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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....

JPMorgan says Strategy’s resilience is key to bitcoin’s price direction in the near term
JPMorgan reiterated that its bitcoin-to-gold model still points to a theoretical price of about $170,000 in the next 6–12 months....

First Sui-based ETF approved as 21Shares brings leveraged fund to market
The 21Shares 2x SUI ETF (TXXS) marks the 74th crypto ETF to launch this year and the 128th overall, according to Bloomberg....

TON treasury files $420.69 million meme shelf registration to invest in tokens and Telegram AI ecosystem
AlphaTON will expand its investments in TON tokens, the Telegram mini app ecosystem, and the recently launched Cocoon AI network....

Tokenization debate reveals gaps in perspectives between TradeFi and crypto on decentralization during SEC panel meeting
As tokenization gains momentum, Wall Street and crypto executives revealed some potential rifts on how the SEC should regulate it. ...

Coinbase incubated Ethereum L2 Base network rolls out bridge to Solana
Popular Ethereum Layer 2 Base will now support Solana-based assets natively, and enable the export of Base assets onto Solana....

Breakout Ethereum perps DEX Lighter rolls out spot trading
Lighter also recently rolled out equities perp trading, starting with COIN and HOOD, and expanded foreign exchange offerings....

Kalshi inks exclusive CNBC deal as prediction markets surge into mainstream media
Between Kalshi and Polymarket, the two prediction markets platforms have generated a cumulative volume exceeding $45 billion....