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Pakistan, Binance Sign MOU to Explore Tokenization of $2B in State Assets: Reuters
The agreement comes as Pakistan accelerates the rollout of a formal crypto regulatory framework and explores blockchain-based distribution of government-owned assets.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: Rusts WASI Targets Are Changing: Heres Why (12/12/2025)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, December 12, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Kenya Declared independence from Britain in 1963, The First Radio Transmission Was Sent Across the Atlantic in 1901, Da Vinci’s Notebook Sold for $5 Million in 1980, and … Read more
Europe reconsiders crypto oversight as ESMA centralization gains momentum
As MiCA enters its implementation phase, uneven enforcement across the EU is reigniting debate over whether crypto supervision should move from national regulators to ESMA.
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Lawmakers Say Bank of England Stablecoin Proposals Will ‘Limit Adoption, Push Activity Overseas’
A CryptoUK spokesperson told Decrypt the proposed restrictions “risk undermining the UK’s ambition to lead in digital finance.”
Many games from The Game Awards are now on sale
Amazon is continuing to celebrate The Game Awards, which took place on December 11th, with a big sale on titles that were nominated in their respective categories. The deals include a discount that brings the PC version of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which ended up taking home nine awards (including game of the year), back … Read more
Bitcoin wobbles at $92K as trader eyes end to ‘manipulative’ BTC price dip
Bitcoin faced troublesome resistance levels to end the Wall Street trading week as new bullish BTC price forecasts reappeared.
We’re still talking about the Trump phone
Every week at The Verge, we’re tracking what’s happening with Trump Mobile’s promised and yet undelivered Android phone. Why? Because we cover phones. We also cover vaporware, which the T1 Phone 8002 (gold version) very well may be. The smartphone has now been delayed for months. Trump Mobile no longer claims that it will be … Read more
Flaw in photo booth maker’s website exposes customers’ pictures
Hama Film makes photo booths that upload pictures and videos online. But their backend systems have a simple flaw that allows anyone to download customer pictures.
Jennifer Garner to Star in Netflix Crypto Comedy ‘One Attempt Remaining’
The film focuses on a divorced couple racing to recover access to their now-valuable crypto before time runs out.
Bitcoin Giant Strategy’s Cash Reserve Was a ‘Smart’ Move, Says BitMine’s Tom Lee
BitMine Immersion Technologies Chairman Tom Lee praised Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy’s massive new cash reserve. Here’s why.
Prediction Markets Are Coming to Phantom’s 20M User Via Kalshi
Phantom users will be able to chat and trade Kalshi’s prediction markets with any Solana-based tokens, CEO said.
Most Influential: Changpeng “CZ” Zhao
Zhao’s exit from Binance did little to dim his prominence.
Most Influential: Tom Lee
A longtime fixture on Wall Street, Tom Lee’s pivot to crypto comes as the traditional finance industry is increasingly embracing digital assets.
Most Influential: Jesse Pollak
Base, the layer-2 network incubated by Coinbase, exploded in popularity this year.
Most Influential: David Bailey
Bailey’s Strategy-inspired bitcoin treasury company, KindlyMD, exemplified the struggles of many of its peers this year.
Most Influential: Michael Saylor
Despite facing a year of tough conditions for bitcoin treasury companies, Michael Saylor’s Strategy developed new ways to make money — and acquire more bitcoin for its vast holdings — in 2025.
Backed, Chainlink Unveil xBridge to Move Tokenized Stocks Between Solana and Ethereum
The bridge uses Chainlink’s CCIP to ensure consistent behavior across chains, mirroring the behavior of underlying assets.
I quit all my AI fitness plans, and I feel free
AI sure does use a lot of words to say very little. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they’re going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 10AM … Read more
Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor
As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.
UAE’s Largest Fuel Retailer Will Accept Stablecoin in 980 Stations in Three Countries
A new deal with Al Maryah Community Bank brings stablecoin payments to the pumps, shops and car washes at ADNOC retailers in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.
Ripple expands European footprint with AMINA stablecoin payment partnership
Ripple Payments partnered with Swiss crypto bank Amina to plug its fiat-to-stablecoin payment infrastructure into the FINMA-regulated institution.