Month in Money 11/2024

Coinbase partners with LA Clippers for exclusive fan experiences.

Court extends pre-trial detention for Tornado Cash developer Pertsev.

Trump nominates pro-crypto hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary.

Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority adopts blockchain to boost efficiency and transparency.

SEC Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga to resign.

Polymarket restricts French users amid gambling authority investigation.

Trump Media trademarks "TruthFi" for crypto trading and payment platform.

The Graph launches GRC-20 standard to improve Web3 data sharing.

UK aims to establish crypto and stablecoin regulations by early 2025.

B2C2 launches first on-chain corporate bond on Ethereum.

TON Foundation’s Steve Yun plans $10B stablecoin launch.

MetaMask enables token swaps without ETH for gas fees.

Trump administration to form cryptocurrency advisory committee for legislation.

FTX plans creditor and customer payouts by early 2025.

Gary Gensler to resign from the agency on Jan 20.

Mastercard and JPMorgan partner to bring blockchain-based foreign exchange.

Justin Sun pays $6M for banana artwork taped to a wall.

Shanghai court rules crypto is property, allows personal ownership but bars commercial investments.

Vana launches mainnet, enabling user data control and monetization via DataDAOs.

SEC delays decision on Franklin Templeton’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.

Acurx Pharmaceuticals to purchase $1M in Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset.

Grayscale to launch options trading on Bitcoin ETFs.

Coinbase ranks #1 in Finance on US iOS App Store.

Russia to ban crypto mining in occupied Ukrainian territories.

GraFun memecoin launchpad expands to Ethereum.

Dune Analytics report reveals that 60% of memecoin traders lose money.

User loses $129M copying wrong address from transfer history.

El Salvador to launch its first tokenized US Treasuries offering.

Sky Ecosystem launches its USDS on Solana.

PayPal integrates PYUSD for cross-border payments via Xoom.

Paxos acquires Membrane Finance to enter EU market.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF options launch on Nasdaq.

Russia's Ministry of Finance proposes a 15% tax on cryptocurrency earnings.

California judge denies Kraken's request for an interlocutory appeal.

Gemini expands to France.

Donald Trump to meet with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.

Cosmos Health adopts Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset.

Mercado Bitcoin launches MBRL stablecoin pegged to Brazilian Real.

Telegram rolls out Mini Apps 2,0 with new developer tools.

Goldman Sachs to convert its Digital Asset Platform into a blockchain venture.

Polter Finance suspends operations after $12M flash loan hack.

BlackRock secures license in Abu Dhabi.

Japan’s Metaplanet raises $11,3M bonds for Bitcoin acquisition.

Dutch fintech Quantoz launches MiCA-compliant stablecoins EURQ and USDQ.

"Memecoin" Google searches hits new all-time high.

Polish candidate Sławomir Mentzen vows to adopt Bitcoin reserve if elected.

Crypto com to offer equities trading to Australians.

Binance co-founder Yi He warns of Telegram scam after false account block.

Bitcoin blockchain used to secure election in Screven County, Georgia.

McDonald's partners with NFT series Doodles for campaign called "GM Spread Joy".

DeFi protocol Thala recovers $25 million following successful hacker negotiation.

CFTC approves Bitcoin spot ETF options.

Founder of crypto mixer Helix sentenced to three years.

Giggle Academy’s X hacked, posting phishing links.

Fuse launches Volt App 2,0 with crypto cards and multi-chain deposits.

Alibaba Cloud announces partnership with MultiversX.

Ilya Lichtenstein receives 5 years for laundering BTC from Bitfinex hack.

Upbit faces probe over 600K KYC violations.

WLF partners with Chainlink to provide pricing data and cross-chain interoperability.

Tether launches Hadron, a platform for tokenizing real-world assets.

Senator Lummis proposes Federal Reserve sell gold to buy Bitcoin.

Bitwise files to list 10 Crypto Index Fund as ETP.

Pennsylvania bill proposes Bitcoin as state reserve asset.

Gary Gensler hints at potential resignation.

Crypto com acquires licensed Australian brokerage Fintek Securities.

Zero Gravity Labs raises $40M to develop a decentralized AI operating system.

Bubblemaps integrates AI to detect token centralization and insider control.

Coinbase acquires Utopia Labs to advance on-chain payments.

VanEck launches a new Sui ETN for European markets.

Phantom releases an urgent iOS update to address the issue of locked wallets.

Indian police arrest suspect linked to $234M WazirX hack.

FBI seizes Polymarket CEO's electronics after platform predicts Trump win.

Litecoin partneres with Coinut to launch Wrapped Litecoin on Ethereum.

SEC approves Coincheck as first the Japanese crypto exchange on Nasdaq.

Bitcoin reaches new ATH of $92,000.

Kaiko acquires Vinter to strengthen crypto indexing and analytics in US and Europe.

Revolut expands its crypto exchange app to 30 EU countries.

US DOJ to seize $160M in crypto from Binance tied to FTX.

Genius Group adopts Bitcoin as its primary treasury.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

BNB Chain receives $10M investment from Google Cloud.

Canary Capital files to launch HBAR ETF.

Italy to scale back proposed 42% crypto tax to 28%.

PayPal integrates LayerZero for Ethereum-Solana transfers.

Bitwise to launch the world’s first Aptos Staking ETP on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Coinbase launches Coin50 index as crypto equivalent to S&P 500.

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake introduces Beam Chain with redesigned consensus layer.

Deutsche Telekom AG partners with the Near Protocol as an enterprise node operator.

Chinese microchip firm Nano Labs to start accepting Bitcoin payments.

Avara launches Family Wallet with in-app messaging.

ENS Labs to launch "Namechain" a layer-2 blockchain using zero-knowledge rollups.

Circle introduces concept for AI agents to transact independently with USDC.

Dutch court orders Binance to reveal account holders related to dating app scam.

Immutable announces a new in-game signing feature to simplify Web3 gaming.

FTX sues Binance and its former CEO CZ.

Bitget Wallet and Foresight Ventures launch $20M support for Telegram mini apps.

NEAR mainnet launches support for ETH Wallets.

FTX files lawsuit to recover $100M from SkyBridge and Anthony Scaramucci.

Bitcoin surpasses $80,000.

Cardano founder plans to establish policy office to advance US crypto regulations.

SEC delays decision on spot Ethereum ETF options to Dec 3.

Tether Treasury mints 1 billion USDT on Ethereum chain.

Bitcoin Fog founder sentenced to 12 years for laundering $400M in crypto.

Norway's central bank recognizes EU crypto regulator MiCA.

Hong Kong trials to allow Chinese nationals to access stablecoins via regulated apps.

Polymarket’s open interest drops 64% post-US election.

BlueNoroff hacker group targets crypto firms with new MacOS malware to steal wallet keys.

Degen Chain announced migration plans after a dispute with Conduit.

Tether Trade Finance completes funding for first Middle Eastern crude oil transaction.

MakerDAO governance has approved the Sky rebrand.

Spirit Blockchain Capital completes acquisition of Dogecoin Holdings.

Detroit to become largest US city accepting cryptocurrency payments.

Ethereum foundation rolls out Mekong testnet for Pectra upgrade.

Eclipse launches mainnet as the first Ethereum Layer 2 built on Solana.

Crypto Com publicly warned by Polish regulator.

CZ states he’s open to selling his stake in Binance but hasn't taken any action yet.

The Swiss city of Lugano has issued its third bond using blockchain technology.

WazirX relaunches trading, compensating $235M to hack victims through revenue sharing.

Arkham Research launches exchange for perpetual futures.

US Senator Cynthia Lummis announces plans for a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

France to ban citizens from using Polymarket for betting and trading.

Coinbase launches engineering hub in Singapore to support local crypto talent.

OpenSea plans major update to improve user experience and boost creator tools.

Bybit has gained VASP registration in Georgia.

JPMorgan to launch instant USD-EUR settlements via Kinexys blockchain network.

Bitcoin hits all time high.

Terra announces permanent closure of Shuttle Bridge.

Robinhood, Kraken, and others launch Global Stablecoin Network for USDG adoption.

US presidential prediction market on Polymarket hits $3,2B before election.

Pakistan to legalize crypto with new amendments to SBP Act.

UK’s Cartwright Pension Fund allocates 3% to Bitcoin investments.

ARK Invest boosts Coinbase stock holdings by $4,5M.

Binance Charity donates $3M to Spanish Red Cross for Valencia flood relief.

Crypto casino Metawin hacked, losing $4M through "frictionless withdrawal" exploit.

Maye Parbhoe - Suriname presidential candidate pledges Bitcoin as legal tender if elected.

Wiz Khalifa’s X account hacked, promoting Wiz Memecoin.

Singapore’s MAS pushes finance tokenization with new networks and infrastructure.

Deutsche Telekom to test Bitcoin mining using surplus energy.

Bitget Pay launches global zero-fee crypto transactions.

Hong Kong approves broker to market Bitcoin and crypto structured products.

BingX Labs invests in AgentLayer to develop a decentralized network for autonomous AI agents.

Tomarket announces TOMA airdrop but trading is paused due to a new farming phase.

CertiK reports a $130 million loss in October to crypto hacks and scams.

Coinbase CLO accuses US FDIC of covertly suppressing crypto industry.

Tether launches AED-pegged stablecoin on TON.

21Shares files for a spot XRP ETF.

SafePal launches crypto wallet on Telegram.

Sheetz partners with Flexa to accept crypto at over 750 stores.

BNB Foundation completes 29th quarterly burn worth $1,07 billion.

US government swaps ANT tokens for Ethereum in digital asset phaseout.

US DOJ charges Gotbit CEO Aleksei Andriunin with wire fraud and market manipulation.

CZ makes first public appearance post-release at Binance Blockchain Week.

Tether reports $2,5 billion net profit in Q3.

Immutable receives Wells notice from SEC for alleged securities violations.

UBS Asset Management launches first tokenized money market fund in Singapore.

Zeta Chain restores deposits and withdrawals after 6-hour outage.

Argentina’s Central Bank hosts first live Bitcoin mining exhibit.

Crypto exchange M2 hacked for $13 million - user funds restored.

TON Foundation launches Society DAO, advancing decentralization efforts.