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Thailand suspends TIDC Worldverse over iris biometric scans The Thai Personal Data Protection Committee has suspended operations of TIDC Worldverse over its use of iris scans to collect biometric data. Regulatory decision Regulators cited concerns about the collection and potential cross-border tran…

FedWatch records sharp rise in expectations of Fed rate cut CME Group's FedWatch tool shows the probability of a Federal Reserve rate cut at the December meeting has risen to 82.9% . Market probabilities Only a week earlier markets placed the chance of easing at under 40% , so the latest move repres…

First Day of Purchases Noted Without Further Details A brief note labeled as the 1st day of purchases was provided without additional context or supporting information from the source. No dates, amounts, entities or procedural details accompanied the note, preventing precise reporting on what the pu…

Texas becomes first U.S. state to purchase bitcoin Texas authorities purchased bitcoin through a BlackRock spot ETF, becoming the first U.S. state to acquire the cryptocurrency directly. The transaction amounted to $10 million , executed via IBIT at an implied price near $87,000 per coin , according…

Closed community offers up to 50% Black Friday discounts A closed community announced discounts of up to 50% tied to Black Friday, and the promotion begins in three days. Offer details The promotion covers membership fees for access to a private community focused on AI and crypto-related discussions…

160 New York Residents to Receive $12,000 in Crypto Coinbase and GiveDirectly launched a pilot giving unconditional cryptocurrency payments to 160 low-income New York residents in targeted neighborhoods. Each participant will receive a total of $12 000 in USDC, disbursed as an initial payment and mo…

Have Bitcoin’s Founding Ideals Been Compromised? Peter Thiel warned that bitcoin is losing decentralization, becoming a vehicle for wealth accumulation for institutions and states rather than the autonomy its creators envisioned. From cypherpunks to institutions Bitcoin originated with cypherpunks w…

Trader Earned Over $100,000 in 30 Minutes on Memecoin An anonymous trader reportedly generated more than $100,000 in under 30 minutes trading a memecoin called Vulgar Penguin on Binance Alpha. Transaction overview The trader used 53.8 BNB (about $46,300 ) to acquire 28.2 million Vulgar Penguin token…

AI tokens face infrastructure limits despite market surge Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, projects branded with AI saw rapid investor interest and notable price moves. Market reaction and technical limits AI-related crypto tokens recorded an average rise of 41% in the two weeks followi…

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5 flagship AI model Anthropic introduced Claude Opus 4.5 , a new flagship model aimed at software development, agent architectures, and complex technical tasks. Availability and platforms The company made the model accessible in its applications, via API, and on thre…

Trump launches national AI platform Genesis Mission The White House announced the launch of Genesis Mission , a national artificial intelligence platform compared to the Manhattan Project. President Trump said the initiative aims to mobilize a nationwide effort to maintain US leadership in the globa…

160 New York residents to receive $12,000 in cryptocurrency GiveDirectly, a nonprofit organization, has begun distributing cryptocurrency payments to low-income residents in parts of New York City as part of a pilot program. Program structure and funding The pilot covers 160 participants , each slat…

Succinct joins C2PA coalition to bolster content authenticity Succinct said it has joined the C2PA coalition, an industry group creating a unified standard for verifying digital content provenance. Coalition and participants C2PA comprises technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, alongside oth…

Unpaid crypto taxes reduce funding for Ukraine's army and services The Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Service of Ukraine published a clarification on taxation of crypto income as part of the "Taxes protect" campaign. Tax rates and filing obligations Residents who realise profits from crypto t…

Jackie Chan Rumored to Portray CZ in Netflix Film Rumors circulating online suggest Jackie Chan might play former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, in a Netflix biopic titled Crypto Kingpin . Denial from CZ Changpeng Zhao publicly refuted the casting reports, calling the story false and askin…

Pavel Durov earned $4,35 mln selling digital papakhas Pavel Durov announced proceeds of $4,35 mln after a two‑day online auction that sold digital papakhas to collectors. Auction results The auction, held on 22–23 November , offered a total of 29 thousand digital papakhas to participants on Telegram…

Department DOGE denies reports of closure and fraud The Department DOGE said reports that it had been shut down are false and described the announcements as misinformation and rumors. The agency added that last week it terminated 78 contracts deemed wasteful, resulting in taxpayer savings of $335 M …

D.O.G.E. denies report of its closure The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) rejected reports that it had been disbanded, calling the Reuters story false and misleading. Official statement In a post on X, the department characterized the Reuters item as inaccurate and reiterated its…

Telegram Premium boosts encouraged to support channel content A Telegram channel asked subscribers to allocate available Telegram Premium boosts to support its editorial output, according to the post. The message indicated that using boosts takes only a few seconds and would help increase the volume…

Hayes: Bitcoin Could Fall Further But $80,000 Should Hold Arthur Hayes, co‑founder of Bitmex, noted initial signs of improved dollar liquidity and expects bitcoin to trade sideways between $90 000 and $80 000 . Market signals cited by Hayes Hayes pointed to the Federal Reserve’s plan to end quantita…