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Are we witnessing the Bardian patience of tradethy athletes perceiving Ethereum through the sepia-tinted glasses of posterity?

Their dfdvSOL product, a curious concoction if ever there was one, held 530,286.72 units. And, a touch of cheer amidst the gloom: Q3 unrealized gains exceeded $74 million, a return of 11.4% from SOL operations. An excellent result, naturally, though one wonders if it’s mere accounting legerdemain. 🧐

And lo! Aster, after what they call a “breakthrough” 2025 (because obviously), is rolling out its vision for the next stage of its grand plan. We’re talking a series of monumental releases, including multi-asset margin trading, a mobile app that’s so sleek it could moonlight as a fashion statement, a token generation event that got the whole crypto community buzzing, CEX listings (because who doesn’t want to be on every exchange?), and-wait for it-the buyback program to end all buyback programs.

November was the month of the XRP ETF explosion, with a whole slew of big names jumping on the bandwagon. Canary Capital, Franklin Templeton, Bitwise, and Grayscale all threw their hats into the ring. But wait, there’s more-Amplify ETFs, who already manage over $16 billion, decided to drop an XRP-covered-call ETF into the mix. They’re calling it the first XRP-based option income ETF. Whoa, talk about a mouthful. 😜

But let us not be fooled by the glitter of short-term gains. The question is not whether these tokens can rise-for rise they can, like a balloon filled with hot air-but whether their ascent is built upon anything more substantial than wishful thinking and the collective delusion of the crowd.🎈

According to the wise scribes of Glassnode, notably the sage Chris Beamish, the distribution of Bitcoin-once a fierce tempest-has now quieted. Instead, both gargantuan whales and nimble retail traders embrace the slow rhythm of accumulation. An irony that might make even the most stoic smile-filling pockets at both ends, as if the universe decided to play a practical joke. 🎭

Reece Merrick, the big cheese at Ripple for the Middle East and Africa, popped up on X (formerly Twitter, for you dinosaurs 🦖) to gush about the XRP Ledger. “It’s not just a ledger,” he declared, “it’s a financial playground for grown-ups!” 🎢 His words were as smooth as a chocolate river, highlighting its knack for real-world settlements and tokenized shenanigans.

The image of this earth-shattering wardrobe choice swiftly spread across X and Telegram, igniting discussions of what can only be described as a nostalgic revival of crypto’s most infamous altcoin. The kind that gets your heart racing-or your brain in a mild state of confusion. Either way, it’s a showstopper.

Andrey Yatskov, the maestro of VTB’s brokerage arm, claims there’s a “sharp demand” for this service. Sharp, indeed-like the icicles hanging from a Moscow rooftop in January. But let’s not forget, this is no egalitarian feast. Only those with pockets heavier than a Siberian bear’s appetite-assets above $1.3 million or annual incomes over $649,000-will be invited to the table. The rest? Well, they can keep dreaming of Bitcoin over their borscht. 🥄💰

This halts Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s valiant attempt to introduce stricter supervision, despite his warning that hostile intelligence networks are now the crypto version of uninvited houseguests who help themselves to your snacks. 🥩