MoonPay acquired Solana-native crypto payment processor Helio for $175M. The Jupiter team rolled out a new onboarding method allowing the gifting of SOL to friends with a few button clicks. Over 8M HYPE was staked in the first day following the ANIME announcement that some tokens would go to HYPE stakers. Chainalysis acquired Fraud Detection firm Alterya for $150M to help its efforts in stopping scammers. Layer Zero went live on Soneium, Sony’s new EVM L2. Tether is moving to El Salvador after acquiring a Digital Asset Service Provider license in the Bitcoin-friendly country. Donald Trump is expected to issue several Crypto-focused executive orders on his first day according to the Washington Post, including a repeal of a crypto accounting policy (SAB 121) and de-banking of Crypto companies. Donald Trump’s inauguration will feature a “Crypto Ball” to honor him as the “first Crypto President,” with tickets available for $5,000/person. A US Court demanded the SEC explain itself for denying Coinbase’s requests related to crypto regulations. MicroStrategy bought another $243M worth of Bitcoin at a $95,972 average this past week. A BlackRock report said that crypto has “outpaced growth for mobile phones and the internet” in its race to 300M users….
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Bitcoin ETFs became a lightning rod for institutional capital this year, while spot Ethereum ETFs opened the door for other assets….
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Stablecoin issuer Tether has committed $775 million to rising streaming video platform Rumble, which has adopted a Bitcoin reserve strategy….
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BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF capped off a 16-day streak of inflows with a $200 million bump Thursday, pulling in $1.5 billion since Nov. 20….
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XRP is up more than 71% on the week to $2.47 and a further 367% over the last 30 days, bolstered by changing political winds….
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ETH hits 5-month high, leads majors higher. ETH beta-coins lead altcoins, led by DeFi & memes. Hong Kong set to announce zero taxes on crypto. Hyperliquid to launch HYPE with $310mn drop. XT hacked, all funds withdrawn for ETH. Stablecoins hit record $190bn market cap. Base breaks 10m transactions in one day. Metaplanet set to raise $62m to buy BTC. Vancouver mayor has “BTC friendly city” plans. SOS plans $50mn BTC purchase, stock pops 40%. Metamask adds fiat on-ramp through Venmo. Celsius to distribute $127mn to creditors. Russia passes new crypto tax bill. Tether to shutter Euro stablecoin. Bitwise files for 10 crypto index ETF with SEC. 21Shares launches four new European crypto ETPs. Vitalik donates $1m to Tornado Cash defence. Ex-CFTC chair Giancarlo in running for crypto czar. GFT team doubles token size as Binance delists….
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Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced that it will no longer issue its euro-backed EURT token amid regulatory challenges in Europe….
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BTC ETFs: -$370mn, ETH ETFs: -$60mn. BTC has highest weekly close ever. Crypto total market cap hits ATH. XRP breaks $1.3 on hope for regulatory shift. Gensler likely to resign after Thanksgiving.
SOL hits $250 as memecoin frenzy continues. BTC ETFs saw $1.7bn inflows last week. ETH ETFs see record weekly inflows. ETH/BTC breaks 8-year support line. Base & SOL lead crypto weekly inflows vs ETH. DOGE investors sue Elon for $248bn. Trump unlocked. Metaplanet to raise $11.3m more to buy BTC. BTC to $100k in weeks: Galaxy. BTC can hit $1-1.5m by 2030: Cathie Wood. Most of my wealth is in BTC: RFK. Tether launches MiCA compliant stablecoins. Elon blocked OpenAI’s plan to issue a token. NY to devote less resources to crypto convictions….
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BTC briefly hits $87k amid ETF outflows. BTC ETFs get third highest outflow since launch. BTC miners moved $4bn BTC since Nov 12. Tump wants 0% capital gains tax on crypto. Lummis proposes selling gold to buy BTC. Pennsylvania introduces BTC reserve bill. Bhutan sold $100m BTC in last month. 18 US states and DeFi Lobby sue SEC over crypto. Gensler defends crypto stance amid exit rumours. XRP at 16 month high on Gensler exit rumours. Tether launches platform to simplify tokenization. Satoshi’s BTC holdings $100bn. Bitwise files to list crypto index ETP. Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison. Sling Money opens ‘global venmo’ to US users. Web4 will involve ‘crypto & AGI’. S. Korea to fine Upbit for KYC violations….
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Hadron plans to let users tokenize a wide variety of assets, including stocks, bonds, stablecoins, and loyalty points….
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