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🗽 Three US states now hold strategic crypto reserves 🔼New Hampshire allocates up to 5 percent of state funds into crypto above a 500B market cap threshold 🔼Arizona created a reserve to custody seized and unclaimed BTC 🔼Texas approved a strategic crypto reserve that can buy and hold coins indefinitely More states are lining up to join the race 👍

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🎧 Gate gearing up with updates: 🔼$98M+ net inflows in 24h - Gate ranks #1 globally, liquidity stampede mode 🔼Points Treasure Hunt #26 - limited-time PIEVERSE rewards 🔼Tradoor (TRADOOR) launch - 20,345 tokens up for grabs in the trading competition 🔼Research report - BTC volatility stays high, hedging behavior starts diverging 🔼Crazy Wednesday #15 - win GT, Hennessy, and 285% APR because why not 🔼Meme Go BNB Gold Rush - trade 10 USDT and share 30 BNB 🔼Futures Points Airdrop #34 - ~$34 per user, the free-money engine humming 🔼TRADOOR listed on Gate US - spot trading unlocked 🔼Gate US x Checkout.com partnership - fully compliant card payments incoming 🔼Dr. Han on CNBC Live - market trends, industry takeaways, and a little flexing Gate shares updates, CT supports it - natural crypto equilibrium 🥂

💸 Saylor: Bitcoin Is the Foundation of Markets The king of maximalists stays on brand Rock-solid conviction 🚬

📚 Binance launches accounts for students aged 6 to 17 Kids can now make payments through Binance Pay where the service is available Crypto lunch money era begins 🕺

💸 Bitcoin’s “fair value” sits near $165,000 A global-liquidity model suggests BTC is trading at a 47% discount to its equilibrium zone around $165k The take: holding price much lower for long may be difficult 🧮

📢 3 FRESH DROPS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS 🟢 Rayls Token claim is live, RLS trading around $0.03 Claim RLS on the claim page Sign the new Manifest to stay active Claim runs on Ethereum and costs a bit over $1 🧊 Aster Airdrop checker for Season 3 is open Check your status on the Airdrop page Season 4 runs until Dec 22 with 1.5% allocated 🔥 Infinex Craterun trading campaign live with $2.5M in rewards + 10% INX vouchers Register and connect wallet on the Perps page Trade to build volume and farm points ⚠️ We’re just sharing alpha. Always DYOR 🧠

🤩 Erik Voorhees: Bitcoin is the most powerful financial tool ever made BTC fixed broken money, became a mathematically protected asset and, he says, will evolve into global money within 5 to 15 years Everything else from Ethereum’s dominance to prediction markets and AI-driven tokenization is just supporting cast 🤩

🇬🇧 UK legally recognizes crypto as property The new law gives digital assets full property status as the country continues testing tokenized pound deposits through 2026 London is quietly gearing up for the onchain era 👍

😨 Kevin O’Leary says a December Fed rate cut is unlikely But he adds that Bitcoin will be just fine regardless Volatility fades, conviction stays 👊

🍷 Strategy says its $1.4B reserve can cover 21 months of dividends The company notes the buffer can stretch to almost two years which removes any need to sell BTC Steady payouts even through the storm 😑

💸 JPMorgan now calls Bitcoin a leading signal for US markets First they pretended it didn’t matter Now they’re watching it for direction 😴

🚀 CZ Says More ATHs Are Coming Market getting ready for lift-off 👀

💰 Hacker Waited 5 Years to Steal $340K USDC A user lost $340K in USDC after signing a malicious tx on a phishing site five years ago. The scammer simply watched the wallet, waited for big deposits and drained everything in one hit Patience level: villain mode 😈