In the Ethereum (ETH) market, large-scale withdrawals from staking continue, with approximately 400,000 ETH (about $1.3 billion) returning to the market over the past 20 days. Although ETH prices fell by 2.8% during the day to $3,227 as of the 11th, they have maintained a weekly increase of 3.1%. However, macro uncertainty and staking outflows remain a drag on the price, and the market continues to lack a clear direction. Meanwhile, one of the world's largest Ethereum holding companies, BitMine, is accelerating its buybacks. Founder Tom Lee has called the fall below $3,000 a "bottoming signal," and last week alone, purchased 138,452 ETH (about $460 million). As a result, BitMine's total holdings have risen to approximately 3,864,000 ETH (3.2% of the total supply), further strengthening its presence as a DAT company.

On Thursday, the US stock market retreated, with Oracle's stock price plunging over 11%, marking the largest drop in nearly a year. The market is once again worried that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI)-related capital expenditures, which far exceeds actual returns, could put pressure on the balance sheets of tech giants. In contrast, the cryptocurrency market performed relatively stably, forming a mild decoupling from the weak performance of tech stocks. Data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded above $92,000, maintaining a slight upward trend after holding onto key support levels, rising approximately 2.6% for the day. Traders are more focused on the maintenance of trend structure, with capital flowing into large-cap assets and risk appetite remaining cautious. Ethereum (ETH) also rose to around $3,260, while SOL increased by over 6%, outperforming mainstream assets and indicating a market recovery in demand for high-volatility Layer-1 tokens.

Netflix has released a trailer for the comedy "One Attempt Remaining," starring Jennifer Garner. The film tells the story of a divorced couple racing against time to recover a $35 million cryptocurrency key.

BlockBeats News, December 12 — Brennan Watt, Vice President of Core Engineering at Solana research and development company Anza, stated at the Solana Breakpoint conference that proposal SIMD-0389 could reduce Solana account creation rent by 10 times, potentially scalable to a 100-fold reduction. Note: In the Solana network, Account Rent refers to the "storage fee" mechanism required for an account to permanently store data on the chain. According to Anza's analysis of the security slowdown mechanism, this change was discussed at the recent SolanaConf and may involve reclaiming hundreds of millions of dormant accounts.

In Q4 2025, the pace at which companies are purchasing Bitcoin (BTC) has significantly slowed, with 65% of listed companies currently holding Bitcoin at a price below their cost basis, resulting in unrealized losses. Against the backdrop of more cautious corporate fund management, Bitcoin miners are gradually becoming the most stable accumulation force in the public market, laying the foundation for corporate adoption in the next stage. Entering November, Bitcoin's price recorded the largest monthly decline of the year, dropping 17.67%, causing many corporate investors who built positions during 2025 to incur losses. According to the latest Bitcoin Treasuries report, more than two-thirds of the 100 listed companies in the sample are holding positions with unrealized losses, leading to a cooling market demand.

Matrixport's weekly report indicates that despite the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates, future policy uncertainty has increased, and the market's response to the situation is limited. Bitcoin has fallen below its long-term trend for the first time, overall liquidity remains tight, trading has not yet recovered, emphasizing the importance of position management and risk control.

Gate News Bot message, December 12th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, USUAL (Usual) is currently priced at $0.03, up 16.19% in the last 24 hours, with a high of $0.03 and a low of $0.02. The current market capitalization is approximately $43.2 million, an increase of $6.02 million from yesterday. Usual is a decentralized protocol dedicated to building a distributed banking system. Its issuance of fiat-backed stablecoins supported by real assets (RWA) combines the security of real assets with the composability and liquidity of DeFi. The protocol returns ownership and governance rights to users through the USUAL token. Usual's core products include USD0 stablecoin—a RWA stablecoin fully backed by US short-term government bonds—and USD0++—the liquid staking version of USD0, which provides

Token Terminal recently posted on X that Circle is best known for its USDC stablecoin. But what is less known is that Circle also owns the fastest-growing tokenized fund in the market: USYC. USYC's market cap has increased by 737.7% over the past month. In response, Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire commented: "USYC under Circle is the fastest-growing tokenized fund in the past month. Really great!"

The Federal Reserve's rate cut again did not trigger a significant rebound in risk assets, and the overall crypto market remains cautious. Dogecoin (DOGE) continues to consolidate above key support levels. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point cut to the benchmark interest rate, bringing it to the 3.5%-3.75% range. This is the third rate cut this year, but internal disagreements over the future easing path have intensified, making it difficult for market risk appetite to be fully unleashed. Against the backdrop of complex macro sentiment, on-chain activity for Dogecoin remains active. Large whale wallets have increased their holdings by approximately 480 million DOGE in recent days. Although the launch of Dogecoin spot ETFs by Grayscale and Bitwise has attracted market attention, it has not yet led to sustained unilateral trends.

ChainCatcher News, recently, Ms. Yu and her husband transferred 250 RMB as pocket money via China Construction Bank, with the note "This week's Dogecoin." The bank investigated and froze their accounts. Both received calls from CCB staff, verifying their relationship and the reason for the transfer note, which triggered "virtual currency control," and their accounts were set to a "no deposit, no withdrawal" status. The account opening staff told Ms. Yu that to unfreeze the account, she needed to submit her husband's bank statements from the past few months. After approval, she would need to write a letter of commitment, promising that previous transactions were not virtual currency dealings and that they would not participate in virtual currency trading in the future. Her husband strongly opposed the account restrictions and is negotiating with the bank staff. In response, China News Weekly called the China Construction Bank customer service hotline for inquiries. The staff said they have not received any information regarding virtual currency control and recommended consulting the relevant branch for specific details. Subsequently, China News Weekly inquired

The UK Cross-Party Parliamentary Group recently sent a letter to Finance Minister Rachel Reeves, urging the government to amend the current stablecoin regulatory draft to avoid stifling innovation and prevent capital outflows. The letter was co-signed by several prominent MPs and nobles, including Sir Gavin Williamson, Lord Camrose, and Baroness Wilma, directly criticizing the Bank of England's current regulatory proposal as "potentially overly restrictive." The lawmakers emphasized that stablecoins have become a vital infrastructure in the digital economy, playing an increasingly critical role in the global financial system. In 2024, stablecoin trading volume reached $27.6 trillion, surpassing the combined volume of Visa and Mastercard transactions, and is expected to exceed $100 trillion before 2030. They believe stablecoins are reshaping the way payments, settlements, and cross-border finance operate, and are also the core drivers for future financial inclusion and efficiency improvements.

Gate News Bot Message, December 12 — According to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, ICNT (Impossible Cloud Network) is trading at $0.35, up 39.07% in the past 24 hours. The highest reached $0.36, and the lowest dropped to $0.23. The 24-hour trading volume is $11.4 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $59.3 million, an increase of $1.67 million from yesterday. Impossible Cloud Network (ICN) is a global bare-metal AI infrastructure network dedicated to providing high-performance, low-cost cloud computing solutions for enterprise AI applications. The network has been deployed in key global markets including Europe, the US, and Asia, offering instant access to enterprise-ready AI infrastructure. ICN's ecosystem generates an annual revenue of $7 million and provides

The UK Cross-Party Parliamentary Group calls on the Chancellor to oppose the Bank of England's proposal to set limits on stablecoin holdings, arguing that this policy would hinder digital asset innovation and could lead to capital outflows. Last month, the Bank of England proposed to impose restrictions on the amount of stablecoins held by individuals and businesses, facing strong opposition from cryptocurrency companies.

PANews December 12 News, according to Bloomberg, Asia Airlines (AirAsia) operator has signed an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia to explore the issuance of a stablecoin backed by the Malaysian Ringgit (Malaysian currency) in the Southeast Asian country. A few days earlier, a Malaysian royal announced the launch of a similar token. According to a statement released on Friday, Capital A, founded by Asia Airlines' Tony Fernandes, has signed a letter of intent with Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad. The two parties will jointly develop and test the stablecoin through the Digital Asset Innovation Hub regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia. The statement noted that Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia will act as the issuer of the stablecoin, while Capital A may pioneer wholesale use case pilots in real-world scenarios. This marks Capital A's first foray into the regulated digital asset space.

BlockBeats News, December 12 – Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital) founder Yilihua posted on social media, expressing continued strong optimism for Ethereum. The reasons are as follows: First, the Wall Street consensus is strengthening: the SEC Chair's latest statement that "financial migration to the chain" is underway, with U.S. political and economic elites working together to promote the tokenization of U.S. debt, with Ethereum as the core platform. Second, Fusaka's upgrade reshapes value: Blob fees have surged dramatically, with over 1500 tokens burned in a single day.

Bitcoin Layer2 Network Stacks Collaborates with Talent Protocol to Launch Weekly Builder Challenge, with the first week's theme focusing on developing Bitcoin applications using Clarity 4 smart contracts. The total reward is 5,000 $STX. Clarity 4 introduces several new features, and community participation is enthusiastic.

OpenAI's GPT-5.2 focuses on professional knowledge work and the design of long-process AI agents, offering three versions: Instant, Thinking, and Pro. It aims to enhance the economic value of AI in real-world work scenarios and surpass industry professionals in benchmark tests.

Blockchain analytics firm Global Ledger's latest investigation shows that the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which was placed under sanctions by the West, is resuming operations and continues to process funds through a hidden payment architecture. Despite its servers being previously seized and its business being targeted by the international community, on-chain evidence indicates that the platform has quietly restarted recently and has transferred tens of millions of dollars in assets to users. The investigation found that researchers tracked multiple new wallets associated with Garantex on the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks, holding a total of over $34 million in cryptocurrency, with at least $25 million already paid to former users. The flow of funds also reveals how they evade monitoring: Garantex uses mixing tools like Tornado Cash to obfuscate reserves, then jumps across networks via cross-chain bridges between Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, and others, ultimately consolidating into an aggregation wallet before transferring out to multiple payment accounts.

Bitwise voiced support for Strategy on the X platform, expressing disappointment over MSCI's proposed removal of Strategy, believing that the index should remain neutral and not evaluate the pros and cons of business models, and pointed out that this move deprives investors of investment opportunities in digital assets.

Ant International, HSBC, and Swift successfully tested cross-border transfers based on tokenized deposits. This is the first case using the Swift network and ISO 20022 standards, demonstrating blockchain technology's interoperability in cross-border fund management.

OpenAI officially releases the new generation large language model GPT-5.2 today, marking the company's further acceleration in expanding into enterprise application scenarios, upgrading ChatGPT from a consumer tool to an enterprise productivity engine. The new model emphasizes faster speed, greater stability, and the ability to handle complex tasks, integrate multi-step workflows, and execute professional workstreams. With major partners such as the US government and Disney joining, OpenAI's business layout is rapidly expanding. OpenAI states that the core goal of GPT-5.2 is to "create greater economic value," with significant enhancements in spreadsheet processing, presentation generation, code writing, visual recognition, long-context understanding, and tool invocation. To validate these capabilities, the company has introduced a proprietary evaluation system called GDPval, which simulates 44 different professional tasks to assess model performance. According to reports, GPT-5.2 achieves or surpasses human professional levels in approximately 71% of tests. While the external community is still awaiting independent review, this data has garnered widespread industry attention.

Gate News Bot Message, December 12th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, SOMI (Somnia) is reported at $0.26, up 14.11% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.28 and a low of $0.21, with a 24-hour trading volume of $67.2 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $41.3 million, an increase of $5.11 million compared to yesterday. # Important recent news about SOMI: 1️⃣ **Mainnet launch boosts market attention** The Somnia mainnet has officially gone live and is accompanied by the issuance of the native token SOMI. The launch of the mainnet marks the project's transition from the testing phase to a production environment. Previously, the testnet handled over 1 billion transactions, validating the network's stability and capacity. The mainnet launch is typically a significant milestone for a crypto project and can attract market interest.

PANews December 12 News, according to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency sector no longer needs to be listed in the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) annual risk list for the U.S. financial system. However, this is not an isolated case, as the report has actually moved away from focusing excessively on the "vulnerabilities" of the financial system. The 2025 FSOC report's table of contents completely omits the frequently appearing term "vulnerabilities." Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged in the opening letter of the report that previous analyses focused on identifying dangers that could disrupt the financial system. This 2025 report does not include "recommendations" for digital assets, nor does it explicitly express concerns about the industry. Its digital assets section details how U.S. financial regulators with cryptocurrency oversight have shifted their previous policy stances. The report largely praises the advantages of the digital assets sector,

Bitcoin reward application Lolli integrates with Spark and now supports withdrawals on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, aiming to address user feedback issues. This integration provides the Lolli platform with instant, low-cost Bitcoin reward withdrawals, responding to user dissatisfaction with service interruptions following Thesis's acquisition.

Golden Finance reports that according to The Information's crypto journalist Yueqi Yang, Acting Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Michael Hsu has joined venture capital firm Core Innovation Capital as a Managing Partner, providing support to startup founders on regulatory compliance and policy engagement.

Gold Financial Report, according to informed sources, bipartisan senators in the US Senate met with multiple Wall Street bank executives this week to discuss the Crypto Asset Market Structure Act. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott stated that Congress is making "substantial progress" toward passing this comprehensive crypto market regulation bill, aiming to solidify the US's position as the "Global Crypto Capital." On that day, Scott discussed the bill's contents with US Bank CEO Brian Moynihan, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, and Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf, including how to delineate between the SEC and CFTC.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nominations of CFTC Chairman Mike Selig and FDIC Chairman Travis Hill, paving the way for final approval. Selig will succeed the acting chairman and is expected to play a significant role in crypto regulation, while Hill's confirmation will advance friendly crypto banking policies.

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Powell for maintaining high interest rates in an interview, stating that rates should be lower to promote economic growth. He pointed out the GDP growth of 4% and predicted that during Trump's presidency, the economic growth rate could reach 6%.

PANews 12月11日消息，马斯克的人工智能公司xAI宣布与萨尔瓦多政府达成战略合作，将在未来两年内将AI模型Grok部署至全国逾5,000所公立学校，为超过100万名学生与数千名教师提供个性化AI学习支持，打造全球首个国家级AI教育系统。 该计划旨在实现因材施教，提供贴合课程内容、因应学生节奏与程度的AI辅导服务。xAI与萨尔瓦多将共同开发AI课堂的安全标准、数据集与应用框架，推动全球教育科技革新。Elon Musk表示，这项合作将“把最先进AI直接交到一整代学生手中”，并重塑教育未来。

BlockBeats News, December 11 — Bitwise Co-Founder and CIO stated at the Solana Breakpoint Conference that compared to networks like Ethereum, applications on Solana truly utilize the last 1% of performance, providing users with the next marginal liquidity and scalability. On many chains, running a node is just "downloading software and double-clicking to start"; who stakes more or less, and what applications can be made for the network and users, hardly makes any difference. But on Solana, the application landscape changes daily, with protocol layer, performance, and capacity rapidly iterating; node performance directly determines the ceiling. It is precisely because of this that we pay extra attention: as this product (referring to staking ETFs/trusts) locks more and more SOL and its weight increases, the ecosystem, developers, users, and even the entire community must feel

BlockBeats News, December 11 – According to CoinDesk, asset management platform Nexo has acquired Argentine crypto investment platform Buenbit, with the specific transaction amount not disclosed. This deal aims to deepen Nexo's presence in Latin America, enabling it to operate under Argentina's regulatory framework and reach Buenbit's user base in the country and Peru. After the transaction is completed, Buenos Aires will serve as Nexo's Latin American headquarters, supporting its expansion into Mexico and Peru. Nexo operates in over 150 jurisdictions with an asset management scale of approximately $11 billion. Buenbit is registered with Argentina's National Securities Commission (CNV) and offers fiat-to-crypto services. Additionally, the Central Bank of Argentina is drafting new regulations planning to allow banks to provide cryptocurrency-related services to customers in the first half of next year.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is proposing significant adjustments to the government's approach to financial regulation and stability. Yellen will recommend changes to the work guidelines of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), promoting a more relaxed regulatory environment and a freer approach. In a letter on Thursday, Yellen wrote: “The Council will collaborate with its member agencies and support their assessment of whether certain aspects of the financial regulatory framework constitute excessive burdens and negatively impact economic growth, thereby undermining financial stability.” FSOC was established after the 2008 financial crisis to monitor and respond to systemic risks, and Yellen serves as the chair of this council. This plan marks a shift away from the long-standing tendency of the council to strengthen regulation. Yellen will also establish a working group “to explore opportunities for AI to enhance the resilience of the financial system, while monitoring the potential risks that AI applications may pose to financial stability.”

Odaily Planet Daily News: Cryptocurrency analyst Jason Pizzino's latest research indicates that Bitcoin price may not touch its long-term bottom until October 2026. Currently, BTC trading volume continues to decline, resembling the pattern seen from late 2022 to early 2023, which reduces the likelihood of a short-term bull market return. Meanwhile, CryptoQuant data shows that the share of large investors' deposits on exchanges has dropped from 47% in mid-November to the current 21%, with the average deposit size decreasing by 36%, indicating that selling pressure is weakening. If this trend continues, BTC price is expected to rebound to $99,000. Analysts point out that the 200-day simple moving average acts as a strong resistance, market risk appetite is insufficient, and Bitcoin may need to go through a consolidation period before a new round of market activity begins. (Cointele)

BlockBeats News, December 11 - Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated at the Solana Breakpoint conference that Solana's transaction volume far exceeds all other chains. The Solana infrastructure is becoming increasingly mature, and its attractiveness is growing day by day. More and more large platforms targeting consumers and merchants are building on Solana.

BlockBeats News, December 11th, Helius CEO Mert stated at the Solana Breakpoint Conference that investors can purchase BSOL, a stock token issued by Bitwise and managed by us (i.e., Bitwise's SOL spot issuance).

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the blockchain data visualization platform Bubblemaps issued a statement pointing out issues with the fairness of the Meme coin project PEPE. According to monitoring data, approximately 30% of the genesis PEPE supply is tied to the same entity, which sold tokens worth $2 million the day after issuance. (Cointelegraph)

Golden Finance reports that Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management's Chief Investment Officer Benjamin Melman pointed out that American artificial intelligence companies are facing fierce competition in electricity costs. He stated that the current electricity capacity in the U.S. is insufficient to meet the growing demand of AI companies, and electricity prices are significantly higher compared to other countries. "The U.S. has a fierce competitive issue regarding electricity costs, which will drive up AI operational costs."

AllianceBernstein Chief U.S. Economist Eric Winograd stated that the Fed's balance sheet expansion and the resumption of short-term Treasury purchases will only affect the very short end of the U.S. Treasury yield curve and will not impact the long-term portion. The initial goal is to purchase approximately $40 billion in Treasury bills per month.

BlockBeats News, December 11 — Jito co-founder and CEO buffalu stated at the Solana Breakpoint conference that Solana is winning the speed race, and this has become very evident. "In the past few years, we have witnessed a 6-fold increase in transactions per second, thanks to the joint efforts of all Solana ecosystem engineers and excellent application developers. In the chart on the right, you can see the continuous growth of block space over the past few years. Earlier this year, Solana's per-block compute limit was approximately 48 million compute units, which then increased to 50 million, 60 million compute units. It is expected to jump to 100 million compute units early next year and continue to grow exponentially."

This article summarizes cryptocurrency news as of December 11, 2025, including the latest Bitcoin updates, Ethereum upgrades, Dogecoin trends, real-time cryptocurrency prices, and price forecasts. Major Web3 events today include: 1. If SpaceX goes public next year with a valuation of $1.5 trillion, Elon Musk is expected to become the world's first "trillionaire." 2. Payment giant Stripe acquires the Valora wallet team to expand its stablecoin services. 3. The US OCC warns Wall Street about the "de-banking" issues in the digital asset industry, stating that such practices are "illegal."

Terra's LUNA token experienced a rare explosive surge this week, rising over 250% in the past ten days, clearly outperforming the overall cryptocurrency market. Key factors driving this rally include the implementation of network upgrades, the countdown to the legal trial of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, and cyclical rebounds caused by technical structures. The rally was first triggered by the Terra v2.18 network upgrade on December 7. This update mainly improved node performance, fixed memory vulnerabilities, and addressed intermittent reliability issues that had plagued the network for months. As technical improvements boosted market sentiment, external events further intensified volatility. Do Kwon is scheduled to be sentenced on December 11, 2025, at the Manhattan Federal Court. He has previously admitted to fraud charges related to the 2022 TerraUSD collapse. The incident caused approximately $40 billion in market capitalization to evaporate. Prosecutors seek a 12-year prison sentence, while the defense advocates for a lighter sentence. This legal milestone has become a major focus for short-term traders. As the verdict approaches, market speculative sentiment has significantly heated up, causing LUNA trading volume and price to rise in tandem.