Wilson Asset’s Retreat from Avantor: A Value Investor’s Lament

The November 6 SEC filing reveals a complete liquidation of holdings-a deus ex machina for institutional patience. Where once Wilson Asset saw 2.67% of its AUM tethered to Avantor’s promises, now only the void remains. The quarterly average price of $11.43 per share, a figure that would have once signified stability, now mocks the market’s capacity for self-deception.

Aster’s Wild Ride: $1.28 or Bust? 🚀💸

Aster (ASTER), the plucky little coin, has been holding its ground above the $1 psychological level, which is more than can be said for some of us after a night at the pub. Recent volatility has been like a Discworld winter-unpredictable and a bit chilly. But hey, early signs of stabilization are here, and futures open interest is climbing like a climber with a climbing habit. Traders are positioning for a breakout, though whether it’s a breakout of joy or despair remains to be seen. 🤔🎢

XRP’s $2.00 Dilemma: Bear Market or Bottom?

XRP (XRP) price is now eyeing the $2.00 HTF support like it’s the last slice of pizza at a party. After a sharp decline from the $2.72 resistance, it’s time for a dramatic retest. And guess what? Early signs of demand are popping up like daisies in a field of existential dread. Could this be the bottom? Only the universe knows-and it’s not answering its phone. 🤷

STRV’s Quiet Ascent: A Tale of Modest Gains and Calculated Bets

In the third quarter of 2025, Uptick Partners, LLC, a name that suggests a firm perpetually one step behind the market, chose to dance with STRV, adding 61,914 shares to its portfolio. The transaction, estimated at $2.57 million, brought the firm’s total holdings to 324,864 shares, valued at $14.03 million by quarter-end. One might call it a modest coup-or perhaps a prudent hedge against the inevitable collapse of the next speculative bubble.

Metaplanet to Buy $100M More Bitcoin as Whales Buy $239K Bitcoin Hyper

Tokyo-based Metaplanet Inc. has decided to play financial tightrope walker. They’ve borrowed $100M against their existing Bitcoin holdings to buy more BTC, all while Bitcoin’s price is “on sale” at $102K. It’s like buying a house with a mortgage while the real estate market’s in a midlife crisis. 🏠💸

🚀 UNDP’s Blockchain Revolution: Governments, Gowns, and Gadgets! 🌍

Mr. Robert Pasicko, the esteemed leader of UNDP’s financial technology team, AltFinLab, has deigned to share with CryptoMoon (a publication of some repute, we are assured) that this noble organization shall establish both an educational program and an advisory body for government officials. All this, mind you, within the grand halls of UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🏛️

🐳 XRP Whale’s 20x Short: Moon or Doom? 🚀💥

As the clock ticks, XRP lingers at a meager $2.30, its price sagging like a deflated balloon, down 1.5% on the day. The once-proud token, which strutted near $3.50 earlier this year, now shuffles in the dust, its downward spiral a grim testament to the merciless nature of the markets. The charts, those cold and unforgiving scribes of fate, paint a picture darker than a Siberian winter. Rejected at the $2.60-$2.70 zone, XRP failed to breach the iron curtain of the 50-day EMA (blue) and the 200-day EMA (black), its dreams of ascent crushed under the boot of descending resistance. 📉❄️