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EUROPE JUST GOT ROCKED BY A MASSIVE POLITICAL SHOCKWAVE ⚡🌍
Whispers flying through Brussels tonight are on another level…
Word is that Italy may have just flipped the entire European hierarchy upside down. 🇮🇹🔥
Insiders claim Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stormed into the meeting, looked everyone dead in the eye and declared:
“Italy wants its €300 BILLION in gold returned — every last euro.”
The reaction?
Total silence.
EU officials stunned.
Berlin caught off guard.
Paris trying to keep cool while panic brews underneath.
And the ECB? Rumored to be scrambling behind closed doors.
Meanwhile, across the ocean…
Trump reportedly loving the chaos, calling it “peak sovereign power play.”
If this story holds, Europe’s financial landscape could shift dramatically — and fast.
This isn’t just news…
It’s the rumble before the quake. 💥🌐
#BinanceHODLerAT #IPOWave #TrumpTariffs #CPIWatch #BinanceAlphaAlert $ETH

One Bullish XRP Metric Hits a 3-Month High — So Why Can’t the Price Break Out?:
The XRP price has failed to join Bitcoin and Ethereum in their weekly gains and is still trading inside the tight band it has held since mid-November.
Meanwhile, one bullish on-chain signal has reached a three-month high, which is normally a strong setup for a recovery. Yet the XRP price has barely moved. Let’s understand why.
The story begins with spent coins. Spent coins measure how many older XRP tokens move each day, and the metric has collapsed from 186.36 million XRP on November 15 to just 16.32 million XRP now. This is a dramatic 91% drop and the lowest level in three months.

Ethereum treasury firm BitMine adds $150 million in ETH as DAT buying dries up
BitMine, the Ethereum treasury firm led by Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee, added $150 million worth of ETH to its holdings on Wednesday. 
According to onchain analytics platform Arkham, BitMine acquired 18,345 ETH through BitGo and 30,278 ETH through Kraken. However, this transaction has not been officially confirmed by BitMine. 
The world's largest Ethereum treasury company has consistently been buying ETH this year, even through November's market slump. In the last week of the month, BitMine purchased 96,798 ETH, bringing BitMine's treasury to over 3% of the total circulating Ethereum supply. The company has repeatedly stated its goal of accumulating 5% of the total supply and expressed its commitment to supporting Ethereum's growing role in financial market services. 

Green Blockchain Consensus: Balancing Energy Efficiency, Security, And Decentralization:
Sustainability is no longer optional; it is a regulatory requirement and a strategic priority for blockchain networks. Stricter environmental standards and increasingly conscious investors are reshaping the industry, driving the shift toward green blockchain design. For years, critics focused on the enormous energy demands of Proof-of-Work (PoW) systems like Bitcoin. But things are changing.
Ethereum’s shift to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) in 2022 was a turning point. The upgrade cut energy use by about 99.95%, reducing its annual carbon footprint from millions of tons of CO₂ to approximately 870 tons. That move set the tone for greener blockchain models. Ethereum's evolution continues: the Fusaka upgrade, which launched December 3, 2025, further optimizes validator efficiency while expanding Layer-2 capacity.

American Bitcoin Crash: Trump's Crypto Projects Show Loss of Trust:
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The crash at the crypto mining company American Bitcoin on Tuesday occurred suddenly. At 9:31 AM on Wall Street — just one minute after trading began — the shares were already down 33%. Five minutes later, the losses had widened to 42%, and by 9:56 AM they were down more than 50%. At times, the shares were only quoted at $1.74.

American Bitcoin Crash: Trump's Crypto Projects Show Loss of Trust:
World Liberty Financial, co-founded by US President Donald Trump and his sons, has seen a decrease of 51% in the WLFI token since its peak in early September, resulting in larger losses than Bitcoin. A smaller index of digital tokens is performing relatively better. Alt5 Sigma, a company promoted by the Trump sons, has plummeted by around 75% and is struggling with a growing number of legal issues.
Additionally, there are the memecoins named after the president and his wife Melania, which have fallen by around 90% and 99%, respectively, since their record highs in January. American Bitcoin, co-founded by Eric Trump, was down a total of 75% after the crash on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the stocks recovered to $2.39, down from $5.09 in early November.

Connecticut Cracks Down on 3 Prediction Markets as State–Federal Fight Escalates:
Connecticut has issued cease-and-desist orders to Kalshi, Robinhood Derivatives, and Crypto.com, accusing them of running unlicensed online sports betting through event-based prediction contracts.
The Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) claims the platforms violated state gaming laws and put consumers at risk.
The move arrives five months after Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill banning all state-level Bitcoin investments, cementing Connecticut as one of the least crypto-friendly jurisdictions in the US.
While states like Texas, Arizona, and New Hampshire explore Bitcoin reserves and permissive digital-asset frameworks, Connecticut continues to tighten restrictions.

Bitcoin could hit $180k by 2026, Ripple CEO says:
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he expects bitcoin to reach US$180,000 by the end of 2026 during a panel at Binance Blockchain Week.
He was joined by Solana Foundation president Lily Liu, who predicted bitcoin prices would exceed US$100,000, and Binance CEO Richard Teng, who did not provide a specific target but said he expects prices to rise over time.
Bitcoin was trading at around US$93,000 on December 4, 2025, after hitting a record high above US$126,000 two months earlier.

The Numbers Behind Bitcoin’s Institutional Boom:
Bitcoin is changing dimension. For the first time since its creation, it is establishing itself as a pillar of institutional allocation. According to a joint analysis by Glassnode and Fanara Digital, $732 billion of new capital has been injected since the 2022 low, an absolute record surpassing all previous cycles combined. This massive flow does not reflect mere temporary euphoria but signals a structural market shift. Bitcoin is no longer merely speculative; it becomes a strategic asset in institutional portfolios.

CryptoQuant CEO: Most On-Chain Bitcoin Indicators Bearish; Will Enter Bear Market Without Macro Liquidity Support:
On December 4, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju noted that most Bitcoin on-chain metrics are currently bearish. Without macro liquidity support, the market will enter a bear cycle.

James Wynn: Expecting Bitcoin to rebound to $97,000 to $103,000, then will drop again:
**Bitcoin Trader James Wynn Updates Position, Bullish on Short-Term Rebound** On December 4, “Bankruptcy” trader James Wynn confirmed in a social media post that he closed his Bitcoin short position five days prior. He’s bullish on a near-term rebound, targeting a rise to the $97,000–$103,000 range, followed by a subsequent pullback that could fall as low as $46,618. In prior news dated December 2, Wynn’s wallet address (0x8da) opened a 40x-leveraged Bitcoin long position at an average entry price of $85,400. The position size is roughly $2.95 million, with an unrealized profit of $57,000 (77%) as of now. On November 10 and 25, Wynn issued two bearish calls on X (formerly Twitter) that correctly foresaw Bitcoin’s price drop. However, the actual decline fell well short of his $67,000 target.

Firelight launches XRP staking protocol on Flare, with stXRP planned to earn rewards through DeFi insurance:
Firelight Finance has launched an  XRP +5.10%
 staking protocol on the Flare  FLR +2.39%
 network, introducing a liquid token called stXRP that aims to earn rewards through a DeFi insurance model.

The launch represents Phase 1 of the rollout. Users can bridge XRP to Flare through the FAssets system, deposit FXRP (Flare’s wrapped version of XRP) into Firelight, and receive stXRP on a 1:1 basis. stXRP can already move across the Flare ecosystem, but staking rewards are not active yet. Firelight expects rewards to begin in Phase 2 — planned for early 2026 — if DeFi protocols adopt the insurance model and pay fees for coverage.

Ripple Price Forecast: XRP recovery optimism in jeopardy as retail demand lags :
Ripple (XRP) is trading at around $2.17 at the time of writing, as bulls push to regain control of the trend. Despite the broader cryptocurrency market's bearish outlook, XRP has risen for the second consecutive day, signaling a potential bullish shift.XRP bulls are aiming to gain momentum alongside other crypto majors such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). However, retail interest in the cross-border remittance token has been significantly suppressed since the October 10 flash crash. 
The XRP futures Open Interest (OI) averages $3.75 billion on Wednesday, down 55% from $8.36 billion on October 10. This decline underscores a weak derivatives market, as investors continue to lose confidence in the token's ability to sustain an uptrend. 

XRP Staking Arrives with the Launch of Firelight Protocol:
XRP, while being one of the largest crypto assets by market cap, does not have any native staking or yield opportunities. Firelight aims to add a new layer of value for XRP by providing a staking layer that utilizes the staked XRP for providing on-chain cover. This cover can be contracted by DeFi protocols in order to safeguard asset value in case of hacks and exploits. 

Parataxis Agrees to Buy Control of South Korea's Sinsiway for $27M, Build Ether Treasury:
Parataxis Holdings, a New York-based digital asset investment firm, said it agreed to buy most of South Korean data security company Sinsiway (290560) for 40 billion won ($27.3 million) and transform it into a publicly traded ether ETH$3,058.21 treasury firm.
Parataxis and unidentified affiliates will gain a controlling stake in the 20-year-old company. If approved by Sinsiway’s shareholders in January 2026, the company will be renamed Parataxis ETH, Inc. and retain its stock-exchange listing, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk.

Ethereum treasury trade unwinds 80% as handful of whales dominate buys:
The Ethereum treasury trade appears to be unwinding as monthly acquisitions continue to decline since the August high, though the largest players continue to scoop up billions of the Ether supply.
Investments from Ethereum digital asset treasuries (DATs) fell 81% in the past three months, from 1.97 million Ether 
ETH$3,049
 in August to 370,000 ETH in November, according to Bitwise, an asset management firm.

“ETH DAT bear continues,” wrote Max Shennon, senior research associate at Bitwise, in a Tuesday X post.
Despite the slowdown, some companies with stronger financial backgrounds continue to accumulate the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency or raise funds for future purchases.

Next 1000x Crypto for Bitcoin Believers? Bitcoin Hyper Presale Eyes Layer 2 Breakout If you’re convinced Bitcoin is marching toward six figures, the bigger question is where the next asymmetric upside comes from. Right now, the world’s leading crypto is holding near $93KHistory suggests the highest multiples don’t usually come from the base asset itself, but from the infrastructure built on top of it; think ERC-20 DeFi blue chips riding Ethereum’s 2020 breakout.
Bitcoin’s problem is that it never had its own native DeFi and application stack to the same extent.

hJane Street Leads $105M Funding for Antithesis, a Testing Tool Used by Ethereum Network:
Antithesis, a Northern Virginia startup pitching itself as infrastructure for never-down software, raised a $105 million Series A led by Jane Street, a bet that stress-testing distributed systems matters as much for blockchains as it does for high-speed trading.
The company’s platform uses deterministic simulation testing, running large-scale, production-like simulations to surface the kinds of edge cases that can blow up in live networks, Antithesis said in a press release Wednesday.

Antithesis has successfully raised $105 million in Series A funding, with Jane Street leading the round.:
December 3 (CoinDesk) — Antithesis, a distributed systems testing startup, has closed a $105 million Series A funding round led by Jane Street, the well-known quantitative trading firm. Other investors include Amplify Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Tamarack Global, and individual backers like Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison. Antithesis will use the funds to expand its engineering team, boost automation capabilities, and grow its global market presence. The company specializes in deterministic simulation testing for "never-down" systems (such as blockchains), running large-scale production-grade simulations to uncover edge cases that could trigger real-world network failures. A key platform advantage: the ability to precisely reproduce errors when systems fail, letting engineers quickly pinpoint issues. Notably, Ethereum leveraged Antithesis’ simulation technology for stress testing before upgrades—simulating extreme conditions to spot vulnerabilities ahead of its proof-of-stake transition.

Digital Asset Treasury Companies (DATCo) Report 2025:
The rise of Digital Asset Treasury Companies (DATCos) has become one of crypto’s most defining developments since 2020. While headlines have largely focused on ETFs, memecoins, and the next wave of DeFi protocols, DATCos have emerged as a powerful new class of market participants.
So, how did DATCos rise from niche corporate experiments into a $130 billion force spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, and various altcoins?
Public Companies Are Now Holding Crypto as Reserves. Strategy’s Ascent Has Pushed Pure-Play DATCos Into the Spotlight
DATCos Exploded From 4 to 142 Since 2020 — 76 of Them Were Formed in 2025
DATCos Deployed $42.7B in 2025, With Over Half of It Since Q3
Strategy Dominates the Category, Holding $70.7B, Representing ~50% of All DATCo Crypto
DATCo Stocks Spiked Within the First 10 Days (BitMine +3,069%), Before Broadly Correcting