South Korea's General Secretary of National Assembly Affairs Kim Min-ki held a press conference on December 4 local time, expressing strong protest against the unconstitutional and illegal acts that occurred in the National Assembly and the losses caused by them. Kim Min-ki announced that starting from the 4th, the Ministry of Defense staff and police will be completely banned from entering and leaving the National Assembly. He said, "This is an emergency measure to protect the personal safety of members of the National Assembly and ensure the function of the National Assembly." Kim Min-ki said that the National Assembly will "thoroughly grasp the physical and other losses caused by the declaration of martial law this time" and investigate the illegal acts to the end. Kim Min-ki also said that according to the current situation, the incident also caused injuries to National Assembly staff, and the exact number and degree of injuries are currently being counted. (Kim Ten)

According to the announcement of the crypto trading platform WEEX, the platform will launch the 34th WE-Launch project Landwolf (WOLF) at 15:00 (UTC+8) on December 4. Users who invest ≥ 1,000 WXT before 15:00 (UTC+8) on December 9 can share 80,117,934 WOLF tokens in the airdrop according to the effective investment ratio. In addition, the 33rd WE-Launch project of WEEX is underway, and 10,480 SPX (SPX6900) will be airdropped. Users can participate at the same time to gain greater benefits. LandWolf (WOLF) is a new Meme coin that is attracting attention in the Solana ecosystem due to its association with the iconic Pepe the Frog. In addition, as one of the four protagonists of Boys Club, LandWolf also received support from the degen community.

According to iChainfo monitoring, Coinbase (0xefe9...4340) transferred 3,200 ETH (US$11.73 million) to the ETH2 Beacon deposit contract (0x0000...05fa).

The post Coinbase Takes a Stand: No Business with Anti-Crypto Lawyers appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong declared that the company would cut ties with law firms that hire lawyers with an anti-crypto stance. He specifically called out Milbank LLP for hiring Gurbir Grewal, a former SEC enforcement director, saying it was a “mess up.” But why is this such a big... source: https://coinpedia.org/news/coinbase-takes-a-stand-no-business-with-anti-crypto-lawyers/

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, the "big whale who bought ETH low and sold it high and made a profit of $29.93 million" recharged 3,900 ETH to Binance again, worth $14.25 million. His ETH cost was only $2,265, and if he sold it, he would make a profit of $5.42 million; ETH has accumulated a profit of up to $35.35 million.

Binance Coin (BNB), the native cryptocurrency of the Binance blockchain, has officially entered a new price discovery phase, recently reaching an all-time high of $774 late Tuesday.  This significant milestone reflects a broader trend in the cryptocurrency market, where attention has shifted from Bitcoin (BTC) to altcoins like BNB and XRP, both of which have demonstrated impressive price... source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/binance-coin/bnb-surges-18-to-hit-record-high-close-to-800-is-further-growth-on-the-horizon/

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen was invited to attend an interview with Bloomberg TV. In the interview, Gracy mentioned that Bitcoin fluctuated around the $100,000 mark, reflecting the strong "arbitrage" sentiment in the short-term market. She pointed out that, especially for some whale users who started to build positions since 2022, their average holding cost was only about $20,000. Although the future cryptocurrency regulation in the United States may tend to be relaxed, the relevant uncertainty is still an important consideration for investors, and some investors choose to take profits at the current price. At the same time, Bitcoin's recent performance has provided more opportunities for altcoins. However, regarding the news circulating in the market that "altcoin ETFs such as DOGE and SOL may be approved soon", she believes that there are still multiple challenges: First, the order of approval. Based on the experience of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, the mainstream market usually passes futures ETFs first, and then passes spot ETFs of related assets, and these altcoin futures ETFs have not yet been approved; second, regulatory differences. Some regulators still have disputes over whether tokens such as SOL are securities, which may affect the relevant approval process. Third, the risk of market manipulation. Most altcoins are not as decentralized as BTC and ETH, and the possibility of market manipulation is relatively higher.

Grayscale has taken another major step toward expanding its influence in the digital asset market.

ZK-driven interoperability protocol Union announced on X that it has completed a $12 million Series A financing round, led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and Longhash Ventures, with participation from Borderless Capital, Blockchange, ATOM Accelerator, Eterna Capital, Veris Ventures, LBank Labs, Gate Ventures, TRGC, etc. So far, its total financing has reached $16 million. The new funds will be used for core team expansion, partner integration and ecosystem development. According to reports, Union is a cross-chain protocol designed for messaging, intent and chain abstraction, and is suitable for settlement layers of all execution environments. Union supports EVM, SVM, BitVM, MoveVM and altVM, and is an interoperability solution that can be extended to thousands of chains.

According to the monitoring of on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, the whale with a band winning rate of 83.3% sold 4,970 WETH at an average price of $3,577 (cost $3,558) in the past 11 hours, making a short-term profit of $96,700. At present, it has made a profit of $152,700 in the 19th band, and the remaining 5,420 are to be settled.

コスモス（Cosmos）ブロックチェーンエコシステム向けに構築された分散型取引所（DEX）のオスモーシス（Osmosis）は、世界最大の暗号資産（仮想通貨）であ ... The post オスモーシス、ビットコインへのブリッジを開始──BTC分散型取引所を構築へ first appeared on CoinDesk JAPAN（コインデスク・ジャパン）. source: https://www.coindeskjapan.com/265079/

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South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol lifted martial law six hours after tensions mounted in the country's National Assembly.

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol suddenly declared a state of martial law across the country and emphasized in a televised speech that the move was aimed at "protecting a free South Korea, resisting the threat of North Korean communist forces, and eliminating anti-national forces from the North (pro-North Korea)."

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