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⚡️ NOW: Coinbase is suing Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut over their attempts to regulate prediction markets, arguing the states lack jurisdiction, Bloomberg reports. News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 LATEST: NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is in discussions to invest in crypto payments firm MoonPay as part of a funding round, per Bloomberg. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 JUST IN: The US Senate has confirmed pro-crypto Michael Selig as CFTC Chairman in a 53-43 vote. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 NOW: CFTC seeks feedback on letting retail traders directly access derivatives clearing, part of push for stronger retail protections in derivatives markets. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 BIG: White House AI and Crypto Czar says a markup for the CLARITY Act is coming in January. “We are closer than ever to passing the landmark crypto market structure legislation.” News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 NEW: Intuit has partnered with Circle to integrate USDC into its financial platforms, enabling faster and lower-cost payments across services like TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit Karma. News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 ALERT: $140M liquidated across the crypto market in the last 60 minutes. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 JUST IN: SoFi launched SoFiUSD, a fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin, becoming the first national bank to issue a stablecoin on a public, permissionless blockchain. News | Markets | YouTube

🇬🇧 NOW: The Bank of England cut its interest rate by 25 bps to 3.75%, matching expectations. News | Markets | YouTube

🇹🇼 JUST IN: Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice revealed it holds 210.45 $BTC in seized assets, per Legislator Ju-Chun Ko. The total value of seized virtual assets stands at NT$1.30B. News | Markets | YouTube

📊 BULLISH: $XRP spot ETFs have logged inflows every single day since launch. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: BTC, SOL and XRP spot ETFs saw net inflows on Dec. 17, while ETH spot ETFs saw net outflows. BTC: $457.3M ETH: - $22.4M SOL: $11M XRP: $8.54M News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 BULLISH: Bitwise predicts $BTC will break the four-year cycle and reach new all-time highs in 2026, with $ETH and $SOL also hitting ATHs if the CLARITY Act passes. News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 NEW: Ethereum exchange supply drops to its lowest levels since 2016, signaling increased trader caution and reduced short-term selling pressure, per CryptoQuant. News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 LATEST: World Liberty Financial community proposes using a portion of unlocked WLFI treasury as incentives to accelerate USD1 stablecoin adoption. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 JUST IN: President Trump says he will soon announce the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, “someone who believes in lower interest rates by a lot.” News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 JUST IN: The SEC released a statement on broker-dealer custody of crypto asset securities. The guidance provides interim clarity while the Commission reviews the broader custody framework. News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 LATEST: Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham to join MoonPay as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer after leaving the agency. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 HUGE: US Federal Reserve withdraws 2023 policy that blocked uninsured banks from engaging with crypto, opening pathway for innovation. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 NEW: Coinbase launches stock trading in the U.S.

🇺🇸 UPDATE: Bitfinex has removed all maker and taker trading fees across its spot, margin, derivatives, securities and OTC markets. News | Markets | YouTube

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🇧🇹 JUST IN: Bhutan plans to use 10,000 $BTC from its national reserves to help develop its Gelephu Mindfulness City, a crypto-friendly economic hub focused on sustainable growth. News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 LATEST: In Aster’s live trading tournament, humans are sitting at a steep 28 percent loss while AI traders are holding near break-even. News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 ALERT: $130M liquidated across the crypto market in the last 60 minutes. News | Markets | YouTube