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.

UAE Telecom Group e& and Al Maryah Community Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to test the application of Dirham stablecoin AE Coin in payments, including mobile bills and household service fees, aiming to achieve instant settlement and transparent transactions.

Author of The Big Short and well-known investor Michael Burry recently issued a strong warning regarding the Federal Reserve's plan to purchase $40 billion worth of T-bills within a month. He believes that this move exposes the structural fragility of the U.S. banking system rather than stability as perceived by the outside world. At the same time, this policy direction could create new downward pressure on Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that this bond purchase is a "reserve management operation" and not quantitative easing (QE). However, Burry pointed out that the Fed has continued to expand its balance sheet while the banking system is under pressure, indicating that the market still struggles to move away from liquidity support. He emphasized that bank reserves have now exceeded $3 trillion, far above the $2.2 trillion level before the 2023 regional banking crisis. He warned that if the banking system must rely on such a large "lifeline" of liquidity, it is not strong but fragile.

PANews December 11 News, Li Zhen Guo, Vice Chairman of UBS Global Investment Bank, stated that the Hong Kong Exchange's Rule 18C opens a new listing channel for tech companies. It is expected that 150 to 200 companies will list in Hong Kong next year, with an IPO total scale of approximately 300 billion yuan, ranking first globally. He also believes that consumer goods, high-tech, and artificial intelligence will continue to be the themes for next year. Continuous interest rate cuts will remain a market focus, and the stabilization of domestic consumption is also beneficial for market development. Additionally, overall stock valuations in Greater China are somewhat discounted compared to US stocks, making them attractive.

Reuters survey shows that most economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75% at the December meeting and to increase borrowing costs to at least 1% by the end of September next year. Inflation risks and yen weakness are prompting the government to support this decision.

BlockBeats News, December 11 — On October 25 of this year, Kyrgyzstan officially approved the launch of the pilot construction of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) system, called "Digital Som." Chinese technology service provider Sign successfully undertook the project development and actively participated. The reason Sign was able to stand out in fierce international competition lies in its comprehensive "SignStack" solution. This solution precisely addresses the paradox faced by Kyrgyzstan in digital transformation: balancing "sovereign independence" with "international connectivity." It has established a set of digital financial infrastructure that respects national sovereignty while possessing modern compliance capabilities. The cooperation between Sign and Kyrgyzstan not only creates a safer and more efficient fund transfer channel than traditional systems but also paves the way for the digital economy era between the two countries.

Gate News Bot message, December 11, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, BTC (Bitcoin) is currently trading at $90,036.77, down 2.50% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $94,601.57 and a low of $87,799.56, and a 24-hour trading volume of $67.203 billion. The current market cap is approximately $1.80 trillion. Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new type of currency. BTC operates using peer-to-peer technology, unaffected by any central authority or bank; transaction management and Bitcoin issuance are handled collectively by the network. BTC is open-source, with its design publicly available; no one owns or controls BTC, and everyone can participate. Through many unique properties, BTC can enable exciting applications that were previously impossible with traditional payment systems. Featuring fast point

ChainCatcher news reports that according to Jintiao, ING Bank stated that the market expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another 50 basis points in 2026, with forecasts of a 25 basis point cut in March and another in June. Despite current economic growth, low unemployment rates, stock markets near historic highs, and inflation rates closer to 3% rather than the Federal Reserve's 2% target, the inflation outlook in the coming months could become more favorable for rate cuts.

Recently, Bhutan launched TER, a gold-backed digital token issued by Gelephu Mindfulness City and supported by Bhutan's sovereign framework. This is an important initiative in the country's blockchain strategy. TER aims to build a bridge between traditional value storage and blockchain finance, providing investors with a secure and transparent digital asset option. The token is issued on the Solana blockchain and distributed and custodized by DK Bank, Bhutan's first licensed digital bank. In the first phase, investors can purchase TER directly through DK Bank, enjoying the convenience of traditional asset purchase while having on-chain ownership and transparency. TER is designed to provide international investors with easily accessible tokenized gold, with the advantages of digital custody and global transferability.

The Norges Bank announced that there is currently no need to issue a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), as the domestic payment system is efficient, secure, and has an emergency mechanism. The central bank governor stated that if necessary, they will consider launching a CBDC, while also monitoring global digital currency developments and planning to release a research summary next year.

Golden Finance reports that Lead Bank, focusing on financial technology, has included Loop Crypto as a core member, aiming to expand stablecoin and payment services. After undergoing a transformation, Lead Bank secured $70 million in Series B funding, reaching a valuation of $1.47 billion.

ChainCatcher News reports that QCP issued a briefing stating that the Asian market opened relatively flat, with Bitcoin prices hovering around $92,000. Selling pressure has notably decreased, but overall market sentiment remains cautious. ETF capital inflows slightly rebounded to $56.5 million, after experiencing weekly redemptions exceeding $1.1 billion in November. Market focus has now shifted to tonight's Federal Reserve FOMC meeting. Although rate decision expectations are well priced in by the market, investors will closely watch Powell’s comments. Subsequently, the Bank of Japan’s meeting on December 19 will become the next risk catalyst, as Japanese government bond yields have risen to multi-year highs, potentially impacting USD/JPY arbitrage trading. Bitcoin has shown significant volatility this year, retreating from a mid-2025 high of $123,000 and currently trading between $90,000 and $93,000.

Michael Saylor recently proposed a financial reform plan for the Middle East at the Bitcoin MENA conference, with the core concept of creating a "zero-volatility, high-yield digital bank account" supported by Bitcoin to attract huge low-yield capital around the world. He pointed out that institutional funds in Japan, Europe, Switzerland and other regions have been trapped in a low-interest rate environment for a long time and lack significant returns, which is an opportunity for Bitcoin to become a new type of financial infrastructure. Rather than attracting funds from the crypto community, Saylor proposed a design goal to restructure the global sovereign bond and corporate bond markets of $20 trillion to $50 trillion. He emphasized that current investors are forced to choose high-risk credit products simply because traditional bank accounts cannot provide sufficient yields. The solution he proposed is for regulated banks to launch digital accounts with 8% yields, backed by Bitcoin, making them global capital hubs in the new era.

In 2025, the cryptocurrency market will usher in a structural turning point: institutional investors have become the absolute main force, while retail investors have cooled significantly. Aishwary Gupta, global head of payments and real assets at Polygon Labs, pointed out in a recent interview that institutional funds now account for about 95% of the overall inflow of cryptocurrencies, and the proportion of retail investors is only 5%-6%, and market dominance has changed significantly. He explained that the institutional pivot is not driven by emotions, but is a natural result of the maturation of infrastructure. Asset management giants, including BlackRock, Apollo, and Hamilton Lane, are allocating 1%-2% of their portfolios to digital assets, accelerating their layout through ETFs and on-chain tokenization products. Gupta cited Polygon's cooperation cases as examples, including JPMorgan Chase's testing of DeFi transactions under the supervision of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Ondo's tokenized treasury bond project, and AMINA Bank's regulated staking, all of which show that public chains have been able to meet the compliance and auditing needs of traditional finance.

U.S. Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) introduced amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday, which aims to prohibit the Federal Reserve from testing, developing, or issuing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Whether the amendment can be submitted to a full vote will be decided by the House Rules Committee, which has become a focal point of recent U.S. crypto regulation and digital currency policy. Self said House Republican leaders had previously promised to include anti-CBDC provisions in the NDAA, but were ultimately completely missing from the 3,086-page text of the bill released on Sunday. "My amendment will amend the bill," he wrote on social media, criticizing the leadership for "failing on promises."

Swapper Finance, in partnership with Mastercard and Chainlink, has launched a direct deposit feature that allows users to fund DeFi applications using traditional bank cards, enabling direct on-chain asset purchases. This innovation will promote the practical application of Web3 and attract more users to the on-chain economy.

According to Gate News Bot on December 10, citing CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, BTC (Bitcoin) is currently trading at $92,254.62, up 2.16% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $94,601.57 and a low of $87,799.56, with a 24-hour trading volume of $67.792 billion. The current market capitalization is approximately $1.84 trillion, an increase of $38.855 billion compared to yesterday. BTC is an innovative payment network and a new type of currency. Bitcoin operates using peer-to-peer technology and does not rely on a central authority or bank; transaction management and issuance of bitcoins are carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin is open-source, and its design is public and transparent—no individual or institution owns or controls Bitcoin, and anyone can participate. Through many unique features, Bit

Odaily Planet Daily news: Standard Chartered Bank stated in a report on Tuesday that it has halved its Bitcoin price forecast for the end of 2025 to $100,000, down from the previous target of $200,000. At the same time, the bank has postponed its long-term target of $500,000 to 2030, originally set for 2028. The bank's analyst Geoffrey Kendrick pointed out that the downgrade is due to a reassessment of demand expectations, including the end of aggressive corporate purchases by entities such as MicroStrategy, as well as institutional adoption through ETFs being slower than expected. Kendrick said that future Bitcoin price increases will be "driven solely by ETF purchases." Currently, Bitcoin's quarterly ETF inflows have dropped to 50,000 BTC, the lowest since the launch of US spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Wintermute stated that recent market trends reflect limited investor interest before policy clarity, and cryptocurrencies may continue to trade within a range, mainly influenced by liquidity and positions. Decisions by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan will be key, while capital efficiency has become a market priority.

At the recent Bitcoin MENA conference, Michael Saylor made it clear that Strategy (MSTR) will not issue perpetual preferred stock (“digital credit”) in Japan within the next 12 months, stating that the “12-month head start” will be left to Japanese listed company Metaplanet. This move has drawn more attention to Metaplanet’s strategy in the Japanese perpetual preferred stock market, which has long been inactive, with only five companies in all of Japan currently qualified to trade perpetual preferred stock. Metaplanet CEO Simon Groverich pointed out that the company plans to enter this market with two new products, “Mercury” and “Mars,” becoming the sixth and seventh companies in Japan to issue perpetual preferred stock. Among them, Mercury is positioned as the Japanese version of Strategy STRK, with an annualized yield of 4.9%, denominated in yen and convertible, which is much higher than the generally less than 0.5% yield of Japanese bank deposits and money market funds. Mercury is currently in the pre-IPO stage, with the goal of listing in early 2026. The second product, Mars, models Strategy’s short-term high-yield credit product STRC, targeting investors seeking short-term returns.

Jinse Finance reported that Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock emphasized at a press conference that inflation risks are tilted to the upside, and pointed out that inflation and employment data will be crucial for the February meeting next year. Regarding the current meeting, Bullock stated that the possibility of a rate hike was not explicitly considered, nor was a rate cut option, but there was discussion about situations where policy tightening might be needed. However, Bullock said that if inflation remains persistently high, the RBA may need to consider raising interest rates. As for the future path of interest rates, Bullock expressed a data-driven, meeting-by-meeting approach to decision-making. Bullock said, "We will not pre-judge the timetable for future actions, and will make decisions on a meeting-by-meeting basis." (Jin10)

Jonathan Gould, the head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), stated that crypto companies applying for federal banking licenses should be treated the same as traditional banks, emphasizing that digital assets are not a new concept. The OCC has received 14 new bank applications, indicating a significant increase in demand for digital asset businesses. He believes that embracing crypto companies will help the financial system keep pace with the modern economy.

U.S. Treasury yields rose to a two-month high as the global bond market declined, with investors focusing on upcoming bond auctions and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. The Treasury Department adjusted its auction schedule, and the market expects the central bank may continue to cut rates, with attention on inflation and future outlook.

UAE Islamic Bank Ruya partners with Fuze, becoming the first Islamic bank to allow customers to purchase Bitcoin through its mobile app, ensuring the service complies with Sharia law. According to reports, cryptocurrency inflows in the UAE exceeded $30 billion in 2023, a 42% increase. Other banks have also begun offering related services.

VTB, Russia's second-largest bank, is planning to launch a regulated spot cryptocurrency trading service in 2026, targeting high-net-worth and qualified investors. This move marks the first official entry of a major Russian bank into the spot cryptocurrency market, and also indicates that Russia is accelerating the implementation of its digital asset regulatory framework under the pressure of international sanctions. According to local media reports on December 3, VTB has already begun testing crypto trading services with select high-net-worth clients. The bank emphasized that in the future, this service will be limited to qualified investors who meet specific portfolio size or income standards and will not be fully open to the general public. The move aims to provide a diversified asset allocation channel for a limited range of clients under controllable regulatory conditions.

According to Jinse Finance, ECB Executive Board member Schnabel supports raising interest rates, believes that borrowing costs have reached an appropriate level, and that economic and inflation risks are tilted to the upside, suggesting that the economic forecast may be raised in December. Analysts expect the deposit rate to remain at 2%.

Philippine digital bank GoTyme launches cryptocurrency services in partnership with Alpaca, allowing users to buy and sell 11 types of crypto assets within the app, with automatic exchange rate conversion supported for transactions. GoTyme focuses on simplicity and plans to expand to Vietnam and Indonesia, with no plans to optimize for profitability before 2027.

According to a report by Reuters, Bank of America announced that starting January 5, 2026, wealth advisors at its Private Bank, Merrill, and Merrill Edge divisions will be able to recommend crypto asset-related products to clients.

PANews, December 7—According to Jin10, as of the end of November, China's gold reserves stood at 74.12 million ounces (about 2,305.39 tons), an increase of 30,000 ounces (about 0.93 tons) compared to the previous month, marking the 13th consecutive month of gold accumulation.

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Gate News bot message, French banking group BPCE has officially introduced cryptocurrency trading services for its customers, according to The Big Whale. This development marks a significant step in traditional banking's integration with digital assets. The major French bank now enables its customer

PANews, December 6—According to Jintou, citing an analysis by the Russian news agency Sputnik of data from the Central Bank of Russia, as of November 2025, the market value of Russia's gold reserves has surpassed the $300 billion mark for the first time, reaching $310.7 billion and setting a new historical high for the fourth consecutive month. In that month, gold accounted for 42.3% of Russia's international reserves, the highest level since February 1995. At that time, the share of gold was 43.9%, with a value of no more than $5.5 billion.