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On December 13, 2025-mark it in diamond-encrusted calendars-Luke Judges, Global Partner Success Lead and evidently, part-time showman, declared from the stage: “XRP is no longer a homebody.” 🗣️✨ Gone are the days when one expected XRP to stay quietly on its Ledger, sipping tea and knitting smart contracts. Now? It’s debuting on Solana in the form of wXRP-a wrapped, glamorous cousin that looks just like the original, but dances better. 💃🕺 Backed 1:1 (so no, this isn’t a Ponzi with a better tailor), wXRP is the respectable liaison between worlds, made possible by Hex Trust (the custody butler) and LayerZero (the teleportation butler). Thanks to them, XRP can now jet-set across chains, attend DeFi soirées, and flirt with yield pools-all without losing its vintage charm.

Launched on December 15th, this marvel of modern finance-the coinage of whispers-promises private BTC and ETH perpetual trades, with leverage up to an eye-popping 1001x. That’s right, folks, one thousand and one times the fun, with none of the peeking, prodding, or public shaming typical of lesser platforms. Trades execute faster than you can say “slippage,” with zero costs during the promotional honeymoon until December’s end-happy holidays, traders! 🎉

Ethereum couldn’t even hold above $3,150. Pathetic. It joined Bitcoin in the “Let’s Disappoint Everyone” club, sliding below $3,120 and $3,050 like it had somewhere better to be.

In this riveting saga of market dynamics, we shall indulge our curiosity by dissecting the current state of affairs, pondering potential gains, and casting an anxious glance at the lurking shadows of downside risks, all in the hopes of discerning whether XRP can muster the audacity to reclaim its former splendor.

And so, we continue our journey through the murky waters of regulatory uncertainty, where crypto exchanges, issuers, and institutional investors in the US must navigate the choppy seas without the guiding light of clarity.

Filecoin, that paragon of digital virtue, crumbled through its support levels like a poorly constructed farce, shedding 5.1% to $1.24. A volume surge rivaling a mob at a bakery signaled institutions bidding adieu, according to CoinDesk’s crystal ball 🔮.

In a riveting chat with CNBC, our friend Lee waxes lyrical about fortunes to come. He’s particularly impressed by the tiny number of Bitcoin wallets with a cool ten grand-just four million. Well, compared to nearly 900 million IRA and brokerage accounts that also hold a shy ten grand, that’s roughly the size of a very angry ant trying to move a mountain. Bear in mind, he sees this as the tip of the iceberg.

And guess what? Their stablecoin settlement volume has hit a whopping $3.5 billion run rate as of November 30! That’s not just growth; that’s like finding out your favorite pizza place is offering free toppings for life! 🍕💰

Circle, that industrious architect of digital gold, has signed a pact to claim the Interop Labs team and their proprietary IP. The goal? To fuel their Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) and their Arc blockchain, which dreams of becoming the “Economic OS for the internet.” A poetic vision, if you ignore the existential dread of yet another layer of infrastructure.

Interactive Brokers, one of the world’s largest electronic brokerage firms, is rolling out stablecoin deposits for eligible individual brokerage accounts, Bloomberg reported. The feature is launching in phases beginning in the United States and allows customers to transfer supported stablecoins directly into their accounts, where they are converted to U.S. dollars for trading use. 🚀