Day: December 3, 2025

A new wave of player-first poker projects signals a shift in crypto gambling culture

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Share this article Crypto poker continues to evolve, and players benefit from platforms that now emphasize clarity, fairness, and a more social experience. With curated recommendations, transparent systems, and community-driven features, newcomers no longer feel overwhelmed by endless options. This shift toward user-first design makes it easier for people to pick a reliable platform, settle in quickly, and enjoy poker without unnecessary complications. Rise of Social-Driven Poker Experiences A lot of people want to get into online poker, but the number of available platforms slows them down before they even…

Japan’s new crypto tax could wake ‘sleeping giant’ of retail investors

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A new, more moderate tax on digital assets in Japan is projected to make crypto more appealing to retail investors. Lawmakers in the National Diet, Japan’s legislature, reportedly support a proposal from the country’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), that would lower taxes on crypto. The rate would decrease from a maximum of 55% to 20%, aligning the taxation regime more closely with traditional assets and securities. Relaxing the tax code reflects a growing trend of the government moderating its stance toward crypto in Japan. From a relative…

Aggressive Buyers Flood Futures Market at Levels Last Seen in Early 2023

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Vanguard’s ETF approval triggered the strongest buy-side futures activity since 2023, signaling renewed institutional momentum The price of Bitcoin has recovered to around $93,000, marking a full rebound from a steep drop to $84,000 just days ago. This swift rebound has also coincided with a historic shift in institutional participation, with data revealing the most forceful single-day buy-side sentiment in the perpetual futures market since the current bull cycle began nearly three years ago. A Historic Shift in Market Sentiment According to pseudonymous analyst CoinCare, on December 2, the…

Michael Saylor’s Strategy Pushes To Keep MSTR In MSCI

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy is not giving up on efforts to keep its common A stock (MSTR) part of the MSCI indexes after the stock entered the MSCI World Index during the Bitcoin rally in 2024. Amid MSCI Global Standard Indexes holding consultations on whether to delete MSTR and other digital asset treasuries (DATs) from its indexes, Strategy’s Saylor said the company is communicating with the index provider about the issue, Reuters reported on Wednesday. “We’re engaging in that process,” the Strategy founder said, adding that he “was not sure” about…

Arbitrum-based DEX Ostium secures $20M funding to scale its crypto and real-world asset trading

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Key Takeaways Ostium secured $20 million in funding to build a decentralized derivatives trading platform. The startup is founded by Harvard graduates and operates on the Arbitrum network. Share this article Ostium, a decentralized platform that enables on-chain trading of real-world assets through perpetual contracts on the Arbitrum network, has secured $20 million in funding, per Fortune. The Harvard graduates behind the startup are building infrastructure that allows users to trade commodities like gold and oil using USDC or other stablecoin collateral. The platform focuses on perpetual futures contracts that…

Binance’s Kids Crypto App Sparks Split Reactions

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Binance has launched Binance Junior, a parent-controlled crypto app for users ages 6 to 17, in a move that sparked debate over introducing digital assets to minors. The company announced Wednesday that Binance Junior is a standalone mobile app linked to a parent’s primary Binance account. The tool allows adults to deposit crypto, set spending and transfer limits and enable Earn products for their kids, depending on local regulations.  Binance framed the new product as a family-focused financial literacy tool. It mirrors traditional custodial accounts, where children can hold assets…

Ethereum Treasury Trade Unwinds 80%, BitMine Dominant Corporate Holdings

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The Ethereum treasury trade appears to be unwinding as monthly acquisitions continue to decline since the August high, though the largest players continue to scoop up billions of the Ether supply. Investments from Ethereum digital asset treasuries (DATs) fell 81% in the past three months, from 1.97 million Ether (ETH) in August to 370,000 ETH in November, according to Bitwise, an asset management firm. “ETH DAT bear continues,” wrote Max Shennon, senior research associate at Bitwise, in a Tuesday X post. Despite the slowdown, some companies with stronger financial backgrounds…

Here’s Bitcoin’s Next Big Target After $93K Breakout Attempt

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Bitcoin trades near $92,900, testing key $93K resistance; analysts eye $105K target if breakout confirms, with $88K–$90K as support. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at around $93,000 at press time with a 24-hour trading volume of $91.2 billion. The asset is up 7% over the last day and 6% over the past week. After dropping below $84,000 earlier in the week, BTC reversed strongly and is now testing a key resistance area around $93,000. Resistance Near $93,000 in Focus BTC is currently retesting the neckline of an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern…

Georgia Eyes Public Data, Real-Estate Tokenization on Hedera

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Georgia’s Ministry of Justice has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the public blockchain network Hedera, as it considers moving the country’s land registry onchain and tokenizing real estate. According to a Monday announcement from the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, the government signed an MoU with Hedera, a public blockchain with permissioned node operation. At a meeting between the Minister of Justice of Georgia, Paata Salia, and a representative of Hedera, the two parties discussed the potential integration of blockchain technology into public infrastructure. Georgian officials said they…

Bitcoin And Stablecoins Settle Visa-Scale Volumes

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Bitcoin and US dollar–pegged stablecoins are emerging as a global alternative for moving value across borders without banks and card networks, as the Bitcoin network’s settlement volume begins to rival the world’s largest payment giants. Bitcoin (BTC) settled $6.9 trillion worth of payments over the past 90 days, which is “on par with or above Visa and Mastercard,” according to blockchain data platform Glassnode’s digital asset research report for the fourth quarter of 2025, published on Wednesday. Over the same period, Visa processed $4.25 trillion in payment volume and Mastercard…