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Markets

XRP Records Highest Ever ‘Whale’ Activity as 7-Day Price Gains Near 100%

Whales can move markets with their buying or selling pressure, and tracking this can indicate their market sentiment.

A whale leaping out of the sea. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Finance

Tokenized Securities Exchange 21X Wins Approval from Germany’s BaFin

In the first quarter of 2025, Frankfurt-based 21X plans to start trading tokenized equity, debt securities and funds, as well as real estate or artworks.

Frankfurt, Germany

Finance

Point72-Backed Exchange D2X Debuts in Europe With Regulated Crypto Derivatives

D2X comes out the gate with 7-days-a-week trading in cash-settled futures, with options to follow early next year.

D2X co-founder Theodore Rozencwajg (right) and D2X CEO Frederic Colette (left)

Tech

Union Labs, a Connector of Blockchains, Raises $12M in Series A Round

The firm, which aims to bridge the Ethereum and Cosmos ecosystems with its interoperability layer, now wants to build links to Bitcoin too.

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Markets

Polymarket Retains Loyal User Base a Month After Election, Data Shows

PLUS: A former NFL wide receiver apologizes for insulting Shayne Coplan at Kalshi's direction; traders didn't see Hunter Biden pardon coming.

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Markets

Silk Road Bitcoin Worth Nearly $2B Moved to Coinbase Prime

The transfer could spark selling pressure in the market as it indicates that the U.S. government is preparing to sell or has already sold the assets.

Silk Road

Tech

Coinbase Plugs Apple Pay Into Its Fiat 'Onramp' for Third-Party Crypto Apps

The integration means self-custody wallets and the like can now let users pay for crypto purchases with the popular app included by default on every iPhone.

Coinbase Onramp integrates with Apple Pay (S3studio/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

De-banking Deserves Urgent Attention

The issue affects many legitimate businesses and individuals in the U.S. and internationally. It undermines our rule of law, market economy and human rights.

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Finance

Memecoin MOODENG Surges 67% After Coinbase Listing

The action breaks a two-week more than 50% slump in the price of MOOD.

MOODENG listed on Coinbase (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Improved in November, JPMorgan Says

The total market cap of bitcoin miners tracked by the bank jumped 52% from the month previous, the report said.

JPMorgan

Finance

BitGo Unveils Retail Crypto Custody Platform

BitGo said the retail offering provides the same institutional-grade security guarantees under the hood that the firm’s existing customers are familiar with.

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Markets

Bitcoin's 'Illiquid' Supply Soars to New All-Time High Near 15M Tokens

Alongside, bitcoin on exchanges have fallen to almost a four-year low, suggesting heightened investor demand.

BTC Illiquid Supply (Glassnode)

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Surges 42.3% as Index Climbs Higher from Friday

XRP joined HBAR as a top performer, gaining 38.5%.

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Markets

MicroStrategy Added 15.4K Bitcoin for $1.5B as Saylor Pitches BTC to Microsoft

The purchases took place over the week ended Sunday and were funded with share sales under the company's ATM program.

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

Finance

BTC Dominance Tumbles as Altcoins Rumble: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 2, 2024.

Chart of bitcoin, ether 24-hour moves (CryptoCompare)