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Quick Take World Liberty Financial plans to roll out its own debit card “very soon,” with Apple Pay integration linked to its USD1 stablecoin, the project’s co-founder Zak Folkman said. Patrick Witt, the executive director of the White House Council of Advisors on Digital Assets, said he expects a sweeping crypto market structure bill to pass before the end of 2025.
Quick Take The combined company will hold nearly 11,000 BTC once finalized, making it the 12th-biggest public-traded corporate bitcoin treasury. The deal could position Strive as the sector’s “consolidator of choice,” according to Benchmark analysts.
Quick Take Crypto’s rich list now comprises 36 billionaires and 241,700 millionaires, according to a new wealth report. The number of crypto millionaires has increased by 40% year-over-year, primarily driven by bitcoin investors, with global adoption now estimated to reach 590 million people.
UXLINK reported a multi-sig wallet breach, but the bigger twist is the hacker got scammed and lost $48 million to a phishing scam.
Quick Take Tether is said to be in talks with investors to raise as much as $20 billion at around a $500 billion valuation, according to a report from Bloomberg. Cantor Fitzgerald, said to be a Tether shareholder, is advising the potential deal, the report said.
Quick Take Australia-based Fitell Corporation has secured a $100 million “financing facility” to accumulate Solana as part of its new digital asset treasury strategy. The company has been operating as a provider of fitness equipment and health solutions.
Ripple’s launch of its RLUSD stablecoin and the debut of U.S.-based XRP ETFs are expected to drive a significant rebound in XRP’s transaction volume.
- 05:05Bloomberg: Bitcoin Decline Signals Weak Year-End Performance for Risk Assets, but Growth Momentum Possible in 2026ChainCatcher reported that the latest Bloomberg Intelligence report indicates that the recent decline in bitcoin, which broke through key support levels, seems to signal weak performance for risk assets towards the end of the year. Currently, this indicator is inversely correlated with S&P 500 volatility. However, there may be momentum growth in 2026, as the current market downturn may have bottomed out. With Wall Street's position adjustments coming to an end, there will be significant room for further upside.
- 04:25A whale is repeatedly borrowing to go long on WBTC, with an average price of $85,376.5According to ChainCatcher, on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai 9684xtpa) monitored that a whale investor (wallet address 0xaFA...f7731) withdrew 150 WBTC from an exchange today, then staked them on the Aave platform and borrowed 6 million USDC, suspected to have bought another 150 WBTC. Currently, this investor has accumulated a long position in WBTC worth 25.75 million US dollars, with an average long entry price of 85,376.5 US dollars.
- 03:42Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan: Hong Kong has become a safe haven for capital, and several international institutions plan to increase their staffJinse Finance reported that Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR Government, stated in his blog that, due to geopolitical situations, global investors are reassessing the risks of their asset portfolios, adjusting investment strategies, and diversifying risks, making Hong Kong a safe haven for capital. After a 7% increase in total bank deposits in Hong Kong last year, this year has seen a further rise of over 10%, exceeding HKD 19 trillion; IPO fundraising activities are leading globally, the wealth management industry is booming, and financial cooperation with various parts of the world continues to deepen, all reflecting international capital's favor towards the Hong Kong market. Since the beginning of this year, several major IPOs have attracted many cornerstone investors from the West and even the Middle East. Recently, many international financial leaders attending conferences in Hong Kong have stated that their institutions are planning to increase hiring and expand their operations in Hong Kong.