According to ChainCatcher, as reported by Jinshi, the Federal Reserve's reserve balances fell to $2.93 trillion for the week ending December 17, marking a decrease of $40.1 billion from the previous week. This level is the lowest since December 3 of this year.

According to ChainCatcher, data from Arkham indicates that at 05:35, a total of 5,604,062.35 EIGEN tokens were transferred from an anonymous address beginning with 0x4817 to Uniswap.

Search engine giant Google has emerged as a silent architect behind Bitcoin miners' rapid pivot towards artificial intelligence (AI). Instead of acquiring mining firms, the Alphabet-owned company has provided at least $5 billion of disclosed credit support behind a handful of BTC miners' AI projects. source: https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-miners-find-new-ally-in-google-for-ai-transformation/

Charles Hoskinson comments on Trump's meme coin, the president's impact on crypto, and how the government ruined the super cycle: “The minute that Trump Coin got launched. It went from ‘crypto is bipartisan’ to ‘crypto = Trump = bad = corruption. '" source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/DVNjysmj/charles-hoskinson-talks-trumps-impact-on-crypto

Crypto asset manager Bitwise thinks Bitcoin (BTC) will hit fresh record highs again in 2026, bucking the traditional four-year market cycle. source: https://zycrypto.com/bitwise-believes-bitcoin-will-deviate-from-its-four-year-cycle-and-hit-new-all-time-highs-in-2026/

A recent study by the US Federal Reserve argues that despite periodic challenges, a lack of credible alternatives has kept the dollar at the center of global bond markets. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/global-debt-markets-dollar-dominance-cycles-fed?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

SOL falls behind multiple altcoin competitors as its onchain activity, fee and DApp revenues slump. Cointelegraph explains why. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sol-lags-wider-altcoin-market-is-solanas-heyday-over?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

According to Cointelegraph, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is reportedly in discussions to invest in the crypto payments company MoonPay. This potential investment is part of MoonPay's latest funding round, which aims to raise funds at a valuation of $5 billion. Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, did not disclose the specific dollar amount of ICE's potential investment. In October, ICE made a significant investment of $2 billion in the prediction platform Polymarket, elevating the company's valuation to $9 billion. MoonPay, established in 2019, is a financial technology firm that provides infrastructure for buying, selling, and utilizing cryptocurrencies through fiat on-ramps and off-ramps. It enables users to purchase crypto using traditional payment methods such as debit and credit cards, while also offering services to wallets, exchanges, and enterprises seeking to integrate crypto payments. The investment discussions highlight the increasing convergence between the crypto sector and Wall Street, as traditional financial institutions continue to adopt blockchain technology and form partnerships with crypto companies. This trend is further exemplified by ICE's exploration of stablecoin integration with Circle, a stablecoin company, and ICE's various clearing and data services. The products under consideration for integration include Circle's USDC dollar-pegged stablecoin and its tokenized money market fund, US Yield Coin (USYC), which is backed by short-term US Treasurys. In December, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) to begin offering tokenized bonds and stocks. Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization represents physical or traditional assets on a blockchain, facilitating faster settlement times, cross-border transactions, and the use of assets as collateral in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. DTCC, which handled approximately $3.7 quadrillion in settlement volume in 2024, is considered a cornerstone of the traditional financial system, clearing transactions across equity, bond, fixed income, and financial derivatives markets. DTCC plans to launch its tokenized trading services in the second half of 2026, minting some US Treasurys onchain using the Canton Network, a permissioned blockchain infrastructure network designed for financial institutions. This development underscores the growing integration of blockchain technology into traditional financial systems, as Wall Street continues to explore the potential benefits of crypto and blockchain innovations.

Shiba Inu is an Ethereum-based meme coin with a large community-driven ecosystem. This article explores SHIB’s origins, tokens, price history, and long-term outlook. source: https://btcusa.com/price-prediction/shiba-inu-explained-ecosystem-overview-price-history-and-long-term-outlook/

The values that are baked into the foundations of crypto — privacy, self-sovereignty, decentralization — are eroding, and we’re running out of time to address the problem. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cypherpunk-values-dying-but-not-dead-yet-show?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A trader turned $1,200 into $10 million with Tron Bull (BULL) in three days, but the value soon fell by 60%, leaving them with $4.3 million. This dramatic rise and fall highlight the volatile nature of meme coins, as Tron-based tokens like BULL, SUNDOG, and SUNCAT show fluctuating prices and declining values.