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Myriad has teamed up with Trust Wallet to launch the world’s first natively integrated in-wallet prediction market experience. Through Trust Wallet’s new Predictions tab, users can trade on Myriad’s prediction markets without having to leave the wallet, giving them a “simple, one-click way to trade event outcomes using the assets they already hold.” Myriad Markets partners with @TrustWallet to become the first ever native Prediction Market product inside a wallet. Trusted by over 200 million people, Trust Wallet will make Myriad Markets’ on-chain predictions accessible in a way the industry has never seen before. pic.twitter.com/y2wYEUmtV2 — MYRIAD (@MyriadMarkets) December 2,…

Key Takeaways Firelight launched an XRP staking protocol on Flare Network, supporting DeFi insurance. Users stake FXRP (wrapped XRP) to receive stXRP, liquid staking tokens tradable in DeFi applications. Firelight launched its XRP staking protocol on the Flare Network today, allowing users to stake wrapped XRP (FXRP) and receive liquid staking tokens (stXRP) for DeFi applications while preparing for insurance-backed rewards. The protocol enables XRP holders to deposit FXRP into vaults through Flare’s trust-minimized bridging system. Users receive stXRP tokens that can be traded or utilized across DeFi applications while maintaining exposure to potential staking rewards. Firelight’s model focuses on…

Continuing a rally that’s come alongside a sharp rise in odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut in early December, bitcoin BTC$92,615.61 rose to the $93,000 in early U.S. trading hours on Friday. At press time, bitcoin had pulled back to $92,500, still up 2% over the past 24 hours and now ahead about 15% since a panicky bottom of $80,000 about one week ago. Bitcoin’s reversal of fortune came alongside a massive 180 degree turn in investor expectations for a Fed rate cut in early December. A series of hawkish Fed speakers had previously whittled the odds of Fed…

The chorus of voices calling for a presidential pardon of Samourai wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill is growing, as Bitcoin advocates and policy groups call on US President Donald Trump to intervene before the pair report to prison next year. Rodriguez and Hill were sentenced in November to five and four years in prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Under a plea deal, each admitted only to conspiring to run an unlicensed money-transmitting business, with the laundering charge dropped. Both are due to report to prison in early January 2026,…

Major prediction market firm Kalshi is now offering on-chain event contracts, allowing users to place their predictions on the Solana blockchain, the firm announced on Monday.  The move allows Kalshi to tap into the finances of the crypto economy and will aggregate its on-chain and off-chain liquidity into one major pool.  “The ultimate moat for any exchange is liquidity,” Kalshi Head of Crypto John Wang posted on X. “Kalshi is the only prediction market in the world that aggregates on-chain and off-chain, US and international into one giant liquidity pool. Tokenization is the endgame: non-custodial, instant, and crypto-native.” The firm…

Solana-based lending protocol Kamino is drawing criticism after preventing users from refinancing their positions through Jupiter Lend. The update, first flagged by Blockflow Labs founder Pradyuman Verma, blocks refinancing by blacklisting Jupiter Lend’s on-chain address for its recently launched Refinance tool, preventing users from unwinding positions through that address. In an X post on Tuesday, Dec. 2, Verma called the change “openly ignoring open-finance principles,” adding that Kamino is “essentially pushing users into negative APYs just to keep Kamino profitable.” Following Verma’s post, Jupiter core contributor Kash Dhanda wrote on X that a “major Solana DeFi team manually blacklisted Jupiter…

Imagine paying for your morning coffee with stablecoins in the heart of Central Asia. This futuristic vision becomes reality in 2026 as Uzbekistan prepares to launch its groundbreaking regulatory framework for stablecoin payments and security token trading. The nation’s forward-thinking approach positions it as a regional leader in cryptocurrency adoption. What Makes Uzbekistan’s Stablecoin Payments Plan So Revolutionary? Uzbekistan will officially recognize stablecoins as legitimate payment instruments starting January 1, 2026. This landmark decision creates a regulated environment where businesses and consumers can transact using digital assets pegged to stable values. The country’s National Agency of Perspective Projects (NAPP) will…

Washington state regulators have ordered Bitcoin ATM operator Coinme to halt business and move to repay more than $8 million in unclaimed customer funds, accusing the kiosk firm of treating unredeemed vouchers as income and flouting money-transmission rules. In a temporary cease-and-desist order and Statement of Charges dated last Tuesday, the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) alleged Coinme’s voucher system for buying crypto violated the state’s Uniform Money Services Act. Between January 2023 and December 2024, Coinme reportedly claimed $8.37 million in unredeemed customer vouchers as company income, $2.2 million from Washington customers at year-end 2023, and $6.17…

Global financial institutions are set to access enhanced on-chain yield opportunities as the taurus everstake partnership strengthens institutional staking capabilities within regulated digital asset platforms. Strategic integration of staking and custody infrastructure Access for global banking and institutional clients Staking across leading Proof-of-Stake networks Compliance-focused design for institutions Executive views on institutional adoption Outlook for regulated staking in traditional finance Strategic integration of staking and custody infrastructure On 02 December 2025 in Switzerland, Taurus, a leading digital asset infrastructure provider, and Everstake, a global non-custodial staking company, announced a strategic collaboration targeting institutional and retail markets. The partnership will integrate…

Market maker Citadel Securities has recommended that the Securities and Exchange Commission tighten regulations on decentralized finance when it comes to tokenized stocks, causing backlash from crypto users. Citadel Securities told the SEC in a letter on Tuesday that DeFi developers, smart-contract coders, and self-custody wallet providers should not be given “broad exemptive relief” for offering trading of tokenized US equities. It argued that DeFi trading platforms likely fall under the definitions of an “exchange” or “broker-dealer” and should be regulated under securities laws if offering tokenized stocks. “Granting broad exemptive relief to facilitate the trading of a tokenized share…