Cryptocurrency Holdings & Investments - Bitmine increased its $ETH holdings to 4,066,062, valued at approximately $1242B [1] - Trump Media's Bitcoin holdings increased by 451 $BTC to a total of 11,542 $BTC, valued at around $1B [2] - ETHZilla sold 24,291 $ETH worth $745M, shifting its focus to RWA-driven growth [2] Funding & Valuation - Erebor, a Peter Thiel-backed digital bank, is set to raise $350M in a funding round, valuing the company at $435B [1] Market Trends & Developments - JPMorgan, with $45T in assets, is exploring offering crypto trading services for institutional clients [3] - Aster will allocate up to 80% of daily platform fees to automatic and discretionary $ASTER buybacks, starting December 23 [2] - Coinbase is set to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company [2] - Tether is preparing to launch its US compliant stablecoin, with the CEO stating "USAT will be the delivery of value" [3] - Strategy increased its USD reserve to $219B but did not purchase any new Bitcoin last week [3] - Michael Selig has been sworn in as the 16th CFTC Chairman [1]
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Cointelegraph·2025-12-23 02:30