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🗓️ 10 December 2025

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, you're watching Coin Desk Daily. I'm your host, Jen Sanassi.
0:10.0	PNC Bank is now offering direct Bitcoin to its private banking clients,
0:13.6	becoming the first major U.S. Bank to embed spot Bitcoin access inside its digital banking platform.
0:19.1	The integration, which is limited to Bitcoin trading for now, allows clients to access Bitcoin directly within PNC's digital banking platform. The integration, which is limited to Bitcoin trading for now,
0:21.4	allows clients to access Bitcoin directly within PNC's digital banking platform, removing the need
0:26.3	to open or manage separate crypto exchange accounts. The new feature is powered by Coinbase's
0:30.9	crypto-as-a-service infrastructure. The move gives high net worth clients an easier path into Bitcoin
0:35.9	while letting PNC test the waters without overcommitting.
0:39.4	For Coinbase, it extends the company's reach into TradFi and expands its footprint with one of the top 10 U.S.
0:45.5	banks.
0:46.6	Utility or privacy.
0:48.3	The transparency of traditional blockchains forces a difficult choice.
0:51.9	Break free from this limitation with midnight.
0:55.8	Looking for the best way to unlock your crypto's liquidity, take out a crypto-backed loan with Figger today. Finance founder,
1:01.2	ZZ, said the WeChat account of newly appointed co-CEO-E-H was hacked late Tuesday.
1:06.6	His account was used to promote a little-known meme coin called Mubara, turning the breach into a
1:11.7	pump-and-dump scheme that briefly sent the asset surging on some decentralized exchanges.
1:16.6	According to Look on Chain, the attacker has already sold 11.95 million Mubara for 43,520
1:23.2	USDT and still holds another 9.21 million tokens worth roughly $31,000, leaving profits near $55,000
1:31.3	with remaining inventory yet to be sold. He said she no longer uses WeChat and that the phone
1:36.6	number tied to the account was taken over, preventing her from regaining access. And the international
1:41.7	monetary fund warns that USD-peg stable coins could undermine local
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