Daily Summary, December 10

Daily Digest, December 10

Regulation & Institutions
* USA: Banks have officially received permission to conduct cryptocurrency transactions for the first time. The OCC regulator has allowed them to act as intermediaries without holding assets on their balance sheets.
* SEC: Commission Chairman Paul Atkins stated that most ICOs are not securities transactions and therefore do not fall under the SEC’s oversight.
* Tajikistan: The country has introduced criminal liability for the theft of electricity for cryptocurrency mining.

Crime & Security
* Silk Road: After a decade of inactivity, 312 wallets belonging to the Silk Road darknet marketplace suddenly transferred bitcoins to an unknown address, totaling $3.14 million.
* Russia: In Surgut, the activities of an organized group that laundered nearly 100 million rubles through cryptocurrency were suppressed.
* Finiko: Finiko co-founder Eduard Sabirov was deported from the UAE to Russia to face charges related to creating a criminal community and large-scale fraud.
* Hack: Hackers breached Binance’s WeChat account and conducted sales of the MUBARAKAH token, earning $55,000 from the scheme.

Market & Investments
* Market: After a tough November, the crypto market has “rebooted” — leverage has decreased, speculative interest has waned, and some risky positions have been closed.
* SpaceX: The company plans to conduct an IPO in the second half of 2026. Its valuation in a new funding round is $1.5 trillion.
* Bank of Russia: In November, Bitcoin became the most loss-making asset for ruble-denominated investments, falling nearly 20% for the month.

People & Events
* Michael Saylor: Stated that his company intends to buy the maximum possible amount of BTC, effectively removing it from the market.
* Donald Trump: Is launching a mobile game with rewards in TRUMP tokens.
* Tournament: The Aster team launched a trading tournament involving 70 humans and 30 AI bots.