1. U.S. President-elect Trump stated that he plans to establish a national Bitcoin reserve, a move seen as a significant support for Bitcoin.
2. The probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in December has risen to 97.1%, with the market eagerly anticipating the upcoming FOMC meeting.
According to CME's "FedWatch," the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining the current interest rate until December is 2.9%, while the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point cut has risen to 97.1%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from last Saturday. -Original
3. MicroStrategy increased its holdings by 15,350 Bitcoins through stock sales and will be included in the Nasdaq 100 index on December 23.
According to MicroStrategy's latest 8-K filing, the company announced that it sold a total of 3,884,712 shares between December 9 and December 15, 2024, generating approximately $1.54 billion in net proceeds (after sales commissions). As of December 15, 2024, there are still about $7.65 billion worth of shares available for issuance and sale under the "Sales Agreement." Earlier today, it was reported that MicroStrategy spent about $1.5 billion to acquire an additional 15,350 Bitcoins. -Original
4. SoftBank Group announced plans to invest $100 billion in the U.S. to support the development of AI and infrastructure.
According to CNBC, SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son will visit President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and announce plans to invest $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. Sources revealed that Son will also commit to creating 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and related infrastructure, with funds to be deployed before Trump's term ends. It is reported that this funding may come from various sources controlled by SoftBank, including the Vision Fund, capital projects, or chip manufacturer Arm Holdings (ARM.US). -Original
5. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Wells notice to the NFT project CyberKongz, indicating an increase in regulatory scrutiny.
CyberKongz posted on X on Monday that after two years of discussions, it finally received a Wells notice from the SEC. CyberKongz stated that it had been "silently enduring" since the SEC first contacted it two years ago. -Original
6. The UK plans to ban the public offering of cryptocurrencies, allowing only registered crypto asset trading platforms to operate.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated on Monday in its document regarding the upcoming crypto regime that the UK intends to ban the public offering of cryptocurrencies. The UK will draft legislation to prohibit the public offering of cryptocurrencies, based on the UK's promotional rules, banning unregistered crypto companies from reaching UK customers. Only crypto asset trading platforms and products that meet exemption criteria will not be subject to this restriction. CoinDesk contacted the Treasury to inquire whether this applies only to regulated companies, as the FCA could not comment on this. The document calls for industry feedback on market access and disclosure as well as market abuse regimes, being one of many documents released by the regulator in preparation for implementing the crypto regime. The FCA is the UK's regulatory body responsible for overseeing financial activities in the UK, including crypto. Since 2020, the UK has been monitoring the industry and observing how it complies with anti-money laundering rules, but plans to establish a new regime in 2026 after the regulatory draft is implemented next year. The UK needs industry feedback to understand how to ensure consumers have the information needed to make informed decisions and how to reduce fraud through market abuse regimes. Matthew Long: The UK's cryptocurrency gatekeeper -Original
7. U.S. stocks closed mixed, with the Nasdaq index rising 1.24%.
U.S. stocks closed with the Dow down 0.25%, the Nasdaq up 1.24%, and the S&P 500 up 0.38%. -Original
8. JPMorgan reports that the Bitcoin mining economy continued to improve this month, with a 6% increase in hash rate.
JPMorgan (JPM) stated in a research report on Monday that the Bitcoin (BTC) mining economy continued to improve this month, with the hash price, which measures daily profitability, rising 5% since the end of November. The report noted that the hash price increased as the surge in the largest cryptocurrency outpaced the growth in network hash rate. The hash rate represents industry competition and mining difficulty. The bank pointed out that the network hash rate has grown 6% so far this month, averaging 773 exahashes per second (EH/s). Analysts Reginald Smith and Charles Pearce wrote, "We noted that in the first two weeks of December, miners earned about $57,300 per EH/s in daily block reward income," adding that this is the highest level in the past seven months but still about 40% lower than pre-halving levels. The bank stated that the total hash rate of 14 miners tracked in the U.S. has grown nearly 94% this year to 222 EH/s, currently accounting for about 29% of the global network. The total market value of the miners tracked by the bank fell 4%, or $1.5 billion, while the total market value of these miners increased by over 50% after the U.S. presidential election. The bank estimates that the current trading price of miners listed in the U.S. is about twice the ratio of their four-year block reward. JPMorgan noted that Bitcoin mining profitability improved in November. -Original
9. Solana attracted over $300 million in cross-chain asset inflows in the past 7 days, indicating rapid development of its ecosystem.
Solana Floor posted on the X platform that over $300 million in assets have been bridged from other chains to the Solana chain in the past 7 days. Of this, over $200 million came from Ethereum to Solana. -Original
10. Former Coinbase CTO states that the reputation gap between AI and crypto may gradually narrow.
Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan posted that AI originated from academic research and large tech companies, thus having a higher reputation; whereas crypto technology originated from anonymous forums and internet communities, initially having a lower reputation. However, AI makes it easy to forge everything, while crypto technology makes forgery difficult, and the reputations of both may gradually converge. He believes that while AI is widely recognized as an important technology with civilizational significance, the value of crypto technology is underestimated, and the two will gradually approach each other in reputation in the future. -Original
11. Michael Saylor states that he believes Trump is serious about the plan to establish a national Bitcoin reserve.
BlockBeats reported that on December 17, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor stated, "I believe Trump is serious about establishing a national Bitcoin reserve." -Original
12. Security company reports a significant increase in password theft attacks targeting crypto wallets, especially against macOS users.
Security company ESET has just released its latest threat report, examining threat landscape trends from June to November 2024. The number of password theft attacks targeting cryptocurrency wallets has increased, with the most significant rise occurring against macOS users. The report noted: According to ESET's telemetry data for the second half of 2024, the number of password theft software across multiple platforms (especially Windows, macOS, and Android) has increased, but the detection of password theft software targeting cryptocurrency wallets on macOS has more than doubled compared to the first half of the year. Meanwhile, the number of password theft software on Windows has increased by 56%, while financial threats on Android, including password theft malware, have grown by 20%. ESET's analysis shows that the number of password theft software targeting the macOS platform (especially for credentials related to cryptocurrency wallets) surged by 127%. Security researchers pointed out: "Although these threats cannot simply be categorized as password theft software due to their broader functionality, they do reveal a significant upward trend in password theft activity on the macOS platform." From a regional perspective, ESET's analysis indicated that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency attacks targeting macOS are mostly aimed at the U.S., followed by Italy, China, Spain, and Japan. -Original
13. FTX claim information shows that BitGo and Kraken will serve as compensation distribution partners, with payments made in stablecoins and fiat currency.
According to market news, FTX claim portal information shows that BitGo and Kraken are compensation distribution partners, with payments to be made in stablecoins and fiat currency. -Original
14. Crypto wallet provider Exodus announces plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange, marking a faster entry into traditional financial markets.
Crypto wallet provider Exodus Movement, Inc. (OTCQX: EXOD) announced that its common stock has been approved for listing on the NYSE American. The company's Class A common stock, with a par value of $0.000001, will begin trading on NYSE American under its current trading symbol "EXOD" at the start of trading on December 18, 2024. The common stock will continue to trade on the OTCQX market until the market closes on December 17, 2024. Current shareholders of the company do not need to take any action before the company is expected to list on NYSE American. Previously, Exodus announced plans to list on the NYSE on May 9, but this was delayed due to an SEC review. -Original
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