According to Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet (0x9a9...0bb5) that may belong to Bitmine received 48,049 ETH from FalconX, worth $141.78 million.

According to The Bitcoin Historian, the Federal Reserve has officially rescinded a policy introduced in 2023 that previously restricted banks' involvement in Bitcoin-related businesses.

According to a blog post published Wednesday, US-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is introducing stock trading and integrating prediction markets, along with a range of other new products and assets, aiming to solidify its position as a "universal exchange." Coinbase stated that it is significantly expanding the variety of assets tradable on its platform, including new cryptocurrencies, perpetual futures, stocks, and prediction markets, initially in partnership with Kalshi, with plans to integrate more assets later. In addition, Coinbase launched a new AI-driven wealth management advisory service, as well as Coinbase Business, designed to help startups and small businesses integrate cryptocurrencies.

Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Coinbase (ticker symbol COIN) with a "buy" rating and a price target of $340, implying approximately 40% upside from current levels, citing the cryptocurrency exchange's progress towards becoming what it describes as a "universal exchange."

Brazil's leading stock exchange, B3, plans to launch a tokenization platform and its own stablecoin next year, deepening its involvement in the cryptocurrency space. This stablecoin will facilitate trading in tokenized assets and is expected to be pegged to the Brazilian real. The tokenization platform will allow assets to be tokenized and traded on the exchange. Luiz Masagao, B3's VP of Product and Clients, stated that the two systems will share the same liquidity pool. B3 is also expanding its cryptocurrency derivatives offerings, including new options and contracts pegged to cryptocurrency prices.

Acting Chair Caroline Pham of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will join MoonPay to lead its legal and regulatory strategy.

State Street stated that the primary reason for the dollar's decline earlier this year was that U.S. investors reduced their foreign exchange hedging of overseas investments, rather than that global investors increased their hedging of U.S. portfolios. "The more noticeable activity came from U.S. domestic investors adjusting their overseas hedging," Chris Pizzotti, global head of foreign exchange sales and trading at State Street Markets, said Wednesday at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Foreign Exchange Market Structure Conference. "We estimate that U.S. domestic investors have halved their hedging, which has actually contributed to the dollar's weakness. The uncertainty surrounding Liberation Day remains, naturally sparking discussions about de-risking."

Decentralized derivatives protocol dYdX announced that BONK, a leading Meme coin in the Solana ecosystem, has become an official integration partner of dYdX. On December 17th, BONK launched its branded web and Telegram frontend, enabling BONK and the wider Solana community to seamlessly access perpetual contract trading powered by dYdX through this portal.

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct a limited pilot program on the Canton Network blockchain, converting its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities into blockchain tokens. During the pilot, the Treasury securities will remain on the DTCC's centralized ledger, with the tokens serving only as a representation of ownership. The initial trial is expected to begin in the first half of 2026.

According to Odaily, XXI Company CEO Jack Mallers announced during a Bloomberg live broadcast that the company intends to significantly increase its Bitcoin holdings. The statement was shared by The Bitcoin Historian on the X platform.

Private lending is gaining momentum on tokenized real-world assets (RWA) platforms.

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.

The payment industry may seem "old," but it has always been the earliest and most easily restructured part of the financial system by technology.

Recently, a dispute has surfaced between Aave DAO and Aave Labs. The former is responsible for the governance protocol, while the latter is the developer of Aave products.

HashKey, RWA, Reshaping the Asian Crypto Narrative Through the Narrow Gate Between Compliance and Innovation: Five Key Takeaways from HashKey's IPO (Jinse Finance) - HashKey's IPO is at a historical crossroads.

Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin Crash, Institutional Bottom-Fishing, Regulatory Breakthroughs: Three Major Storms Await the Crypto Market at the End of 2025. (Jinse Finance) At the end of 2025, the cryptocurrency market enters a "stormy mode."

Since 2023, JPMorgan Chase has withdrawn nearly $350 billion in cash from its Federal Reserve accounts and invested most of it in U.S. government bonds.

The market is almost universally bearish, with sentiment extremely low. The fear index has been at its lowest level for a month.

Recommended reading tonight: 1. Looking back at 2025: What drove BTC price through "four seasons"?; 2. Bitwise: Top 10 crypto predictions for 2026; 3. Opinion: Cryptocurrency is dead, cryptocurrency is immortal.

Seven years after its founding, cryptocurrency exchange HashKey opened the door to the traditional capital market with a single gong.