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  • Bitcoin is quietly becoming the ultimate expert witness, forcing judges to accept a new standard of truth
    CryptoSlate - 23:35 Dec 04, 2025
    The year is 2075. The judge does not ask for a deed. She asks for a transaction ID. The landlord’s lawyer queues up a Bitcoin transaction from fifteen years earlier that moved a token representing the property. The tenant’s lawyer concedes the transaction exists, yet claims the signature was obtained under duress. Everyone in the […] The post Bitcoin is quietly becoming the ultimate expert witness, forcing judges to accept a new standard of truth appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Chainlink’s $64M Grayscale ETF debut hides private banking loophole threatening to sever link between usage and price
    CryptoSlate - 22:05 Dec 04, 2025
    Grayscale’s conversion of its legacy Chainlink trust into the GLNK exchange-traded product on Dec. 2 did more than simply add another ticker to the NYSE Arca board. With roughly $13 million in day-one trading volume, $41 million in immediate inflows, and assets climbing to approximately $64 million within the first 48 hours, GLNK entered the […] The post Chainlink’s $64M Grayscale ETF debut hides private banking loophole threatening to sever link between usage and price appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Ethereum prepares a controversial 2026 overhaul that will forcibly strip power from the network’s most dominant players
    CryptoSlate - 20:20 Dec 04, 2025
    Ethereum completed its Fusaka upgrade on Dec. 3, marking one of the network’s most essential steps toward long-term scalability. The upgrade builds on a series of changes since the 2022 Merge and follows the earlier Dencun and Pectra releases, which lowered Layer 2 fees and increased blob capacity. Fusaka goes further by restructuring how Ethereum […] The post Ethereum prepares a controversial 2026 overhaul that will forcibly strip power from the network’s most dominant players appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Every major firm now finally allows Bitcoin, yet an “invisible” compliance layer is quietly blocking your access
    CryptoSlate - 18:30 Dec 04, 2025
    Vanguard’s reversal this week closed the last major holdout. The firm opened its brokerage to third-party crypto ETFs and mutual funds tied to BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL, while still refusing to launch its own crypto funds or touch memecoin products. That shift matters because Vanguard was the last major, brand-name US asset manager with […] The post Every major firm now finally allows Bitcoin, yet an “invisible” compliance layer is quietly blocking your access appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Are you doxxed? Crypto holders are now primary targets for violent gangs using one specific data overlap to locate homes
    CryptoSlate - 16:45 Dec 04, 2025
    On the night of Nov. 26, Danylo K., a 21-year-old Ukrainian student and the son of Kharkiv’s deputy mayor, was lured to the underground garage of Vienna’s Sofitel hotel by a fellow student. As local outlets reported, what followed was a torture session designed to extract cryptocurrency wallet passwords: attackers beat him until his teeth […] The post Are you doxxed? Crypto holders are now primary targets for violent gangs using one specific data overlap to locate homes appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Crypto Cayman foundations surge 70% as a new court ruling exposes tokenholders to devastating personal liability risks
    CryptoSlate - 14:33 Dec 04, 2025
    Cayman foundation formations climbed more than 70% year over year to exceed 1,300 by the end of 2024, extending a multi-cycle shift toward offshore structures. According to a Cayman Finance report, early 2025 data showed that more than 400 additional registrations indicate the trend has continued despite recent moves by the United States to recast […] The post Crypto Cayman foundations surge 70% as a new court ruling exposes tokenholders to devastating personal liability risks appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin price action is no longer determined by exchanges, forcing traders to watch this one institutional metric
    CryptoSlate - 12:13 Dec 04, 2025
    Bitcoin’s market structure has entered a new phase as US spot exchange-traded funds now account for more than 5% of cumulative net inflows into the asset. According to Glassnode, the 12 funds have allowed institutions to become a marginal source of demand for the world’s largest digital asset. The firm noted that this was discovered […] The post Bitcoin price action is no longer determined by exchanges, forcing traders to watch this one institutional metric appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • American Bitcoin plunged 50% during a crypto rally, exposing a fatal flaw in the “Trump proxy” trade
    CryptoSlate - 10:48 Dec 04, 2025
    Bitcoin (BTC) clawed back from $86,286 on Dec. 2 to $93,324 as of press time, up by 8%, while the Trump family’s American Bitcoin (ABTC) shares tumbled. The BTC price increase can be attributed to improved macro conditions and Vanguard’s opening of crypto ETF access to tens of millions of clients. At the same time, […] The post American Bitcoin plunged 50% during a crypto rally, exposing a fatal flaw in the “Trump proxy” trade appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin’s rally now hinges on “shadow chair” bet that demands violent, immediate dollar collapse
    CryptoSlate - 23:05 Dec 03, 2025
    Bitcoin’s recent rebound came as traders raised the probability of a December Federal Reserve rate cut, the dollar eased, and attention turned to who will lead the central bank after Jerome Powell’s term ends in 2026. Futures markets moved the odds of a 25-basis-point cut this month into the mid-to-high 80% range, a shift that […] The post Bitcoin’s rally now hinges on “shadow chair” bet that demands violent, immediate dollar collapse appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Secret footage from a rigged laptop exposes how North Korean spies are slipping past your security team
    CryptoSlate - 22:10 Dec 03, 2025
    North Korean operatives were caught on camera, live, after security researchers lured them into a booby-trapped “developer laptop,” capturing how the Lazarus-linked crew tried to blend into a US crypto job pipeline using legitimate AI hiring tools and cloud services. The evolution in state-sponsored cybercrime was reportedly captured in real time by researchers at BCA […] The post Secret footage from a rigged laptop exposes how North Korean spies are slipping past your security team appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Strategy’s yield hunt inadvertently helps the very hedge funds looking to short its Bitcoin premium
    CryptoSlate - 20:20 Dec 03, 2025
    Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, is considering a pivot that would fundamentally alter the risk profile of the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin treasury. For a decade, the company sold Wall Street on a singular thesis: it was a digital vault, offering unencumbered exposure to Bitcoin without the risks of custody or counterparty risk. That stand is changing […] The post Strategy’s yield hunt inadvertently helps the very hedge funds looking to short its Bitcoin premium appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Anthropic AI agents can now shatter smart contract security for just $1.22, exposing a terrifying economic reality
    CryptoSlate - 18:25 Dec 03, 2025
    Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team spent the past year teaching AI agents to behave like professional DeFi attackers. The agents learned to fork blockchains, write exploit scripts, drain liquidity pools, and pocket the proceeds, all in Docker containers where no real funds were at risk. On Dec. 1, the team published results that should recalibrate how […] The post Anthropic AI agents can now shatter smart contract security for just $1.22, exposing a terrifying economic reality appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • While Ethereum whales rotate, XRP data shows a fatal concentration flaw that leaves one group holding the bag.
    CryptoSlate - 16:35 Dec 03, 2025
    The conventional wisdom says veteran holders don’t sell into weakness. They accumulate through drawdowns, harvest gains during euphoria, and otherwise sit still while newer cohorts churn. Late 2025 is testing that model. Across Ethereum, XRP, and pockets of the DeFi stack, dormant whales are moving supply to exchanges as mid-term buyers flee, creating a bifurcated […] The post While Ethereum whales rotate, XRP data shows a fatal concentration flaw that leaves one group holding the bag. appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • BlackRock bets on tokenization, but IMF warns of uncontrollable ‘atomic’ domino effect
    CryptoSlate - 14:30 Dec 03, 2025
    BlackRock, the largest asset management firm in the world, has described tokenization as the most critical market upgrade since the early internet. On the other hand, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes it as a volatile, untested architecture that can amplify financial shocks at machine speed. Both institutions are looking at the same innovation. Yet, […] The post BlackRock bets on tokenization, but IMF warns of uncontrollable ‘atomic’ domino effect appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Crypto Casino Payout Speed Explained with On-Chain Liquidity and Bitcoin Settlement UX
    CryptoSlate - 13:22 Dec 03, 2025
    Payout speed in crypto casinos is often described in minutes or hours. However, the real drivers live beneath those numbers. Transaction confirmation policy, liquidity staging, internal queue logic, and wallet routing can all influence whether a withdrawal feels instant or drawn out. Many people looking into this are really trying to answer one question: Is […] The post Crypto Casino Payout Speed Explained with On-Chain Liquidity and Bitcoin Settlement UX appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin just ripped 11% after the Fed quietly restarted a $38 billion money printer mechanism
    CryptoSlate - 12:30 Dec 03, 2025
    Bitcoin (BTC) jumped 11% from its Dec. 1 lows at $83,822.76 to over $93,000 overnight, driven by a convergence of macro and micro developments. The Federal Reserve formally ended quantitative tightening (QT) on Dec. 1, coinciding with the New York Fed conducting approximately $25 billion in morning repo operations and another $13.5 billion overnight, the […] The post Bitcoin just ripped 11% after the Fed quietly restarted a $38 billion money printer mechanism appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • 50 secret wallets fueled PIPPIN’s 556% rally — and $3B in derivatives volume may explain why
    CryptoSlate - 10:34 Dec 03, 2025
    The broader Solana memecoin economy is currently facing a liquidity crisis and collapsing volumes, but one asset has successfully decoupled from the sector-wide decline. According to CryptoSlate data, PIPPIN, a token born from an AI experiment in early 2024, has emerged as one of the best-performing crypto tokens in the last 30 days, surging 556% to […] The post 50 secret wallets fueled PIPPIN’s 556% rally — and $3B in derivatives volume may explain why appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Stablecoins were built to replace banks but on course to becoming one
    CryptoSlate - 00:34 Dec 03, 2025
    Bitcoin was launched fifteen years ago. The industry has ballooned into a nearly $4 trillion ecosystem, yet Satoshi’s vision of everyday payments remains largely unfulfilled. The hope for peer-to-peer payments has shifted to stablecoins. But rather than replacing banks, stablecoins risk becoming bank-like infrastructure. Stronger regulation in the U.S. and Europe may push them toward […] The post Stablecoins were built to replace banks but on course to becoming one appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • How XRP became the top crypto ETF trade despite price slides toward $2
    CryptoSlate - 23:30 Dec 02, 2025
    XRP spot ETFs have posted one of the most consistent inflow streaks of this quarter, attracting roughly $756 million across eleven consecutive trading sessions since their Nov. 13 launch. Yet the strength in the ETF demand contrasts with XRP’s price performance. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the token has fallen about 20% over the same period […] The post How XRP became the top crypto ETF trade despite price slides toward $2 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH grants: When Ethereum falls, privacy rises
    CryptoSlate - 21:05 Dec 02, 2025
    Vitalik Buterin recently sent a 256 ETH grant to two messaging projects, Session and SimpleX Chat, without the usual ecosystem fanfare. The gesture was modest in size but pointed in intent, because both applications occupy a part of the internet that rarely gets real support: metadata-resistant communication. Their designs tackle the parts of digital messaging […] The post Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH grants: When Ethereum falls, privacy rises appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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