Twenty One Capital Heads to Wall Street

Cantor Equity Partners (CEP) shareholders have given the green light to the merger with Twenty One Capital — which means the Bitcoin-native firm is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under ticker “XXI” from December 9, 2025. With around 43,500 BTC on its books (nearly US$4 billion at current prices), Twenty One Capital becomes one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries on the planet — a big step for Bitcoin exposure through traditional markets rather than crypto-only channels.

Ethereum Bounces Back After Fusaka Upgrade

The network’s long-awaited Fusaka upgrade just dropped — and it delivered. With peer-to-peer data handling (PeerDAS) and improved throughput, the update aims to slash rollup costs and boost capacity.
Ether (ETH) briefly surged past US$3,080 before easing back. On-chain activity remains soft though — network fees and DEX volumes dropped. Meanwhile, a large “whale” wallet moved 40,000 ETH — sparking speculation when those coins were re-staked, not sold.

Kevin O’Leary Says Fed Cut Won’t Move Bitcoin Much

Investor-entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary weighed in on recent chatter about a possible rate cut by Federal Reserve and its potential impact on Bitcoin. His take? Don’t count on a major Bitcoin rally — at least not right away.
Markets already appear to be pricing in easing expectations, but O’Leary argues that this alone may not be enough to revive sustained crypto momentum. His caution reminds traders that macro signals aren’t guaranteed triggers for crypto rallies.

Kalshi Brings Prediction Markets to Solana

Prediction-market platform Kalshi just took a major step — expanding onto Solana by tokenizing its contracts on-chain. That means Solana users can now directly engage with Kalshi’s markets through native blockchain infrastructure. As TradFi-meets-DeFi continues unfolding, this move stands out as a bridge between legacy markets and on-chain innovation — a sign of things to come in the evolving crypto ecosystem.