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$BTC 🔥 Understanding the 2025 Global Cryptocurrency Landscape
The crypto market in 2025 is shaping up to be more dynamic than ever. From Bitcoin’s massive $2.37T valuation to emerging projects gaining traction, the global digital economy continues to evolve at lightning speed.
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Strategy makes largest weekly bitcoin acquisition since July in past week. Strategy (MSTR) on Monday announced an acquisition of 10,624 bitcoins for the week of December 1 to December 7, its largest weekly purchase of tokens since July.
The bitcoin treasury company made the weekly purchases for an aggregate price of $962.7M, bringing the average acquisition cost to $90,615.
The company's BTC holdings stand at 660,624, bought for an aggregate price of $49.35B and average cost of $74,696.
Last week's purchases were made using net proceeds from the sale of ~5.13M class A shares and 442,536 Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock (STRD).
MSTR shares were +1.68% pre-market to $182.00. BTC-USD was trading at $91,635.
Strategy's acquisitions come amid a broader risk-off sentiment and exchange liquidations in relation to the cryptocurrency, implying the management's confidence in the company's bitcoin treasury strategy.
Last week, the company had announced the establishment of a $1.44B U.S. dollar reserve to navigate short-term market volatility and updates to its 2025 guidance.
Binance gets three licenses to operate in Abu Dhabi global market. Binance received full authorization from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the Abu Dhabi Global Market ("ADGM") to operate its global platform, Binance.com, under a supervisory framework, the company said late Sunday.
The development gives the world's largest crypto exchange regulatory clarity in a fast-growing international financial hub, bringing the asset class closer to traditional financial market regulation.
Three licensed entities — an exchange, a clearing house, and a broker-dealer — will separately conduct trading, custody, settlement, and off-exchange activities, similar to traditional financial-market infrastructure.
"ADGM is one of the most respected financial regulators globally, and holding an FSRA license under their gold standard framework shows that Binance meets the highest international standards for compliance, governance, risk management, and consumer protection," said Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng.
Binance has more than 300M registered users worldwide and has processed more than $125T in cumulative trading volume. The company intends to work with other global regulators to build a trustworthy infrastructure, it said.
Note that users in the U.S. must trade through Binance.US, rather than the Binance.com platform.
Binance coin (BNB-USD) rose 1.7% to $905.61 in Monday morning trading during a period where crypto is rebounding from recent lows. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) climbed 2.9% to $91.8K, while ethereum (ETH-USD) jumped 3.2% to $3.14K.
Andersen Group seeks to raise up to $176M in IPO.... The U.S. arm of the professional services firm that formed from the remains of the accounting giant Arthur Andersen plans to raise ~$176M in an initial public offering, according to an SEC filing on Monday.
Andersen Group (ANDG) expects to offer 11M shares of its class A common stock at $14 to $16 apiece, the company said. At the top end of the range, the company would get a market value of ~$1.75B, based on the total 109.3M shares of class A and class B common stock to be outstanding immediately after the offering.
After the IPO, Andersen Aggregator will hold all of Andersen's class B common stock, giving it 99% of combined voting power of its capital stock. Andersen Aggregator, formed from the reorganization of Arthur Andersen, is owned by current managing directors.
The company is an independent tax, valuation and financial advisory services to individuals and family offices, businesses and institutional clients in the U.S. "Built on the legacy of Arthur Andersen, we believe our brand is one of the most globally recognized and respected names within professional services," the company said in the filing.
For the full-year 2024, Anderson Group (ANDG) pro forma revenue was $731.6M and pro forma net income was -$250.2M.
For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2025, the company's pro forma revenue was $668.3M and net income was -$71.5M.
American Rare Earths appoints Mark Wall as chief executive officer... American Rare Earths (ARRNF) has appointed Mark Wall as chief executive officer, effective January 5, 2026. Wall brings more than 30 years of global mining experience across operations, project development, permitting and construction in gold, copper, diamonds and uranium, including senior leadership roles with Tier 1 majors and North American developers, the company said.
Sandisk in focus as JPMorgan starts coverage with Neutral; Susquehanna ups target... Sandisk (SNDK) was in focus on Monday as J.P. Morgan started coverage on the memory maker with a Neutral and Susquehanna upped its price target on the stock. “While Sandisk offers leverage to the AI-driven enterprise solid state disk (eSSD) supercycle (albeit with much smaller AI exposure compared to peers) and a structurally advantaged cost base via its Kioxia JV, we view current pricing power as a cyclical peak rather than a structural reset,” J.P. Morgan analyst Harlan Sur wrote in a note to clients. “Capacity ramps slated for 2027+ threaten to erode the current healthy supply/demand situation, just as traditional end-market demand growth matures, likely capping long-term multiple expansion. Given the 300%+ YTD outperformance in the stock, we see risk-reward as balanced, with near-term upside from an extended upcycle offset by the risk of earnings normalization as the industry reverts to its historical boom-bust pattern.” Sur has a $235 price target on Sandisk. In addition to the coverage from J.P. Morgan, Susquehanna raised its price target on Sandisk to $300 from $250. Sandisk shares rose 3.8% in premarket trading.
4 stocks to watch on Monday: MSFT, BIDU, WBD, BRK.B Stock index futures rose on Monday as investors positioned themselves ahead of Wednesday’s crucial Federal Reserve meeting. Here are four stocks to watch on the day:
Microsoft (MSFT) stock rose 0.1% in premarket trade as the company is reportedly discussing plans to co-design custom chips with Broadcom (AVGO) to meet growing demand amid intensifying competition in the AI space.
Baidu (BIDU) was up 3.4% before the opening bell as it confirmed in a regulatory filing on Monday that it is in the process of assessing a proposed spinoff and listing plan. Baidu (BIDU) noted that if the spinoff plan moves forward, the listing will be subject to the relevant regulatory approval process. It was also highlighted that there is no assurance that the proposed spinoff and listing will proceed.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) was largely unchanged in premarket trade as President Donald Trump said that Netflix's (NFLX) $72B deal for assets from WBD will need government review. A combination of Netflix with HBO Max could capture a third of worldwide on-demand streaming consumption among Western audiences.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) fell 0.6% before the opening bell as it said that Marc Hamburg, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will retire from the company on June 1, 2027, after 40 years of service. Charles Chang will succeed Hamburg as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Berkshire Hathaway, effective June 1, 2026.
Trump signs executive order to tackle price fixing... President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday aimed at curbing price fixing and anti-competitive practices within the food supply chain.
The White House announced the formation of two new Task Forces under the Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. These bodies are tasked with investigating and addressing price manipulation and collusive behaviors that inflate food costs.
In recent years, food supply chain companies have settled price fixing lawsuits amounting to tens of millions of dollars, signaling a pressing need for regulatory enforcement, the administration said.
"Foreign-controlled companies are increasingly involved in key segments, potentially creating national security risks and driving up the cost of food for American families—issues the Task Forces are specifically directed to investigate," the White House said.
Is Trump's falling approval rating a tell to buy midcap stocks?
Intervention in the economy by President Donald Trump could benefit currently cheap midcap stocks, according to BofA Securities.
Trump is likely to intervene to arrest the drop in his approval rating, according to strategist Michael Hartnett.
The White House will intervene to prevent the CPI hitting 4% annual inflation and a 5% unemployment rate, he said. In that environment Hartnett recommends going long inexpensive midcap stocks (MDY) (MDYG) (IWR) (IJH) into 2026.
He also notes that the Magnificent 7 could "gobble up" that entire market cap of the small cap 600 (SPSM) and midcap 400 (MDY) indices.
Other trades with the best relative upside are Main Street cyclicals like homebuilders (XHB), retail (XRT), paper, transportation (XTN) and REITs (XLRE).
Trump says Netflix-Warner deal will require government review - report President Donald Trump said Sunday Netflix's (NFLX) $72B deal for assets from Warner Bros, Discovery (WBD) will need government review, according to Bloomberg.
“Well, that’s got to go through a process, and we’ll see what happens,” Trump said when asked about the deal ahead of the Kennedy Center Honors, Bloomberg reported.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos “is a fantastic man, I have a lot of respect for him, but it’s a lot of market share.”
A combination of Netflix with HBO Max could capture a third of worldwide on-demand streaming consumption among Western audiences.
McDonald's reintroduced the McRib to U.S. menus starting November 11, reigniting the quirky correlation with Bitcoin's surges since the sandwich's 2017 comeback. Historical data from eight returns between 2017 and 2025 shows Bitcoin climbing in four instances, including 1,000% in late 2017 and 237% through early 2021, though dips followed in 2018 and 2022.
$BTC Bitcoin's market price has stayed above the $70,000-$111,000 global mining breakeven in 2025, with costs at $0.05/kWh ensuring profitability post-halving amid 160 TWh annual use. U.S. industrial rates at $0.13/kWh set higher thresholds, but cheap power keeps hash rate at 855 EH/s, reinforcing scarcity as miners halt unprofitable runs. This economic floor underpins Bitcoin's value proposition, where energy ties create a natural barrier against crashes below production costs. #BTCVSGOLD #bitcoin #usa #blockchain #Binance