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Thailand to Ban Polymarket in Online Gambling Crackdown

Thai authorities noted the decentralized prediction marketplace’s operations fall under illegal online gambling, which is banned.Source link

Bitcoin Smashes $99,000 as Inflation Rises to 2.9% in December

Inflation fears are eating away at Bitcoin’s post-election gains.Source link

Will Building a Telegram ‘Zoo’ With Doge and Pepe Make You Crypto-Rich?

TELEGRAM TRYOUT: We’ve been playing the buzzy new Zoo game. Should you bother jumping in ahead of the airdrop?Source link

UNDER EXPOSED EP8 – AI coins and the future under a Bitcoin Presidency

MoonPay acquired Solana-native crypto payment processor Helio for $175M. The Jupiter team rolled out a new onboarding method allowing the gifting of SOL to friends with a few button clicks. Over 8M HYPE was staked in the first day following the ANIME announcement that some tokens would go to HYPE stakers. Chainalysis acquired Fraud Detection firm Alterya for $150M to help its efforts in stopping scammers. Layer Zero went live on Soneium, Sony's new EVM L2. Tether is moving to El Salvador after acquiring a Digital Asset Service Provider license in the Bitcoin-friendly country. Donald Trump is expected to issue several Crypto-focused executive orders on his first day according to the Washington Post, including a repeal of a crypto accounting...

NFT Market Hits Three-Year Low in Trading and Sales: Report

Annual NFT trading volumes fell by 19%, while sales counts dipped by 18% compared to 2023, according to DappRadar.Source link