The crypto exchange says Gary Gensler’s agency is trying to “commandeer expansive new authority over the U.S. economy.” Source: https://decrypt.co/218673/kraken-motion-to-dismiss-sec-case-securities

The Jack Dorsey-led payment provider notched a 90% year-over-year increase in Bitcoin gross profit, driving its stock up in after-hours trading. Source: https://decrypt.co/218666/block-cash-app-square-bitcoin-earnings-growth

Pizza Ninjas brings an N64 emulator to the Bitcoin blockchain after success with the SNES—with better compression, to boot. Source: https://decrypt.co/218494/you-can-now-play-nintendo-64-games-on-bitcoin-thanks-to-ordinals-inscriptions

AI-related stocks and tokens also saw significant price jumps, fueled by the chipmaker’s good news. Source: https://decrypt.co/218491/nvidia-quarterly-report-massive-growth-ai-stocks-tokens

With U.S. dollar-denominated funds surging, the derivatives marketplace pitches a euro-based version. Source: https://decrypt.co/218240/bitcoin-ethereum-futures-euro-europe-cme-group

It’s already one of the 10 most-traded tokens after the Monday morning airdrop, with PIXEL up nearly 15% since launch. Source: https://decrypt.co/218133/pixels-ethereum-game-token-trading-volume-1-2-billion

Da Bing’s three predictions for how crypto in China will fare during the upcoming year. Source: https://decrypt.co/217920/china-crypto-year-of-the-dragon

The record-breaking success of Bitcoin ETFs has sparked a surge in demand, and that could push Bitcoin’s price to record highs. Source: https://decrypt.co/217933/bitcoins-ipo-btc-price-discovery-etfs-all-time-high

While AI is being built into every facet of everyday life, U.S. elections are being walled off by major chatbot platforms. Source: https://decrypt.co/217937/anthropic-claude-ai-chatbot-politics-elections-campaign-deepfake-rules

GameStop (GME) on Solana continues its rollercoaster ride, shedding enormous value before rebounding Thursday. Source: https://decrypt.co/217782/solana-gamestop-gme-meme-coin-plummets