States, December 2nd, 2025, Chainwire Tria, the leading non-custodial global neobank, today announced that its payment card now supports top-ups directly from users’ self-custodied Bitcoin holdings- a first-of-its-kind milestone. The update allows consumers to fund their card from their own Bitcoin wallets and spend anywhere Visa or Mastercard is accepted- without transferring assets to an exchange, a lending account, or any custodial intermediary. The feature is designed to give Bitcoin holders a way to participate in global payments without altering how they store or secure their assets. Responding to Global Currency Instability and Shifting Consumer Behavior The…