⚡️👀 WATCH - This vending machine sold bitcoins for $7 at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum in 2012. Casascius coins are ‘physical bitcoins’, containing a private key hidden under a tamper proof hologram, worth $89,000 today.

⚡️🇬🇭 NEW - Ghana's Parliament has just passed a landmark law legalizing the widespread use of cryptocurrencies in the country. This law comes after several months of work on a clear regulatory framework, with licenses for platforms and enhanced controls. Until now, more than 3 million Ghanaians (≈ 9% of the population) were already using cryptocurrencies for payments, transfers, or investments without a clear legal framework, prompting the authorities to take action.

⚡️🚨 NEW - JPMorgan is exploring the possibility of offering crypto trading services to its institutional clients. Bloomberg reveals that the Wall Street bank is evaluating which crypto products and services its markets division could provide, potentially including spot and derivatives trading for institutions.

⚡️🇰🇷 NEW - South Korea introduces mandatory facial recognition scans for purchasing mobile SIM cards to reduce scams.

⚡️🇲🇽 NEW - A Mayor in Mexico, was late for the inauguration of the new train line and couldnt be part of the first trip.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - U.S. senior diplomats and ambassadors, in at least 29 countries, have been told their tenures will end in January

⚡️ ICYMI - Palantir CEO Alex Karp buys a Catholic Monastery in Aspen for $120 million, set on 3,700-acres the property had been owned for 70 years by an order of Trappist monks, with a half-dozen still living on the property.

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⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - Ohio shoplifting suspect tries to shoot officer, but the gun malfunctions The officer was inside the loss prevention office with Shane Newman, 21, and Katerina Jeffrey, 23 Newman pulled out a handgun and tried to shoot the officer. The gun did not fire A Walmart asset protection associate jumped on Newman before he could try again The officer said he did not shoot because he did not want to hit the employee Newman is charged with attempted m*rder, felonious assault on a police officer, robbery, drug possession, and having a weapon under disability He was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a prior felony Police also recovered 50 blue “Molly” pills after his arrest Jeffrey is charged with complicity to commit robbery. Newman was issued a $1 million bond, and Jeffrey was given a $500,000 bond

⚡️👀 WATCH - You can use Bitcoin on a $15 phone with no internet