Robinhood opens access to US IPOs for UK retail investors
Robinhood’s UK customers can request shares in eligible US initial public offerings at the offer price before the stocks begin trading. Source:Cointelegraph
Zcash developers want 20-second blocks just days after major speed upgrade
Early data shows Zcash's orphanblock rate holding close to preupgrade levels despite blocks arriving three times faster, encouraging developers to push for…
Live news: Bitcoin remains under pressure as stocks surge, oil slumps
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 are both up more than 1% even as Nvidia declines following CEO Jensen Huang's issues. Source:CoinDesk
BTC price eyes $73K amid Nvidia volatility: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin price action fell to its lowest levels since midAugust as Nvidia reports added to sellside pressure across stockmarket futures. Source:Cointelegraph
Coinbase gets full U.S. trust charter from federal banking regulator
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency elevated the biggest U.S. exchange's trust status from conditional to a fullfledged charter, the company said.…
Bitcoin ETFs shed $1.3B in biggest weekly outflow since late June
Investors pulled a net $1.21 billion from BlackRock’s IBIT last week as Bitcoin fell below $76,000 and US technology stocks sold off. Source:Cointelegraph
SpaceX proposes a $24 billion Texas supercomputer and a gas plant
The $24 billion project, which includes an AI supercomputer in Texas with its own gasfired power plant, is about 17 times the value of SpaceX's bitcoin…
Binance users in some European countries told to pull crypto before fees kick in, with accounts closing by year end
Affected accounts are reportedly set to close on Dec. 31. Users in Spain, France, and Poland say they've received similar notices. Source:CoinDesk
U.S. Treasury moves to cut off crypto exchange MEXC over $16 billion in alleged illicit flows
Treasury billed the move as part of its campaign against Iran, but the order rests on MEXC's alleged role in Russian illicit finance. Source:CoinDesk
Gnosis Pay breach exposes card numbers, home addresses and linked crypto wallets
One user said the exposed data tied his home address and card number to every crypto wallet linked to his account, raising the risk of targeted scams.…
Ex-FBI counterintelligence agent stole almost $2.5M in crypto
Yaroch paid off his debts and intended to use the proceeds to finance a new life in Portugal, where he planned to buy a vineyard. Source:Cointelegraph
US sanctions Canadian money-exchange firms over Iran ties
US also offers as much as $20 million and possible relocation for information about Iran’s nuclear program. Source:Cointelegraph