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."

In an interview with CNBC, Anthony Pompliano stated that the lack of a frenzied price surge for Bitcoin at the end of the year could be a catalyst to prevent a major crash in the first quarter of next year. He pointed out that given the current significant compression of Bitcoin's volatility, the possibility of a 70% or 80% retracement is extremely low. Pompliano stated that although Bitcoin has not reached the $250,000 target expected by some investors, its 100% increase in two years and nearly 300% increase in three years still demonstrate its strong performance in the financial markets. He added that while the reduced volatility may disappoint holders who value upside potential, it also provides downside safety, reducing the probability of a large-scale pullback. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at $87,436, down 7.39% from the beginning of the year. Furthermore, Peter Brandt predicts that Bitcoin may fall to $60,000 in the third quarter of 2026, while Jurrien Timmer, Global Director of Macro Research at Fidelity, believes that the price of Bitcoin could drop to $65,000 in 2026.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, in the past two hours, a newly created wallet (0xB85...1E8A) bought 40,975 ETH from Binance, worth $121 million. The wallet then deposited the funds into Aave V3 and lent out $63 million in USDT. This address is suspected to be linked to a previously reported "whale that lent out 66,000 ETH".

According to CME's "FedWatch": The probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in January next year is 13.3%, and the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 86.7%. By March next year, the probability of a cumulative 25 basis point rate cut is 40.7%, the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 54.4%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point rate cut is 5.0%. (Jinshi)

A federal court stopped Texas law that would’ve forced app stores to verify users’ ages before they could download apps. The law was set to start January 1st. Judge Robert Pitman granted an order stopping the Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420) from taking effect. He wrote that the law is like requiring “every […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/apple-and-google-dodge-texas-age-verification-law-as-judge-blocks-it/

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin's price surge to $100,000 this year has been celebrated by the market. However, Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy, highlights that when adjusted for inflation based on the 2020 U.S. dollar purchasing power, Bitcoin's $100,000 value equates to only about $80,000 in 2020 terms. Since 2020, the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) has risen from 258.8 to over 320, significantly reducing the dollar's purchasing power. To achieve a true $100,000 value in 2020 purchasing power, the market price would need to reach approximately $125,000. Bitcoin did approach this level at its peak in the 2025 cycle but subsequently fell by about 30%. Analysts suggest that Bitcoin's next significant milestone has been continually adjusted upward due to inflation, and investors should focus on actual purchasing power rather than nominal figures.

According to BlockBeats, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three cryptocurrency platforms and four investment clubs with orchestrating a coordinated fraud scheme, allegedly defrauding retail investors of at least $14 million. The regulatory body claims the operation utilized social media advertising, private messaging apps, and fake trading interfaces to deceive victims into believing they were investing through legitimate cryptocurrency channels. The defendants named in the lawsuit include Morocoin Tech Corp., Berge Blockchain Technology Co. Ltd., and Cirkor Inc., along with investment clubs AI Wealth Inc., Lane Wealth Inc., AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd., and Zenith Asset Technology Foundation. The SEC states that the scheme targeted U.S. retail investors and spanned from January 2024 to January 2025. This case highlights a form of fraud that combines traditional scam tactics with digital tools, leveraging familiar social platforms and sophisticated interfaces to create the illusion of professional investment operations.

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Market is in a state where bears are clearly showing signs of exhaustion, but what's the point of it if there are no inflows whatsoever? source: https://u.today/crypto-market-prediction-shiba-inu-shib-50-downtrend-should-end-ethereum-eth-mini-death-cross-is

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.