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WisdomTree first to market with Ethereum staking fund using Lido’s stETH
WisdomTree introduced an Ethereum-based fund in Europe that earns staking rewards using the decentralized Lido protocol. ...

Strive urges MSCI to ‘let the market decide’ on Bitcoin treasury companies
Strive said the proposal could lead to uneven results worldwide because companies report Bitcoin differently under various accounting rules....

US prosecutors push for 12-year prison sentence for Terraform co-founder Do Kwon’s role in $40 billion collapse
U.S. prosecutors say Do Kwon should get 12 years in prison for his role in the remarkable $40 billion dollar collapse of Terra. ...

Turkey’s Paribu to buy CoinMENA in deal worth up to $240 million, adding Dubai and Bahrain licenses
Paribu has acquired CoinMENA in a transaction valued at up to $240M, expanding the platform’s regulated footprint into Dubai and Bahrain....

‘I’m not betting on a markup this month’: Lawyer outlines three issues still holding up the crypto market structure bill
Senate negotiators are struggling to finalize a bill as disputes over stablecoin yield, conflicts of interest, and DeFi slow progress....

Crypto sleuth ZachXBT claims British threat actor tied to $243 million Genesis creditor theft ‘likely arrested’
A British hacker tied to the $243 million Genesis creditor theft has possibly been arrested in Dubai, according to onchain sleuth ZachXBT....

International operation busts crypto fraud network that laundered more than $815 million
Coordinated raids led to arrests, multimillion-dollar seizures, and the disruption of key infrastructure, according to Europol....

Italy warns crypto firms to meet year-end MiCA deadline or shut down
Italy's regulator reminded crypto firms and investors to pay close attention to the Dec. 30 deadline for complying with the EU's MiCA rules....

Spot bitcoin ETFs see $195 million exit, largest daily outflow in 2 weeks
The ETFs' trading volume fell to $3.1 billion on Thursday, compared to $4.2 billion on Wednesday and $5.3 billion on Tuesday....

IMF warns stablecoins may accelerate currency substitution, weaken central bank control
The IMF warned that stablecoins could speed up currency substitution in countries with weak monetary systems....