According to Kraken’s announcement, this acquisition will fuel their tokenized equity platform, xStocks. And lo and behold, xStocks just surpassed a whopping $10 billion in total trading volume in November! Who says blockchain is just for coins and coffee-fueled ideas? ☕💸
And here we are. The three-year saga of the Fed pulling $2.39 trillion from the financial system, draining it like the last drop of a cheap bottle of vodka, has finally come to an end. That’s right. The largest liquidity withdrawal in history. And what are they doing now? Freezing Treasury runoff and continuing to drain mortgage-backed securities at a rate of $35 billion a month. Because why not make things interesting? With bank reserves hanging around $2.89 trillion, officials were getting nervous. Imagine the chaos if they’d kept going-oh wait, that’s exactly what some of us wanted to see.
This drama unfolds as the crypto market, a mere $3 trillion in value (how quaint!), attempts to dust itself off after a tumble down the stairs of fortune. Oh, the tragedy! Yet, our hero CrediBULL insists that speculation is not crypto’s scarlet letter but the very lifeblood of all markets. Gold, that shiny rock of yore, saw its value double without so much as a whisper of increased utility. Sentiment, my dear, is the true alchemist here, turning dross into dollars.
Since their debut, the net inflow of over $600 million makes them the belle of the crypto ball, drawing attention beyond the usual suspects of BTC and ETH – who are busy bleeding out like spoiled brats spoiled. Franklin Templeton’s chutzpah in submitting an SEC ETF application indicates that, yes, investors still want a slice of that programmable blockchain pie – without the hassle of actually owning it. Genius, really.
The first trading day of December delivered a mixed tone across the crypto ETF markets, a veritable circus of resilience and stumble, as investors, ever the fickle ones, repositioned themselves in anticipation of the year’s grand finale. Bitcoin ETFs, ever the paragons of prudence, maintained their positive stance, while ether products, in a fit of pique, tumbled into deep withdrawals. Solana funds, having enjoyed a brief stint in the spotlight, reversed their recent strength with a sharp outflow, much to the dismay of their admirers. 📉
Our man Cramer, ever the visionary, plans to discuss Bitcoin’s “support” level-a term that, in crypto circles, sounds as reliable as a bridge made of spaghetti. Since Nov. 13, Bitcoin has languished below the $100,000 psychological barrier, much like a poet denied a muse. Market participants, it seems, are less than thrilled with this poetic impasse.
Meanwhile, ETH couldn’t even sniff $3,000, dropping to $2,725 before limping back to $2,807. It’s down over 1%, trading around $2,810. Ripple (XRP) and Solana (SOL) are also sulking in the corner, while Dogecoin (DOGE) is probably busy chasing its own tail. Cardano (ADA) managed a 0.55% gain, but let’s not throw a parade just yet. Chainlink (LINK) and Hedera (HBAR) are still nursing their bruises, while Litecoin (LTC), Toncoin (TON), and Polkadot (DOT) decided to show up to the party. 🎉🤕
Now, the latest tittle-tattle from the Grayscale crowd has everyone in a flutter. They’ve announced that their Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF (Ticker: GLNK) will start trading on NYSE Arca, marking the first spot Chainlink ETF for the chaps and chapesses of the investing world. Top hole, what? 🥂
DeFi, that fancy-pants infrastructure, held firmer than a mule on a mountain trail. Trades cleared smoother than a con man’s lies, liquidations worked like clockwork, and yield strategies kept chuggin’ along. No chain meltdowns, no domino collapses-just good ol’ fashioned boredom, and ain’t that the best kind?
Apparently, Strategy raised the reserve by selling off a chunk of its stock in a move that screams, “We need cash, and we need it now!” No biggie though-according to the company, they didn’t even touch their precious Bitcoin stash to fund this reserve. They’re holding onto those 650,000 BTC for dear life-because what’s more reassuring than keeping your crypto pile, while everyone else is asking, “Is this still a thing?” 😬