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Finance

Securitize to offer first fully onchain trading for real public stocks in early 2026

The platform offers full legal ownership, with shares issued and recorded onchain, and provides real shareholder rights and self-custody.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

Norway's sovereign wealth fund supports Metaplanet bitcoin plan ahead of EGM vote

Norges Bank, which holds a 0.3% stake in Metaplanet voted in favor of for all five proposals ahead of the Dec. 22 EGM.

Norway flag (Corentin Julliard/Pixabay modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Ripple’s Asia venture looks to make XRP a yield-bearing asset

SBI Digital Markets, a unit regulated by Singapore’s Monetary Authority, has been appointed as the institutional custodian, offering segregated custody for client assets.

(Ripple)
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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin drifts lower as bearish trend persists

Bitcoin slipped overnight, dragging the broader crypto market lower as traders remained cautious with few external cues to provide direction.

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Markets

How China’s strengthening yuan could support bitcoin prices

The yuan has rise to its highest in over two months against the dollar.

USD/CNY's daily chart. (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin long term holder supply hits 8 month low, breaking historical cycle patterns

Repeated distribution waves from long-term holders highlight how this bitcoin cycle is breaking from historical norms.

Long Term Holder Supply (Glassnode)

Policy

Bhutan commits up to 10,000 bitcoin to back new mindfulness-based economic hub

The Himalayan kingdom plans to deploy part of its sovereign bitcoin holdings to fund long-term development through Gelephu Mindfulness City.

Bitcoin Logo (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)
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Markets

Memecoin boom turns into capitulation one year after $150 billion market peak

Daily memecoin volume slumped to just under $5 billion this month after surging more than 760% to near $87 billion in 2024 as interest in the pop-culture crypto tokens evaporated.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin trades near key price safety net that Strategy already breached

The safety net is the 100-week average, which has stalled the downtrend.

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Markets

Bitcoin slides with ether and XRP as market tests $3 trillion floor

BTC's weak tone contrasted with moderate gains in major Asian equity indices, which drew strength mostly from expectations of fiscal stimulus.

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Markets

Grayscale outlines top crypto investing themes for 2026 as institutional adoption grows

The firm says regulatory clarity is driving institutional investment, and fiat currency debasement is increasing interest in alternative stores of value, such as BTC and ETH.

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Markets

DOGE exits range as selling pressure builds at key levels

The $0.1310–$0.1315 zone is now a resistance area, with further downside likely if volume remains high on declines.

(CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Why XRP’s drop below $1.93 shifts short-term market structure

The move followed multiple failed attempts to sustain momentum above recent resistance, leaving XRP vulnerable once support levels were tested again.

(CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Crypto exchange HashKey's shares fall 5% on trading debut in Hong Kong

Investors questioned whether Hong Kong’s dominant licensed exchange can turn surging volumes and regulatory advantage into sustainable profits.

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Markets

Hyperliquid’s $200 billion pitch: Is this next Solana-scale DeFi bet?: Asia Morning Briefing

Cantor says Hyperliquid is trading infrastructure, not speculative DeFi, with HYPD and PURR offering exposure to fees, buybacks, and CEX share gains.

Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald's chairman and CEO
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