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Bitcoin is attempting to reclaim the $92,000 level as bullish momentum gradually returns after weeks of uncertainty. The market has spent nearly two months in a corrective phase, shedding roughly 36% from its highs, yet signs of stabilization are beginning to emerge. A new CryptoQuant report from analyst Darkfost highlights a striking deviation from typical mid-cycle correction behavior—one that may explain why sentiment is starting to shift.

According to the report, inflows of cryptocurrencies onto Binance remain unusually low, even as Bitcoin has experienced one of its deepest pullbacks of the cycle. Historically, during significant corrections, investors tend to send large amounts of BTC and other assets to exchanges, signaling growing willingness to sell and escalating market fear. This pattern appeared repeatedly in past downturns, often marking periods of capitulation.

But this time, the data suggests something different: investors are not rushing to offload their holdings. Instead, they appear more comfortable holding through volatility, showing patience rather than panic. Such low inflows contrast sharply with prior mid-cycle resets and hint at a more resilient market structure beneath the surface—one where holders may be preparing for the next phase rather than abandoning ship.

A Shift in Inflows Reveals Unusual Investor Behavior

Darkfost notes that today’s data shows a markedly different behavior from what Bitcoin typically displays during major corrections. Instead of focusing on BTC alone, the analysis aggregates total inflows of all cryptocurrencies sent to Binance, offering a broader view of market intent. The logic behind this metric is straightforward: rising inflows signal growing selling pressure, while shrinking inflows indicate that investors prefer to hold rather than exit their positions.

During previous downturns, inflows surged. In April 2024, right after Bitcoin hit a new all-time high at $73,800, total inflows exceeded 200 million coins, reflecting intense selling pressure. A similar spike appeared in December 2024, as BTC broke above $100,000, signaling that investors were preparing to lock in profits.

Today’s environment looks nothing like those periods. Despite experiencing a much deeper correction, inflows are five times lower—and notably stable. Investors are not sending coins to exchanges, which means they’re not eager to sell. Instead, they are sitting through the decline, showing patience rather than panic.

This unusual calm suggests a more confident market structure. If selling pressure continues to fade, this investor restraint could become one of the most constructive signals supporting a future bullish recovery once the correction runs its course.

Bitcoin Price Action Shows Early Signs of Stabilization

Bitcoin’s latest 3-day chart shows the market attempting to stabilize after a sharp two-month correction that pushed the price from above $120,000 to the recent lows near $84,000. The current rebound toward $91,960 reflects improving short-term sentiment, but the broader structure still leans bearish until key levels break.

One of the most important developments is BTC’s interaction with the 200-day moving average (red line). The price dipped below it during the flush-out but has now reclaimed it slightly, a signal that sellers may be losing momentum. Historically, regaining the 200MA on high timeframes marks the first stage of recovery after major corrections. However, confirmation requires follow-through and stronger volume—something that remains limited for now.

The 50MA and 100MA sit well above price, reflecting the depth of the recent decline and acting as overhead resistance. The clustering of these moving averages between $100,000 and $110,000 forms a heavy supply zone. Bulls would need several consecutive strong candles to break back into that region.

Volume has decreased notably during the rebound, suggesting that buyers are still cautious. Until BTC reclaims the $96K–$98K area—where structural resistance and realized-price bands align—this move remains a relief bounce rather than a confirmed bullish reversal.

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The United States’ new national security strategy has renewed debate across the crypto community after omitting any direct reference to digital assets or blockchain technology.

Released by the Trump administration, the document outlines the nation’s long-term security priorities and technological ambitions, yet its silence on crypto stands in contrast with both market momentum and recent political statements.

As global financial systems increasingly integrate digital assets, many observers see the absence as a signal of policy uncertainty at a time when regulatory clarity is becoming more important for industry growth.

Why Has AI Taken the Spotlight

Across its 33 pages, the strategy places artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and quantum computing at the center of America’s next-generation competition.

The administration states that U.S. technology and standards must “drive the world forward,” underscoring a focus on advanced computing rather than decentralized finance. Digital assets, which had gained prominence through previous remarks from officials, receive no explicit mention.

This stands at odds with comments from President Trump in recent months. In a CBS 60 Minutes interview, he warned that China should not become the global leader in virtual assets and insisted that Bitcoin mining should remain within U.S. borders.

A Subtle Reference, but No Clear Policy

While crypto is not named in the strategy, the document does reference strengthening American “leadership in digital finance and innovation.”

Analysts view this as a broad gesture rather than a firm policy direction, but it leaves open the possibility that digital assets may still influence future regulatory or economic strategies.

This ambiguity comes despite a year of significant pro-crypto actions. Measures such as the GENIUS Act for stablecoin oversight, the formation of a crypto enforcement task force, reduced regulatory pressures on exchanges, and opposition to a central bank digital currency have all shaped expectations.

The establishment of a national Bitcoin reserve, funded through forfeited digital assets, further signals that crypto remains a strategic consideration even if not formally acknowledged in the latest blueprint.

Market Response and Broader Implications

Currently trading around $91,900, Bitcoin briefly fell below $90,000 following the release of the strategy, a move compounded by broader macroeconomic pressures and anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate decision.

The administration’s call for increased defense spending among NATO allies has also raised questions about inflation and monetary policy, factors that could influence investor appetite for digital assets.

For now, the omission leaves the industry navigating a familiar gap of strong political rhetoric, scattered policy initiatives, but no comprehensive framework. As the U.S. centers its priorities around AI and quantum computing, crypto’s position in national strategy remains undefined. Is this the end of the ‘Crypto Administration’?

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Institutional investors are quietly reshaping the narrative around XRP, with the latest analysis report from the billion-dollar asset manager WisdomTree confirming what insiders have long suspected. According to the report, XRP is garnering institutional interest and demand on a global scale. While retail traders debate short-term price movements, smart money capital inflows into XRP are surpassing those of almost every other altcoin. 

XRP Dominates Institutional Inflows Across Europe And The Globe

According to an X post by crypto expert Stern Drew, the latest WisdomTree report shows that XRP is the only digital asset attracting consistent institutional demand worldwide. In Europe, XRP has attracted over $549 million in new institutional capital this year, more than three times the inflows into Ethereum. This figure surpasses the total for every altcoin in the market and multi-asset products except Bitcoin. 

In a continent traditionally known for conservative investment strategies, these flows into XRP represent a decisive vote of confidence from European institutional investors. Drew has revealed that the demand for XRP has also extended beyond Europe. Outside the United States, XRP has captured roughly $252 million in fresh institutional capital just this year. 

By comparison, Bitcoin products absorbed only $268 million in smart money capital. Given that BTC products are more than 25 times the size of XRP products, this suggests that institutions have directed nearly 25 times more new capital into XRP than into Bitcoin. Drew has suggested that this increase in flows indicates careful, deliberate positioning rather than short-term speculative activity, which highlights the market’s growing preference for XRP. 

US Adoption Signals Broader Shift

In his post, Drew also revealed the growing institutional interest in XRP within the US. This year, a new synthetic XRP product attracted $241 million, surpassing flows into Solana and all other altcoin products in the same category. This surge came at a time when the two largest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, collectively saw $6.4 billion exit their ETF structures. 

Drew revealed that the dramatic outflows from BTC and ETH signaled that institutional investors were diversifying from established assets while selectively accumulating XRP. The WisdomTree report also showed that, excluding Europe and the US, regions such as Asia and other global markets are increasing their exposure to XRP. 

Surprisingly, this surge in global institutional demand is occurring during periods of market stress rather than euphoric rallies. The XRP price is currently down by more than 15% this year and trading at just $2.1. The cryptocurrency has also been experiencing significant choppy action over the past few months, failing to reclaim former highs above $3.

Despite this structural weakness, institutions continue to accumulate XRP in large quantities, indicating a clear bias toward the cryptocurrency. Drew has also revealed that smart money views XRP as a settlement-grade asset, well-suited for integration into the future architecture of regulated digital finance. He highlights that, as global institutional preference increasingly concentrates on XRP, price movements might follow later.

South Korea moved to tighten rules for cryptocurrency platforms after a major breach at Upbit that sent shockwaves through the local market and government halls.

Government Pushes Bank-Level Rules

According to government and industry reports, the Upbit breach on November 27, 2025 involved the transfer of about 104 billion tokens on the Solana network in roughly 54 minutes.

The value of the tokens was reported at about 44.5 billion won, equal to roughly $30–36 million. Upbit said it would cover customer losses from its own funds, but officials say current law does not force exchanges to reimburse users automatically.

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) have begun drafting rules that would hold virtual asset service providers to bank-level liability standards, requiring compulsory compensation for customers hit by hacks or system failures.

Past Failures Put Pressure On Regulators

Reports have disclosed that the five biggest exchanges in Korea — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit and Gopax — were cited in official data showing 20 system failures between 2023 and September 2025.

Those incidents affected more than 900 users and caused combined losses of about 5 billion won. Regulators say those prior problems, plus the recent Solana transfers, highlighted gaps in consumer protection and operational stability that current rules don’t close.

Exchanges Face Higher Costs And Fines

Under the proposed measures, exchanges would need to meet stronger IT security and custody standards, submit to regular audits, and maintain clearer recovery plans.

Penalties are also being rethought. Current maximum fines were a fixed 5 billion won in earlier regulations; new drafts reportedly include fines up to 3% of an exchange’s annual revenue for serious breaches.

That kind of exposure could push firms to raise spending on security and insurance, and it may change how they price services.

What It Means For Users And Markets

According to industry analysts, forcing mandatory compensation would boost consumer confidence. That is the stated aim. But restoring trust will likely take time.

Some exchanges have already promised voluntary payouts after the Upbit incident, yet a legal requirement would mark a big shift in how crypto platforms are treated compared with banks and electronic payment firms under the Electronic Financial Transactions Act.

Timeline And Lawmaking Steps

Based on reports, the draft rules are currently under internal review within the FSC and will need to pass through formal legislative processes before becoming law.

Lawmakers and regulators are deliberating exactly which parts of bank rules should apply to crypto firms, and how to avoid stifling competition or innovation while protecting customers.

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Ripple and the XRP ecosystem have entered one of their most important weeks to date. A series of regulatory and market-structure breakthroughs has pushed the token deeper into the core of federally supervised financial infrastructure, and this carries implications far beyond short-term sentiment, starting with its advancement into new territory under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

A New Regulatory Alignment Surrounds XRP

Bitnomial, a CFTC-regulated derivatives and spot-crypto platform, secured approval to include XRP within its market structure of the first US-regulated spot-crypto market. This allowed the Chicago-based exchange to activate a supervised spot-XRP contract in the United States, as well as accept the token as margin collateral across its derivatives products. 

The move placed XRP in the same operational category as traditional commodities that must meet liquidity and settlement standards before entering federally regulated markets.

Behind these approvals sits a story that many observers initially missed. An market participant who goes by the name SonOfaRichard on the social media platform pointed out the significance of what had unfolded. 

He noted that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), three agencies with entirely different remits, moved in the same direction in the same week. 

According to him, the altcoin effectively transitioned into a commodity-grade collateral asset within a federally regulated derivatives ecosystem, and he described this not as a narrative but as plumbing. This is the same standard applied to gold, FX, treasuries, and LME metals.

Secondly, the SEC did not object to the CFTC’s move with Bitnomial, and that silence carried far more weight than a formal statement, because it pointed to an unusual moment of alignment between agencies that typically operate with different mandates on XRP. 

Thirdly, Bitnomial itself became the quiet kingmaker in this entire development, not because of its brand presence or daily trading volume, but because its regulatory position places it in integration with clearing flows that plug directly into institutional pipes. A platform like that does not list XRP unless regulators have already determined what it is.

An Exciting Phase For The Token’s Outlook

Lastly, the DTCC moved toward 24×5 settlement windows. According to the commentator, this move was about interoperability with digital collateral, tokenized treasuries, and real-time clearing.

Taken together, these milestones are not surface-level headlines. They represent a change in how XRP is being integrated. The asset is now accepted as a collateral currency, listed under CFTC oversight, and actively trading inside the country’s first regulated spot-crypto framework.

Other examples of the change in XRP integration on a global scale include the Singapore MPI license for Ripple and Vanguard, allowing XRP ETF access, among a few others.

All these recent advancements by Ripple now point to the ecosystem entering a phase that investors have waited years to witness. The question now may no longer be whether institutions will adopt the token, but how quickly they integrate it into the flows of modern digital finance.

Robinhood Markets moved into Indonesia this week by signing deals to buy two local firms, a step that gives it instant access to a big pool of investors.

The plan covers both a licensed brokerage and a regulated crypto trader, and the company says it will use those platforms to begin offering its services to Indonesian users. According to reports, the transactions are set to close in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

Robinhood Targets Large Local Investor Base

Based on reports, Robinhood will acquire PT Buana Capital Sekuritas and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, two Indonesian companies that already operate under local licenses.

This gives Robinhood the chance to start operating without waiting out a long licensing process, although final approval from Indonesia’s financial watchdog is still required. The firm did not disclose the price it will pay.

We’re expanding globally. Robinhood has entered into agreements to acquire Buana Capital, an Indonesian brokerage, and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, a licensed Indonesian digital financial asset trader–marking our entry into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing markets.

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— Robinhood (@RobinhoodApp) December 8, 2025

Market Size And Recent Activity

Indonesia is home to a deep and growing retail market. Reports place close to 20 million people participating in capital markets, while about 17 million are active crypto traders — numbers that underline why global platforms are looking closely at the country.

Transaction values in 2024 reached roughly 650 trillion rupiah, which is nearly $40 billion, showing how much activity already flows through local platforms.

How Robinhood Plans To Use The Acquisitions

According to the company’s announcement, the deals are meant to let Robinhood offer its own brokerage and crypto products over time, potentially including access to US equities and global cryptocurrencies for Indonesian users.

Pieter Tanuri, who is the majority owner of the acquired businesses, is expected to serve as a strategic adviser after the closing, reports say. This local guidance could help with day-to-day operations and regulatory interactions.

Regulatory And Competitive Hurdles

The greenlighting by Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or OJK and other Indonesian regulators remains a continuing condition.

Against this, the wider policy backdrop has not stayed constant: tax rules and oversight for crypto tightened up in 2025; regulators have moved parts of crypto oversight under different agencies, making compliance more complex for entrants.

Local rivals are already well established, meaning Robinhood will face a crowded field even if it is granted regulatory clearance.

For Indonesian traders, the move could bring more choices and access to new products, including cross-border trading options that, until now, are limited on many local applications.

It’s part of a broader expansion push at Robinhood after a strong year that saw big gains in its stock price.

The company still has the practical work of integrating systems, meeting local rules, and convincing users to switch platforms.

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Binance (BNB), the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has initiated an investigation following allegations of insider trading involving one of its employees. 

Binance Uncovers Alleged Misuse Of Insider Information

On December 7, Binance’s internal audit team received a report claiming that an employee had exploited insider information to make posts on official social media, thereby gaining personal profits. 

In a recent communication shared on the social media platform X (previously known as Twitter), Binance outlined the immediate steps taken in response to these allegations.

The preliminary findings of the investigation revealed that the employee in question had connections to a token that was issued on-chain on December 7. Less than a minute later, they allegedly used details, including text and images relating to this token, in a tweet published by the Binance Futures account. The exchange noted:

These actions constitute abuse of their position for personal gain and violate our policies and code of professional conduct.

Whistleblower Bounty Of $100,000 Announced

In light of these findings, the employee whose name was not disclosed in the information provided by the exchange has been suspended immediately pending further disciplinary action. 

Furthermore, Binance has communicated its intent to engage with relevant authorities in the employee’s jurisdiction, pledging full cooperation and pursuing appropriate legal action in line with applicable laws.

While emphasizing its commitment to transparency, fairness, and user welfare, the exchange has also announced a total bounty reward of $100,000, which will be equally distributed among the earliest valid whistleblowers. 

The exchange’s native token, Binance Coin (BNB), is trading at $896.50 when writing. This means BNB is down over 34% from the all-time high of $1,369 reached earlier this year. 

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Ethereum saw a bounce back above the $3,000 price market, with bullish sentiment gaining momentum among investors, especially those on centralized exchanges. Even with the market experiencing sideways movements, the overall supply of ETH on crypto exchanges has fallen sharply, hitting unprecedented levels.

Lowest Supply Of Ethereum On Exchanges

Recent signals from on-chain metrics indicate that the Ethereum market environment is undergoing a quiet yet significant transformation. This unfolding trend is due to the sharp drop in the supply of ETH available on cryptocurrency exchanges.

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As reported by Coin Bureau on the social media platform X, ETH supply on centralized exchanges has hit levels not seen in years. With more holders choosing long-term storage, staking, and self-custody over keeping their assets available for trade, this significant supply drain indicates a change in investor behavior.

Data from the ETH Percent Balance on Exchanges metric shows a total of 8.7% of Ethereum supply available on exchanges, marking the lowest level since ETH’s launch in 2015. 

As exchange reserves decrease, the structural pressure on ETH’s circulating supply is increasing, which could create a scenario for a more explosive price environment. Coin Bureau stated that several crypto analysts are currently warning that tightening liquidity might trigger a robust rally when demand recovers.

Mid-Size Whale Holders Are Still Existing In The Market

Despite a sharp withdrawal of ETH from exchanges, selling pressure still remains in the market as indicated by the Ethereum Accumulation Heatmap. After examining the metric, Alphractal, an advanced investment and on-chain data analytics platform, uncovered that wallet addresses holding 1,000 ETH to 10,000 ETH, or mid-size whales, are offloading their holdings, signaling weakening sentiment among the group due to ongoing market fluctuations.

According to the metric, these investors carried out heavy distribution just near the price top. The cohort was the one who took advantage of the euphoria to secure profits while others were celebrating at the all-time high.

What’s interesting is that these investors are still selling, mounting heavy bearish pressure on the market, which is likely fueling the current bearish wave. Meanwhile, wallet addresses holding at least 10,000 ETH or mega whale holders continue to be considerably more neutral, with relatively light distribution, demonstrating no panic, no aggressive buying, at least not yet.

Such a trend suggests that supply behavior is not completely aligned with the euphoria of retail investors. These accumulation and distribution patterns are vital to gauge those who are actually driving ETH’s price moves. It also determines those who are quietly heading for the exit, while others are still entering.

At the time of writing, the price of ETH was trading at $3,135, demonstrating a more than 3% rise in the last 24 hours. Bullish sentiment seems to be returning strongly, as evidenced by an over 142% increase in trading volume over the past day.

The last quarter of the year has always been quite bearish for the Solana price, marking the highest losses for the altcoin since it was launched back in 2020. Naturally, this has made Q4 a dreaded time for Solana investors, and the year 2025 has not been any different. The last two months have already closed in the red with double-digit losses, and with only December left to go, the Solana price might be on track to complete yet another bearish quarter.

Looking At The Historical Performance Of Solana In Q4

Taking into account data from the CryptoRank website, it shows Solana’s less-than-favorable performance in the last quarter. In the last five years, Q4 has had the highest average losses compared to the other quarters, and the month of December plays a major role in that due to how bearish it is.

December, in particular, boasts the second-highest average losses, second only to May’s -9.96% average. However, when it comes to the median returns, the month of December takes the cake, recording a high average of -19.6% losses over the year.

In the five years of its existence, only one year, in 2023, has the Solana price closed out the month of December in the green with 71.4% gains. The other years have ended with at least 18% losses, and this month is already looking bearish with -0.79% losses so far.

With the months of October and November already closing in the red, it is likely that December will follow. The last time that both October and November closed in the red was back in 2022, and December would follow suit with -29.6% returns for the month.

Analyst Says A Bounce Could Come Instead

While historical data suggests that the Solana price could end up struggling this month, one crypto analyst has presented a scenario where the altcoin could bounce back. This move is predicated on Solana’s ability to actually hold the support and break the next resistance.

Interestingly, though, the analyst’s chart shows an initial 15% dump before the Solana price finds support somewhere around $116. After that, the price is expected to rebound, and the target for the cryptocurrency after this would be the $170 level. The weekly candlestick also supports this possible jump, something that would send Solana to the green in September.

For now, the bulls continue to struggle despite last week’s campaign for $150, suggesting that there is a great deal of resistance at this level. If selling continues to build up, then it is likely that Solana will move down as predicted.

Рынок снова нервничает: высокая волатильность, агрессивные продажи плечевых позиций и нарастающие разговоры о «криптозиме» усиливают страх перед глубокой коррекцией Bitcoin. Для многих это повод заморозить капитал в стейблкоинах, но для части инвесторов такие периоды — время искать инфраструктурные истории.

Биткоин уже больше десяти лет остается базовым активом рынка, но его ограничения никуда не делись. Медленные транзакции, высокая комиссия в периоды нагрузки и практически полное отсутствие гибких смарт‑контрактов делают сеть неудобной для DeFi и массовых приложений. Отсюда и всплеск интереса к слоям решений поверх Bitcoin.

На этом фоне усиливается внимание к инфраструктурным альткоинам, которые пытаются превратить Bitcoin из «цифрового золота» в полноценную базу для финансовых приложений. Инвесторы все чаще смотрят не только на цену, но и на архитектуру: модульные блокчейны, виртуальные машины, мосты ликвидности. В подобных обзорах уже стабильно фигурируют лучшие альткоины следующего цикла.

Именно в такой контекст вписывается Bitcoin Hyper и токен $HYPER — инфраструктурный проект, который заявляет о себе как о первом Bitcoin Layer 2 с интеграцией Solana Virtual Machine. В условиях возможной глубокой просадки Bitcoin это ставит перед инвестором простой вопрос: оставить капитал пассивным или использовать спад, чтобы зайти в инфраструктуру, которая может масштабировать сам Bitcoin.

КУПИТЬ BITCOIN HYPER

 

Почему биткоину нужен второй уровень

Главная проблема Bitcoin хорошо знакома каждому, кто хоть раз проводил транзакцию в период пикового спроса. Подтверждение может занимать десятки минут, а комиссии доходят до заметных сумм даже для простого перевода. Для мира DeFi, игр и высокочастотных платежей это критическое ограничение.

Поэтому за последние годы сформировалась целая линейка решений второго уровня. Одни делают ставку на платежные каналы, другие — на «роллап»-архитектуру, третьи экспериментируют с отдельными виртуальными машинами и боковыми цепочками. Это отражает растущую конкуренцию за роль ключевой инфраструктуры поверх Bitcoin.

Параллельно развивается сегмент высокопроизводительных цепочек вроде Solana, которые предлагают тысячи транзакций в секунду, но не имеют прямой «родной» привязки к безопасности Bitcoin. В результате рынок ищет гибрид: инфраструктуру, которая даст производительность уровня Solana, но при этом будет опираться на проверенную временем сеть Bitcoin. Bitcoin Hyper как раз пытается занять эту нишу, предлагая Layer 2 с поддержкой SVM.

Bitcoin Hyper: ставка на SVM и скорость выше Solana

Bitcoin Hyper строит модульную архитектуру: базовый слой Bitcoin отвечает за финальные расчеты, а отдельный слой с Solana Virtual Machine берет на себя исполнение транзакций и смарт‑контрактов в режиме реального времени. Это сочетание позволяет получить сверхнизкую задержку обработки операций и при этом опираться на безопасность основной сети.

Команда заявляет, что производительность L2‑уровня превосходит показатели самой Solana, а комиссии удерживаются на уровне долей цента даже при высокой нагрузке. Для пользователя это открывает возможность проводить расчеты в обернутом Bitcoin, запускать DeFi‑протоколы, платформы NFT и игровые приложения на знакомом стеке Rust, но с привязкой к капиталу в Bitcoin, а не только к экосистеме Ethereum.

Отдельный элемент конструкции — децентрализованный канонический мост для перевода Bitcoin на второй уровень, а также совместимость с токенами формата SPL, адаптированными под эту L2‑среду. На этапе раннего размещения проект уже привлек $29 млн при цене около $0.013395 за токен $HYPER, что демонстрирует заметный интерес к идее ускоренного Bitcoin на базе SVM. При этом данные ончейн‑мониторингов показывают, что два крупных кошелька суммарно приобрели около $396 000, что обычно воспринимается как сигнал внимания «умных денег».

Модель вознаграждения держателей $HYPER строится вокруг стейкинга с повышенным APY и участием в управлении сетью. После запуска токена ранние инвесторы могут практически сразу переводить токены в стейкинг, а для участников предварительной продажи предусмотрен семидневный период вестинга. В перспективе ключевую роль будут играть не только финансовые стимулы, но и права голоса в развитии протокола.

Задача Bitcoin Hyper проста и амбициозна одновременно: устранить для Bitcoin три главных ограничения — медленные транзакции, высокие комиссии и отсутствие развитых смарт‑контрактов. Если проекту удастся закрепиться в роли производительного Layer 2 с SVM и удобным инструментарием для разработчиков, $HYPER может стать одной из немногих инфраструктурных ставок, которые выиграют от следующего витка интереса к Bitcoin, а не просто будут следовать за его ценой.

Ripple currently controls a staggering amount of XRP, and now questions from market experts are mounting over whether the crypto payments company may be forced to sell 25% of its 45 billion token holdings. Analysts suggest that a possible selloff could have major implications. At the same time, they question the pathways through which Ripple could sell its holdings and who the potential buyers might be. 

Ripple To Face Pressure To Sell 25% Of XRP Holdings 

Ripple may soon need to drastically reduce more than half of its substantial XRP reserves as regulatory discussions over the proposed CLARITY Act intensify. In a recent post on X, market expert Crypto Sensei shared a video, drawing attention to a provision in the CLARITY Act that would prevent any company from controlling more than 20% of a blockchain’s native asset’s total supply. 

Currently, Ripple owns 45 billion XRP, split between escrow and direct reserve, representing 45% of the cryptocurrency’s total supply of 100 billion tokens. This indicates that the company controls nearly half of the total XRP supply—a level of concentration that typically runs counter to the decentralization narrative of crypto and blockchain technology. 

Crypto Sensei suggests that US lawmakers are seemingly focused on preventing excessive accumulation of supply, and Ripple’s holdings stand out as one of the clearest examples of a single entity controlling a large portion of a network’s token. According to the analyst, if the CLARITY Act is implemented in 2026, Ripple may need to sell at least 25% of its holdings to comply with the legislation. 

A reduction of this magnitude would lower the crypto company’s XRP reserves to 20 billion tokens, or 20% of the cryptocurrency’s total supply. At the current price of $2.0 per token, this would amount to roughly $40 billion. Notably, such a sell-off would likely require coordination with liquidity providers and partnering institutions to avoid unnecessary market disruption. 

Potential Selling Paths And Institutional Speculation 

In his X video, Crypto Sensei outlined several potential paths Ripple could take to reduce its substantial XRP reserves. One option is to sell the rights to future escrow releases instead of the tokens themselves. Another involves selling the accounts into which the escrowed XRP completes while preventing the tokens from circulating.  

According to the market expert, these possibilities have sparked widespread speculation that major financial players, such as BlackRock, could already be involved or poised to purchase future XRP escrow rights. The idea continues to circulate because it would allow institutions to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency without immediately affecting the circulating supply. 

Crypto Sensei also notes that Ripple locks about 700 million XRP in escrow each month, raising questions about whether these transfers may represent sales. The analyst argues that if sales were occurring, the on-chain trail would clearly show tokens moving to buyers’ wallets, but the data does not reflect this. He highlighted that the current evidence points to a far more controlled internal process rather than large-scale institutional distributions. 

Secondo i monitoraggi on-chain, un wallet collegato al fondatore di TRON, Justin Sun, ha prelevato 100 milioni di TRX da Binance il 3 dicembre 2025. I report indicano che lo stesso indirizzo ha spostato anche 5 milioni di USDT quasi contemporaneamente.

Questi ingenti trasferimenti sono stati segnalati pubblicamente da Onchain Lens e ripresi da molteplici testate di notizie crypto.

Valore delle Transazioni e Tempistiche

Il tracciamento on-chain mostra che i 100 milioni di TRX valevano circa 28 milioni di dollari al momento dello spostamento. Il trasferimento di USDT da 5 milioni di dollari è avvenuto entro un minuto dal prelievo di TRX, portando gli osservatori a definire l’azione come “coordinata” piuttosto che di routine.

In base ai report, la tempistica ravvicinata e il mix di asset — token nativo più stablecoin — hanno attirato un’attenzione extra da parte dei trader e degli investigatori on-chain.

I dati mostrano anche che il wallet collegato a Justin Sun detiene ora un saldo TRX molto più ampio di questo singolo trasferimento. I servizi di tracking riportano che l’indirizzo possiede circa 492 milioni di TRX, una holding con un valore nozionale vicino ai 138 milioni di dollari ai tassi di mercato attuali. Questo saldo in crescita ha alimentato le voci secondo cui l’accumulo di TRX è stato costante negli ultimi giorni.

A wallet linked to Justin Sun (@justinsuntron) withdrew 100M $TRX worth $27.96M from #Binance and also withdrew $5M $USDT.https://t.co/4d2utqwsv0 pic.twitter.com/k40pMUj15d

— Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens) December 3, 2025

Reazione del Mercato e Liquidità

I movimenti iniziali del mercato sono stati tenui. Alcuni dati degli exchange e commenti hanno notato un lieve rialzo nel prezzo di TRX dopo la notizia, suggerendo che i trader abbiano interpretato il deflusso come una rimozione della pressione di vendita dai book degli ordini dell’exchange.

Gli analisti che tracciano la liquidità degli exchange affermano che grandi prelievi come questo possono ridurre l’offerta disponibile sul lato vendita (sell-side supply) e supportare la stabilità dei prezzi se la domanda tiene. Tuttavia, qualsiasi trend di prezzo chiaro dipenderà da cosa accadrà dopo con i token prelevati.

Nessuna Dichiarazione Ufficiale

Non c’è stata alcuna dichiarazione pubblica da parte di Justin Sun o TRON per spiegare i trasferimenti. Senza conferme, le motivazioni rimangono speculative. Gli osservatori stanno valutando alcune possibilità comuni:

• Cold Storage a lungo termine: Spostare i fondi al sicuro fuori dagli exchange.
• Staking o uso nel protocollo: Utilizzare i token per la governance o per generare rendimento DeFi.
• Movimenti di tesoreria interna.

Tutte queste idee sono plausibili, ma nessuna è confermata dal team.

Cosa potrebbe accadere ora?

Se i token rimangono offline (fuori dagli exchange), alcuni trader potrebbero vedere la mossa come rialzista (bullish) poiché taglia l’offerta fluttuante detenuta sulle grandi piattaforme di scambio. Se i fondi venissero successivamente venduti o usati per fornire liquidità, l’effetto potrebbe oscillare nella direzione opposta.

I report sottolineano che mosse simili da parte dei grandi detentori (“Whales”) sono state a volte seguite da un accumulo silenzioso e altre volte da grandi trasferimenti verso sedi di trading — tempismo e intenzioni faranno la differenza.

On Sunday, XRP staged a bounce to the $2.1 price level, flipping the market into a bullish atmosphere. However, on-chain metrics are flashing conflicting signals as the market splits between bullish and bearish narratives due to a disparity in investors’ actions on major exchanges.

A Two-Sided XRP Market Mood Emerges

XRP, a leading altcoin, has sent one of its most perplexing signals in recent months, leaving traders unsure about what to expect next in the market or price. Arthur, a market expert and official partner of the BingX crypto exchange, has outlined a distinct behavior among investors in two regions.

According to the market expert, the altcoin is exhibiting a mixed signal right now after examining the activity of investors on the Binance and Bithumb exchanges. Currently, investors on the Binance exchange are demonstrating bullish activity while those on Bithumb are displaying signs of weakening sentiment and uncertainty.

On the Binance side, Arthur noted that the supply of XRP on the exchange is experiencing a steady decline. This persistent withdrawal from the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world is mostly carried out by large investors known as whale holders, which is causing a tightening supply.

Such a pattern extends beyond simple reshuffling from these key investors. Furthermore, it points to a strategic move by wealthy investors, who usually take action ahead of more general market trends. Historically, the movement of these high-value wallets’ assets away from centralized exchanges is a sign that the cohort could be getting ready for an impending market catalyst.

Meanwhile, on Upbit and Bithumb, the expert reported that there is a steady flow of XRP into the two largest crypto exchanges in South Korea. When coins flow into exchanges, it usually points to short-term selling pressure, suggesting that investors in the Asian region are currently locking in profits.

Heightened Demand For The Altcoin Via ETFs

Demand for XRP is still waxing strong in certain key areas, especially the Spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). Following weeks of market turbulence, institutional appetite for the altcoin appears to have increased, creating a strong new tailwind.

In another X post, Arthur reported that the altcoin has experienced steady inflows over the last 15 days, signifying the longest continuous run since funds tracking the token started trading. Within this timeframe, the expert highlighted that the funds have recorded a whopping $900 million Asset Under Management (AUM). 

Despite modest price movement, this consistent flow of funds indicates that big investors are discreetly increasing exposure, indicating growing confidence in XRP’s long-term prospects. With the Clarity Act set to gain approval, the expert is confident that the development could attract more inflows into the funds. It may also see retail investors, institutional investors, and ETFs moving in a single direction.

DOGE community member DogeMemeGirl has drawn the community’s attention to Tesla’s new code, which hints at Dogecoin payments integration. This comes over a year after Elon Musk revealed that Tesla would accept DOGE as a payment option at some point. 

Dogecoin Payments May Be Imminent As Tesla Updates Backend Code

In an X post, DogeMemeGirl revealed that Tesla is upgrading its Dogecoin integration as the new backend code shows a “massive” shift from the old setup. She explained that the old code was basic and dormant, restricted to Tesla’s merchandise only. Meanwhile, the code provides a significant upgrade and hints at DOGE payments for Tesla cars. 

The community member revealed that the new code is woven deep into vehicle checkout for the Tesla Model 3 and the Cybertruck. It also includes hidden “order with Dogecoin” buttons that indicate the Dogecoin payments integration. Lastly, DogeMemeGirl stated that the new code features real-time price conversion and dynamic error handling. 

She also hinted that Dogecoin is likely to be the only crypto that will be accepted by Elon Musk’s Tesla in the meantime. This came as DogeMemeGirl stated that the Bitcoin references have been scrubbed in the new code, while DOGE remains. The community member noted that it is still disabled, but that the infrastructure to buy a Tesla with DOGE is actively being built. 

Tesla’s potential integration of Dogecoin payments could provide a huge boost for the foremost meme coin, expanding its utility and likely leading to more adoption for DOGE. Notably, Musk stated last year that his car company would begin accepting DOGE payments for car purchases at some point. Tesla already accepts the meme coin for some of its merchandise. 

DOGE Integration In X Payments?

This development of the Tesla Dogecoin payments integration comes amid speculations that Elon Musk’s X could also integrate the meme coin into ‘X Payments.’ Musk stated last month that X payments is coming soon, with the possibility that it will still launch this year, as earlier announced by the then-CEO Linda Yaccarino.

DOGE community members, including famous crypto pundit Kevin Capital, have speculated that Musk will integrate DOGE in X payments, which would boost the meme coin’s adoption. Kevin indicated that a potential integration could also significantly impact the DOGE price. 

In the meantime, the meme coin just received another major boost as Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, reportedly passed a law allowing its citizens to pay taxes in DOGE. Dogecoin’s official X platform drew attention to this development just as the meme coin celebrated its 12th anniversary, having launched in 2013. 

At the time of writing, the Dogecoin price is trading at around $0.14, up in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.

Michael A. Gayed, portfolio manager at Toroso Investments and publisher of macro research service The Lead-Lag Report, has put the XRP community on alert after a series of posts teasing a major related initiative.

Gayed Teases Yen-XRP Strategy

Gayed, a CFA charterholder known for his bearish, risk-focused market commentary, first flagged the cryptocurrency on December 4, posting: “Might do something related to XRP.” A day later he tied that tease directly to his broader macro outlook, writing: “You know how I always say we’re fucked? It’s time to find a way to profit from it. Might involve the Yen. And XRP.”

On December 6, he indicated that his interest in the token would not be a one-off remark, stating: “Going to do a long form post on XRP shortly.” In a separate message the same day he warned followers, “Might get annoying as fuck about XRP,” and urged them: “Put your notifications on for my account.”

The tone shifted further on December 7 from exploration to concrete signaling. Responding to speculation that he was chasing social metrics, Gayed insisted: “It’s not engagement farming. I’m working on something big. Big hint will be revealed this Thursday.” Without specifying whether he is referring to research, a trading strategy, or a product, he made clear that the token will be central to whatever he is preparing.

In a final note to close out that sequence, Gayed addressed the community directly: “Goodnight XRP army. I wrote this song. It’s yours now.” The song, shared with his followers, has since been circulated by prominent accounts, cementing his outreach to one of crypto’s most vocal retail bases.

Goodnight XRP army.

I wrote this song.

It’s yours now. pic.twitter.com/7EPjl65Twh

— Michael A. Gayed, CFA (@leadlagreport) December 7, 2025

What makes this notable is not just the content of the posts, but who is posting them. Gayed operates at the intersection of traditional asset management, ETF work and cross-asset macro research. His Lead-Lag framework is built around intermarket signals and risk regimes, and he has repeatedly warned of underpriced systemic risk in global markets.

Against that backdrop, the line “Might involve the Yen. And XRP” suggests he is working on a structured macro thesis that somehow connects currency dislocations, his negative outlook and the token. However, he has not yet disclosed any specific trade structure, allocation decision or product plan.

As of now, the verifiable facts are limited: Gayed has promised a long-form analysis, has stated he is “working on something big,” has explicitly rejected the idea that this is “engagement farming,” and has linked the token and the yen to his long-standing message that markets are in a precarious state. The exact nature, timing and market impact of his planned initiative remain unknown.

Until he publishes the promised long-form piece or a formal announcement, holders and broader market participants only know one thing for sure: a high-profile macro and ETF strategist has decided to make XRP a central theme of his upcoming work—and he wants everyone watching when he does.

At press time, XRP traded at $2.089.

US President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy is drawing attention for what it leaves out, not what it includes. The document, released this week, highlights threats from hostile states, the rise of artificial intelligence, and worries tied to quantum technology. But it does not mention crypto or blockchain at all, even after months of strong political talk around digital assets.

No Crypto In The New Strategy

According to reports, the strategy outlines several areas Washington plans to strengthen, including defense modernization and partnerships with key allies. It also mentions how emerging tools like AI and biotech could shape competition in the years ahead.

Crypto, however, is missing from the list. That omission stands out because the administration previously backed a plan to build a national digital-asset reserve and had signaled that Bitcoin could play a role in long-term economic planning.

One part of the document mentions that Trump aims to maintain and expand “America’s financial sector dominance” by leveraging the nation’s “leadership in digital finance and innovation” to safeguard market liquidity and stability, which some interpret as a possible reference to crypto.

Observers say the silence does not match earlier moves. In January, Trump approved an order that encouraged agencies to prepare for a “digital-asset stockpile,” an idea tied to creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

That announcement caught global attention, especially after Bitcoin climbed past $126,000 earlier this year before falling to the $88,000 range during a market pullback.

Industry Reaction

Based on reports, some analysts believe the White House chose to keep crypto out of the national security framework to avoid shifting it into a military or defense category.

They argue that digital assets may stay under economic and financial oversight instead of being treated as a strategic security concern.

Others think the omission could weaken the momentum that crypto supporters hoped to see after months of praise from government officials.

Several industry voices say they expected at least a short reference to blockchain due to the technology’s increasing presence in global payments and national-level discussions.

Reports have disclosed that developers and crypto policy groups were tracking the document closely, waiting to see if digital money would be acknowledged in the same way as AI or quantum computing.

That did not happen, and the silence left many wondering whether Washington sees crypto as a priority or just another financial tool.

Questions Moving Forward

The lack of any direct language about crypto may influence market expectations. Some investors considered the national security strategy an important signal that could shape future regulation or federal participation in the crypto economy.

Instead, the absence of a clear stance has raised questions about whether the US will slow its public adoption plans, even as other countries push ahead with central bank digital currency testing.

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A new a16z crypto research paper argues that apocalyptic narratives about quantum computers instantly killing Bitcoin are badly misaligned with reality, and that the real risk for blockchains lies in long, messy migrations rather than a sudden “Q-Day” collapse. The piece has already triggered a sharp rebuttal on X from investors who say the threat is closer and harder than a16z suggests.

Bitcoin Isn’t Doomed By Quantum Computing: a16z

In the article “Quantum computing and blockchains: Matching urgency to actual threats,” a16z research partner and Georgetown computer science professor Justin Thaler sets the tone early, writing that “Timelines to a cryptographically relevant quantum computer are frequently overstated — leading to calls for urgent, wholesale transitions to post-quantum cryptography.” He argues that this hype distorts cost–benefit analyses and distracts teams from more immediate risks such as implementation bugs.

Thaler defines a “cryptographically relevant quantum computer” (CRQC) as a fully error-corrected machine capable of running Shor’s algorithm at a scale where it can break RSA-2048 or elliptic-curve schemes like secp256k1 in roughly a month of runtime. In his assessment, a CRQC in the 2020s is “highly unlikely,” and public milestones do not justify claims that such a system is probable before 2030.

He stresses that across trapped-ion, superconducting and neutral-atom platforms, no device is close to the hundreds of thousands to millions of physical qubits, with the required error rates and circuit depth, that would be needed for cryptanalysis.

Instead, the a16z piece draws a sharp line between encryption and signatures. Thaler argues that harvest-now-decrypt-later (HNDL) attacks already make post-quantum encryption urgent for data that must remain confidential for decades, which is why large providers are rolling out hybrid post-quantum key establishment in TLS and messaging.

But he insists that signatures, including those securing Bitcoin and Ethereum, face a different calculus: they do not protect hidden data that can be retroactively decrypted, and once a CRQC exists, the attacker can only forge signatures going forward.

On that basis, the paper claims that “most non-privacy chains” are not exposed to HNDL-style quantum risk at the protocol level, because their ledgers are already public; the relevant attack is forging signatures to steal funds, not decrypting on-chain data.

Bitcoin-Specific Headaches

Thaler still flags Bitcoin as having “special headaches” due to slow governance, limited throughput and large pools of exposed, potentially abandoned coins whose public keys are already on-chain, but he frames the time window for a serious attack in terms of at least a decade, not a few years.

“Bitcoin changes slowly. Any contentious issues could trigger a damaging hard fork if the community cannot agree on the appropriate solution,” Thaler writes, adding “another concern is that Bitcoin’s switch to post-quantum signatures cannot be a passive migration: Owners must actively migrate their coins.”

Moreover, Thalen flags a “final issue specific to Bitcoin” which is its low transaction throughput. “Even once migration plans are finalized, migrating all quantum-vulnerable funds to post-quantum-secure addresses would take months at Bitcoin’s current transaction rate,” Thaler says.

He is equally skeptical of rushing into post-quantum signature schemes at the base-layer. Hash-based signatures are conservative but extremely large, often several kilobytes, while lattice-based schemes such as NIST’s ML-DSA and Falcon are compact but complex and have already produced multiple side-channel and fault-injection vulnerabilities in real-world implementations. Thaler warns that blockchains risk weakening their security if they jump too early into immature post-quantum primitives under headline pressure.

Industry Split On The Risk

The most forceful pushback has come from Castle Island Ventures co-founder Nic Carter and Project 11 CEO Alex Pruden. Carter summed up his view on X by saying the a16z work “wildly underestimates the nature of the threat and overestimates the time we have to prepare,” pointing followers to a long thread from Pruden.

Pruden begins by stressing respect for Thaler and the a16z team, but adds, “I disagree with the argument that quantum computing is not an urgent problem for blockchains. The threat is closer, the progress faster, and the fix harder than how he’s framing it & than most people realize.”

He argues that recent technical results, not marketing, should anchor the discussion. Citing neutral-atom systems that now support more than 6,000 physical qubits, Pruden points out that “we now have a non annealing system with more than 6000 physical qubits in the neutral atom architecture,” directly contradicting any implication that only non-scalable annealing architectures have reached that scale. He notes that work such as Caltech’s 6,100-qubit tweezer array shows large, coherent, room-temperature neutral-atom platforms are already a reality.

On error correction, Pruden writes that “surface code error correction was experimentally demonstrated last year, moving it from a research problem into an engineering problem,” and points to rapid advances in color codes and LDPC codes.

He highlights Google’s updated “Tracking the Cost of Quantum Factoring” estimates, which show that a quantum computer with about one million noisy physical qubits running for roughly a week could, in principle, break RSA-2048 — a twenty-fold reduction from Google’s own 2019 estimate of twenty million qubits. “Resource estimates for a CRQC running Shor’s algorithm have dropped by two orders of magnitude in six months,” he notes, concluding, “To say that this trajectory of progress might potentially deliver a quantum computer before 2030 is not an overstatement.”

Where Thaler emphasizes HNDL as an encryption problem, Pruden reframes blockchains as uniquely attractive quantum targets. He stresses that “public keys used in digital signatures are just as easy to harvest as encrypted messages,” but in blockchains those keys are directly tied to visible value. He points out that “these public keys are distributed & directly associated with value ($150B for Satoshi’s BTC alone),” and that once a quantum adversary can forge signatures, “If you can forge a signature, you can steal the asset regardless of when that original UTXO/account was created.”

For Pruden, this economic reality means “the economic incentives simply and clearly point to blockchains as being the first cryptographically relevant quantum use case,” even if other sectors also face HNDL risks. He adds that “blockchains will be far slower to migrate than centralized systems. A bank can upgrade its stack. Blockchains must reach global consensus, absorb performance trade-offs from PQ signatures, and coordinate millions of users to migrate their keys.”

Invoking Ethereum’s multi-year shift from proof of work to proof of stake, he writes, “The closest thing was the ETH 1.0 to 2.0 transition which took years, and as complex as that was, a PQ migration is much harder. Anyone who thinks this is a matter of swapping a few lines of signature code has simply never shipped, deployed, or maintained a production blockchain.”

Pruden agrees with Thaler that panic is dangerous, but flips the conclusion: “I agree that rushing is dangerous. But that is exactly why work must begin now. The most likely failure mode is that the industry waits too long, and then a major QC milestone triggers a panic.” He closes by saying he disagrees that “quantum computing is progressing slowly,” that “blockchains are less vulnerable than systems exposed to HNDL risk,” or that “the industry has years of slack before action is needed,” arguing that “All three assumptions are at odds with reality.”

At press time, Bitcoin stood at $91,616.

Покерный мир отметил новое яркое событие: 5 декабря состоялась премьера первого видео на официальном YouTube-канале Марио Мосбека. Профессиональный игрок и амбассадор CoinPoker познакомил зрителей с уникальным материалом, который ранее не попадал ни на одну медиаплатформу. В преддверии премьеры прошел специальный 24-часовой розыгрыш, в ходе которого каждый новый подписчик автоматически участвовал в распределении призов на сумму $5 000. Этот запуск стал заметным шагом вперед в развитии личного бренда Мосбека и предложил поклонникам покера новый источник эксклюзивного контента и аналитики.

ПОДПИСАТЬСЯ НА КАНАЛ

Эксклюзивные кадры из Triton Invitational Montenegro: что увидели зрители

Для первого ролика Мосбек подготовил материалы из турнира, который сам по себе вызывает огромный интерес — Triton Invitational Montenegro с бай-ином $200 000. Это одно из самых элитных событий мирового покера, где за столами собираются признанные мастера и известные VIP-игроки. На Дне 1 Марио оказался за столом с Филом Айви, Артуром Мартиросяном, Леоном Штурмом и Джонатаном Джаффе — соперниками, с которыми попадают в одну раздачу лишь лучшие.

Видео включило разбор ключевых моментов турнира, детальные объяснения решений и взгляд изнутри на те раздачи, которые аудитория в обычных условиях никогда бы не увидела. Мосбек не только показал ход игры, но и поделился личными впечатлениями и комментариями о динамике стола. В ролик также вошла его «кулерная» вылетная раздача, ставшая одним из самых эмоциональных моментов сюжета.

Простой и честный розыгрыш: как пользователи становились участниками

За сутки до премьеры CoinPoker и Мосбек организовали акцию, в рамках которой разыгрывали $5 000 среди зрителей, успевших подписаться на канал. Условия были максимально прозрачными: действия требовалось всего одно — нажать кнопку «Подписаться» за сутки до запуска.

В розыгрыше участвовали 200 билетов CoinMasters номиналом по $25, что давало победителям шанс попасть в турнир с гарантией $10 000. Все победители определялись посредством случайной выборки, а тикеты начислялись напрямую на их CoinPoker-аккаунты. Отсутствие скрытых условий и полного контроля случайности сделало акцию привлекательной как для новых пользователей, так и для постоянных поклонников платформы.

Почему важно подписаться заранее: выгоды для будущих зрителей

Хотя розыгрыш уже завершен, запуск канала ясно продемонстрировал, что это был лишь первый шаг. Канал Мосбека обещает стать регулярным источником аналитики с турниров высоких ставок, образовательных разборов и редких инсайтов, которые могут быть полезны игрокам любого уровня. Поскольку Марио многие годы является частью топовой профессиональной сцены, его контент представляет реальную практическую ценность.

Не менее важно и то, что CoinPoker последовательно внедряет новые активности и промо-кампании. Если ранние подписчики уже получили возможность выиграть билеты CoinMasters, то будущие подписчики также смогут претендовать на новые розыгрыши и бонусы. Чтобы не упускать таких возможностей, достаточно подписаться на канал заранее и следить за обновлениями — это всего один шаг, который легко может превратиться в выгодное участие в следующей акции.

The long-running question about whether another cryptocurrency can truly match what Bitcoin represents has resurfaced, and Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz has stepped forward to offer his opinion. 

His comments were based on an argument claiming that Bitcoin’s properties could be copied by simply recreating its code. This, in turn, was based on comments regarding a debate between Binance founder Changpeng Zhao and Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff.

Inside The Zhao-Schiff Debate On Bitcoin’s Value

During their discussion at the Binance Blockchain Week, Schiff stated that a token backed by gold is grounded in physical utility because the token merely represents ownership of a scarce commodity used by industries across the world. He contrasted this with Bitcoin, which he claimed derives its value from faith and has no practical use. 

Zhao countered by pointing out that even physical gold is difficult to divide or verify without additional processes, noting that he once received a gold bar as a gift but could not break it or confirm its purity without specialized tools. He contrasted this directly with Bitcoin, which can be transferred and verified instantly through the blockchain.

Again, Schiff responded by insisting that Bitcoin remains worthless to him because you can’t do anything with it, while gold carries intrinsic industrial demand. Zhao pushed back by highlighting that Bitcoin’s utility is tied to its transparent network, fixed supply, and verifiable ownership. He argued that unlike gold, whose total global reserves are uncertain, Bitcoin offers perfect clarity about supply and movement. 

The debate eventually escalated into a broader argument over value, with Schiff insisting Bitcoin has only speculative worth, while Zhao maintained that its network and transparency serve as the foundation for its trillion-dollar market capitalization.

“We’ll agree to disagree,” Zhao said.

Comment Raises Question: Can Bitcoin Be Replicated?

Following the debate, a viewer commented that Bitcoin’s uniqueness is overstated because someone could simply replicate it. The comment noted, “How long would it take to replicate Bitcoin? Create a new one, exactly the same. How much would it cost?”

It was this claim, rooted in Schiff’s argument that Bitcoin lacks intrinsic qualities, that led to David Schwartz entering the conversation.

Schwartz responded with a rhetorical question that cuts through the idea entirely. He asked how the new Bitcoin could be new and exactly the same as the original one. He continued, “And how would the existence of replicas of Bitcoin affect Bitcoin?” 

His point echoed Zhao’s argument about verifiability. A replica may copy Bitcoin’s code, but it cannot copy the network of users, miners, institutions, and real-time validation that give Bitcoin its identity. 

The existence of another chain does not dilute Bitcoin’s legitimacy any more than counterfeit gold reduces the value of real gold when proper verification exists. It also goes back to the comment by Changpeng Zhao that Bitcoin can be easily verified in multiple ways, unlike gold.

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The Bitcoin price continues its descent deep into red territory, as investors increasingly tread the capitulation path. Interestingly, a recent on-chain analysis has been carried out, which dives into the underlying factors that typically control Bitcoin’s December price action.

Coinbase Premium Suddenly Flips Into Negative Territory: Why This Is Important

In a QuickTake post on the CryptoQuant platform, crypto education institution XWIN Research Japan reported that the Coinbase Premium Index metric has recently seen a sharp nosedive. For context, this metric measures the price difference between Bitcoin on the Coinbase (USD) market and Bitcoin on other major global exchanges (such as Binance), or the USDT market. By doing so, it reflects the buying or selling biases of US investors and helps derive insights regarding their behavior.

According to the crypto research institute, the decline started around the late period of November, into early December. Because this decline correlates with an also sharp fall in the Bitcoin price, the apparent sentiment shift among investors from the US appears to be the source of the bearish pressure seen early in the month.

 

Interestingly, there are historical events that parallel the aforementioned scenario. Typically, December witnesses weaker readings from the Premium when compared to its performance throughout the year. The readings are often near or below zero “largely due to year-end rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting by US institutions and individuals,” XWIN Research highlights.

However, there have been slight deviations from this recurrent pattern. In 2018 and 2022, the Premium saw deep dives into negative zones, as the market was under significant stress in these periods. On another hand, 2020 and 2023 saw positive readings from the Premium, positively correlating with the ongoing bull-market momentum at the time.

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XWIN Research Japan, however, made it worthy of note that this year’s scenario has its own “unique twist.” Notably, although the Coinbase Premium began in December with a negative, it has refused to maintain this state. Instead, the analytics platform reports that there was an almost immediate rebound not just into neutral levels, but back into positive territory. 

Because this sharp reversal took place within just a few days, it becomes apparent that the Bitcoin market may have seen the last strengths of extant bearish pressure. Interestingly, historical data reveal that such moves as the market has seen often precede price stabilization, or even short-term recoveries. Thus, if history is anything to go by, the Bitcoin price could be close to a local bottom, after which its recovery might follow.

Ultimately, XWIN Research points out that the stabilization, or sustained downturn, of the Bitcoin price depends mostly on “upcoming US capital flows, derivatives positioning, and premium trends.” At press time, Bitcoin holds a valuation of $89,321, with no significant movement since the past day.