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The Gist of It

Trading close to its net asset value, it appeared the market was less inclined to shower this firm with the kind of exuberant premiums typically reserved for star-crossed investments.

Recently, a bigwig from the Reserve Bank of India, Mr. T. Rabi Sankar, decided to throw a wet blanket on Bitcoin’s parade. His words stirred up more fuss than a monkey in a pipe factory.

Our favorite author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” Robert, took to his favorite soapbox-X (formerly Twitter)-to drop some wisdom bombs about how to endure the economic mess, with particular affection for getting your hands on assets that don’t mind crashing and burning. His advice? Think ahead, own things that generate cash, and get yourself some digital gold-yes, Bitcoin. Because what could possibly go wrong? 🤷‍♂️💻

Speaking of which, Arkham Intelligence dropped a bombshell: some ETH whale decided to go all-in with a $537 million long position at $3,175. Bold move, Cotton. But then ETH took a 4.7% nosedive on December 12th, and suddenly that whale’s position is underwater to the tune of $20.5 million. Ouch. 🦈💦

The bank framed the cryptocurrency not as a speculative asset, but as a hedge against the erosion of the Brazilian real. 🚨 What a noble act of wisdom! 🤯

XRP, that perennial underdog, is now playing tag with Ethereum and Solana. Hex Trust, the digital asset equivalent of a bank with a trust fund, has issued wXRP-because nothing says “I’m serious” like a 1:1 tokenized version of your coin. LayerZero’s OFT standard? More like “OFT standard” for the chaos. 🚨

Lo, the so-called “golden signal” has captured the imagination of many, a mystical indicator tracking the movements of the mighty whales-those titans of the crypto ocean 🐳. Yet, as the sage Bryant warns, this signal, though historically prophetic (remember the ascent from $1,800 to $4,800?), is but a shadow, prone to lag in the maze of sideways markets 🧙‍♂️. The whales, it seems, are not mere traders but sages, their net holdings rising like the sun over a quiet horizon 🌅.

This has left smaller investors with shrinking influence over supply.