Top 10 Trending Crypto Coins of The Day

  1. Bitgert: Market Cap of $106 Million.
  2. Open Campus: Market Cap of $147 Million.
  3. Tectum: Market Cap of $55 Million.
  4. Pyth Network: Market Cap of $587 Million.
  5. Syscoin: Market Cap of $85 Million.
  6. VitaDAO: Market Cap of $76 Million.
  7. Celestia: Market Cap of $1.0 Billion.
  8. Solcasino Token: Market Cap of $31 Million.
  9. Bittensor: Market Cap of $1.6 Billion.
  10. Autonolas: Market Cap of $171 Million.

Disclaimer: Market capitalizations can vary in real-time. The information provided here is intended purely for educational purposes and should not, under any circumstances, be construed as financial advice.

Binance gave VIP traders a heads up on $4B settlement: Bloomberg

Binance reportedly held a dinner for its biggest market makers ahead of the $4 billion settlement announcement with the Department of Justice. 

The topic at hand? According to Bloomberg: the settlement. The dinner was held in a Singapore night club and took place back in September; months before the $4 billion figure was made publicly reported and the settlement was officially announced. 

“After conversations with company representatives present at the dinner, some VIP guests were left convinced that the firm would pay that sum — an amount Binance could easily afford,” the Bloomberg report claimed.

Former CEO Changpeng Zhao was also, according to the report, absent from the…

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Tim Draper Says Yes to Bitcoin For The Holidays, Anticipates $250,000 BTC In 2024

Are we in for a Bitcoin BTC/USD Christmas?

With the next Bitcoin halving expected in April 2024, a reduction in U.S. interest rates, and the spot BTC ETFs looking like an inevitability, there are clear drivers for Bitcoin’s march forward. Still, close observers warn that Bitcoin may not have the same upward impact on altcoins that it had during other crypto market recoveries.

We asked venture capital investor Tim Draper about the prospects of buying more of the world’s most famous cryptocurrency for the holiday season. The answer, Draper says, is self-evident: it is always time to buy more Bitcoin.

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Crypto Regulation And Compliance: Navigating The Evolving Regulatory Landscape For Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies have been around for over a decade; yet, it’s only in recent years that the mainstream has recognized the full extent of their utility. Whether your business is using Bitcoin as a hedge against traditional currencies, trying to avoid the exorbitant fees charged by financial services institutions, or just looking for an efficient way to pay, there’s no question that its popularity and utility as an acceptable currency has skyrocketed.

However, with that popularity comes a greater need to protect your organization. You might have heard about bad actors (like Sam Bankman-Fried) using cryptocurrency to commit money laundering and fraud, or scammers leveraging the anonymity of…

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Evidence mounts as new artists jump on Stability AI, MidJourney copyright lawsuit

A copyright lawsuit filed against multiple companies developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools has been amended as artists and their legal teams alleged the misuse of their creative works. 

On Nov. 29, a group of visual artists amended a case previously struck down by a United States judge, adding seven new artists and more details about the alleged infringement.

The new artists include H. Southworth, Grzegorz Rutkowski, Gregory Manchess, Gerald Brom, Jingna Zhang, Julia Kaye and Adam Ellis.

According to the amended class action case Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt, along with a new defendant, Runway AI, have produced systems that create art in the style of the artists when…

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Top Gainers November of 2023 Among top 100 Coins

  1. Bittensor (TAO): 238.7%
  2. Celestia (TIA): 177.7%
  3. Kaspa (KAS):156.7%
  4. THORChain (RUNE): 120.3%
  5. Illuvium (ILV): 120.1%
  6. Blur (BLUR): 108.1%
  7. Immutable (IMX): 95.9%
  8. Avalanche (AVAX) : 88.9%
  9. WEMIX (WEMIX) : 85.9%
  10. PancakeSwap (CAKE): 85%

Disclaimer: Market capitalizations can vary in real-time. The information provided here is intended purely for educational purposes and should not, under any circumstances, be construed as financial advice.

KuCoin pledges $20K grant to TON Foundation for ecosystem development

KuCoin Ventures, the venture arm of Seychelles-registered crypto exchange KuCoin, will provide grants to The Open Network (TON) blockchain platform, including an initial $20,000, to support the growth and expansion of the TON ecosystem.

According to a Dec. 1 statement, the funding will support TON ecosystem projects, including five payments or game finance (GameFi) platforms, research and development efforts, community-building, marketing activities and incubation initiatives, such as the TON Bootcamp.

Ian Wittkopp, accelerator head at TON Foundation, said the grants from KuCoin aid them in continuing to support real-world blockchain solutions in payments and gaming within its ecosystem….

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Protocol Obligate ramps up push to boost institutional blockchain use

On-chain debt capital markets platform Obligate has launched on Coinbase’s layer-2 network.

This new deployment aligns with the protocol’s strategy to increase institutional engagement with blockchain-native assets. It comes just after the Switzerland-based firm made its initial entry into on-chain investment products; a decision that aligns with a larger trend across the industry.

Obligate lets companies issue on-chain bonds and other debt securities to receive funding from investors. These bonds, initially issued via smart contracts on Polygon, have now expanded to another venue. 

The deployment on Base — a Coinbase-incubated layer-2 built on the Optimism stack and launched in…

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ZBD Launches Bitcoin Prize Pool For 1047 Games' FPS ‘Splitgate’

ZBD, a New Jersey-based gaming technology company built on the Lightning Network, has announced a partnership with indie gaming studio 1047 Games to enable bitcoin payments for players of Splitgate, a free-to-play competitive first-person shooter (FPS). The two companies will activate a PC-based tournament, “The ZBD x Splitgate Winter Invitational,” for players beginning December 10. The winning team will receive a payout of 0.5 BTC (approx $18,000 dollars) instantly sent to the ZBD wallets of the winners.

1047’s Splitgate takes sci-fi elements, fast-paced gunplay and vertical mobility via portals to create a dynamic mutli-player environment balanced around movement, positioning and…

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