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03rd Dec: Blockchain DXB Podcast

🚀Ripple XRP to the moon - flips USD in market cap ⛏️Marathon Digital + MicroStrategy buy BTC 🟠Japanese exchange shuts down after hack❌

🚀 XRP surged 71% this week to $2.74, up 367% in 30 days, overtaking Tether.io in market cap. Investor optimism grew with SEC Chair Gensler’s planned departure, fueling hopes for regulatory ease. XRP nears its $3.40 all-time high, while Cardano, Shiba Inu, and Stellar also posted gains. RLUSD, a stablecoin could be approved on the 04th of Dec. Check out the Blockchain DXB episode released on the 02nd of December we shared the reason why the prices are heading towards the moon. 

- In today's episode we take a deep dive into global and local news

💰MARA Announces $700M Notes Offering

- MARA Holdings plans to issue $700M in zero-coupon notes due 2031, with proceeds for Bitcoin purchases, repurchasing $50M in 2026 notes, and corporate needs. Offered privately under Rule 144A, the notes are convertible into cash, stock, or both. Completion depends on market conditions. Official info here https://shorturl.at/7f8EQ

⛏️ They also announced Announces Bitcoin Production and Mining Operation Updates for November 2024 Official info here https://shorturl.at/aFey4 Details of the announcement is below

- Bitcoin Holdings: Acquired 6,484 BTC, total holdings now 34,959 BTC ($3.3B).

- Notes Offering: $700M convertible notes to fund Bitcoin purchases and debt repurchases.

- Mining Growth: November 2024 mining hita  record 907 BTC (+26%), hash rate up 15%.

- Strategy: Hybrid mining and buying to optimize costs and boost value.

💰 MicroStrategy makes it's fourth straight weekly purchase of bitcoin

MicroStrategy is halfway to its $21 billion goal through stock sales to fund Bitcoin purchases. Recently, it sold 3.7 million shares for $1.5 billion, increasing its Bitcoin holdings to around $38 billion. The company's aggressive strategy, led by Michael Saylor, has boosted its stock by over 500% this year, attracting attention from other companies aiming to replicate its Bitcoin treasury model. via Bloomberg here https://shorturl.at/KYUdk

🔴 DMM Bitcoin, a Japanese crypto exchange, will shut down and transfer its accounts and assets to SBI VCトレード Trade in March 2024 following a $305 million hack in May. The hack, which resulted in the theft of over 4,500 Bitcoin, led DMM Bitcoin to restrict services like withdrawals and spot asset purchases. The exchange acknowledged that continuing operations under these conditions would harm customers. While the hack's perpetrators are unclear, the Lazarus Group, linked to North Korea, has been suspected. SBI VC Trade will take over DMM