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With Bitcoin now in its fourth quadrennial halving, other decentralized projects have adopted similar supply-cut cycles — and Bittensor is approaching its first since launching in 2021.Bittensor, a decentralized, open-source machine-learning network built around specialized “subnets” that incentivize marketplaces for AI services, is expected to undergo its inaugural halving on or around Dec. 14. At that point, issuance of its native token, TAO (TAO), will drop to 3,600 per day from the current 7,200.Grayscale Research analyst William Ogden Moore called the event a “key milestone in the network’s maturation as it progresses toward its 21 million token supply cap,” matching…

Today is a pivotal and dangerous moment for crypto. In my twelve years in this space, I have never seen the conditions we’re experiencing now, even in our most bearish cycles.Individually, these signals would be disconcerting. Together, they are signs of a major potential crisis. Whatever happened to calls for utility or onboarding the next billion?The first major concern is that fewer and fewer builders are looking for smart contract audits, which has come up time and time again in my conversations with the auditing companies (and evidenced by Yearn’s recent smart contract exploit). This is a typical standard procedure…

A small Texas lender is drawing outsized attention across crypto and political circles. Monet Bank, a community bank with assets under $6 billion, has rebranded twice this year and repositioned itself as a crypto-focused “infrastructure bank.”The move matters because its owner, billionaire Andy Beal, a major Trump ally, is now placing the institution within what analysts describe as a fast-expanding pro-Bitcoin power network surrounding Donald Trump.Sponsored A Small Bank Makes a Big Crypto PivotMonet Bank openly states that it aims to become the premier digital asset financial institution, offering forward-facing solutions for Bitcoin, stablecoins, and broader digital asset finance.The bank,…

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Seven major Chinese financial industry associations jointly issued a risk warning, marking the most comprehensive crypto crackdown since the 2021 ban that drove all crypto exchanges out of the country.The associations cover banking, securities, funds, futures, payment clearing, listed companies, and internet finance. They stated that all crypto-related business activities, including stablecoins, airdrops, mining, and, notably, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, are illegal in China.Sponsored SponsoredRWA Tokenization Enters Regulatory CrosshairsThe statement, which was issued on Dec 5, explicitly noted that Chinese financial regulators have “not approved any real-world asset tokenization activities,” marking the first official prohibition of RWA in the country.A…

U.S. President Donald Trump took office early this year, with at least part of his 2024 election victory thanks to voters who took to heart campaign promises about a crypto-friendly administration.So far, the Trump administration has indeed taken decisive pro-crypto steps, including signing an executive order rescinding Biden-era policies, establishing the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, and prohibiting a U.S. CBDC. The administration also helped push the GENIUS Act — the first major federal crypto law for stablecoin regulation and dropped several enforcement cases tied to crypto firms.Trump also established a strategic bitcoin reserve, though he disappointed some…

Florida appeals court allows $80M Bitcoin theft lawsuit against Binance to proceed, overturning prior dismissal decision. A Florida man who lost $80 million in Bitcoin to scammers will get another chance to pursue legal action against Binance in state court. This follows a Wednesday appeal in which a court overturned a previous dismissal. Florida Ruling Revives Binance Lawsuit A Bloomberg report reveals that a judge has determined that the crypto exchange can be sued locally for allegedly failing to prevent the stolen funds from being transferred. The plaintiff, Jonny Chen, says he fell victim to a 2022 scam that drained…

What is Dogecoin, and why are you still hearing so much about it? If you’ve watched the Dogecoin price jump one day and dip the next, you might wonder why this coin gets so much attention. Before you invest your money or even think about adding it to your wallet, you deserve a clear picture of what you’re getting into.In this article, we walk you through what Dogecoin is and why people still talk about it. Read on to see what sets Dogecoin apart, what drives its value, and whether it could be a smart addition to your investment plans.What…

BitMine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate Ether holder, continues buying the dip, despite the industry’s most successful traders betting on Ethereum’s price fall.BitMine acquired $199 million worth of Ether (ETH) during the past two days, through a $68 million ETH acquisition on Saturday and another $130.7 million buy on Friday, according to blockchain data platform Lookonchain.With the latest investments, BitMine now holds $11.3 billion, or 3.08%, of the total Ether supply, closing in on its 5% accumulation target, according to data from the StrategicEthReserve.BitMine’s continued accumulations are a strong sign of conviction in Ether’s long-term growth potential. The company holds…

In brief Academic literature increasingly finds that crypto and equities are tightly intertwined, especially during periods of stress. Studies find that crypto increasingly behaves like a high-beta tech sector. An academic consensus is forming that crypto is now firmly embedded in the global risk ecosystem. Professor Andrew Urquhart is Professor of Finance and Financial Technology and Head of the Department of Finance at Birmingham Business School (BBS).This is the tenth installment of the Professor Coin column, in which I bring important insights from published academic literature on cryptocurrencies to the Decrypt readership. In this article, I discuss how crypto’s relationship with…