The last penny, nominally valued at $0.01, was minted by the United States Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, marking the end of 232 years of new pennies being coined and circulated. US President Donald Trump directed the US Treasury to stop producing pennies in February, and the Treasury initially set a 2026 target for…
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Key takeaways The Fed’s Dec. 9-10 meeting carries unusual weight as markets wait to see whether another rate cut will arrive before Christmas, shaping bonds, equities and crypto. After two cuts in 2025, rates now sit at 3.75%-4.00%. Labor weakness and softer inflation support further easing, but officials remain divided because inflation risks have not…
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The Czech National Bank (CNB), the central bank of the Czech Republic, announced on Thursday the purchase of cryptocurrencies worth $1 million for the first time to test a digital asset reserve and gain “practical experience” in handling digital assets. CNB’s reserves will include Bitcoin (BTC), one US dollar-pegged stablecoin and one tokenized bank deposit,…
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Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto traders are their most afraid in over six months as BTC price action clings to $100,000. Key points: Bitcoin and altcoins plunge to their deepest “extreme fear” levels since March this year. Crypto could be nearing a market inflection point, based on sentiment data. Gold steals the show from crypto and…
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French authorities have reportedly lifted Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s travel ban amid an ongoing investigation into the messaging platform. Durov had been ordered to remain in France following his arrest in Paris in August last year, facing multiple charges related to his operation of Telegram. Durov was previously granted temporary exemptions, and French authorities have…
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Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded 8.7% to $107,500 on Tuesday, following its four-month low of $98,900, as whales took advantage of discounted prices to add to their holdings. The price has since corrected below $103,000 on Thursday, as $106,000 proved a tough barrier to break. Key takeaways: Bitcoin whales recorded their second-largest weekly accumulation of 2025.…
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Singapore’s central bank has signaled an upcoming shakeout of unregulated stablecoins as the country moves to protect the integrity of assets within its financial ecosystem. In a keynote speech at the Singapore FinTech Festival on Thursday, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Chia Der Jiun warned that “unregulated stablecoins have a patchy record of…
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Metaplanet’s quarterly Bitcoin valuation gains dropped sharply as the aftermath of October’s crypto market crash continues to weigh on corporate Bitcoin treasuries. Japanese investment company Metaplanet recorded 10.6 billion yen or $1.4 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) valuation gains during the third quarter of the year, down 39% from the 17.4 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) it…
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Emory University, a private research university in the US state of Georgia, has doubled down on its bullish Bitcoin play in Grayscale Investments BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF). Emory boosted its holdings in the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF to over 1 million shares, valued at about $51.8 million, according to the quarterly Form 13F report…
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Cryptocurrency scammers have impersonated Australian police and exploited government infrastructure to pressure victims into handing over their digital assets, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said Thursday. The AFP said scammers used the local cybercrime reporting tool ReportCyber to submit reports about their targets. At a later time, they contact the victims posing as police and…
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