MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) is launching Beast Mobile in 2025 as an MVNO with affordable plans and brand perks. Building on Feastables and MrBeast Burger success, the service targets his 300M+ YouTube subscribers via gamified features and fintech integration.

Glassnode's latest report indicates that U.S. spot ETFs account for over 5% of Bitcoin's cumulative net inflows, making institutional investors a new source of demand. The daily trading volume of Bitcoin ETFs has grown from $1 billion at launch to consistently over $5 billion, and even exceeding $9 billion during periods of heightened volatility. Twelve funds now hold about 1.36 million Bitcoins, which is nearly 7% of the circulating supply.

In the past 24 hours, Zcash (ZEC), MYX Finance (MYX), and Dash (DASH) have been the top-performing assets among the top 100 cryptocurrencies. Privacy coin Zcash led this rally, gaining nearly 10% on Friday. MYX Finance has risen for the eighth consecutive trading day, and Dash is trading near $52.

Due to concerns about fraudulent activities, Taiwan will ban the social media app Xiaohongshu (also known as RedNote) for one year. Since last year, the app has been involved in 1,706 fraud cases, with an amount totaling approximately NT$248 million (about US$7.9 million), affecting at least 3 million users in Taiwan. In October, Taiwan contacted Xiaohongshu to inquire about how to modify the app to comply with Taiwanese laws but received no response.

Inversion founder Santiago Santos and Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi engaged in a heated debate over L1 valuations. Santiago claimed that L1s are overvalued, noting that Ethereum's market cap of $380 billion is far less impressive than Amazon's during the dotcom bubble of the 1990s. Haseeb countered that Ethereum is not a company, but rather a nation-level infrastructure.

uPlexa (UPX) is a peer-to-peer electronic payment system focused on IoT (Internet of Things) device mining and privacy protection. Users can mine using smartphones, tablets, Raspberry Pi, smart TVs, and even smart refrigerators, earning UPX tokens by utilizing idle CPU resources on their devices. Core features include a decentralized VPN (PlexaNet) that is faster than Tor and the CryptoNote algorithm to ensure fully private transactions.

The stock price of American Bitcoin, co-founded by Eric Trump, the second son of President Trump, plummeted 33% within one minute of trading on December 2, ultimately crashing over 51%. Trump-related cryptocurrency projects have collapsed across the board: the WLFI token fell 51%, ALT5 Sigma plunged 75%, and the TRUMP and MELANIA meme coins have dropped 90% and 99% from their all-time highs, respectively. According to Bloomberg, the Trump family has lost over $1 billion in assets since October, as the Trump premium has turned into a Trump drag.

MicroStrategy announced the establishment of a $1.44 billion reserve fund to pay for preferred stock dividends and debt interest over the next 12 to 24 months, drawing widespread market attention and bearish expectations. On-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant noted that this move shows MicroStrategy is preparing in advance to cope with a potential Bitcoin bear market. If the bearish trend continues, Bitcoin prices may fluctuate between $55,000 and $70,000 next year.

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Pi Network experienced three consecutive declines on Friday, approaching the local support trendline formed by connecting the lows of October 22 and November 4. Technically, the MACD indicator's moving averages continue to decline toward the zero axis, and if they cross into negative territory, it will strengthen the downward momentum. If Pi Network breaks below the trendline near the December 1 low of $0.2204, it could further test the support level at $0.1919.

The Connecticut state government has issued cease and desist orders to prediction market operators Robinhood and Kalshi, accusing these platforms of illegally operating online gambling businesses in the state and demanding an immediate halt to the offering of sports event contracts. Robinhood quickly responded, citing the federal regulatory agency CFTC as a "shield," emphasizing that its event contracts are strictly regulated at the federal level and that it operates legitimate derivative financial products rather than gambling.

The latest sentiment index from cryptocurrency analytics firm Santiment shows that XRP is slipping into panic territory, with the number of bearish comments rising sharply and overwhelming bullish opinions. On Friday, XRP traded near $2, and after a roughly 31% decline over two months, social discussions around the token have turned sharply negative. Santiment noted that a similar opportunity to two weeks ago seems to be emerging, with the extremely pessimistic sentiment potentially fueling a short squeeze.

Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman Peng Jinlong revealed on December 3 that the Taiwan version of stablecoins is expected to be launched as early as the second half of 2026. The FSC has confirmed that banks will take the lead in issuing stablecoins. Currently, the draft "Virtual Asset Service Act" has entered the final stage of review by the Executive Yuan. If the three readings process is successfully completed, the FSC will finalize eight sub-laws, including the "Regulations on the Issuance and Management of Stablecoins," within six months.

Within less than a month of its launch, the US spot XRP ETF has rapidly approached $1 billion in assets under management (AUM), with cumulative net inflows reaching $881.25 million and no single-day outflows recorded, making it one of the fastest-growing crypto investment products. However, in stark contrast to the robust institutional inflows, the market price of XRP continues to face downward pressure, currently trading near $2.09, down approximately 31% over the past two months. According to market analytics platform Santiment, social sentiment surrounding XRP has sharply turned negative, entering the "fear zone." This is similar to the scenario at the end of November when sentiment hit bottom and then rebounded by 22%, suggesting the market may be approaching a sentiment-driven turning point.

Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode warned in its latest report that for Bitcoin to avoid year-end downside risk, the price must return to and remain in the $96,100 to $106,000 range. Data shows that more than 25% of Bitcoin supply is currently at a loss, and the market is facing higher-than-usual potential selling pressure. The derivatives market is displaying risk-averse sentiment, with futures open interest declining, funding rates resetting to neutral, and options implied volatility compressing.

The Ethereum-based decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Lighter is about to launch spot trading. The platform will first open ETH transfer services on Thursday and plans to expand to more markets in the coming days. Lighter’s trading volume reached $292.5 billion in November, making it the most active cryptocurrency trading protocol that month, surpassing Hyperliquid’s $308.5 billion.

MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson), the world's most-subscribed YouTube superstar, is expanding his vast business empire into the heart of fintech. The CEO of his holding company, Beast Industries, recently confirmed the launch of a financial services platform called "MrBeast Financial" and a mobile phone company called Beast Mobile. According to trademark application documents that have surfaced, the financial platform's scope of business clearly includes "cryptocurrency exchange" services. With revenues exceeding $400 million last year, Beast Industries is no longer satisfied with just content and consumer products, and is now seeking to leverage its massive influence over Gen Z to become a gateway to next-generation financial and digital asset services.

Token reserve company AlphaTON Capital Corp, listed on Nasdaq, has filed a $420.69 million shelf registration application. The funds will be used to expand AI and high-performance computing infrastructure to support Telegram's Cocoon AI network and to drive the acquisition of revenue-generating companies within the ecosystem. The company has already deployed Nvidia B200 GPUs to Cocoon, bringing in new revenue for its business.

Central banks around the world are stockpiling gold at an unprecedented pace, with net purchases reaching 53 tons in October 2025 alone—a new annual high. Poland, Brazil, and other countries are the main buyers. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is transitioning from a fringe asset to the national reserve stage: the United States, under executive order, has designated approximately 200,000 Bitcoins (worth about $17 billion) as a strategic national reserve asset; Texas has taken the lead by purchasing $10 million worth of Bitcoin as part of its state treasury reserves. This trend of reserve diversification, extending from traditional gold to digital gold, may be reshaping the global financial power structure for the coming decades.

XRP fell back after failing to break through $2.2, but the US XRP ETF market recorded a net inflow of $50.27 million on December 3, marking 13 consecutive trading days of net capital inflows. Since its inception, the cumulative net inflow has reached $874 million. The divergence in capital flow direction between XRP and Bitcoin ETFs has intensified speculation about decoupling. Holding the psychological support level of $2.0 will pave the way for the mid-term target of $3.0.