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Amid this carnival of pessimism, one entity dares to stand apart: Bitmine, that digital asset mining and investment vehicle helmed by the indefatigable Tom Lee. While the masses cower in their bunkers, Bitmine has apparently decided that now is the hour to double down on Ethereum, accumulating a cool 13,412 ETH, or roughly $40.61 million. One can only imagine the scene: Lee, quaffing a glass of claret, declaring, “Fear? Nonsense! This is merely the market’s way of offering us a discount!” 🥂

Stealka, the new infostealer, was identified in November 2025. That’s like last week in internet time. It’s delivered as “harmless” game add-ons or utility cracks. Because nothing says “I’m trustworthy” like a suspicious file named “Free Cheats.exe.” 🤡

BeInCrypto, that intrepid scribe, has scrutinized three such altcoins, whose fates hang in the balance as Christmas 2025 looms. 🕯️

Lo! Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) has once again bolstered its Bitcoin horde, acquiring 451 BTC, a sum of $40.3M, as per the whispers of Lookonchain.

This acquisition lifts the company’s Bitcoin treasures to 11,542 BTC, a fortune valued near $1.04B, according to Arkham Intelligence’s oracle.

Indeed, with 81.5 trillion SHIB nestled comfortably on exchanges, it’s no wonder that any flicker of a rally is met with a towering wall of sell pressure. Long-term holders, trapped like hapless characters in a Dostoevskian novel, seize even the slightest upward movements as their chance to escape their self-imposed purgatory. Alas, the market lacks the depth of demand necessary to absorb such a prodigious supply reliably.

The price may have bounced, but alas! The larger tapestry of fate remains grim. Over the last three moons, HBAR has seen its worth shrink by nearly 50%, leaving it weaker than a cat after a bath! 🐱💧

Crypto bulls are now hiding behind their pillows, whispering “Not today, market!” as the debasement trade continues. 🐻‍❄️

Behold the Altcoin Season Index: twelve alts bloom green against BTC’s shadow, while Ethereum, that sly fox, plays the derivatives game with the subtlety of a tsar’s advisor. One might be forgiven for thinking the blockchain had taken a turn for the melodramatic.

These investors, the ones who whispered “HODL” like a prayer at the campfire, are starting to wonder if they’ve hitched their wagons to a mirage. CW, the soothsayer of crypto charts, says their wallets bulge with 13.6 million BTC-$1.2 trillion of “almost there” money. Almost there, that is, if you squint and ignore the $100,000 ghost town looming in the distance. 🎩💸

Now, dear reader, don’t be misled! What we’re witnessing is not a disaster but rather a period of compression. XRP has entered an extended cooldown phase, where volatility has taken a vacation, directional conviction resembles that of a confused goldfish, and speculative excess has been thoroughly flushed out-rather like last night’s questionable dinner. 🍽️ The sharp breakdown earlier this quarter was akin to a stiff drink before bed, resetting leverage with gusto. Since then, the price action has been grinding along like an old millstone rather than cascading into oblivion. And isn’t that just marvellous? Markets, you see, don’t leap from panic to euphoria; they prefer to dawdle a bit first.