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Solv Protocol is set to launch its SOLV token on 17 January 2025, with listings planned on major exchanges. Although the project enjoys substantial investor backing and a surge in product demand, the occasion has been overshadowed by recent allegations of volume manipulations.

Runway CEO donates 52,3M MIRA tokens to Trump for pediatric rare disease research. Ethereum Foundation considers staking $1B in ETH. Fournier sells 50% of TIKTOK memecoin, causing market cap collapse from $90M to $5M. World Liberty buys ENS domains for Trump family, sparking memecoin rumors. Elon Musk’s DOGE

FalconX nears deal to acquire Arbelos Markets after Trump’s victory. X CEO Linda Yaccarino announces 'X Money' payment system launching in 2025. Montenegro extradites Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the US with Interpol's help. Syria proposes legalizing Bitcoin under transitional government. Switzerland explores Bitcoin

The National Center for Public Policy Research told Amazon: "Put 5% of Your Cash in Bitcoin". If you're expecting Amazon's board to read this and have some sort of Damascene conversion, think again.

Another U.S. state pushes for CBDCs to be banned — as a tokenization platform secures a crucial license for rolling out in the EU. Also in this issue: an overview of developments in China, Russia, and the EU central bank digital currencies.

From a viral meme sensation to a sophisticated money launderer helping Russia's elite, it isn't just men in the upper echelons of alleged crypto crimes.

US SEC sues Touzi Capital for $115M crypto mining fraud. Brazil’s Central Bank proposes banning stablecoin self-custody withdrawals. UK Court rules Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. Ripple RLUSD stablecoin launching December 4 with NY approval. Parity Technologies announces Polkadot 2,0 launch in Q1 2025. TON launches Teleport

Gensler declared war on "fraudsters" and "hucklers" — and took celebrities to task when they promoted little-known coins to their millions of followers, without disclosing they had been paid to do so.