US President Trump praised the third-quarter GDP data on social media, noting that GDP growth reached 4.2%, far exceeding the expected 2.5%. However, the market reaction is now unusual: in the past, good news boosted the market, but now good news often leads to flat or declining stock markets—because Wall Street is always worried that good news will immediately trigger interest rate hikes to prevent "potential" inflation. Trump stated, "This makes it difficult for us to recreate the prosperous markets of our nation's rise. Strong markets themselves do not cause inflation; wrong policies do. I want the new Fed chairman to cut interest rates when the market is doing well, not to suppress it unnecessarily. I want to see a market that hasn't been seen in decades: a market that rises when it should rise and falls when it should fall, a market that should be, and has always been." Trump also stated, "Inflation will naturally subside, and we can raise interest rates when necessary, but never to suppress the rise. If we let those 'nerds' do everything they can to destroy the upward trend, the nation will never be strong." Trump concluded bluntly, "Anyone who disagrees with me will never be the Fed chairman."

According to Ember Monitoring, Trend Research, a secondary investment firm under Jackyi_ld, purchased 46,379 ETH today using leverage, worth $137 million. The firm began buying ETH in early November when it was around $3,400, and currently holds a total of 580,000 ETH, worth $1.72 billion, with an average cost of approximately $3,208. It is currently experiencing a paper loss of $141 million. Trend Research used leverage to purchase these assets, borrowing a total of 887 million USDT from Aave, a leverage ratio of approximately 2. The firm previously profited $24.48 million by shorting ETH.

According to PANews, recent developments in the U.S. crypto market indicate significant changes in regulatory and legislative approaches. Over the past 24 hours, two major advancements have emerged that could reshape the industry landscape. Firstly, regulatory certainty has been enhanced with Michael Selig officially assuming the role of CFTC Chairman. He announced that Congress is prepared to present a crypto market structure bill to the President's desk. This move marks a pivotal shift in the regulatory power dynamics between the SEC and CFTC, aiming to end the longstanding jurisdictional disputes and enforcement-driven chaos. Secondly, a new bipartisan legislative proposal seeks to reduce transaction costs by exempting certain stablecoin payments from capital gains tax and allowing a five-year deferral on staking income recognition. Although still in draft form, these proposals highlight lawmakers' intent to address the practical challenges of crypto payments and encourage long-term holding by easing cash flow pressures. These developments are not isolated. They align with the recent approval of a DTCC pilot project, which integrates tokenized assets into the clearing system, forming a comprehensive compliance loop from infrastructure to application scenarios. The CFTC's legislative push complements the SEC's recent initiative to classify digital commodities like Bitcoin and Ethereum outside the securities domain. This coordinated effort aims to transition regulatory logic from SEC's enforcement-driven approach to CFTC's legislative-driven framework. The proposed tax legislation addresses key application challenges by potentially eliminating tax barriers in crypto payments, allowing them to function more as currency rather than assets in commercial activities. The deferral of staking income recognition is designed to alleviate cash flow burdens and promote long-term asset holding. These actions collectively illustrate a strategic shift in the U.S. crypto landscape, encompassing technological, legal, and tax dimensions to systematically remove obstacles. As regulatory frameworks become clearer and potential tax frictions are addressed, the large-scale adoption of crypto assets is becoming a more tangible reality. The DTCC's blockchain integration offers reassurance to financial institutions, while the tax proposal's progress provides a promising outlook for commercial applications. The future crypto world may integrate more seamlessly into the global financial system, characterized by greater compliance and reduced friction. *This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Markets carry risks, and investments should be made cautiously.*

Bitget Wallet has completed its integration with the decentralized perpetual contract trading platform Hyperliquid, further enhancing its on-chain derivatives trading capabilities. Following the integration, Bitget Wallet's perpetual contract functionality will offer lower fees, a wider range of asset classes, and support for a customizable, centralized exchange-like trading interface, while maintaining its self-custody characteristics. Reportedly, after this integration, perpetual contract trading fees within Bitget Wallet can be reduced to 0.06%–0.09%, supporting trading pairs for over 300 crypto assets and introducing RWA perpetual contracts, including tokenized stocks. It supports leverage up to 150x and displays margin requirements, open positions, and risk exposure simultaneously when placing an order. In terms of user experience, the new version supports configurable candlestick charts and order book layouts, simplifying the trading process and lowering the barrier to entry for users participating in on-chain perpetual contract trading. It provides users with a more professional trading platform-like experience in a self-custody environment. According to on-chain data, Bitget Wallet's perpetual contract trading volume exceeded $8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025. This transaction is an important step for Bitget Wallet to deepen its on-chain derivatives service offerings and cover more trading needs for crypto assets and tokenized assets.

A new Brazilian orchestral project will turn live Bitcoin price data into music. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/brazil-to-turn-bitcoin-prices-into-music/

El Salvador progresses in selling the Chivo Bitcoin wallet amid ongoing IMF negotiations. source: https://coincu.com/news/el-salvador-sell-chivo-wallet/

According to Lookonchain, 8 hours ago, Trump Media transferred 2,000 BTC, worth $175 million, from its address.

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1. Crypto.com is hiring quantitative traders to provide liquidity for the sports betting market; 2. Bitmine bought 67,886 ETH in the past 24 hours, worth $201 million; 3. Gnosis executed a hard fork to recover $116 million lost in the Balancer hack; 4. Matador was authorized to sell $58.4 million worth of stock to increase his Bitcoin holdings; 5. A newly created wallet bought $121 million worth of ETH from Binance and deposited it into Aave V3, while lending out $63 million in USDT; 6. CME data: The probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged in January is 86.7%; 7. Trump criticized the market's "good news not rising" phenomenon and warned dissidents not to try to steer the Federal Reserve; 8. Spot gold broke through $4,500 for the first time; 9. Hassett: The Federal Reserve is far behind the times on interest rate cuts; 10. Coinbase now supports SOL transactions via the Base network. Deposits and withdrawals.

easy.fun has announced the completion of a $2 million seed funding round, led by Mirana Ventures, with participation from some strategic angel investors. The project's main business is building on-chain trading arenas on Hyperliquid, transforming on-chain trading into a skill-based competitive sport by introducing game mechanics. This round of funding will be used for product development, team expansion, and launching global trading competitions.

A South Korean man’s attempt to secure a lighter punishment for laundering funds through cryptocurrency has backfired dramatically, with an appeals court overturning his suspended sentence and sending him to prison for four years.

Trump Media & Technology Group bought 451 more Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 11,542 coins worth over $1 billion. The company is using Bitcoin as a long-term reserve and is expanding into crypto investments and related financial services.

Justin Sun has lost around $60 million after World Liberty Financial blacklisted his wallet, freezing his WLFI tokens following a $9 million transfer. The freeze has left him unable to access or trade his holdings, while the token’s price has dropped over 40% since September.

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Bybit will begin phasing out services for Japanese residents from 2026, as the country’s stringent regulatory framework continues to squeeze unregistered global crypto exchanges out of the market.

The real opportunity for reinforcement learning × Web3 lies not in replicating a decentralized version of OpenAI, but in rewriting "intelligent production relations".

In the year since the Trump administration took office, U.S. cryptocurrency policy has undergone a fundamental shift, with the core objective of integrating the cryptocurrency industry into the existing financial regulatory system and regulating it in the same way as traditional financial institutions.

Tencent has gained access to Nvidia’s banned Blackwell AI chips by using data centres in Japan and Australia, instead of bringing the hardware into China. The setup lets Tencent keep training advanced AI models while staying outside US export rules.

Financial Times has alleged that Binance had continued to allow suspicious crypto transactions to flow through its platform even after agreeing to tighten controls under its landmark $4.3 billion US criminal settlement.