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A note to all BitSave customers from our CEO regarding the recent security incidents.

5/5 Thailand’s Supreme Court rules Bitcoin is property under the law, upholding a 10-year robbery sentence. In judgment 4929/2569, the full bench found Bitcoin has market value, can be exchanged for cash and can be held, while confirming it remains outside legal tender status.

4/5 Google previews crypto custody service for banks, built to support future post-quantum upgrades. The service splits private keys across separate systems and is planned for commercial launch in early 2027.

3/5 Binance reopens withdrawals after $6.3 billion hack, with about 95% of losses now covered. On reopening, Binance processed about $4.65 billion in withdrawals and $1.01 billion in deposits, a net outflow of roughly 2.1% of its $171 billion in total assets.

2/5 Ripple and Robinhood partner to bring Ripple USD stablecoin across Robinhood’s retail and institutional businesses. Ripple USD is live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp by Robinhood, with availability in the Robinhood app expected later this year.

THIS WEEK IN BITCOIN & CRYPTO ▶️ 1/5 Bharat Web3 Association launches self-regulatory body setting voluntary compliance standards for Indian crypto firms. Chaired by former secretary Rohit Kumar Singh, it will cover cybersecurity, token listings and consumer protection.

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4/4 Malaysia and Thailand’s central banks join Singapore’s cross-border stablecoin settlement project. Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand join the Monetary Authority of Singapore as policymaker members of BLOOM, whose participants include Ripple, Visa and Mastercard.

3/4 Franklin Templeton readies two ETFs that reinvest stock dividends into Bitcoin exposure, effective October 27. The first, FBEQ, starts at 95% large US stocks and 5% Bitcoin, with each dividend reinvested into the Bitcoin allocation.

2/4 DriveWealth, which powers investing for 100+ partners, is integrating Ripple’s RLUSD for European settlement. The integration runs on the XRP Ledger and will let clients fund collateral accounts with stablecoins, with plans to expand to the US.

THIS WEEK IN BITCOIN & CRYPTO ▶️ 1/4 J.P. Morgan’s tokenized money market funds MONY and JLTXX are now available on Solana. Both funds launched first on Ethereum and are now open to qualified US investors on Solana through J.P. Morgan’s Morgan Money platform.

Bitcoin has crashed 70–80% multiple times. In 2018, it fell about 84%. In 2022, nearly 78%. Yet many long-term investors still see it as one of the strongest assets. Fear, hype and headlines move it short term, while scarcity, adoption and recovery shape its long-term story.

6/6 US bank regulator OCC finalizes GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, which take effect January 18, 2027. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is the first regulator to finalize its GENIUS Act rule, covering stablecoin issuers, reserve backing, redemption and custody

5/6 Switzerland’s regulator approves the country’s first Bitcoin ETF, open to retail investors. The fund invests directly in Bitcoin, and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) exempted it from risk diversification rules.

4/6 Visa takes USDC stablecoin funding live on Visa Direct for cross-border payouts. Eligible businesses can now prefund Visa Direct payouts with USDC in near real time, as the service moves from pilot to commercial use.

3/6 Russia’s Moscow Exchange plans to launch Bitcoin trading for its clients from December 1. Testing with professional market participants is already underway, and the exchange says it needs no additional licenses to launch.

2/6 Mastercard opens Agent Pay for Machines to developers, letting AI agents pay within set budgets. Built on the open x402 protocol, its pilot used Coinbase for agent wallets and Base for on-chain settlement, with sellers paid in fiat or stablecoins.

THIS WEEK IN BITCOIN & CRYPTO ▶️ 1/6 Bitcoin carries the highest projected return and volatility in J.P. Morgan’s 2027 capital market assumptions. The 10% compound return covers 10 to 15 years, with 55% volatility, and J.P. Morgan has not included Bitcoin as an allocation.

Happy Dussehra from all of us at BitSave. Wishing you and your family a festive season of progress and prosperity.