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The auction format was designed to prevent front-running and timing games that often plague token launches.

The initiative builds on the company's investor-day reveal that it is moving beyond traditional cross-border payments into a multi-pillar digital asset roadmap.

Euro stablecoins still represent a tiny fraction of the $300 billion held in dollar-pegged tokens, a market led by Tether's USDT with Circle's USDC in second place.

Casascius coins are physical metal collectibles created by Utah entrepreneur Mike Caldwell between 2011 and 2013.

The service will allow customers to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq.

Since mid-November, the Bitcoin spot price has fallen below the 0.75 quantile, which is trading near $96,100. This places more than 25% of Bitcoin supply underwater.

Ethereum supply is tightening in the background while the market determines its next move, and when that gap closes, price typically follows.

Bitcoin has dropped significantly in recent weeks, weighed down by structural selling pressure that shifted market dynamics.

Most other layer-1 networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, and DOT, remain down more than 50% for 2025.

The reduced activity coincided with broader market uncertainty as investors await key economic data releases.

The defensive rotation into hard assets created a stark three-way divergence between metals, equities, and cryptocurrencies.

Markets will likely be reassured if this ratio stays above 1.0 and Strategy avoids selling Bitcoin, analysts wrote

Developers can integrate the bridge to support Solana assets, such as SPL tokens, natively in their applications.

The token sits 42% below its July 2025 all-time high.

Risk-off sentiment in financial markets and continued gold strength could push Bitcoin lower by making it less appealing to traditional investors.

Lighter's latest move into spot market trading is part of a wave of recent developments.

"While December is typically a low-liquidity month, we observe a higher floor has been set the past seven days around the $85,000 level," Howard said in a note.

RockawayX now manages two venture funds and a credit fund, with more than $1 billion in combined investments and staked assets.