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Usual Protocol rolls out revenue sharing after USD0++ drops to $0,89. South Korea to lift its seven-year crypto ETF ban in 2025. Singapore blocks Polymarket citing unlicensed gambling. DOGS reveals 2025 H1 roadmap with games, payments, and charity plans. Macau Carbon Exchange completes Brazil's first blockchain-based I-REC

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.

For all the key details of new Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' weekly has you covered. CBDC Updates 'Urgency' Required in Digital Euro Rollout