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In brief The European Central Bank is looking to pilot its digital euro in mid-2027 ahead of a Europe-wide roll out in 2029. It comes after the European Council told the ECB and other participants to “accelerate” the development of the CBDC, to release it as soon as possible. Crypto enthusiasts remain wary of CBDCs,…
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…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors fall 2-3% after Powell says rate cut not certain in December US Senator claims Binance helped with TRUMP launch for…
In brief The Fed’s end of quantitative tightening places Bitcoin at a critical liquidity juncture. Aside from short-term volatility, the crypto market is unlikely to repeat the post-Fed pivot scenario of 2019 amid higher interest rates and institutional demand, Decrypt was told. A favorable macro and geopolitical outlook could extend the bull run, analysts say.…
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 BNB and XRP are currently pulling back, with just a $500 million separating them in market cap. Traders on the Myriad prediction market are split, giving BNB a slight edge over XRP at 55%. Here’s what the charts say. After weeks of trading in parallel, the gap for cryptocurrency’s fourth-largest spot by market…
In brief House of Doge and Brag House are putting the Dogecoin logo on soccer jerseys and stadium signage of club U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918. The pair announced earlier this month that they had taken a controlling stake in the Italian soccer club. A full jersey reveal is pending final creative approval. The Shiba Inu…
In brief Key metrics such as ETF flows, Coinbase Premium, and the CME basis signal a decline in U.S. institutional demand for Ethereum. Experts cite a closed Grayscale arbitrage window and a broader macro risk reassessment as primary causes. The long-term outlook remains bullish, contingent on Ethereum’s utility and real-world asset adoption. Demand for Ethereum…
In brief IBM researchers entangled 120 qubits, setting a new benchmark for quantum computing. The GHZ “cat state” achieved fidelity of 0.56, proving full multi-qubit entanglement. Direct Fidelity Estimation confirmed results, offering scalable quantum verification. IBM’s latest quantum breakthrough has edged the crypto world a little closer to its nightmare scenario—a computer capable of breaking…
In brief MetaMask maker Consensys has tapped JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to advise on a potential IPO, Axios reported. The Ethereum developer joins Circle and Bullish in pursuing listings as investor appetite for crypto equities improves. It follows a fresh wave of crypto IPOs this year, including Circle’s June debut and Bullish’s August listing on…
