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Ethena Rolls Out Stablecoin Backed by BlackRock's BUIDL Token

The protocol's governance token ENA rallied over the weekend as Donald Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial invested in the token.

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Bitcoin Mining Economics Continued to Improve in December, JPMorgan Says

The hashprice, a measure of daily mining profitability, rose 5% from the end of November, the report said.

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Markets

MicroStrategy Boosts Bitcoin Holdings to 439,000 BTC Following Nasdaq 100 Inclusion

MicroStrategy has increased its bitcoin holdings to a total of 439,000 BTC following its latest purchase of 15,350 BTC.

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy (Michael.com)

Policy

UK Set to Prohibit Public Offers of Crypto

The FCA's paper also asks for industry input on its incoming markets admission and disclosures as well as market abuse regime.

FCA building with logo (FCA)

Markets

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Put Options at $30, $35 Price Levels See Volume Spike

The spike in activity likely stems from "cash-secured" selling of the options by traders who missed the rally in the ETF.

Stablecoin inflows have stalled ahead of the CPI report.(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Traders Now Target $120K as Bullish 'Santa Claus Rally' Gains Steam

Data from the past eight years shows that bitcoin ended December in the green six times since 2015, running at least 8% to as much as 46% (in the outlier year of 2020).

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Markets

Bitcoin Soars to Record High Above $106K, Then Retreats as Hawkish Fed Rate Cut Looms

The Fed is likely to deliver a “hawkish rate cut,” with hints of less easing next year.

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Markets

MicroStrategy to Enter Nasdaq 100, Exposing Bitcoin-Linked Stock to Billions in Passive Investment Flows

The self-described Bitcoin Development Company became one of the 75 largest non-financial firms in the Nasdaq after its explosive growth this year.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Finance

Michael Novogratz's Galaxy Appoints Former Point72 Exec as CFO

The firm’s current chief financial officer, Alex Ioffe, will transition into a senior advisor role.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: RENDER Falls 2.6% as Index Trades Lower From Thursday

Solana joined Render as an underperformer, dipping 2.1%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-12-13: laggards chart

Markets

Larger Cohorts Than U.S. ETFs or MicroStrategy Are Dictating Bitcoin Price: Van Straten

Since September, MicroStrategy and U.S.-listed spot ETFs have accumulated approximately 200,000 bitcoin each.

BTC: Long vs Short-Term Holder Threshold (Glassnode)

Markets

Miners Are Adopting the Same Bitcoin Acquisition Strategy as MicroStrategy: JPMorgan

The strategic shift to a bitcoin accumulation model is due to pressure on profitability following the reward halving, the report said.

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Finance

Societe Generale Conducts Blockchain-Based Repo Transaction With French Central Bank

SocGen is claiming bragging rights as the first to conduct an on-chain repo transaction with a European central bank.

SocGen branch

Markets

Polygon DAO Weighs $1.3B Stablecoin Deployment to Generate $70M Annual Yield

The plan uses Morpho Labs' vaults to manage USDC and USDT, targeting a conservative 7% annual return using various strategies.

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