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After trading was mixed in US markets in the weeks leading up 25 December, the major digital assets turned it around on Thursday, 23 December, and remained in positive territory to start the week after Christmas.

In early afternoon trading on Monday, Bitcoin was up 1.89%, Ethereal was up 0.54% better, while Litecoin was higher by 2.03%. In other assets, Polkadot was higher by 5.47%.

Chinese metaverse stocks rise on news firm Xinhua’s NFT drop

Two Chinese metaverse stocks rose on news that state news organisation Xinhua was releasing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on its photography. Xinhua announced that it would release a limited amount of NFTs from its news app on Friday, news that prompted the stocks of two Chinese firms involved in the metaverse to rise.

Ripple price prediction for 2022 and beyond: what’s next for XRP?

Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse raised the rhetoric level about the legal case filed against his company by US regulators, claiming it was an attack on crypto in the US, not just on Ripple. Despite this, Garlinghouse said that 2021 has been a watershed year for the cryptocurrency industry and Ripple’s strongest year yet.

RMRK coin price prediction: can the NFT token move higher?

The RMRK cryptocurrency launched in September. It enables NFT customisation across blockchains and was trading higher last week after falling to its lowest level since late November and spiking in early December. In this price analysis we look at how the relatively new coin works and the latest price predictions.

Crypto’s big year: The five best crypto investments of 2021

2021 has been described as a breakthrough year for cryptocurrencies. Increased regulation of crypto-assets has led to more mainstream acceptance, with regulatory action laying the groundwork for cryptocurrencies to be considered a legitimate asset class. So which crypto investments provided the biggest gains.

Internet Computer price prediction: Will the ICP price rocket after bitcoin integration?

Internet Computer (ICP), the blockchain and native token of the Dfinity Foundation, put on a show with a 16% boost on 24 December following news that developers had produced a cross-chain bridge that will let ERC20 tokens exist natively on the Dfinity network. But looking at the full year picture, it shows how ICP is struggling to gain traction after its May launch.

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