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The start of December has brought a strong correction for Ripple, causing its valuation to descend drastically from $2.21 dollars to touch worrying lows. According to data analysis presented by Shaurya Malwa, this abrupt XRP price drop of 7% responds to a violent wave of institutional selling that managed to dominate the market. This bearish move occurred this Monday, momentarily nullifying the optimism generated by recent capital flows into exchange-traded funds.

KuCoin EU received Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCAR) approval from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), clearing the way to offer regulated digital‑asset services across 29 European Economic Area countries. The authorization—filed early in 2025—excludes Malta and gives KuCoin a formally compliant operational footprint in much of the EEA. This development positions the platform to operate under a unified rule set designed for digital‑asset markets across most of the region.

Quantum security has moved from theoretical risk to an active engineering priority for Layer‑1 blockchains as projects and public bodies plan migrations to post‑quantum cryptography (PQC). The shift is driven by the “harvest now, decrypt later” threat and projections that practical quantum attacks could become feasible between 2030 and 2040; networks are testing lattice‑ and hash‑based signatures and key‑encapsulation schemes to protect transaction finality and historical state.

Canton’s tokenomics pivot centers on a refusal to run an ICO to build institutional trust and tie value to utility. The network’s native Canton Coin (CC) follows a fair‑launch, usage‑driven model that its developers say is designed to avoid the volatility and regulatory friction of traditional token sales.

One of the ecosystem’s oldest figures, known as an Ethereum ICO whale, has recently liquidated $60 million in assets, marking a massive profit-taking event after eleven years of strategic waiting. This original investor, who participated in the initial coin offering in 2014 buying tokens for pennies, contrasts notably with the general trend of aggressive accumulation currently shown by the richest and most sophisticated addresses in the global crypto market.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov has signed a historic regulation marking the official start of crypto asset legalization in the nation, establishing an extremely rigorous regulatory framework. This government decree, which will officially enter into force in the year 2026, seeks to formally integrate the digital economy under centralized state supervision, ending previous legal ambiguity.

CME Group has unexpectedly suspended all trading operations on its Globex electronic platform due to a severe cooling system failure detected in its critical facilities. According to an urgent statement issued by the support team on its website, the technical incident at CyrusOne data centers forced a pause on stock and crypto asset contracts, leaving traders waiting for details regarding the market reopening.

DWF Labs officially announced this Wednesday the launch of a capital program designed to strengthen institutional investment in DeFi on a global scale. Andrei Grachev, managing partner of the Web3 investment firm, confirmed that this initiative seeks to scale protocols with innovative value propositions. The strategy focuses on preparing the ground for mass adoption by large corporations.

Filecoin (FIL) rose 1.8% to $1.63 while the crypto market as a whole fell around 1%. The rise was accompanied by a 21% increase in trading volume above the weekly average, suggesting real demand that broke the general bearish dynamic.

Cathie Wood, through her firm ARK Invest, has notably intensified her bet on the technology sector by acquiring shares worth 93 million dollars this Tuesday. This strategic maneuver reinforces her unwavering confidence in the underlying blockchain infrastructure of key companies like Coinbase, Block, and Circle, despite the generalized price pullback affecting the market.