On the morning of the 19th, the Hyundai Group and Hyundai Motor Group office buildings in Seoul, South Korea, received a bomb threat email. The suspect claimed that if 13 bitcoins were not paid, the building would be detonated, and threatened to move the bomb to Yangjae-dong to continue the attack. Police have deployed special forces and other resources to conduct a search, but no explosives have been found so far. Reports indicate that large South Korean companies, including Samsung, KT, Kakao, and Naver, have recently received similar threats. Police are continuing their investigation to identify the suspect. (Sisa Journal)

CZ previously posted "this is a test" on the X platform, sparking community speculation that it might be a test linking X tweets with Binance Square. In response, CZ stated that the previous tweet was merely comparing a certain function of X and Binance Square, and the community should not overinterpret it.

Strategy is no longer just a "publicly traded company that holds Bitcoin," but has become a real-world case study of how crypto assets can affect corporate credit, debt costs, and capital structure.

Federal Reserve Governor Waller and President Trump conducted a "productive interview" for the position of Federal Reserve Chairman, discussing in depth the labor market and how to stimulate job growth. The interview took place at the presidential residence and concluded shortly before Trump's national address on the economy Wednesday evening. Treasury Secretary Bessant, White House Chief of Staff Wiles, and Deputy Chief of Staff Scavino also attended the interview. Officials stated that Rick Riddell of BlackRock will be interviewed at Mar-a-Lago during the final week of the year. They also indicated that Federal Reserve Governor Bowman is no longer a candidate for the position. Officials noted that Waller's conversation with Trump about jobs demonstrates that concerns and criticisms—that the president is simply looking for a candidate who will yield to his wishes on interest rates—are unfounded. They emphasized that the president covers a wide range of economic issues in his interviews with candidates. (CNBC) (Jinshi)

A Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike is generally considered detrimental to risk assets, as it could lead to higher yen borrowing costs and trigger the unwinding of carry trades. However, following the BOJ rate hike, Bitcoin's price surged from $85,200 to $88,000 within five hours, indicating that the market had already priced in the rate hike and investors were not in a rush to convert risk assets into yen. The Bitcoin long/short ratio (the ratio of net long positions to net short positions) shows a bullish bias, with 66% of traders choosing to go long over the past four hours. (CoinDesk)

Forgiven, co-founder of Conflux, stated on the X platform that RWA.XYZ recently revamped its platform and introduced two new industry definitions to facilitate the fabrication and disclosure of true data, replacing the original single industry-wide data: Reported Asset Value: Represents the value of assets, i.e. RWA assets that have been issued on-chain using blockchain ledgers but have no actual on-chain transfers or distribution activities, currently valued at $410 billion; Distributed Asset Value: Represents the value of distributed assets, i.e. RWA assets that have been distributed using blockchain on-chain protocols and exchanges that connect to public chains as a distribution layer, allowing investors to directly or indirectly subscribe to and hold RWA assets through wallets or custodians, currently valued at $18 billion. Of the currently touted $410 billion figure, approximately 91% comes from assets issued on the private blockchain Canton, and another $14 billion comes from Figure's Home Equity Credit (HELOC) product issued on its self-developed private blockchain Provenance. These assets have almost no direct relationship with the crypto market; they are merely "private blockchain ledger tokens." The Distributed Asset Value ($18 billion) better reflects the true demand structure of the RWA industry. Forgiven warns against blindly trusting Wall Street and so-called white papers, which are often used for capital dumping and exploitation. The reaper is sharp, and malicious data websites are profiting from crypto traffic and dividends.

According to Foresight News, Hyundai Group's headquarters in Seoul received a threatening email on the 19th, demanding 13 bitcoins to prevent a bombing at the Jongno District building. The email stated that the explosion would occur at 11:30 a.m. if the demand was not met. Following the receipt of the threat, Hyundai Group decided to forward the email to management and employees of its subsidiaries and sent it to the headquarters located in Jongno District's Yeonji-dong. Police were alerted to the bomb threat and conducted a search of the area, but no explosives were found, according to reports.

According to BlockBeats, Douyin has introduced a trial version of its Community Financial Industry Convention on December 19. The guidelines prohibit the use of blockchain and digital asset concepts to promote illegal financial activities related to virtual currency exchanges, information brokerage, and pricing services. Additionally, the convention bans the dissemination of stock analysis or predictions under the guise of educational content, as well as offering investment advice or recommendations on stock trading.

According to PANews, U.S. President Donald Trump conducted a significant interview with Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller for the position of Federal Reserve Chair. Additionally, BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder is scheduled to interview for the same position at Mar-a-Lago during the final week of this year.

According to Onchain Lens, BlackRock deposited 36,579 ETH, worth $108.4 million, into a Coinbase Prime address.

According to the official page, Binance Alpha has listed ZKP, with the contract address: 0xd89b7dd376e671c124352267516bef1c2cc231a3. Binance Alpha has also listed RTX, with the contract address: 0x4829a1d1fb6ded1f81d26868ab8976648baf9893.

Recommended reading tonight: 1. The Crypto Industry from the First Principles of Money: The Major Divergence of Cryptocurrencies Under the Dominance of BTC; 2. Looking Back at 2025: The Top Ten Influential Figures in the Crypto Industry; 3. The Shift from Asset Class to Technology.

SpaceX's latest round of internal stock offerings has locked in the company's valuation at $800 billion.

The crypto market, cryptocurrencies: How should we correctly view the convenience, risks, and regulatory challenges brought by crypto assets? Golden Finance: The Prince Group case continues to deepen and its impact continues to expand.

As the meme craze fades, transaction volume is no longer a reliable competitive advantage, and independent wallets must return to the essence of financial services.

Cryptocurrencies, BTC, ETH, Will the Crypto Industry Be Better in 2026? Jinse Finance, In the last few months of 2025, the atmosphere of a bear market began to spread.

Powell, SEC, who will succeed Powell? Golden Finance: Everything has become uncertain due to the latest statement from the JPMorgan Chase CEO.

Russia has once again drawn a firm line on cryptocurrency, reaffirming that Bitcoin and other digital assets cannot be used for payments inside the country, with all domestic transactions required to be settled exclusively in rubles.

Coinbase has appointed George Osborne, the former United Kingdom chancellor of the exchequer, as chair of its internal advisory council, a move that underscores both the exchange’s global policy ambitions and a renewed push to help the UK catch up with the United States in digital assets—particularly pound-pegged stablecoins.

TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has agreed to hand control of its US operations to a new US-led company to avoid a ban. The deal gives American and global investors 80.1% ownership, while ByteDance keeps 19.9%, and the joint venture will manage US data, algorithms, and content locally.