U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the approval of a proposed rule to establish an application process for institutions seeking to issue payment stablecoins and regulated by the FDIC. A 60-day public comment period has now been opened. It is reported that this is the first formal rulemaking proposal following the passage of the "GENIUS Act" - the "American Stablecoin Innovation Act."

 market shows BTC breaking through $88,000, currently at $88,002.21, a 24-hour increase of 1.34%. The market is highly volatile, please manage your risk accordingly.

Bitwise believes 2026 will be a year of a cryptocurrency bull market. From institutional adoption to regulatory progress, the current positive trends in cryptocurrency are too strong to be suppressed for a long time. Here are Bitwise's top ten predictions for the coming year.

China Real Estate Investment (00736) announced that in order to promote the diversification of the company's asset allocation and seize the opportunities of digital economy development, the company has resolved to use its own funds to purchase and hold BNB (Binance Coin) and other suitable digital assets in the open market, under the premise of complying with relevant laws, regulations, and risk control, as the company's strategic reserve assets. The company is optimistic about the long-term development prospects of the digital asset industry and has full confidence in the operating entity behind BNB, its technology research and development, ecological layout, and industry competitiveness, recognizing its long-term development potential and value growth space in the blockchain field.

payment infrastructure company Speed1 announced the completion of an $8 million financing round, led by Tether and participated by Ego Death Capital. The company is committed to building instant global settlement channels using the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins.

 Bank of America's December Global Fund Manager Survey shows that most investors expect U.S. President Trump to nominate White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett as the next Federal Reserve Chair. About 69% expect Hassett to be nominated, while only 4% mentioned Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, and another 4% expect former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh. The survey was conducted before Trump told the media he preferred Hassett or Warsh to lead the Fed. Current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's term will end in May.

market shows BTC breaking through $87,000, currently at $86,986.63, with a 24-hour decline of 3.19%. The market is highly volatile, please manage your risk accordingly.

On December 16, AB DAO announced that MEXC has officially supported the deposit of USD1 (World Liberty Financial USD) on the AB Core network, and withdrawals will be opened after liquidity meets the platform requirements, further promoting the cross-platform circulation and use of USD1 within the AB ecosystem.

 according to TraderT monitoring, this week the US spot Ethereum ETF had a net outflow of 224.94 million USD.

 on Monday, Nvidia (NVDA.O) released a series of new open-source artificial intelligence models, stating that these models will be faster, cheaper, and smarter than its previous products. Nvidia is mainly known for providing chips, which companies like OpenAI use to train their closed-source models and profit from them. However, Nvidia also offers a large number of proprietary models covering various fields from physical simulation to autonomous vehicles, made available as open-source software for researchers or other companies to use. For example, companies like Palantir Technologies have integrated Nvidia's models into their products. On Monday, Nvidia announced the third-generation "Nemotron" large language model, primarily aimed at tasks such as writing and programming. The smallest model, Nemotron 3 Nano, was released on the same day, while two larger versions will be launched in the first half of 2026. Meanwhile, there are reports that Meta Platforms (META.O) is considering switching to closed-source models, making Nvidia one of the main providers of open-source models in the United States.