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Key Takeaways The SEC issued guidance explaining custody options and security tips for retail crypto asset investors. Investors must carefully choose between self-custody and third-party custody, each with distinct risks and responsibilities. The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Assistance has released an Investor Bulletin to educate retail investors on crypto asset custody options. The bulletin covers the essentials of crypto wallets, including the distinction between hot and cold wallets, as well as the importance of securing private keys and seed phrases. It also provides guidance to help investors choose custody methods and outlines factors investors should weigh when deciding…

French fintech Lyzi, built on the Tezos blockchain, has expanded its European presence by bringing cryptocurrency payments to Porsche Centre Montpellier and Lamborghini Bordeaux, two of the first luxury car dealerships in Europe to adopt digital assets for vehicle purchases. The company, which raised €1.3 million in April 2025 to accelerate cryptocurrency adoption, is also extending its technology to the humanitarian sector through a partnership with Doctors of the World (Médecins du Monde). Crypto payments arrive in the luxury auto sector Porsche Centre Montpellier and Lamborghini Bordeaux are now the first dealerships in their respective networks to accept cryptocurrency payments…

State Street and Galaxy Digital are teaming up to launch a new tokenized private liquidity fund called SWEEP. The fund will use PYUSD, a stablecoin tied to the U.S. dollar, to provide 24/7 on-chain liquidity for investors, enabling faster trades, greater accessibility and smoother participation. It is expected to roll out on the Solana blockchain in early 2026. Bringing Private Markets Online Private assets, like venture investments or private equity, usually take a long time to trade. Because of this, investors often wait days or weeks to buy or sell. However, SWEEP changes this by tokenizing private assets. Furthermore, investors…

Tech and crypto stocks rose in after-hours trading on Wednesday after chip maker Nvidia’s third-quarter earnings beat expectations on the top and bottom line, allaying fears of an AI bubble. Nvidia reported record revenues of $57 billion for its third quarter ended Oct. 26, up 62% from a year ago and beating Wall Street projections of $54.7 billion. The company reported profits of $31.9 billion, a 65% increase from last year and surpassing analyst expectations. It also gave a higher-than-expected guidance of $65 billion in revenues for its fourth quarter, suggesting the appetite for artificial intelligence isn’t yet slowing down.…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is quietly laying the plumbing for a market structure where US Treasuries and cryptocurrencies could eventually live side-by-side. On December 12, the CFTC approved an expansion of cross-margining for US Treasuries. How CFTC’s New Order Impacts Crypto This change allows certain customers, not just clearing members, to offset margin requirements between Treasury futures cleared at CME Group. CME Group is one of the largest crypto derivatives trading platform in the US. It also applies to cash Treasuries cleared at the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation. “Expanding cross-margining to customers will…

Netflix is one of the world’s largest streaming platforms and is often at the center of tech-related rumors. Now, a new claim is spreading across X and Web3 communities that Netflix is in talks with MetaMask to allow Ethereum-based subscription payments. The rumor gained huge attention, so Coinpedia stepped in to fact-check whether the claim is real or just another false alarm. Who Made This Claim? The claim appears to have originated from social media posts on X from crypto-focused accounts like Coinvo, CryptoNews_eth, and PandaAsiaStreet, all citing vague “reports” that Netflix is exploring Ethereum payments through MetaMask wallets. But…

Bitcoin has logged a third consecutive difficulty cut, and even with miner revenues under pressure, the network’s computing muscle is still holding firm above the 1.1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) mark. Bitcoin Hashrate Holds the Line as Difficulty Slides for the Third Time and Revenues Remain Tighter Than Ever Miners have successfully kept the network from slipping below the 1 ZH/s threshold, equivalent to 1,000 exahash per second of total hashrate. As of this weekend, aggregate hashpower is moving along steadily at 1,125.48 EH/s. The uptick follows a modest 0.74% difficulty adjustment recorded this week at block height 927360. Bitcoin…

4AI, a decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) marketplace built on Binance Smart Chain (BSC), has declared its strategic partnership with Snowball Money, a multi-chain platform for smart crypto investments. The main objective of this landmark partnership is to make AI agents more trustworthy and interoperable, and enable a scalable, decentralized AI economy on BNB Chain. ⚡ 4AI x Snowball Money4AI and @snowball_money are joining forces to advance the identity and coordination layer for AI agents on @BNBCHAIN. Leveraging Snowball’s chain-agnostic identity and on-chain trust scores, this partnership supercharges:🦾Agent Reliability: Making… pic.twitter.com/mWBiSAGaZp — 4AI 🔶 BNB (@4aibsc) December 10, 2025 This collaboration…

Digital asset-focused stocks plummeted on Wednesday as Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies extended their recent slump, even as tech stocks steadied. Stablecoin issuer Circle closed at $69.72, down nearly 9% after recovering ground lost earlier in the day when it fell below $69, its lowest level since debutick Eng on the New York Stoxchange. The world’s largest crypto treasury, Strategy, topped a short list of hard-hit companies in the sector, plunging close to 10%, while Ethereum-focused Bitmine Immersion fell 9.6%. Ethereum-tracking Sharplink Gaming sank more than 6%.  Circle, Strategy, and Bitmine rose in after-hours trading after artificial intelligence chip…

BitMEX, the crypto derivatives exchange, has partnered with global payment infrastructure provider Mercuryo to launch a new fiat-to-crypto on-ramp for its users, according to information shared with Finbold on Tuesday, December 9. The integration enables traders to buy cryptocurrencies directly on BitMEX using more than 30 fiat currencies. Easily convert their fiat into crypto The new feature simplifies onboarding for users by making it easier to convert fiat assets such as U.S. dollars into digital tokens for trading across BitMEX’s spot and futures markets. Users can fund their accounts using credit cards, bank transfers, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, with…