Tempo has launched its public testnet, allowing companies to build stablecoin payment applications on a blockchain designed specifically for fast, low-fee transactions. The project has drawn support from banks, fintech firms, and tech companies, with early tests covering remittances, tokenised deposits, and AI-driven billing.

According to official news, Goblin Finance, an enhanced yield infrastructure platform for the Aptos ecosystem, announced the completion of a $1 million strategic funding round. The round was led by OKX Ventures, Gate Ventures, and BlockBooster, with participation from the Aptos Foundation and ecosystem partner Hyperion. Avery Ching, co-founder and CEO of Aptos Labs, participated in the investment in his personal capacity. Goblin Finance aims to build Aptos' native enhanced yield infrastructure through a multi-strategy Yield Hub and yield-enhanced LSTs. The platform constructs a yield flywheel: its goVault generates strategy yields and empowers goAPT stakers → higher yields attract more TVL inflows → the expanded fund size feeds back into and enhances the effectiveness of the vault strategies, thereby continuously generating more yields, forming a closed loop. In the past two months, Goblin Finance's platform TVL has grown fivefold, reaching $13.73 million, and attracted over $3 million in participation during its core vault subscription event in September. The platform currently integrates multiple core protocols, including Hyperion, with over 10 active strategies covering mainstream trading pools such as USDT-USDC, APT-USDC, and USDC-USD1. Goblin Finance stated that this round of financing will be used to continuously improve the Aptos yield infrastructure, expand a diversified CeDeFi strategy suite, accelerate the launch and ecosystem integration of goAPT, promote the formation of a native LST yield loop within the Aptos ecosystem, and build a professional-grade yield network connecting on-chain and cross-markets.

According to Foresight News, several cryptocurrency ETFs listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange have seen significant increases. As of the latest report, the Harvest Ethereum ETF (03179.HK) rose by 6.06%, reaching 7.875 HKD. Meanwhile, the China Asset Management Ethereum ETF (03046.HK) increased by 6.03%, priced at 7.83 HKD. Additionally, the Bosera Ethereum ETF (03009.HK) climbed 5.88%, trading at 2.52 HKD. The Harvest Bitcoin ETF (03439.HK) also experienced a rise of 2.53%, with a current value of 11.34 HKD.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has presented a list of four names to the White House. Former Fed governor Kevin Warsh and frontrunner Kevin Hassett are reportedly on the list. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-begin-interviews-fed-chair-finalists?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

According to SoSoValue data, XRP spot ETFs saw a total net inflow of $8.73 million yesterday (December 9th, Eastern Time). The XRP spot ETF with the largest single-day net inflow was the Canary XRP ETF (XRPC), with a net inflow of $6.08 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $371 million. The second largest was the Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP), with a net inflow of $1.42 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $193 million. As of press time, the total net asset value of XRP spot ETFs was $945 million, with an XRP net asset ratio of 0.74%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $944 million.

Kevin Simback, COO of Delphi Labs, recently publicly questioned the rationale for the privacy blockchain project Octra to launch a new round of financing at a valuation of $200 million. He stated that Octra only completed an early-stage financing round last year with $4 million in Pre-seed, at which time its valuation was approximately $40 million. Now, its valuation has increased more than fivefold in a year, and with only months left until TGE, yet there is "almost no real demand." In response, Octra co-founder Alex stated that he does not know Kevin Simback. He emphasized that the lower valuation of Pre-seed was because the team only had a white paper and initial concept at that time, which was a typical risk premium; while now the project has completed sandbox testing, has complete mathematical documentation, an open-source PoC, and a fully functional network that has been running stably for several months, therefore the valuation increase has a reasonable basis. Previous news: Octra Labs announced a $20 million public token sale at a valuation of $200 million.

In a recent discussion, renowned cryptocurrency influencer CryptoWendy0 expressed her insights on the evolving regulatory landscape by stating that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dramatically altered its approach to the cryptocurrency industry. She elaborates on the reasons behind this shift, highlighting the implications it could have for investors and the overall market. Here’s a deeper exploration of her perspectives and the factors contributing to this significant change in attitude from the SEC towards cryptocurrencies. source: https://blocknews.com/cryptowendy0-says-the-sec-just-flipped-script-on-crypto-here-why/

The more internal divisions there are, and the more openly these divisions become, the more questions arise about the extent to which the Fed is willing to become more politicized. How will an unprecedentedly divided meeting reshape the direction of monetary policy in 2026?

According to BlockBeats, predictions on Polymarket indicate a 40% probability that Bitcoin will reach $100,000 again this year. Additionally, there is a 12% chance it could rise to $110,000, while the likelihood of it falling below $80,000 stands at 24%.

According to PANews, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Russia's largest securities market, announced that its cryptocurrency futures trading volume reached a record high of 48.7 billion rubles (approximately $636 million) in November. The exchange attributed this surge to the high volatility in the crypto market, which has piqued the interest of qualified Russian investors. MOEX also reported that by the end of last month, the total trading volume of its derivatives market reached 11.7 trillion rubles, marking a 15.8% increase compared to November 2024. The open interest in its exchange-traded derivatives market exceeded 2.7 trillion rubles, showing a 22.7% growth from the same period last year. Over 135,000 clients are engaged in trading futures and options on the exchange, with individual investors accounting for nearly 55% of the total trading volume in exchange-traded derivatives.

HSBC says U. S. policy tensions around tokenized equities have escalated sharply in recent weeks. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/regulatory-fight-over-tokenized-u-s/

Yu Xian, founder of SlowMist, analyzed the "He Yi's WeChat account theft" incident, stating that the hacker likely seized control of the user's long-abandoned phone number, thereby taking over the identity infrastructure linked to WeChat. Another common risk is CAPTCHA social engineering attacks: after obtaining a user's leaked account password, hackers impersonate the user and request a 6-digit verification code from two of their frequently contacted WeChat friends, thus completing the account theft. Yu Xian pointed out that the prerequisites for such attacks include matching account passwords from leaked data and prior collection of information about the victim's frequently contacted friends (even users who only interact in group chats). Attackers often choose to carry out these attacks late at night, commonly seen in OTC scams targeting cryptocurrency users. He reminded users to be cautious when adding unfamiliar WeChat friends, change their passwords promptly, and pay attention to various risk warnings from WeChat.

Is this regulatory crackdown a harbinger of an impending market downturn, or the beginning of another "sell the news" scenario? Let's examine five key policy turning points to understand the post-storm trajectory.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began a two-day meeting, with markets closely watching whether the Fed will cut interest rates.

Circle is developing a new privacy-enhanced stablecoin called USDCx, built with Aleo to allow confidential on-chain transactions. The launch comes as more U.S. banks and companies begin testing stablecoin payment systems under the new regulatory framework.

Stablecoins, crypto-secured loans, lending: Why will private lending usher in the next stablecoin cycle? Jinse Finance: Low-collateralized lending will lead the next stablecoin cycle for the following reasons.

The key to implementing the Guidelines lies in deeply embedding its requirements into specific business scenarios and operational processes to achieve a "seamless integration" of risk management and daily operations.

Jinse Finance launches its daily cryptocurrency and blockchain news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 2904, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

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Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.