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In brief Samurai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill face sentencing this week after pleading guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitter. Prosecutors allege the defendants actively solicited criminals on dark web forums, with Rodriguez describing their service as “money laundering for bitcoin” in private messages. The government identified at least $237 million…
A major unlock for your trading strategy Kraken Pro clients in the EU are now able to post crypto, including BTC, ETH and certain stablecoins, as collateral when trading more than 150 perpetual futures markets. This makes Kraken Pro one of the first regulated platforms in Europe to offer crypto-collateralized perpetual futures contracts. It also…
Trade, win and feast This Thanksgiving, we’re serving up more than turkey. From Nov. 3–14, all Kraken Derivatives US clients can join our Turkey Trading Competition — with a $50,000 prize pool and even a turkey for the top trader (yes, really). Opt in and place your first trade; every position counts toward your leaderboard…
In brief You can give local AI models web access using free Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers—no corporate APIs, no data leaks, no fees. Setup is simple: Install LM Studio, add Brave, Tavily, or DuckDuckGo MCP configs, and your offline model becomes a private SearchGPT. The result: real-time browsing, article analysis, and data fetching—without ever…
In brief Stripe is working with crypto venture firm Paradigm to build a new layer-1 network for payments and stablecoins. The network is in private testnet, being built with design input from global firms like OpenAI, Shopify, and Visa. Tempo will feature low fees, a payments-first user experience, and opt-in privacy features. Stablecoins and payment…
In brief Former president of FTX US, Brett Harrison, told Decrypt that offering leverage up to 1,001x on volatile crypto assets is “irresponsible” and a “major problem.” Proponents of the high-leverage crypto products believe they’re just giving retail users what they want and offering a level playing field. Harrison’s comments come as he is preparing…
In brief California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) fined Coinhub $675,000 for violating digital assets law. Of that total, $105,000 is due as restitution to consumers who were overcharged by the ATM operator. This marks the fourth enforcement action from the regulator as it cracks down on crypto ATM operators that it says…
In brief Ethereum developers have officially scheduled the Fusaka upgrade for December 3, following a successful final testnet this week. The update introduces PeerDAS, a new data-sampling method expected to make layer-2 transactions dramatically faster and cheaper by expanding blob space in each block. Vitalik Buterin has called PeerDAS “the key to layer-2 scaling,” framing…
In brief Coinbase disclosed $1.9 billion in Q3 revenue. The exchange notched $433 million in Q3 profit Transaction revenue rose on a sequential basis, Coinbase said. Coinbase reported $1.9 billion in third-quarter revenue on Thursday, a 26% increase quarter-over-quarter that slightly surpassed Wall Street forecasts.Analysts expected the San Francisco-based crypto exchange to disclose $1.8 billion…
FED Decision Today! Monad 3 Day Airdrop! Western Union Stablecoin on SOL!BTC: 112.9k (-1%) | BTC.D: 60% (+0.3%). ETH: 4000 (-3%) | BNB: 1116 (-1%) | SOL: 194 (-4%). Top Gainers: PI, TRUMP, M, PAXG, ZEC. BTC ETFs: +$202m | ETH ETFs: +$246m. Crypto falls ahead of Fed decision, stocks strong. France considers accumulating 2%…
