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In brief The ECB said Thursday it has finished technical preparations for a digital euro and awaits legislative action. EU lawmakers are reviewing a Commission proposal to authorize a retail CBDC with legal tender status. The push has gained urgency as stablecoins and U.S. crypto policy have reshaped global payments. European Central Bank officials said Thursday the institution is ready to roll out a digital euro after completing technical and preparatory work, confirming at this year’s final press conference that a review of the project is underway, with the European Council and the European Parliament participating.“We have done our work,…

Coinbase is taking three US states to court in a bid to lock in federal protection for its planned prediction markets, opening a new front in the battle over whether event contracts are finance or gambling.​The exchange has sued regulators in Connecticut, Illinois, and Michigan, asking federal judges to declare that prediction markets listed on a US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated platform fall under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction, not 50 separate state gambling codes.In a Friday X post, chief legal officer Paul Grewal said Coinbase filed the cases “to confirm what is clear:…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In its latest effort to provide clearer regulatory clarity, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published detailed guidelines for broker-dealers on the custody of crypto assets. SEC Clarifies Crypto Custody Standards For Broker-Dealers On Wednesday, the SEC’s staff of the Division of Trading and Markets issued a statement addressed its views on the application of paragraph (b)(1) of Rule 15c3-3 to crypto assets that are considered securities, including tokenized versions of an equity or debt security. Under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 15c3-3 requires…

In brief A senior IcomTech promoter was sentenced to 71 months for running a crypto Ponzi scheme that promised guaranteed returns from mining and trading. The scheme collapsed after victims were unable to withdraw funds, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. The sentence also covered Mendoza’s illegal reentry after deportation, following decades of unlawful residence and repeated removals from the U.S. A senior promoter who helped orchestrate a multimillion-dollar crypto Ponzi scheme targeting working-class Spanish-speaking investors was sentenced Thursday to 71 months in federal prison.Magdaleno Mendoza received a sentence for his role in IcomTech, a purported crypto-mining and trading…

Geneva, Switzerland, December 18th, 2025, TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced that Kalshi, the world’s largest prediction market platform, has integrated the TRON blockchain network. This integration enables seamless deposits and withdrawals using TRX, the native utility token of the TRON network, and USDT on TRON, expanding Kalshi’s multichain infrastructure by providing additional liquidity pathways for global market participants while bridging traditional finance with blockchain infrastructure. The integration positions TRON as a critical component in Kalshi’s expansion beyond traditional finance rails into the blockchain…

Tortola, British Virgins Island, December 17th, 2025, Chainwire Space is the first 10x leverage prediction market on Solana where users trade real-world outcomes across crypto, politics, sports, technology, culture and beyond – getting paid for being right. Today, they announced the public sale of their native token, $SPACE. The company has a token flywheel mechanism where 50% of revenue goes into buying back and burning $SPACE. Space is built by the team behind UFO, a top 100 project in 2021 on CoinMarketCap that grew to $1.5B+ market cap with a large on-chain community. That success came from distribution and community,…

The global sports prediction and entertainment market is valued at over $140 Billion. While traditional platforms monetize this volume, they offer users zero upside. X-MARKET changes the paradigm. We are not a traditional betting site; we are a Web3 Sports Prediction & Entertainment Platform. We turn “insights” into assets through our innovative “Prediction Mining” model. Now, we are recruiting the Genesis KOLs to build the foundation before our official launch on January 1, 2026. 1. The Innovation: Prediction Mining (Earn While You Predict) On X-MARKET, participation equals ownership. We have removed complex “hashrate” concepts—the model is simple and fair: Daily…

Fernandina Beach, USA/Florida, December 15th, 2025, Chainwire SaucerSwap Labs, the team behind Hedera’s leading decentralized exchange, today unveiled a fully redesigned platform and refreshed brand identity. The update delivers modernized navigation, integrated analytics, and a new visual design system while preserving the audited smart contracts and non-custodial architecture that users rely on. “Whether you’re discovering Hedera DeFi for the first time or you’re a professional trader, everything has been rebuilt to feel fast, trusted, and intuitive,” said Peter Campbell, CEO and Co-founder of SaucerSwap Labs. “This is a serious workstation for capital.” A New Era for Hedera’s Liquidity Protocol Since…

HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: JZXN) (“Jiuzi” or the “Company”) today announced it is in strategic cooperation discussions with a Web3 technology company specializing in the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) cryptocurrency trading platform (the “Counterparty”). According to the preliminary agreement, both parties plan to jointly develop and promote an AI-powered cryptocurrency diagnostics and trading platform to advance its market-oriented application. To facilitate this collaboration, JZXN intends to acquire tokens issued by the Counterparty at a significant discount through a private placement of its common stock, representing a total value of approximately US$1…

Victoria, Seychelles, December 16, 2025 – MEXC, the world’s fastest-growing digital asset exchange and a pioneer of true zero-fee trading, has successfully concluded its CHZ Frenzy campaign in collaboration with Chiliz. The month-long initiative, which ran from November 12 to December 11, 2025, attracted over 140,000 participants, reflecting growing interest in the Chiliz ecosystem and confidence in MEXC as a trusted trading platform. The campaign featured a $1 million prize pool across multiple events, including zero-fee trading on CHZ pairs, a staking event offering up to 400% APR, and structured reward events. Designed to lower barriers to entry, the initiative…