‍Uniswap announced that its users can now buy cryptocurrency with payment cards and bank transfers. Conversion of fiat into digital assets is available in Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism and Arbitrum networks.

According to CNBC, mining company Core Scientific plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. Core Scientific is one of the largest publicly traded mining companies and still generates positive cash flow, but not enough to pay off the debt for leased equipment.

‍India's central bank governor says the next financial crisis will follow because of cryptocurrencies if they are not banned in time. India currently holds the presidency of the G20, which gives it the right to set the agenda.

One of the world's largest mining companies, Core Scientific, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company said it will continue operations and enter into restructuring support agreements with most of its bondholders.

Waves founder Sasha Ivanov has asked cryptocurrency exchanges to delist futures on the WAVES coin. WAVES has fallen more than 40% in the past two weeks, and 98% from its all-time high. Most of the decline in the asset was due to the volatility of the native stablecoin USDN.

Coinbase has received a license from the Central Bank of Ireland to operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). The company can continue to legally provide cryptocurrency storage and trading services, both in Europe and in Ireland itself.

P2P exchange Paxful has removed Ethereum from its platform. This was announced by Paxful CEO Ray Youssef. "We have finally kicked Ethereum off our platform," he said. Youssef highlighted three major problems with the Ethereum ecosystem.

‍Sam Bankman-Fried is in FBI custody, Alameda Research head Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang pleaded guilty Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Allison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang pleaded guilty to prosecutorial charges related to the FTX collapse.

Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison will only be prosecuted for criminal tax violations and can be released immediately after paying $250,000 bail. A plea agreement between Ellison and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York was released Dec. 21.

According to Bloomberg, FTX acquired the Blockfolio platform in 2020 for its exchange token FTT. The deal was valued at $84 million. Approximately 94% of that amount was funded by FTT. Earlier, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that FTT is a security.

Huobi announced a partnership with Visa in which the exchange will begin issuing its own cryptocurrencies. Initially Huobi Visa Card will be available in several European countries, in the future the card will also be available in other regions.

The bitcoin network lost more than 30% of its hashrate due to an Arctic blast and storm in the U.S., with processing power falling from 230 EH/S to 155 EH/S. The climate disaster left thousands of homes and businesses across the country without power.

‍Nexo declined to buy Vauld Vauld had previously suspended all services on its platform and began considering restructuring options. As of today, it is known that the company owes its creditors about $402 million, 90% of which is due to deposits from individual retail investors.

‍Mining pool BTCcom suffered a $3 million cyberattack. The attackers stole about $700,000 in customer assets and $2.3 million in company assets. BIT Mining and BTCcom contacted law enforcement authorities in Shenzhen. Some of the funds have already been recovered.

The Archipelago of Palau has partnered with Ripple to develop its own national steiblocoin. According to President Surangel Whipps, the initiative will provide simple and secure digital payments and help develop the region's digital identity.

Fidelity Investments has filed trademark applications focusing on NFT and metavolumes. The filings also state that Fidelity plans to provide a wide range of virtual investment services such as mutual funds, pension funds, investment management and financial planning.

‍Nexo denied Vauld's claims that the acquisition was terminated. Nexo sent an open letter to Vauld's creditors and emphasized that no one had terminated the deal. The letter also stated that Vauld's financial advisor had misrepresented and manipulated Nexo's previous offer.

Mining company Argo Blockchain suspended trading of its shares on the Nasdaq for 24 hours. Trading is expected to resume tomorrow. The company previously published materials saying it could file for bankruptcy if it can't raise financing.

U.S. federal authorities have arrested Abraham Eisenberg in Puerto Rico for fraud on the decentralized exchange Mango Markets. He was charged in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Eisenberg himself is charged with fraud and commodity manipulation.

The Kraken Exchange announced that it will cease operations in Japan and cancel its registration with the Financial Services Agency by January 31, 2023. The exchange will close its subsidiary Payward Asia Inc and shut down deposits on Jan. 9.