Bitcoin’s December Dilemma: 4 Events That Will Leave You Feeling Poor 😂

Bitcoin’s fate hangs by a thread as Jerome Powell, that venerable oracle of monetary mysticism, prepares to speak on December 1. The quantitative tightening (QT) program, which has been strangling liquidity like a boa constrictor in a suit, will finally expire. Yet the odds of a rate cut? A mere 86%-a number so high it could make Santa’s sleigh crash. 🚨

Korea’s Stablecoin Drama: Banks, Tech & Political Shenanigans! 💰

Behind closed doors-where all the best political intrigue occurs-lawmakers settled the rather tedious dispute over who ought to issue won-based stablecoins. According to a report by Maeli Business Newspaper (a publication of impeccable repute, naturally), the parties settled upon a consortium model. One imagines the bankers clinking their glasses in triumph while the tech entrepreneurs muttered into their artisanal lattes. ☕

XRP & RLUSD: The New SMS? 💸

Ripple Senior Executive Officer and Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa Reece Merrick shared on Nov. 30 on social media platform X that crypto, including the Ripple USD stablecoin (RLUSD), could reshape payment costs in a way similar to how internet messaging disrupted expensive SMS services. 🤯

Saudi’s Hidden Treasure: 11 Million Tonnes of Gold, Silver & More! 🏴‍☠️

AMAK, or as they like to call themselves-Almasane Al Kobra Mining Company-has gone ahead and whispered to the world that they’ve spotted a hefty heap of minerals in Najran, covering a modest square mileage of 274. kilometers, if you’re wondering. They’ve drilled less than 10% of the area, but already racked up more than 27,000 meters of eager exploration. Just enough to start dreaming about shiny riches, even if the details are still under wraps like a mama bear’s cubs.

Bitcoin’s Misstep! Worse Luck for Tether? 🌟

With the grace of a gin-soaked debutante, Tether has garnered a risque ‘weak’ rating, thanks to its flirtations with ‘high risk’ suitors like Bitcoin and, farcically enough, gold. And isn’t art just delightful in its unpredictability? 🎨