A 21-year-old Ukrainian student in Vienna was tortured and set on fire after attackers forced him to give passwords to his cryptocurrency wallets, which they emptied before his death. Two suspects fled to Ukraine with the stolen crypto and were arrested three days later, highlighting the rising risk of violent attacks on crypto holders.

The financial giant is targeting the digital asset market with a gradual approach. source: https://atlas21.com/charles-schwab-to-launch-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-in-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charles-schwab-to-launch-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-in-2026

Florida's Third Appeals Court has given a user who claims $80 million in Bitcoin was stolen from the Binance platform a chance to refile a state-level lawsuit. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/floridas-court-reopens-80m-lawsuit-binance/

According to Odaily, Bitcoin Historian announced on the X platform that the Bitcoin asset management company Twenty One, backed by Cantor Fitzgerald and Jack Mallers, is set to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) next week.

According to the announcement from Binance, the platform has updated its Fiat Liquidity Provider Program, introducing USD pairs effective from 2025-12-04 08:00 (UTC). The program now includes two tiers, with Tier 1 requiring a Maker Volume Percentage of 0.5% and Tier 2 requiring 1.0%. The Maker Fee Rebate Rate is set at -0.005% for Tier 1 and -0.010% for Tier 2. The qualification review for these new tiers commenced on the same date, and liquidity providers will undergo weekly reviews based on a new performance review mechanism. Maker fee rebates will be updated weekly starting from 2025-12-09 00:00 (UTC), distributed based on the previous week’s Spot trading performance across selected fiat markets. The Fiat Liquidity Provider Program encompasses various fiat markets, including USD, TRY, EUR, IDR, BRL, ZAR, PLN, UAH, ARS, RON, MXN, CZK, COP, and JPY. Each market has specific requirements for Maker Volume Percentage and corresponding Maker Fee Rebate Rates. For instance, USD pairs require a weekly Spot Maker Volume of 0.5% to qualify for a rebate rate of -0.005% in Tier 1 and 1.0% for -0.010% in Tier 2. The program incentivizes participants by offering maker rebates and standard VIP taker fees across eligible fiat markets, while unqualified markets incur zero maker fees. To participate, users must have a 30-day trading volume exceeding 20,000,000 USDT equivalent on Binance Spot and Margin or other platforms, demonstrating quality liquidity providing strategies. Interested participants can apply for a trial period by submitting proof of trading volume. Binance reserves the right to amend or terminate the program due to regulatory changes, technical issues, or other significant reasons. The program is limited to specified fiat markets on Binance.com, with rebates settled in fiat currency regardless of the quote asset.

According to ChainCatcher, Michael Saylor has stated that major banks are adopting Bitcoin at a faster pace than anticipated. He predicts that 2026 will be a remarkable year for Bitcoin adoption.

Overall, the attitude of mainland judiciary and regulators toward virtual assets is gradually shifting from "complete rejection" to "classification and differentiated treatment," while the cross-border regulatory landscape is also being rapidly reshaped.

On December 1, 2025, the long-established decentralized yield aggregation protocol Yearn was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $9 million.

The Venezuelan traveler's checks market from 1983 to 1996 serves as a powerful yet poorly studied historical case study for simulating stablecoins. It demonstrates that under financial repression, markets will invariably construct parallel price discovery mechanisms.

A flaw in a MediaTek chip used in many Android phones lets attackers take full control of the device, and it cannot be fixed because it sits in the chip’s hardware. Ledger says this makes storing crypto keys on affected phones unsafe, as the weakness allows attackers to bypass security during startup.

This rebound has significantly improved market sentiment, reshaped key support levels technically, and released potential participation intentions in terms of capital, but it is still some distance away from a trend-driven bull market.

Prediction, Crypto Market, HTX Research's Latest Report Analyzes Prediction Markets: From Structural Dilemmas to the Possibility of Attention Economy Infrastructure. Golden Finance reports that prediction markets have seen significant growth over the past year.

Despite ongoing concerns, the economy has not slowed down and remains vibrant.

Two former Citadel engineers have launched Fin, a stablecoin-based app for fast and low-cost high-value cross-border payments. The startup has raised 17 million dollars and plans to pilot the service for businesses that regularly transfer large sums internationally.

YZi Labs officially announced 17 incubated projects for the second season of EASY Residency, bringing together startups developing in the fields of Web3, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology.