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‼️ Bitcoin investors realized their largest losses since the FTX collapse 🟠 Bitcoin’s Friday drop to $88,400 and below triggered a new wave of sell-offs and recorded a spike in realized losses of more than $5 billion, according to Glassnode. The last time Bitcoin saw realized losses of this scale was three years ago, during the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. ➡️ On Friday, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded outflows of 2,599 BTC worth $236.54 million, reversing a positive weekly trend, while ETH and SOL funds continued to see inflows, posting weekly gains of $138 million and $57 million, respectively.

📣 IMF publishes report on stablecoin risks The International Monetary Fund has released a report outlining not only the advantages but also the key risks associated with stablecoins. The IMF expressed concern over the growing demand for these assets in the absence of an international regulatory framework.

“Stablecoins may pose risks to policy objectives, including macro-financial stability, operational security and efficiency, financial integrity, and legal certainty,” the report states.

✍️ The IMF also noted that in many countries, the risk of stablecoins replacing fiat currencies is increasing, especially due to their ease of cross-border use.

💴 KakaoBank is developing a South Korean won–backed stablecoin KakaoBank is building the infrastructure to launch a stablecoin pegged to the Korean won amid tightening regulation and the upcoming acquisition of Upbit. The Kakao Coin stablecoin is expected to enhance payments within the Kakao ecosystem: transfers, merchant settlements, and fintech partner integrations. 🔥 Meanwhile, Naver Financial is preparing to acquire crypto exchange Upbit for $10.3 billion — a move that could accelerate the rollout of a national KRW stablecoin and intensify competition in South Korea’s digital payments market.

🔗Base connects to Solana through Chainlink CCIP cross-chain bridge Base has introduced a Chainlink CCIP bridge that enables direct transfers of SOL and SPL tokens between Base and Solana without third-party services. ⚙️ CCIP technology provides secure cross-chain operations by linking Base’s EVM infrastructure with Solana’s architecture. The bridge is already integrated into popular apps, including Zora, Aerodrome, Virtuals, and others. The bridge unlocks shared liquidity — $9 billion on Solana and $4.5 billion on Base — potentially driving a new wave of activity.

⚖️ Florida revives $80M Bitcoin theft case against Binance A Florida appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit over the theft of 1,000 BTC ($80M), ruling that Binance has sufficient ties to U.S. infrastructure to fall under the state’s jurisdiction. 🔍 The plaintiff claims the exchange failed to freeze the stolen funds in time, allowing the attackers to withdraw and launder the assets. The case now returns to Miami-Dade court for a full hearing on negligence allegations.

🪙 XRP drops to deepest fear levels since October According to Santiment, XRP has entered the “fear zone” after falling more than 30% from its October peak. ⚠️ Social data shows that negative sentiment around the token is now at its highest point in the past two months. The last time similar fear levels were recorded was on November 21 — after that, XRP jumped 22% within three days. Despite the launch of several spot XRP ETFs from Bitwise, Grayscale, Franklin Templeton and others, investor expectations have not been met — no significant rally has followed.

‼️ Warning: Pepe memecoin website has been compromised 🚨 According to cybersecurity company Blockaid, the Pepe website has been attacked and infected with malicious code from the Inferno Drainer toolkit. ✅ This malware redirects visitors to phishing pages designed to steal wallet credentials, approve unauthorized transactions, and drain crypto assets. According to Blockaid, the number of hackers using Inferno Drainer nearly tripled over the past year, despite the developers’ claims that the scam service was shut down in 2023.

🇮🇳 India’s crypto market is maturing, says CoinDCX 📈 CoinDCX reports 20 million users on its platform, up from 16 million a year ago. Of these, 329,000 users are earning income through staking and similar products. A report by India’s largest crypto exchange, CoinDCX, shows that the average investor now holds 4–6 tokens, compared to just 2–3 in 2022. Bitcoin remains the most popular token, while Ethereum is the most traded. ✅ The use of Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) has increased by 623%. A total of 572,000 SIPs were created this year.

😁 Peter Schiff doesn’t understand even… gold Economist Peter Schiff claimed during a speech that a kilogram of gold costs $50,000, mixing up the ounce conversion and understating the real price by more than 2.5x. Critics didn’t miss the chance to poke fun at him — especially given his frequent attacks on Bitcoin.

⚡️ CZ introduced predict.fun — a new prediction market on BNB Chain Changpeng Zhao announced the predict.fun platform, created with support from his incubator YZi Labs. Unlike Polymarket, the service uses DeFi integrations and generates yield from users’ staked funds. Currently, two markets are available with around $300,000 in volume and over 12,000 users. The platform operates using an order book model, but scaling is still limited by low liquidity and shallow stablecoin depth on BNB Chain.

🟠 Larry Fink admitted he was wrong about Bitcoin BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said at the DealBook conference that he has drastically reconsidered his view of BTC and that his perspective is “constantly evolving.” The same person who called bitcoin “a money-laundering tool” in 2017 now stands at the head of the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF.

👀 CryptoQuant: Strategy’s $1.44B reserve signals preparation for a bear market Analysts believe that forming such a large reserve indicates a shift in Strategy’s approach ahead of potentially worsening market conditions. BTC accumulation has already slowed: from 134,000 BTC in November 2024 to 9,100 BTC now. 🤔 According to CryptoQuant, a double reserve reduces the risk of forced selling during crashes but also lowers buying pressure — which is significant for the entire industry.

🪙 Ethereum is moving to two hard forks per year The Fusaka upgrade has been activated on the Ethereum mainnet. 🔗 Its flagship feature is PeerDAS, which improves data availability and scaling. Ethereum Foundation now plans to roll out hard forks on an accelerated schedule — twice a year.

🏦 Banks are stepping up crypto initiatives with Coinbase Major U.S. banks have begun launching crypto projects in partnership with Coinbase, the company’s CEO Brian Armstrong said. ⚖️ These initiatives involve stablecoins, crypto trading, and custody services. Armstrong warned that banks that are slow to adopt crypto tools “are going to get left behind.”

📞 Solana Mobile announced the launch of the SKR token Solana Mobile will release a native token for its smartphone ecosystem early next year. 🪙 SKR is intended for governance, ecosystem economics, and incentives, and will be distributed among developers and users. The SKR token supply will total 10 billion tokens: 30% will be allocated to an airdrop and unlocks.

🏟 Fanatics, a sports merchandise maker, challenges Polymarket Fanatics, a major player in sports apparel and fan gear, is launching a prediction market. 🤝 The platform will be fan-led through a partnership with Crypto.com. Fanatics Markets will let users trade contracts, placing bets on the outcomes of real-world events.

‼️ Crypto M&A reaches new ATH of $8.6 billion 📈 Mergers and acquisitions in the crypto sector reached $8.6 billion in 2025, according to Cryptopolitan, exceeding the combined total of the previous four years. ➡️ In 2025, 133 deals were completed, compared with 107 in 2022. The largest in terms of value involved Coinbase, Kraken, and Ripple. ➡️ Architect Partners, which uses a different tracking method, reports an even higher M&A volume of $12.9 billion. It took less than 10 months to set a new industry ATH, as a downturn began in October and companies that postponed deals until the end of the year found themselves in a difficult position.

‼️ Binance launches an app for children and teenagers 🟠 The Binance Junior mobile application functions as an extension of adult accounts and allows children to move funds received from their parents, with permission. ➡️ Parents can allow their children to use the Junior Flexible Simple Earn feature — Binance’s interest-bearing product — and, from the age of 13, Binance Pay, with daily limits set by the parents. Binance’s new product has sparked a wide range of reactions online, from enthusiastic support to criticism, as some users have described Binance Junior as “targeting.”

📉 The market prices in an 89% probability of a Fed rate cut in December According to FedWatch, the chance of a December rate cut has risen to 89.2%, whereas at the end of November the probability was only 39.6%. The market is almost fully pricing in a Federal Reserve policy easing.

📉 Corporate ETH treasuries sharply reduced purchases in November Companies bought only 370,000 ETH (~$1.1B), which is 81% less than during the August peak. Demand is falling, premiums are shrinking, and smaller firms are already entering a “death spiral” — losing capital and the ability to continue accumulating ETH.