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Crypto bank Anchorage acquires Securitize’s wealth management unit
Acquiring Securitize For Advisors will help Anchorage, the first federally chartered crypto bank, expand its wealth management offerings. ...

Circle acquires Interop Labs team, initial developer of Axelar Network
The stablecoin issuer said its goal is to make digital assets issued on Arc interoperable across various blockchains....

Bitwise amends Hyperliquid ETF filing, finalizes ticker and fee
Bitwise’s decision to lock in a ticker and fee puts its Hyperliquid ETF a step ahead of rival proposals, including 21Shares’ filing....

‘Ethereum is the future of finance’: Tom Lee’s BitMine adds $321 million in ether to corporate ETH treasury
BitMine Immersion boosted its Ethereum treasury to 3.97 million ETH as the firm chases its 5% ether supply target....

Ripple taps Wormhole to expand RLUSD to Layer 2 chains like Base and Optimism
In November, Ripple raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, in a round led by investors from Fortress and Citadel Securities....

Michael Saylor’s Strategy acquires 10,645 bitcoin for $980 million, bringing total treasury holdings to 671,268 BTC
Strategy's holdings account for more than 3% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth around $60 billion....

Global crypto ETPs see $864 million in weekly inflows amid cautious optimism: CoinShares
It marks the third consecutive week of inflows, reflecting a cautious yet optimistic investor base, Head of Research James Butterfill said....

JPMorgan launches tokenized money-market fund on Ethereum
The new vehicle, called MONY, is seeded with $100 million of JPMorgan capital and will open to outside investors on Tuesday....

Visa launches ‘stablecoins advisory practice’ to help banks and businesses build strategies
The move comes as Visa deepens its stablecoin work and reports a $3.5 billion annualized run rate in stablecoin settlement volume....

Bitcoin stalls after post-FOMC slide as inflation data looms over December, analysts say
With bitcoin under $90,000, analysts say this week's macro releases will likely set the tone for the rest of December....