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Investment Firm With $1B Assets Looks to Invest in Bitcoin Mining With Fabiano Consulting
Deus X Capital partnered with Fabiano Consulting to provide funding and strategic advice to miners.

Solana Mobile to Sell Second Crypto Smartphone
The successor to Saga will have new hardware and a cheaper price point, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Google Cloud Joins Flare Network as Validator, FLR Jumps 5%
Flare, which calls itself "the blockchain for data," gives developers access to decentralized data via its Oracle system

Do Kwon Appeals New Montenegro High Court Decision Upholding Extradition Requests, Lawyer Says
Local courts may be facing political pressure regarding Kwon's extradition to the U.S. or South Korea, his Montenegro lawyer Goran Rodic told CoinDesk.

UBS and Citi Will Let Some Customers Trade Bitcoin ETFs, Contrary to Rumors
The banking giants' decisions contrast with Vanguard's decision to bar customers from buying bitcoin ETFs.

Goldman Sachs Eyeing Bitcoin ETF Role Via BlackRock and Grayscale: Sources
Goldman Sachs is in talks to play the key role of being an "authorized participant" for BlackRock and Grayscale's bitcoin ETFs, if the SEC approves them, according to people familiar with the situation.

India's Local Crypto and Web3 Advocacy Body Asked for Action Against Offshore Entities: Source
Bharat Web3 Association's (BWA) Chairman wrote the letter to the Indian government on Dec. 16.

Prometheum Earns Final Regulatory Nod to Try Hand at Fully-Compliant Crypto
The U.S. platform, which drew industry barbs for insisting crypto can comply with SEC rules, is now approved for clearing, though it won't begin for a few months at least.

Shiba Inu Could Soon Offer SHIB Holders a '.shib' Internet Domain
The team is working with internet domain player D3 to apply for and win the “.shib” internet domain as part of a broader push toward a decentralized identity project.

Real-World Assets Build on Solana as Ondo Finance Expands Tokenized Treasury Offering
The combined market cap of tokenized Treasuries mushroomed to over $760 million from $110 million earlier this year, according to RWA.xyz data.
