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Ripple stablecoin $RLUSD officially goes live.

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The Circle Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (#CCTP) has been officially launched on the SUI💰 Network.

$TOMA has been listed on MEXC pre-market.

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Tonstakers announced during the live broadcast event that the Yescoin TGE will take place in March 2025.

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U.S. Dollar is now used in 49.1% of global payments, the highest level in more than 12 years

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Austrian Police Bust $1.26M Crypto Scam .

A 39-year-old suspect was arrested for swapping counterfeit cash for cryptocurrency. Authorities also seized €200K in fake cash.

They call it 'Rip-Deal 2.0' - but for the scammer, it’s just 'Jail 1.0 😭

Nigerian authorities, specifically the EFCC, arrested 792 suspects in a raid on a major cryptocurrency romance scam targeting North Americans and Europeans.

European MP Sarah Knafo has called on the EU to reject the digital euro and establish a strategic #Bitcoin reserve, warning against “totalitarian temptations” from the European Central Bank.

She highlighted Bitcoin’s decentralized nature as a safeguard against inflation and poor economic policies.

Tether invests in StablR to promote stablecoin adoption in Europe.

Bybit will end withdrawal and custody services for French users by Jan. 8, 2025, citing regulatory pressures.

Former Binance research head Eric Zhang has launched a new ICO platform, BuidlPad, aiming to meet the growing demand for quality projects with viable business models.

Careful screening, big promises – sounds like ICOs are back in buidl mode and as you can see ma man is already tired .

$272.3M worth of XRP shorts face liquidation if XRP reaches $3, signaling a potential short squeeze.

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📉Popcat ($POPCAT) has dropped over 40% from its 2024 high, now trading at $1.07. Increased selling pressure is evident, with exchange volumes rising 7.7% in the past week.

🔴Over 22.8% of Popcat’s supply now sits on exchanges, including Bybit, Kraken, and Gate. This trend often signals potential sell-offs as holders position for exits.

🪙With just 116,400 holders, Popcat’s adoption appears stagnant. This mirrors broader declines in the Solana meme coin sector, where market cap has dropped from $20 billion to $1.05B.

💭Day 1 diamond hands could still be on more than 6000% gains, and even more recent holders might be sitting on gains. But the recent drop and adoption shows that more drops might be incoming.

Bitcoin ETFs bought $636 million in BTC yesterday, totaling $5.5 billion over the last 11 days, averaging $500 million in Bitcoin purchases daily.

Grayscale has launched the Horizen Trust fund, allowing qualified investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency ZEN without the need to buy or store it directly.

Mark Longo, creator of Peanut the Squirrel, is suing Binance for allegedly infringing on his trademarked image and terms without authorization.

🤖 Eliza Labs (ai16z) partners with Stanford to explore AI integration with digital assets.

Focus areas:
Trust mechanisms
Multi-agent economies
Decentralized governance

Meanwhile, Story unveils an “agent-to-agent” system for AI agents to trade IP

Japanese Stocks $EWJ formed a Death Cross for the first time since December 2021. The last one saw stocks enter a bear market with a plunge of more than 30%.

Ripple launched the RLUSD stablecoin with NYDFS approval