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U.S. firms race to seize Europe’s rare earths as Beijing tightens defense-linked supply
American firms are now rushing to grab rare earth minerals from Europe, even though China and the US officially agreed to stop fighting over this stuff for a year. Doesn’t matter. Beijing still blocks sales to anyone linked to defense, and they’re holding the strings on global supply. That’s made whatever rare earths are left […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 2
Ripple Marks Another Milestone In Bid To Dominate Global Payments With XRP
On December 1, 2025, Ripple announced a major regulatory upgrade in Singapore, reinforcing its ambition to make XRP a central instrument for global payments. The expanded license allows the company to streamline cross-border money transfers, expand its payments infrastructure, and provide faster, mo...NewsBTC
Tue, Dec 2
Aster CEO Leonard confirms collaboration with Trump-linked World Liberty Financial in Dubai
The founder and chief executive of decentralized perpetual exchange Aster Leonard confirmed on Tuesday that his platform is in a collaboration with Trump-family-affiliated crypto startup World Liberty Financial (WLFI) to expand adoption of the latter’s stablecoin product USD1. The agreement between the two entities was announced at a closed conference held on Tuesday in Dubai, […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 2
Early Buyers Believe This New Crypto Could Outperform Top Cryptocurrencies in 2026, 5% Tokens Under $0.04 Left
Many of early adopters are now resorting to a new cryptocurrency that is gaining momentum and which most analysts think might be outperforming some of the leading cryptocurrencies by 2026. Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is on a decisive step with the token price still at just $0.035 and only half of Phase 6 to go through. […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 2
Kalshi Picks Solana To Ignite Tokenized Event Trading
Kalshi has switched on tokenized versions of its event contracts on Solana, making its first explicit play to court the same crypto-native traders who have funneled billions of dollars into rival prediction platform Polymarket. Instead of holding positions solely as traditional off-chain contracts o...Bitcoinist
Tue, Dec 2
Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ ETF shows 36% premium as $107M holdings outpace $78.67M NAV
Franklin Templeton’s spot Ripple exchange-traded fund, XRPZ, currently holds 53.22 million XRP, valued at approximately $107.08 million. However, its reported net asset value (NAV) stands at just $78.67 million, based on 3,600,000 shares circulating in the market. November 24-launched XRPZ is still working through liquidity imbalances and structural constraints that come up in the first […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 2
Over 20 Russian banks now testing digital ruble as regulators add more regions to pilot
Financial authorities in the Russian Federation are expanding the geography and participation in the pilot project for the nation’s digital ruble currency. The sovereign coin is already being introduced to some of the more distant corners of the vast country, including annexed Crimea, ahead of the full-scale launch scheduled to begin in 2026. Digital ruble […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 2
This Is The ‘Strangest’ Crypto Sell-Off Ever, Claims Arca CIO
Arca CIO Jeff Dorman calls the current market slide “one of the strangest crypto sell-offs ever,” arguing that price action is increasingly disconnected from both macro conditions and sector fundamentals. Why The Crypto Sell-Off Is “Strange” In a post on X, Dorman notes that traditional ...NewsBTC
Tue, Dec 2
XRP Price Prediction: Surge to 1M Payments Fuels Attention on SUBBD Token
What to Know: Over 1M XRP payments in a single day show how strong on-chain activity can grow even when the token price moves sideways. Markets are shifting toward crypto assets that support clear, repeatable real-world actions – payments, gaming, and creator monetization – instead of pure hype. AI ...NewsBTC
Tue, Dec 2
Yearn Finance starts asset recovery after $9 million exploit on November 30
Yearn Finance has started the recovery process for funds that were stolen when a $9 million exploit hit its yETH stableswap pool on November 30. The DeFi protocol announced it successfully clawed back $2.39 million worth of assets, which are to be returned to affected depositors. As reported by Cryptopolitan, the exploit occurred at 21:11 […]Cryptopolitan
Tue, Dec 2
BitMine Snaps Up $70 Million In Ether In Another Surprise Mega Buy
According to on-chain tracking, BitMine added 23,773 Ether over three days as the market softened. The buying included 7,080 ETH for close to $20 million on Monday and 16,693 ETH for roughly $50 million on Saturday. Based on reports, those two transactions together pushed the firm’s recent outlay to...Bitcoinist
Tue, Dec 2
