According to ChainCatcher, the U.S. stock market experienced a mixed opening on December 11. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 105.17 points, marking a 0.22% increase to reach 48,162.92 points. In contrast, the S&P 500 Index opened with a decline of 30.82 points, a 0.45% drop, settling at 6,855.98 points. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index also saw a decrease, falling by 178.84 points, or 0.76%, to 23,475.32 points.

According to BlockBeats, Tom Lee forecasts that the S&P 500 index will reach 7700 points by 2026, extending the bull market into its fourth year with an anticipated 11.8% increase. Lee attributes this growth to the 'wall of worry' effect, robust technology growth driven by artificial intelligence, and potential dovish policies from the Federal Reserve. In 2025, the S&P 500 saw a 17% rise, with the communication services and technology sectors increasing by 33% and 27%, respectively. Lee remains optimistic about the performance of technology, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, materials, energy, and financial sectors in 2026.

According to ChainCatcher, the Nasdaq index has seen its decline widen to 1%. Nvidia's stock has dropped by more than 3%, while Oracle's shares continue to fall, maintaining a decrease of over 14%.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the "1011 Insider Whale" continues to increase its long positions. As of now, its on-chain holdings have increased significantly. Data shows that this address currently holds approximately 150,466 ETH, worth approximately $491 million; 1,000 BTC, worth approximately $92.6 million; and 212,907 SOL, worth approximately $27.8 million. In addition to its existing positions, it has also placed new limit orders in the market: planning to buy another 40,000 ETH in the $3,030–$3,258 range and add 50,000 SOL at a price of $138.6.

According to PANews, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has announced a strategic partnership with the government of El Salvador. Over the next two years, xAI plans to deploy its AI model, Grok, across more than 5,000 public schools in the country. This initiative aims to provide personalized AI learning support to over one million students and thousands of teachers, establishing the world's first national AI education system. The program is designed to offer tailored educational services that align with course content and adapt to the pace and level of individual students. xAI and El Salvador will collaborate to develop safety standards, datasets, and application frameworks for AI classrooms, driving innovation in global educational technology. Elon Musk stated that this partnership will "put the most advanced AI directly into the hands of an entire generation of students," reshaping the future of education.

According to Odaily, U.S. President Donald Trump recently expressed his views on social media, highlighting the stock market's record-breaking performance. He questioned the accuracy of polls that fail to reflect his achievements in economic management and other areas.

According to PANews, Blockworks has announced a collaboration with the Solana Foundation to introduce an institutional-grade investor relations platform named Lightspeed IR. This platform aims to provide a unified information infrastructure for professional investors and token issuers within the Solana ecosystem. It will integrate high-precision on-chain data, institutional research reports, roadmap updates, governance changes, KPI data packages, and token events. The initiative addresses the challenges of data fragmentation, trust issues, and high information barriers faced by institutional investors in the crypto asset allocation process. Lightspeed IR is targeted at liquid token funds, institutional asset managers, family offices, and Solana ecosystem project teams, with a launch expected in the first quarter of 2026.

According to Odaily, data from 8MarketCap reveals that silver's price has risen to $63.99, pushing its market capitalization beyond $3.6 trillion. This marks a 24-hour increase of 4.85%, allowing silver to surpass tech giant Microsoft, which has a market capitalization of $357.5 billion, to secure the fifth position in global asset market capitalization rankings. Meanwhile, Bitcoin's current market capitalization is approximately $179.4 billion, placing it ninth in the global rankings.

According to BlockBeats, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during an interview with CNBC, accusing him of maintaining excessively high interest rates. Lutnick argued that interest rates should be lower and suggested that Powell's actions were delayed due to fear of leading the $30 trillion global economy. He emphasized the need for proactive measures, stating that the U.S. economy is performing well, with a GDP growth of 4%. Lutnick also predicted that under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, the economic growth rate could reach 6%. He advocated for reducing interest rates and energy consumption as a means to achieve economic growth and save the United States.

Fintech 3.0 will coexist with traditional finance for many years, but its development direction is already clear. Stablecoin infrastructure is expected to become a core component of global finance.

The implementation of CARF is expected to further enhance the tax transparency of Hong Kong's cryptocurrency market, impacting trading platforms, custodians, individual investors, and traditional financial intermediaries.

The U.S. Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) received a "no action" letter from the SEC, authorizing it to launch a new service for tokenizing custodial assets such as stocks and bonds to accelerate the adoption of digital assets.

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Jinse Finance launches its daily cryptocurrency and blockchain news bulletin, "Jinse 8 AM," issue 2906, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

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