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Figure Gets Mixed Wall Street Debut as KBW, BofA Diverge on Outlook
The newly public blockchain lender earns praise for market share in tokenized credit, but concerns remain over scaling and regulation.

FIFA World Cup Blockchain Ticketing Platform Raises Swiss Regulatory Scrutiny: Report
Swiss gambling authority Gespa is reportedly probing whether or not FIFA's right-to-buy collectibles comply with local gambling laws....

Crypto Lender Figure Shares Jump 6% After Bernstein Raises Price Target
Analysts at investment firm Bernstein are forecasting a more than 30% increase from the Monday opening price of Figure Technologies ....

Stellar Lumens Breaks Resistance as Traders Drive 3% Rally
XLM climbed from $0.40 to $0.41 over a 23-hour period as corporate trading volumes tripled, signaling renewed institutional appetite for blockchain-based payment networks.

Grayscale Ethereum ETFs Are First in US to Add Staking
Grayscale's new feature eliminates a major pain point for Ethereum ETFs: the absence of staking rewards for institutional investors....

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana ETFs Surge as Crypto Funds Pull in Record $5.95 Billion
Bitcoin soared to a new peak price over the weekend following a record week for cryptocurrency ETF investments, with nearly $6 billion worth....

Leap Therapeutics Shares Jump on $59M Winklevoss-Led Crypto Deal
The penny stock name said the investment will be used to purchase cryptocurrency to be held on the company balance sheet.

Bitcoin Options Market Now Big Enough to Move Spot Prices, FalconX Says
Options flows now shape price direction more than spot trades as institutions lean on Deribit and IBIT to position around volatility.

Stablecoins Could Lure $1 Trillion in Deposits Away From Banks: Analysts
Stablecoins could drain $1 trillion from emerging market banks in three years as depositors prioritize capital preservation over yields, analysts predict....

AI/HPC Bitcoin Miners Rally as AMD Soars 30% on OpenAI Deal
OpenAI’s multi-billion-dollar chip agreement with AMD fuels sector-wide gains across artificial intelligence and high-performance computing stocks.

‘Scarcity Magnet’ To Pull Bitcoin Price To $1 Million Before Mega Bull Run Ends — Analyst PlanB
PlanB notes that a magnet of scarcity is poised to propel Bitcoin to sky-high targets of up to $1 million before the current bull market ends....

Layer-1 Sector Leads Altcoin Gains in First Week of Q4
Experts project selective altcoin growth from high-quality layer-1 projects like Solana in the fourth quarter....