—————» Cryptocurrency «—————

President-elect Trump's son, Eric Trump, said that cryptocurrency is the future and his father will be the “most pro-crypto president in [history].”

Microsoft $MSFT shareholders voted against the Bitcoin investment proposal.

Cryptocurrency investment products saw record inflows of $3.85 billion last week, driven by Bitcoin's surge to over $100,000 and inflows into Ethereum of $1.2 billion.

CZ predicts that China's adoption of Bitcoin reserves is inevitable, citing the country's ability to change policies quickly.

MARA Digital Holdings buys an additional 11,774 Bitcoin.

Floki and Mastercard launch cryptocurrency debit cards in 31 European countries, supporting 13 cryptocurrencies and 8 blockchains without transaction fees.

Magic Eden airdrops ME tokens to NFT users across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon ecosystems.

The Chainlink oracle blockchain network has integrated with Coinbase's Project Diamond, a digital asset platform for global institutions.

According to Messari, Raydium, the parent company of Solana, outperformed Uniswap in trading volume on decentralized exchanges in October and November.

El Salvador and Argentina sign an agreement to support the development of the cryptocurrency industry.

Binance partners with Circle to promote the global adoption of the stablecoin USDC.

Crypto-AI startup Exabits reaches a valuation of $150 million with a $15 million seed round.

Variant and Polychain Capital lead a $12 million Series A funding round for web3 AI company Hyperbolic.

$XRP (+10%): XRP rises 10% as Ripple's stablecoin $RLUSD is approved by regulators.

$BABYDOGE (+100%): BabyDoge reaches a market cap of one billion dollars upon launch http://puppy.fun.


—————» Artificial Intelligence «—————

Microsoft's Suleyman recruits former DeepMind employees for the AI health unit in London.

Cognition's encryption tool Devin is now widely available.

Interview with OpenAI's CFO about Trump, Elon Musk's threats, and the growth of ChatGPT.

Speak, the language learning startup supported by OpenAI, doubles in value to $1 billion.

—————» Technology «—————

SpaceX investors buy up to $1.25 billion in internal shares valued at $350 billion.

Amazon Autos is now selling Hyundai cars.

Tiger Global's 2021 fund has an IRR of -15%, ranking in the top 10% of the oldest investment funds.

TSMC's revenue increased by 35% year-over-year in November, reaching $8.5 billion.

—————» Technology and Law «—————

Google urges the U.S. to break the Microsoft-OpenAI Azure monopoly: sources.

—————» Biotechnology «—————

Halia announces positive initial data in inflammation treatment therapy trials.

Artivion receives FDA approval for aortic tear graft implantation.

AngioDynamics receives FDA approval for prostate cancer ablation system.

—————» Business «—————

The $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger is blocked by a federal judge.

Onion's attempt to acquire Infowars has been blocked by a bankruptcy judge.

—————» U.S. Politics «—————

Trump commits to fast-tracking licenses for those investing $1 billion in the U.S.

Marc Andreessen has spent 50% of his time since being elected at Mar-a-Lago.

Announces the suspect's manifesto of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.

—————» World «—————

IDF reports they have destroyed 80% of Assad regime's military.

Hamas provides Egypt with a list of hostages still held captive: report.

The Biden administration considers new sanctions against Russia's oil industry.

Source: Bay Area Times
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