The aggregate APAC local stablecoin supply, that most fickle of creatures, has rebounded since mid-2025, rising from a modest $40 million to a rather impressive $58-60 million by early 2026. One might say the market has found its footing-or at least its wallet.
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has been through the wringer, folks. A bearish expansion so sharp it could slice through a blockchain? Check. A dip into oversold territory so deep it made the Mariana Trench jealous? Double check. But just when you thought SHIB was ready to roll over and play dead, it bounced back like a rubber chicken at a comedy show. That’s right-it reclaimed its monthly support faster than you can say, “Who let the dogs out?”
The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1979.83, down 0.3% (-5.15) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Because obviously, the market cares about your schedule.
Nagel, with the solemnity of a man who has seen too many spreadsheets, insists that Europe must embrace stablecoins, wholesale CBDCs, and a digital euro to reclaim its “financial sovereignty.” One imagines him muttering this to a room of bankers who nodded as if he’d just explained the plot of War and Peace in Morse code.
On the hallowed platform of X, Bird did declare, “A $300 billion XRP market cap is nigh!” With the confidence of a court jester, he swears by this prophecy, despite the market’s fickle waltz and the broader crypto realm’s melancholy. One might wonder if he’s merely chasing the ghost of a bygone bull run.
Sam Bankman-Fried, that modern-day Quixote tilting at windmills of public opinion, has once again taken to the digital square to proclaim the innocence of his fallen kingdom, FTX. Armed with a sworn declaration from Dan Chapsky, the former Head of Data Science, he rides forth to challenge the narrative that has clung to him like a stubborn burr.
This marked the first time since the asset last traded within this range-between the 9th of March and the 8th of May 2025, a 60-day stretch-that price has revisited this zone. It’s like the market decided to take a nostalgic trip back to March 2025, but with less excitement and more existential dread.
The latest haul? A cool 1,142 BTC for a mere $90 million. Pocket change, really, for a man who’s built a fortress of crypto worth over $49 billion. Critics? Oh, they’re tutting like a choir of disapproving aunts, warning of risks and recklessness. But Saylor? He’s grinning like the Cheshire Cat, tweeting cryptic messages like “99>98”-a riddle wrapped in an enigma, smothered in arrogance.
This latest haul joins their already ridiculous stash of 717,131 BTC, which they’ve hoarded like a dragon guarding its gold-except this gold is digital and worth $54.52 billion. Their average BTC price? A jaw-dropping $76,027 per coin. Someone get this company a trophy for “Most Likely to Outspend a Small Country.”
In the hallowed quarter of December 2025, the bank’s 13F filing revealed a portfolio as opulent as a Balmoral ballroom. Therein, one finds $72.6 million in the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (a rather fetching ticker, if one admires alliteration), and $23.4 million in the iShares Bitcoin Trust, totaling just shy of a hundred million dollars. A minor blip for a bank of Intesa’s stature, yet it speaks volumes of their daring-or perhaps their accountant’s fondness for spreadsheets.