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The European Central Bank plans to enable DLT transactions in 2026 as it prepares for the digital euro issuance and lawmakers establish rules on privacy. The European Central Bank plans to allow blockchain-based settlement in central bank money next year and is preparing to issue a digital euro, but its privacy safeguards will ultimately depend on approval from EU lawmakers. ECB executive board member Piero Cipollone said in a Friday statement that the institution will “make it possible to settle transactions based on [DLT] in central bank money” next year. He also said the ECB is “getting ready” to issue the digital euro and to link its system internationally for cross-border payments. The digital euro underlying infrastructure would also be available to other institutions to settle transactions with other central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The executive said that holding limits and a lack of interest are expected to “preserve banks’ role in “credit intermediation and monetary transmission.” Read more

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NATO has stated that the volume of weapons supplies to Ukraine has not decreased despite changes in U.S. policy following Donald Trump’s return to power.

Bearish noise appears to have dominated crypto social feeds after Bitcoin's failed bounce.

Escrocul Mark Acklom, care s-a prezentat drept bancher bogat și agent MI6, a fost obligat de instanță să plătească despăgubiri unei femei pe care a înșelat-o.

Attacks at metro stations in Taipei on Friday involving smoke bombs and stabbings killed at least three people, the Taiwanese city’s fire department said, adding that the suspect was also dead. Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai said the attacks at Taipei Main Station and Zhongshan Station were “a deliberate act”, although the motive was not immediately clear. Cho said in a statement that the suspect wore a mask and threw “five or six gasoline bombs or smoke grenades” at Taipei Main Station. According to the Taipei City Fire Department, a total of four people were confirmed dead, including the suspect, a 27-year-old man. Five other people were injured, it added. The city’s mayor said the suspect had apparently jumped off a building and that he was wanted for evading military service. One of the victims was killed while trying to stop the attack at the Main Station, Mayor Chiang Wan-an told reporters. “Unfortunately, he was attacked and passed away … we are all deeply saddened,” he said. This picture taken and rele...

Investigators said suspects printed fake 50,000-won bills to scam crypto holders in face-to-face trades.

Circle remains the bank's top pick in the sector, with Bullish and Coinbase following.

Administraţia Trump se pregăteşte să dezvăluie vineri „câteva sute de mii de documente” despre infractorul sexual Jeffrey Epstein, urmând ca alte documente să fie publicate în săptămânile următoare, a anunțat un înalt oficial al Departamentului de Justiţie, potrivit AFP.

House members have asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to overhaul an IRS staking rewards rule before 2026 rolls around.

In totaal heeft het demissionaire kabinet 57 plekken aangewezen waar Defensie zich mag vestigen óf mag uitbreiden vanwege de Russische dreiging. Tientallen panden gaan plat. 

The body of a popular student leader who was assassinated returned home to Bangladesh on Friday, as the country’s interim government urged people to resist violence as protests erupted across Dhaka and other cities. In a post on X, the interim administration wrote that a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Sharif Osman Hadi’s remains landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 5:48pm local time (4:48pm PKT) after departing from Singapore, where he was undergoing medical treatment. Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, the youth leader who died, was a spokesperson for the Inquilab Mancha (Platform for Revolution) and participated in the protests that overthrew Hasina. He was shot in the head by masked assailants in Dhaka last Friday while launching his election campaign. Hadi, an outspoken critic of India, was initially treated at a local hospital before being flown to Singapore for advanced medical care, where he died after spending six days on life support. Meanwhile, the United States Embassy in Dha...

The U.S. SEC has classified certain third-party Bitcoin mining contracts as securities in a $48 million fraud case, clarifying that the ruling applies to investment agreements rather than Bitcoin mining itself. The post SEC Labels Third-Party Bitcoin Mining a ‘Security’ in $48M Fraud Bust appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bipartisan crypto legislation faces critical juncture as Senator Tim Scott navigates competing pressures from crypto industry's $140 million Fairshake PAC spending and banks' new American Growth Alliance, while lawmakers warn the window for action closes by March before midterm campaigns dominate. The post Election Year Politics Threaten Bipartisan Crypto Bill Push appeared first on Cryptonews.

LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Friday warned the PTI that the KP government’s non-cooperation with federal institutions might lead to the imposition of governor’s rule in the province. The talks of governor’s rule in KP emerged after Minister of State for Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik said that the imposition of governor’s rule in KP was being “seriously considered”, linking the need for this potential move to the “security and governance issues” in the province. “The PTI cannot end the sentence of its party founder Imran Khan by attempting to forcibly shut down Islamabad or Peshawar, as protests and sit-ins cannot secure his release,” Kundi said, referring to the opposition party’s multiple attempts to march to the federal capital and its protests in Peshawar to put pressure on authorities for the release of the former prime minister. Speaking to the media, the KP governor said Imran, who is currently serving his sentence in Adiala prison in Rawalpindi, was enjoying “VVIP f...

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With the market enjoying a slight rebound today, here's our best altcoin to buy that could bring above-average gains. The post Best AItcoin To Buy Today That Could 100x in 2026 – 19 December 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The EU will revisit the issue of financing Ukraine if a newly agreed 90-billion-euro loan proves insufficient.

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The Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding positions within Dronivka and Serebrianka in the Donetsk region, as well as on adjacent lines.