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Mass adoption of Russia’s upcoming digital ruble is not to be expected, according to one of its monetary authority’s high-ranking representatives. The central bank digital currency will mostly benefit the state and the economy, but ordinary Russians are unlikely to keep a lot of value in the CBDC. That would be unprofitable, the top official acknowledged. Bank of Russia holds no high hopes for digital ruble acceptance No one should expect a widespread adoption of the digital ruble among Russians, as storing funds in the new form of the national fiat will be less profitable than traditional bank deposits. The…

On December 18th, days before Christmas, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the Bitcoin Samourai Wallet, will have to surrender to prison. His crime? Creating a software tool that gave Bitcoin users comparable privacy to that which banks are expected to provide. Samourai Wallet, the brand and technology stack built by Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, was shut down by the U.S. Government in April 2024 on a variety of charges, including money laundering, but only one charge stuck after a high-profile trial, the weakest charge of all, “unlicensed money transmission”.What does it mean to transmit money? According to prosecutors, custodial control…

Revolut has confirmed that it will completely end cryptocurrency services for Hungarian customers. This closes a turbulent chapter that began earlier this year when local rules forced the company to freeze digital assets. While access to stored crypto has been temporarily restored, the window is narrow and comes with strict limits. Users now face mandatory decisions about selling or transferring their tokens before the December 18 deadline. The decision marked the final withdrawal of Revolut’s crypto operations from the country. Related: Revolut Brings Crypto Trading to 30 New European Markets with Revolut X A Sudden Reopening Followed by a Permanent…

Key Highlights ChainOpera has announced a collaboration with Princeton AI to launch the first benchmark for the cryptocurrency industry The project named ‘CryptoBench’ was developed with a machine learning expert, Professor Mengdi Wang, and PhD student Jiacheng Gu This benchmark will provide a better predictive accuracy of AI tools in a volatile market with better refined agents used on major DeFi platforms On December 10, ChainOpera AI revealed its latest collaboration with the Princeton AI Lab to launch CryptoBench, which is the first expert-level dynamic benchmark for the crypto industry. The first benchmark for agents in the crypto industry. Collaborating…

Nvidia stock price has pulled back in the past two weeks, moving from the year-to-date high of $212 to $180. This retreat will either accelerate or reverse once the company publishes its financial results later today. Nvidia will likely publish strong results Copy link to section Wall Street analysts are highly optimistic about the upcoming Nvidia earnings. Data compiled by Yahoo Finance shows that the average estimate among analysts is that the company’s revenue rose by 56% in the third quarter to over $55 billion. There are signs that the sales will be much higher than these estimates as key…

The U.S. Senate negotiations over a crypto market structure bill — the industry’s top goal in its policy lobbying — hasn’t yet resolved several disagreements as the talks drift toward the holiday break, suggesting real progress may not happen before January. Legislative text has been circulating privately among industry insiders, and executives took a look at some of the current draft in a White House meeting on Thursday, according to people familiar with the process. The pages were shown very briefly in a meeting led by President Donald Trump’s crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, they said, though industry representatives haven’t given…

CyberCharge, a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) Web3 charging ecosystem, is pleased to announce its groundbreaking collaboration with SocialGrowAI, a multi-chain Web3 SocialFI platform. This partnership is aimed at enhancing Web 3.0 user acquisition, gamified mechanics, and DePIN-Powered engagement. 🤝 [STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT]We’re excited to announce our partnership with @SocialGrowAI, the first-of-its-kind, all-in-one multi-chain Telegram bot and WebApp powering the next wave of gamified user growth in Web3.@SocialGrowAI integrates advanced AI-optimized… pic.twitter.com/9OpPMFlNUu — CyberCharge (@CyberChargeWeb3) December 10, 2025 The name of SocialGrowAI itself shows that there is a significant role of artificial intelligence in the development of social applications, which…

For years, Kraken has been the “other giant” in crypto exchanges. It was less flashy than Coinbase, but often seen as steadier, safer, and more battle-tested. While Coinbase went public back in 2021, Kraken stayed private and quietly grew to millions of users and billions in daily trading volume. Now the question is everywhere: when will Kraken finally go public? Investors want to know the Kraken IPO date, what the company’s latest valuation means, and how much a future Kraken stock price could be worth once trading begins. On November 19, 2025, Kraken announced that it had confidentially filed for…

CoinDesk began presenting its annual Most Influential list this week, recognizing the individuals and groups we believe had the greatest impact on the crypto industry over the past 11+ months. U.S. President Donald Trump led the way as CoinDesk’s first recognized individual, alongside other individuals who drove crypto legislation. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. The narrative U.S. President Donald Trump has arguably had the largest effect on the crypto industry and the discourse around it this year. He’s signed executive orders,…

OKX, a famous cryptocurrency exchange, is excited to announce the successful introduction of ‘OKX Boost’ for Centralized Decentralized Finance (CeDeFi). The main purpose of this launch is to bring innovation and generate a reward system for users by the fusion of centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) through trading on decentralized exchange (DEX) tokens. The OKX team is offering a 120 million NIGHT tokens reward pool for users and creating a new opportunity for earning. Users can easily earn new tokens just by trading DEX tokens in the OKX App. The potential of rewards sharing is directly proportional to…