Thailand 🇹🇭 is turning to crypto to boost tourism. A new app, WORPT, lets foreign visitors convert their crypto into baht, then pay at shops and restaurants by scanning a QR code, without needing a Thai bank account.
Only USDT and USDC stablecoins are accepted for now, and a Visa prepaid card is expected soon. Merchants are still paid in baht. The service is part of TouristDigiPay, an 18-month pilot program launched by Thailand’s financial regulator.
The timing is no accident: the number of foreign tourists in Thailand is set to fall for the second consecutive year. WORPT is primarily target

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🐋 Two Bitcoin wallets wake up after 16 years.
Inactive since 2010, they moved 100 BTC, now valued at nearly $6.9 million, compared with around $6 at the time.
More information in our article👇

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📈 Bitcoin and gold rebound after the US PPI release.
Producer price inflation comes in below forecasts. BTC attempts to reach $70,000, while gold approaches $4,000 per ounce.
More details in our article👇

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💳 OpenAI is launching ChatGPT Wallet, which will allow its AI agents to buy products on behalf of users using bank cards.
Cryptocurrencies or stablecoins are not mentioned, and the service is only available in the United States for now.

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🔐 Does the European digital identity expose your data to hacking?
The future wallet will bring together several credentials on your phone. Despite planned protections, the risks of hacking, phishing and tracking persist.
We take a look in our article👇

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🔵 Is Cardano's roadmap really complete?
Charles Hoskinson believes he has kept all his promises and says the network now governs itself. Yet Leios has yet to be deployed, while ADA has fallen 26.9% in a month.
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🎮 Kalshi is hiring a “GTA 6 researcher” for $100,000 to $120,000, plus a $15,000 bonus, to stream the game starting at launch on November 19.

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Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano ($ADA ), believes his mission is accomplished:
“The roadmap is complete. Everything I promised to build has been built. Cardano has reached 4 times Honda’s value. Millions of people have used it, millions continue to use it, and the network is now autonomous and self-governing.”
And you, do you consider Cardano a success? 🤔

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🔴 Bitcoin plunges below $69,000.
BTC is down more than 7% in 24 hours, while $1.63 billion in positions have been liquidated across the crypto market.
What’s happening? Here’s the latest👇

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Do Nvidia employees want Jensen Huang back? 🤔 After his resignation, a post in the company's internal suggestion box calls on the board to take employees' views into account. It has already received more than 1,600 comments, mostly in support of their former boss, according to Wired.
The scenario recalls that of OpenAI in 2023. After Sam Altman was fired, more than 700 employees threatened to resign, and he got his job back 5 days later.

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📧 The Outlook outage is also affecting some features of AI assistants, including Copilot, Claude and ChatGPT, according to Microsoft, which says it is working “tirelessly” to fix it.

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🔴 Trezor confirms the presence of spy implants in 3 Safe 5 devices.
Of 48 devices inspected, 3 contained malicious circuits capable of capturing the recovery phrase displayed on the screen.
More information in our article👇

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📈 Hyperliquid continues to set records, with more than $2 billion traded in 24 hours in perpetual contracts backed by Nvidia stock. Its daily active users have surged 169% since January, reaching 71,411.

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🔐 Does blockchain really protect your digital identity?
The European wallet will operate without blockchain, while Bhutan uses Ethereum to verify its credentials. But control over data also depends on issuers and technical safeguards.
Here’s the full picture👇

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🔴 Jensen Huang is leaving Nvidia’s leadership, according to a company statement. Colette Kress, its CFO, is expected to be named interim CEO, according to Bloomberg.

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🔴 Ethereum ($ETH ) falls below $2,000 (€1,800) for the first time since August 18.

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🇪🇺 European digital identity is coming to France.
This wallet will let users prove they are of age, present a diploma, or open a bank account while sharing less data. In France, it will be developed based on France Identité, according to a timeline yet to be specified.
What will change👇

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🔴 Strategy will be excluded from MSCI indexes on November 30.
This decision could trigger the liquidation of $2.8 billion in MSTR shares and curb the company's future Bitcoin purchases.
We explain the consequences👇

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