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Larry Fink spoke alongside Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, describing how BlackRock's stance on crypto had evolved over the previous eight years. Larry Fink, chair and CEO of asset management company BlackRock, explained his “big shift” from associating cryptocurrencies with illicit activities to having the largest spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Fink addressed questions related to his views on crypto and Bitcoin (BTC) from journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin. The BlackRock CEO said his move from associating crypto primarily with money laundering to having exposure to billions of dollars in BTC was “a very glaring public example of a big shift in [his] opinions.” Read more

Strategy's monthly BTC buys contracted significantly in the second half of 2025 amid a broad downturn in the crypto treasury market. Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has slowed its rate of cryptocurrency accumulation in 2025, a move analysts at CryptoQuant interpret as preparation for a drawn-out bear market. “Strategy’s Bitcoin buying has collapsed through 2025,” CryptoQuant said in a Wednesday report, noting a dramatic monthly reduction in Bitcoin (BTC) purchases by Strategy since late 2024. According to CryptoQuant: Strategy purchased 8,178 BTC for approximately $835.5 million on Nov. 17 — its largest purchase since July — bringing its total holdings to 649,870 BTC, valued at approximately $58.7 billion at this writing. Read more

Arne Slot heeft woensdag met Liverpool opnieuw punten laten liggen in de Premier League. De regerend landskampioen bleef in eigen huis steken op een gelijkspel tegen het gepromoveerde Sunderland (1-1), waar Brian Brobbey en Robin Roefs een basisplaats hadden.

O nouă operațiune de căutare a zborului MH370 – considerată de specialiști drept un „ultim efort” – va începe în zilele următoare, readucând în atenție una dintre cele mai persistente enigme ale aviației moderne.

North Korean operatives were caught on camera, live, after security researchers lured them into a booby-trapped “developer laptop,” capturing how the Lazarus-linked crew tried to blend into a US crypto job pipeline using legitimate AI hiring tools and cloud services. The evolution in state-sponsored cybercrime was reportedly captured in real time by researchers at BCA […] The post Secret footage from a rigged laptop exposes how North Korean spies are slipping past your security team appeared first on CryptoSlate.

După valul de critici privind noua programă de Limba și Literatura Română pentru liceu, ministrul Educației, Daniel David, susține că documentul nu a fost elaborat de minister, ci de specialiști, și anunță o dezbatere de fond înaintea formei finale.

Необычные отпечатки на окне в гостиничном номере напугали гостя и "взорвали" соцсети. Комментаторы стали гадать, кем и когда они были оставлены.

Ziua de 4 decembrie marchează nu doar naşterea sau dispariţia unor unor personalităţi, ci şi evenimente tragice, precum cel de la Vadu Roşca, acolo unde Nicolae Ceauşescu, pe atunci adjunct al ministrului Forțelor Armate, a ordonat să se tragă în oameni.

The global defense industry is entering the second phase of developing kamikaze drones and FPV drones, which involves integrating them with other systems, in particular thanks to Ukraine's experience.

Haaretz has learned that, in recent months, Shin Bet agents have met with several municipal leaders in central Israel. One mayor said Shin Bet agents met school principals 'to create quality awareness campaigns for youth'

The SEC has blocked some of the most aggressive 3x–5x leveraged ETFs proposed in the U.S., citing Rule 18f-4 leverage caps as issuers pull filings and traders confront growing risks in complex products. The post SEC Blocks 5x Leveraged Crypto ETFs in Sweeping Crackdown – Are High-Risk Funds Dead? appeared first on Cryptonews.

At the center of the upgrade is PeerDAS, a system that lets validators check small slices of data rather than entire “blobs,” reducing both costs and computational load for validators and layer-2 networks.

Since the end of the 12-day war with Israel, the number of executions in Iran has reached new highs. At least 256 prisoners were executed in November alone, as the government signals that internal dissent will not be tolerated amid ongoing threats from Israel and the U.S.

Nederlandse activisten die eerder deze herfst werden gepakt door Israël toen ze probeerden per boot Gaza te bereiken, weigeren de factuur te betalen die ze van het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken kregen voor hun reis terug naar Europa. De opvarenden van de Global Sumud Flotilla hebben een advocaat in de arm genomen, laat een woordvoerster weten.

Fin, founded by two former Citadel engineers, raised capital to launch a stablecoin app for cross-border payments as banks and fintechs expand into digital assets. Former Citadel engineers Ian Krotinsky and Aashiq Dheeraj have raised $17 million to launch Fin, a stablecoin-powered payments app designed for high-value cross-border transactions. According to Fortune on Wednesday, the startup, previously known as TipLink, closed the round with backing from Pantera Capital, Sequoia and Samsung Next. Fin plans to pilot the app within the next month, targeting import-export businesses that often move hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time. Built around stablecoin rails, Fin will enable users to send funds to other payment apps, bank accounts, and crypto wallets, aiming to reduce costs compared to traditional wire transfers.  Read more