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Binance is exploring a potential relaunch of Binance.US that could reduce founder Changpeng Zhao’s ownership stake, aiming to clear regulatory barriers following CZ’s prison sentence and the exchange’s U.S. market retreat.

Shiba Inu burned 715K tokens with a 3,620% rate surge, but the minimal impact on 589 trillion supply offers limited deflation.

JPMorgan shifted $350B from Federal Reserve to Treasuries since 2023, cutting Fed balance from $409B to $63B ahead of rate cuts.

Tether launched PearPass, a peer-to-peer password manager storing credentials locally on devices, following 16 billion password leak.

Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity hit record 5,606 BTC as Binance and OKX deposited funds, while Taproot Assets v0.7 enables stablecoins.

Crypto experts say 2026 will pivot away from hype toward governance, risk discipline, privacy, AI integration and developer-focused infrastructure, marking a decisive shift in how blockchain systems compete and scale.

Marshall Islands completed world's first on-chain UBI using Stellar blockchain on Dec 16, distributing payments to 33,000+ citizens.

Binance blacklists seven entities claiming to be listing agents, offers $5M whistleblower reward after second insider trading case.

Hut 8 has secured a Google-backed 245MW lease with Fluidstack and a multi-gigawatt AI partnership with Anthropic, marking one of the largest AI infrastructure expansions in the U.S.

Matrixport deposited 3,000 Bitcoin worth $260M to Binance on Dec 17, reversing a $470M withdrawal made just two weeks earlier on Dec 5.