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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…

Ethereum activated its highly anticipated “Fusaka” upgrade on Wednesday, marking the blockchain’s second major code change of 2025.The update is designed to help Ethereum handle the increasingly large transaction batches coming from the layer-2 networks that settle on top of it.The Fusaka upgrade, also sometimes called a “hard fork”, was triggered at 21:49 UTC and finalized roughly after 15 minutes, indicating that the code changes landed smoothly. Many of the core developers were gathered to celebrate the occasion on the EthStaker livestream.Fusaka – a blend of the names Fulu + Osaka – bundles two hard forks on Ethereum happening in…

“Seedream 4.5 brings a remarkable level of clarity, realism, and consistency to image generation,” said Abhinav Girdhar, Founder & CEO of Pixazo. “This release gives creators and developers a tool that produces exceptionally refined visuals while offering Pixazo launches the Seedream 4.5 API, delivering refined details, sharper text, enhanced lighting, 4K-grade visuals, and precise control for professional image generation across e-commerce, design, and creative production.NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India – December 03, 2025 – Pixazo [https://www.pixazo.ai/] today announced the release of the Seedream 4.5 API [https://www.pixazo.ai/models/image-editing/seedream-4-5-api], the newest evolution in premium image generation and advanced visual refinement. Developed within the Seedream…

About Edward Manoukian Name: Edward Manoukian, MSc Designation: Blockchain Strategy Specialist & Blockchain Analyst Company: CryptoGnosis Country: Kansas City, Missouri, United States Edward’s Learning Journey That Inspires Which 101 Blockchains course(s)/certification(s) did you complete? I achieved 101 Blockchains’ Certified Blockchain Security Expert (CBSE)™ certification.    Why did you choose this program, and how was your overall learning experience with 101 Blockchains? As someone who regularly researches and works with blockchain smart contracts as well as advises on risk, I needed the most up-to-date, practitioner-level security curriculum available. The CBSE stood out for its depth on reentrancy, oracle manipulation, access-control patterns,…

The Immersive Wire – 1 December 2025Executive summary Welcome to your weekly briefing on the metaverse and spatial computing. Here are your snippets to sound smarter in meetings this week: Top stories: Snap unveiled “Snapchat Winter Village,” a festive AR shopping world. Event: We are hosting an event on 15 January in London, based around VR films! Come along if you wish; and if you are well-suited to speak, please email tom (at) immersivewire (dot) com. This week’s stories: Alibaba has launched its $537 Quark S1 smart glasses, integrating its Qwen AI to deliver on-lens contextual information, translation, meeting notes,…

Bitcoin is approaching a critical tipping point as two powerful bullish patterns, the Cup & Handle and the Inverse Head and Shoulders, align to signal a potential breakout storm. With momentum building and key resistance levels now within reach, the market is bracing for what could be a major explosive move. BTC Climbs Above 93,160 As Cup & Handle Targets 104,000 Charting BTC on the 4-hour timeframe, analyst Kamile Uray revealed that the price is currently moving above the $93,160 level. Uray is closely monitoring the price, as a successful close above this level would confirm the breakout of a…

The state of Connecticut fired a legal volley against sports events contracts with a trio of cease-and-desist orders sent on Wednesday to major prediction-market operations — Robinhood, Kalshi and Crypto.com.The state’s Department of Consumer Protection accused the companies of “conducting unlicensed online gambling, more specifically sports wagering.”Each of the companies are “hereby ordered to immediately cease and desist advertising, offering, promoting, or otherwise making available Contracts or any other form of unlicensed online gambling to Connecticut residents,” according to the state notices.Robinhood argued on Wednesday that it’s regulated by the federal government.”As we’ve previously shared, Robinhood’s event contracts are federally…

Key Takeaways Fundstrat’s Tom Lee and Mark Newton remain bullish on Bitcoin and Ethereum despite recent sharp declines. Ethereum and Bitcoin face near-term volatility. Both analysts still expect upside into early 2026, with Lee predicting Bitcoin could reach a new all-time high by the end of January. As Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) continue to post steep losses, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee and Mark Newton have remained bullish on accumulation. The two analysts argued that the recent pullback has improved risk-reward conditions for long-term investors, even as the short-term setup looks volatile. This latest commentary follows Lee’s prediction of a bullish…

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Prediction market Kalshi has closed a $1 billion funding round at a valuation of $11 billion, after seeing its best-ever monthly volume in November.Confirming an earlier report by TechCrunch, Kalshi said on Tuesday that its latest Series E round was led by the crypto-focused venture firm Paradigm, with participation from other crypto-engaged VCs Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz and Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest. “Kalshi is replacing debate, subjectivity, and talk with markets, accuracy, and truth,” said Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour. “We have created a new way of consuming and engaging with information.”Kalshi raised $1B at an $11B valuation.A decade ago, only a…