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Following his telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump announced that the two leaders will exchange official visits. Trump said he would travel to Beijing in April, while Xi would come to the U.S. later next year. “It could be Florida, Palm Beach, or Washington, D.C.,” Trump said, adding that the meeting schedule was still being determined. The first report on the meeting came from China’s official Xinhua news agency. According to the agency, Xi stated that “the momentum in bilateral relations must be maintained” following the two countries’ summit in South Korea last month. Xi…

Fanatics is expanding beyond jerseys and collectibles into the world of real-money prediction markets. The sports merchandiser said Tuesday it will launch its new platform, Fanatics Markets, across 24 U.S. states in phases over the coming days. The app, now live in 10 states and coming soon to major markets like California, Texas, Florida and Washington, allows users to trade on the outcome of real-world events. That includes contracts on sports scores, political decisions and economic shifts. By early 2026, Fanatics plans to expand into crypto prices, IPOs, tech developments, movie outcomes and more. Fanatics Markets is built in partnership…

Farcaster will now center its roadmap around its in-app wallet and trading features as the key product area to show sustained traction after years of stalled social growth. Cofounder Dan Romero said in a series of posts over the weekend Romero said the team spent 4.5 years pursuing a social-first strategy but never achieved a durable growth loop, despite attempts to seed activity and support third-party clients. “We haven’t been able to find a sustainable growth mechanic for the Twitter-like social network,” he said. “No product-market fit.” The wallet, launched earlier this year, has quickly become the network’s strongest driver…

Ethereum’s recent rally has stalled at the $3.2K resistance zone, where heavy selling pressure triggered a clear rejection. The asset is now trading within a narrow consolidation range, and the next decisive breakout is likely to dictate the following major move. Ethereum Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Ethereum’s rebound from the $2.6K support zone extended into a key supply area, where a daily FVG converges with a long-standing downward trendline near $3.2K. This confluence attracted significant selling interest, halting the advance and producing a sharp rejection. The pullback has also resulted in the formation of a daily lower…

Franklin Crypto Index ETF’s move from a bitcoin-and-ether focus to a wider lineup, including XRP and solana, underscores accelerating demand for broader digital-asset exposure as its benchmark expands, opening investors to stronger momentum across leading cryptocurrencies. Franklin Crypto Index ETF Expands Portfolio Scope Franklin Crypto Index ETF (CBOE BZX: EZPZ) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Nov. 24 that its portfolio, currently centered on bitcoin and ether, will include additional crypto assets, including XRP, starting Dec. 1 as its benchmark expands. Citing new rules adopted by Cboe BZX Exchange Inc. and approved by the SEC under…

The European Commission has proposed expanding the powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) over crypto and broader financial markets in a bid to narrow the competitive gap with the United States. Published Thursday, the package would transfer “direct supervisory competences” for key pieces of market infrastructure, including crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), trading venues and central counterparties, to ESMA and strengthen its coordination role in the asset management sector. The proposal still needs approval from the European Parliament and the Council, where it is under negotiation. If adopted, ESMA’s role in overseeing EU capital markets would more closely…

KuCoin Pay, the popular crypto exchange KuCoin’s native crypto payments provider, has partnered with PlatON, a popular fintech infrastructure platform. The partnership aims to advance digital asset settlements and payments across the globe without any borders. As KuCoin Pay revealed in its official press release, the integration denotes a landmark in developing a relatively secure and inclusive digital economy. Thus, this move promises to offer wider payment options, securer transfers, and completely borderless experience to benefit users and merchants worldwide. 💳 KuCoin Pay × PlatON: Expanding Borderless Digital PaymentsWe’re partnering with @PlatON_Network to enhance global payment accessibility through the integration…

Ethereum competes with other chains like Solana or BNB Chain, thanks largely to its layer-2 solutions. In fact, while the layer-1 of Solana and BNB Chain do not require layer-2 solutions due to their very fast and cost-effective transactions, Ethereum’s layer-1, on the other hand, needs layer-2 to compete on equal footing in these aspects. The most important Ethereum layer-2 solutions are Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, zkSync Era, and Starknet. These are different solutions based either on easily implementable rollups or on secure and fast zero-knowledge (ZK) protocols. Arbitrum Base Optimism Polygon zkSync Era Starknet Which Layer-2 to Choose Arbitrum…

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has argued that a reliable, on-chain gas (transaction fee) futures market should be developed to reduce future uncertainty in network fees. According to Buterin, while transaction fees are low today, users don’t have a clear understanding of how fees will change over the next two years. Therefore, the market needs a new mechanism to generate expectations about future gas fees. Buterin explained that such a futures market could function like a prediction market built on BASEFEE, allowing users to see market signals about future gas prices more transparently and protect themselves against potential price increases.…

Most of the money stolen by Russian cybercriminals ends up exchanged to cryptocurrencies, according to a representative of a public institution consulting the government in Moscow on new laws and regulations. Law enforcement should be able to confiscate digital coins, despite the absence of legislation clearly defining the matter, Evgeny Masharov, member of the Commission for Public Review of Bills and Regulatory Acts, insisted, adding to the impetus for adopting a comprehensive framework for digital assets. Russian fraudsters favor converting funds into cryptocurrency The largest portion of the funds illicitly obtained by those involved in cybercrime gets laundered through conversion…