🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 31m agoWhat's happening: Michael Saylor’s Strategy adds $204M of Bitcoin in 101st purchase
The firm bought 3,015 BTC for $204.1M, raising its total holdings above 720,000 BTC and bringing the cumulative cost to roughly $54.8B. The average price of $67,700 per BTC was below its overall cost basis of $75,985.
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By the numbers: Pepeto raises $7M in token presale
News•Dec 3, 2025
Cardano’s Biggest Players Unite Behind 70M ADA Push to Spark On-Chain Growth
Cardano’s leading ecosystem players – the Cardano Foundation, Emurgo and IOHK – have pledged a combined 70 million ADA, roughly $30 million, to a new development fund. The capital will be directed toward building stablecoins, reliable oracle services, cross‑chain bridges, custody solutions and advanced analytics tooling. By injecting this liquidity, the coalition hopes to stimulate on‑chain activity, attract developers and bolster Cardano’s DeFi offerings. The initiative signals renewed confidence in Cardano’s roadmap as it competes with Ethereum and other smart‑contract platforms.
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 3, 2025
Sony’s Blockchain Partner Startale Launches Dollar Stablecoin on Soneium
Sony’s blockchain partner Startale has introduced a new US‑dollar‑pegged stablecoin, Startale USD, on the Soneium network. The token is built with M0 technology and is designed to be fully collateralized at a 1:1 ratio with the US dollar. Startale USD...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 3, 2025
Bitcoin Ricochets Around $93K at Pivotal Point; Circle, Gemini Lead Crypto Stock Rebound
Bitcoin slipped 2% to roughly $92,700, retreating from the $93K psychological barrier after Microsoft announced a downgrade to its AI sales outlook. The pullback coincided with a broader crypto market wobble, yet equities tied to digital assets showed resilience. Circle...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 3, 2025
Strategy’s Michael Saylor on Potential MSCI Exclusion: ‘We’re Engaging’
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor announced the firm is actively engaging with MSCI to prevent a potential removal from the index provider’s portfolios. The company’s Bitcoin holdings have risen to roughly 650,000 BTC, while its 2025 revenue guidance has been lowered,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 3, 2025
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Chainlink (LINK) Gains 8.9%, Leading Index Higher
Chainlink (LINK) surged 8.9% on Dec 3, pushing the CoinDesk 20 index higher. The token closed at $14.29, marking an 18.41% weekly gain. Sui (SUI) was the next best performer, climbing 6.5% after Tuesday’s dip. The broader index reflected renewed optimism across...
By CoinDesk
Blog•Dec 3, 2025
Premium Investor Report #484
The report highlights two institutional catalysts that boosted Bitcoin: Vanguard’s new crypto ETFs for its 50 million clients and Bank of America’s endorsement of modest crypto allocations for wealth‑management customers. Macro conditions appear supportive, with expectations of further rate cuts and...
By Lark Davis
News•Dec 3, 2025
Binance’s New ‘Junior’ App Draws Mixed Reactions over Kids Entering Crypto
Binance has unveiled a new Junior app designed to let minors engage with cryptocurrency under parental supervision. The platform provides limited wallets, educational resources, and transaction caps that parents can adjust in real time. While some educators applaud the early‑learning...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 3, 2025
Polkadot Gains 9% After Breaking Key $2.25 Resistance
Polkadot (DOT) surged 9% on Dec 3, 2025, climbing to $2.29 and breaking the key $2.25 resistance level. The rally was backed by a 60% jump in trading volume, signaling strong market participation. DOT outperformed major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum,...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 3, 2025
U.S. Crypto Education Group, American Innovation Project, Gets First Director
Allie Page, the chief operating officer of the Blockchain Association, has been named the inaugural director of the American Innovation Project (AIP), a newly formed U.S. crypto education group. AIP will organize educational events aimed at policymakers, regulators and industry...
By CoinDesk
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Aztec Launches Groundbreaking ETH ICO with Built‑in Investor Protections
Aztec is doing a public ICO in ETH A glorious full-circle back to 2018, but this time with brains Props to the @aztecnetwork team for baking in investor rights and protections in the token contract from day 1 Insane it took us...
By David Hoffman
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Hold Through Downturns: Long-Term Vision Beats Short-Term Trading
You might wonder, why are you still interested in assets that have gone down so much? Well, I've been in previous cycles. It always happens. So many platforms are building great tech, and they are getting punished by a terrible...
By Michaël van de Poppe
News•Dec 3, 2025
Georgia Eyes Onchain Property Rights and Tokenization with Hedera Partnership
Georgia’s Ministry of Justice has signed a non‑binding memorandum of understanding with Hedera to explore moving the nation’s land registry onto the Hedera public blockchain and to assess tokenizing real‑estate assets. Officials say an on‑chain registry could boost property‑rights protection,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 3, 2025
Spot XRP ETFs Outpace Market With 12-Day Inflow Streak Nearing $1B Mark
Spot XRP exchange‑traded funds have recorded nearly $1 billion of net inflows over a 12‑day period, making them the fastest‑growing crypto‑asset ETFs in the market. The inflow streak outpaces recent Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF accumulation, reflecting heightened investor appetite for XRP...
By CoinDesk
Blog•Dec 3, 2025
Celestia Project Astria Network Shuts Down
Astria Network, a Celestia‑based project that built a shared sequencer for rollups, announced its shutdown on X, citing block 15,360,577 as the final block. Co‑founder Josh Bowen confirmed the decision after the team had already signaled trouble by planning to retire...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Dec 3, 2025
Aave DAO Rethinks Multichain Expansion Strategy
The Aave DAO is evaluating a governance proposal to scale back its multichain expansion by shutting down Aave V3 deployments on zkSync, Metis and Soneium, each yielding only $3,000 to $50,000 annually. The plan also introduces a $2 million annual revenue...
By Laura Shin
Social•Dec 3, 2025
PulseChain Hits All-Time Low, Investors Face Tough Choices
PULSICANS!! HEXICANS!!! PULSECHAIN $PLS HIT A NEW ALL TIME LOW... It is a sad day Normally I joke about you, but at the end of the day the situation is sad and I feel for you I was right all along, you shouldve listened,...
By Ivan on Tech
News•Dec 3, 2025
Bitcoin Now Settles Visa-Scale Volumes, but Most Is for Wholesale, Not Coffee
Bitcoin’s on‑chain settlement volume reached $6.9 trillion over the last 90 days, matching the combined quarterly throughput of Visa and Mastercard. After stripping internal transfers, the economic settlement is about $870 billion per quarter (~$7.8 billion daily), still far below the daily volumes of...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Dec 3, 2025
DeFi Voters Prune Chains, Astria Halts, CNN Uses Real‑time Odds
In today’s @Unchained_pod Daily newsletter: 🏦 Aave voters lean toward cutting loose underperforming chains 🪐 Celestia’s Astria project calls it quits and halts the network 📺 CNN taps Kalshi’s real time odds to power its coverage And more! 📩 Don’t miss out—read here & sign...
By Laura Shin
News•Dec 3, 2025
Gensler Separates Bitcoin From Pack, Calls Most Crypto ‘Highly Speculative’
Former SEC chair Gary Gensler reiterated that Bitcoin is fundamentally different from most crypto tokens, which he labeled highly speculative. He emphasized Bitcoin’s commodity‑like traits while warning investors about the lack of dividends and fundamentals in thousands of altcoins. Gensler...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Clarifying Stars' Borrowing; Future Collateral Enablement Expected
I posted a response to Aave's governance decision to disable USDS and DAI as collateral on Aave v3 https://t.co/X0NsjTQB3C I believe there were some misunderstandings in the assessment about how Stars such as Spark and Grove borrow from Sky, and in...
By Rune Christensen
News•Dec 3, 2025
Cayman Islands Web3 Foundations Jump 70% as CARF Reporting Rules Arrive
Cayman Islands foundation company registrations surged 70% year‑on‑year, reaching over 1,300 by the end of 2024 with more than 400 new filings in early 2025. The structures are increasingly used as legal wrappers for DAOs, offering separate legal personality, contract‑signing...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 3, 2025
Further, 3iQ Launch $100M Fund that Compounds Returns in Bitcoin
Further Asset Management and Canadian crypto firm 3iQ have launched a $100 million market‑neutral hedge fund aimed at institutional investors. The fund features a Bitcoin‑denominated share class that automatically reinvests gains back into BTC, allowing investors to compound their holdings. Seed...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 3, 2025
Strategy Faces Possible MSCI Index Removal, Threatening Billions in Outflows: Reuters
MicroStrategy (MSTR) faces a possible removal from MSCI’s emerging‑markets index after the index provider raised concerns about the firm’s heavy Bitcoin exposure. MSCI’s decision could force ETFs and other passive funds to sell the stock, potentially triggering outflows of up...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 3, 2025
50 Secret Wallets Fueled PIPPIN’s 556% Rally — and $3B in Derivatives Volume May Explain Why
PIPPIN, a Solana‑based memecoin, surged 556% despite a broader slump in the platform’s meme token sector. The rally was driven by activity from roughly 50 previously unknown wallets that amassed sizable positions. Simultaneously, on‑chain data shows about $3 billion in derivatives...
By CryptoSlate
News•Dec 3, 2025
Babylon’s Trustless Vaults to Add Native Bitcoin-Backed Lending Through Aave
Babylon announced that its Trustless Vaults will now support native Bitcoin‑backed lending by integrating with Aave’s liquidity pool. The move lets BTC holders lock their coins in a non‑custodial vault and borrow or earn interest directly on‑chain. Babylon also hinted...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 3, 2025
Ethena’s Synthetic USDe Contracts Sharply as Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Expand
Ethena’s synthetic stablecoin USDe saw its market cap shrink from $9.3 billion to $7.1 billion in November, a 24% supply contraction driven by $2.2 billion of redemptions. The decline follows a brief depeg on Binance in October, which the founder attributed to an...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Dec 3, 2025
SEI's Strong Bounce Signals Bullish Divergence Near Low
One of the strongest bounces yesterday was on $SEI. I would assume that we're going to have more strength coming in, as the market sentiment might be changing. Still a massive bullish divergence, and it might be printing a new bullish divergence...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Expect 100k Rebound Before 50k Dip: Volatility Ahead
I wouldn't be surprised if we reclaim 100k before crashing to 50k. I’ve said this a few times now. Nothing goes straight down like nothing goes straight up. Volatility is coming. Stay vigilant.
By Layah Heilpern
Social•Dec 3, 2025
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By Lark Davis
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Patience Beats FOMO: Entry Timing Drives Crypto Profits
If you want to make BIG money in crypto remember it's all about your entry... Don't FOMO in Don't chase pumps Don't trade the market you wish you had Have patience Your entry is EVERYTHING!
By Layah Heilpern
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Secure Your Crypto Now to Protect Your Kids
Also important for “worst case” scenarios. Don’t let your crypto get stuck on some address that your kids can never access. Protect your kids.
By Changpeng Zhao
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Pumps Are Volatility, Not a Lasting Trend Shift
Enjoy the pump, but don’t confuse it with a trend shift. Relief rallies exist for a reason. Until liquidity actually changes, these pumps are just volatility dressed up as optimism...
By Layah Heilpern
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Deciding Between PSA 10 Kabuto or 14 SOL Card
1 PSA 10 Kabuto or 14 SOL? https://t.co/YyPCHikUlX
By Tyler Winklevoss says: Gemini won't hire ex-SEC chair's students
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Crypto Market Cap Jumps $200B, BTC Spikes Record Candle
POLL: 🇺🇸Over $200 Billion was added to the crypto market cap today, with $BTC having the biggest daily candle since May 2025.🔥🚀 👉We are sooo .... (fill in the blank)🤔 $ETH $SOL $XRP
By Paul Barron
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Vanguard Adds Grayscale Crypto, Signaling Institutional Wealth Shift
Grayscale products are now available on @Vanguard_Group The wall of wealth continues to move into digital assets $BTC $ETH $GSOL $GXRP $GDLC
By Barry Silbert
Social•Dec 3, 2025
NEAR Powers Rhea Finance’s Multi‑Chain Expansion via Arbitrum
One can just build on NEAR and deploy everywhere. Congrats @rhea_finance on expanding fast to new chains with this @arbitrum announcement
By Illia Polosukhin
Social•Dec 3, 2025
FWD Launches Proprietary AMM, Now in Testing
Probably the most under appreciated announcement from yesterday’s Investor Update call for @FWDind was that we are building our own prop AMM. It’s in testing now. Powered by Jump and Galaxy Very excited for this. $fwdi (We changed the ticker away from...
By Kyle Samani
Social•Dec 3, 2025
USDC and CCTP Go Live Natively on Starknet
Good news users! Good news devs! 🎉 Native USDC & CCTP are now live on Starknet! Good for users, good for devs, good for Starknet. Yahoo!
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Bitcoin Surges; Altcoins Poised for Breakout
#BITCOIN RALLIED FAST!! ALTCOINS READY TO RUN!! WATCH NOW👇 https://t.co/dQDciA1dIe https://t.co/Nnt79BQG8V
By That Martini Guy
Social•Dec 3, 2025
University of Tampa Launches First Bitcoin Course
HUGE 🚨 UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA INTRODUCES A BITCOIN COURSE FOR STUDENTS https://t.co/eu5MjqShJu
By That Martini Guy
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Hedera Signs MOU to Deploy Blockchain in Georgia's Justice Sector
NEW: Hedera has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Georgia’s Ministry of Justice to bring its tech into key areas of the country’s public sector
By Wendy O
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Stonksy Rides Bitcoin Rally, Turns Green at $86K
Stonksy caught the whole Bitcoin rally yesterday after going green at $86,000📈 https://t.co/m4pwzTSvaM
By That Martini Guy
Social•Dec 3, 2025
BlackRock Transfers $134.5M ETH to Coinbase Prime
BREAKING 🚨 BLACKROCK JUST SENT $134.5 MILLION IN $ETH TO COINBASE PRIME https://t.co/4P3lH05PxS
By That Martini Guy
Social•Dec 3, 2025
SEC Delays Approval of 3x and 5x Crypto ETFs
THE SEC HAS PUSHED BACK ON 3x & 5x ETF FILINGS FOR CRYPTO & TECH-RELATED STOCKS ❌ https://t.co/UgQM5GLLX9
By That Martini Guy
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Major Integration Boosts Seamless Cross-Chain Liquidity
Moo-jor integration of @near_intents and @CoWSwap to further seamless liquidity between all chains.
By Illia Polosukhin
Social•Dec 3, 2025
USDS on Aave Earns Dual Rates, Boosting Efficiency
Also: USDS continues to be available to deposit on Aave where it directly earns a combination of the Aave borrow rate and the Sky Savings Rate, making it a very attractive savings product with high capital efficiency
By Rune Christensen
Social•Dec 3, 2025
PYUSD Gains $2.6 B Market Cap Since September
LATEST 🗞️ PAYPAL'S $PYUSD ADDS $2.6 BILLION TO ITS MARKET CAP SINCE SEPTEMBER https://t.co/GI2JRWFR8U
By That Martini Guy
Social•Dec 3, 2025
Aave Continues to Deliver Great User Experiences Daily
Another great day to use Aave.
By Stani Kulechov
Social•Dec 3, 2025
MicroStrategy Jumps 20% From Recent Lows
$MSTR is up 20% from the lows 📈 https://t.co/YcNOMHipV8
By That Martini Guy
Social•Dec 3, 2025
UK Officially Classifies Crypto as Property
HUGE 🚨 THE UK NOW RECOGNISES CRYPTO AS PROPERTY https://t.co/2YuLz0hlap
By That Martini Guy