Governance
Politics
Backing Polymarket’s primary favorites would have lost 4%, new audit finds.
Bitquery’s 273-race scorecard found an 87% win rate, but its equal-dollar hypothetical shows why accurate calls can come at losing prices.
Culture
Coinbase streams $150,000 Singapore trading cup and crowns its first champion
Coinbase turns perpetual-futures trading into a live spectator competition, offering $150,000 to the winning trader and prizes for eligible viewers.
Stablecoins
EU regulators target non-compliant stablecoins with a 90-day deadline
ESMA gives EU crypto firms until Jan. 8 to resolve exposure to non-compliant stablecoins, tightening restrictions on custody and transfers.
Trading
Coinbase rolls out 10x spot leverage, but blocks US retail from it
Coinbase plans 10x spot leverage for eligible traders, excluding most US retail customers and exposing collateral to forced liquidation.
Lightning
Core Lightning patches critical security flaws and a Bitcoin payment bug
Core Lightning’s latest update fixes Bitcoin payment delays, protects funds during channel shutdowns, and closes security flaws affecting node operators.
Layer-2
Abstract’s shutdown exposes the gap between owning assets and being able to move them
Abstract sets a Dec. 15 shutdown, but wallet access, supported routes and settlement determine whether holders can complete an exit.
Adoption
XRPL’s $1.34 billion stablecoin base doesn’t tell us how much XRP users need
Fees and reserves require XRP, while larger demand depends on routing choices and the balances held in liquidity or credit products.
Technology
Solana’s geographic speed plan trusts validator locations the network cannot verify
Wattenhofer and Kniep’s proposal preserves leader allocations while faster modeled handovers come with longer consecutive-control and regional risks.
Privacy
Bitcoin Core’s privacy fix reaches v32 code while the v31 patch remains open
The opt-in private-broadcast repair is merged into 32.x, while the older-branch backport remains open and 31.1 is still the stable download.
Stablecoins
SAP Pay adds USDC payments, with Circle Mint access required
Tereina’s Circle integration adds a settlement route inside SAP workflows, while institutional checks and regional conditions govern access.
Trading
Why XRP’s 63 billion circulating tokens don’t tell buyers what’s for sale
An Oct. 8 snapshot counts 21.97 billion XRP in exchange custody, while executable supply depends on sell orders and price tolerance.
Quantum
Europol says crypto’s quantum upgrade could take years and urges work to start now
Wallet keys are the main exposure, Europol says, with users urged to migrate as quantum-resistant wallets become available.
