PANews December 16 News, according to CoinDesk, as institutional interest in tokenized assets and on-chain assets grows, BlackRock is actively hiring new employees to strengthen its digital asset strategy, aiming to expand cryptocurrency and blockchain-related products worldwide. On a certain job board, BlackRock states that it is recruiting seven digital asset-related positions, six of which are based in the United States and one in Singapore. One position in the US focuses on expanding BlackRock's iShares digital asset ETF product line. The "Vice President/Director of Digital Asset Product S

Golden Finance reports that Negentropic, co-founder of Glassnode, stated that the Japanese central bank's rate hike trading is currently the most crowded trading target in the market. Many accounts on social platform X are rehashing similar information. The 25 basis point increase has long been reflected in current asset prices. The only situation that could trigger a negative market reaction is if the Bank of Japan issues hawkish forward guidance. Given that Japan is cautiously seeking a balance among a current account deficit, inflation, and yen appreciation, it has no intention of acting ra

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Pi Network announced the results of its first Open Network era Hackathon. The event received over 215 submissions of mainnet applications that meet ecosystem requirements. The winning project was BlindLounge, a privacy-first anonymous social dating platform that requires KYC verification and integrates Pi Payments to enhance authenticity and prevent abuse. Runner-up Starmax offers a Pi-based loyalty rewards system for merchants and users. Third place RUN FOR PI is a fast-paced parkour game that directly integrates Pi into its in-game economy system. Five other

PANews December 12 News, according to CoinDesk reports, the cryptocurrency sector no longer needs to be listed annually by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) as a threat to the U.S. financial system. However, this is not an isolated case, as the report has actually shifted focus away from the "vulnerabilities" of the financial system. The 2025 FSOC report’s table of contents has completely removed the frequently appearing term "vulnerabilities." Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged in the opening letter of the report that previous analyses focused on identifying dangers

BlockBeats News, December 11th. On October 25th this year, Kyrgyzstan officially approved and launched the pilot construction of the Central Bank Digital Currency "Digital Som" system. Chinese technology service provider Sign successfully undertook the project development and actively participated. The reason why Sign stands out in fierce international competition is primarily due to its full-stack solution "SignStack." This solution precisely addresses the paradox faced by Kyrgyzstan in its digital transformation—balancing "sovereign independence" and "international connectivity." It has esta

BlockBeats news, December 10, according to Bloomberg, U.S. President Trump stated that he will begin the final round of interviews for the next Federal Reserve chair this week and will consider several candidates. On Tuesday, Trump told the media aboard Air Force One, "We will consider several different candidates, but I already have a very clear idea of who I want." White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett remains the leading candidate to succeed Powell as head of the Federal Reserve, but his victory is not a foregone conclusion. Trump recently said he would select the new

PANews, December 9—According to Jintou, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has announced that it will not release a Producer Price Index (PPI) press release for October 2025. Due to a funding interruption (which caused a government shutdown), the BLS is delaying the collection of data for the October reference period. The BLS plans to release the October data together with the November 2025 PPI press release on January 14, 2026.

ChainCatcher News: Argentine cryptocurrency platform Lemon Cash confirmed on December 4 that due to its external analytics service provider Mixpanel being hacked on November 9, some users’ names and email addresses were leaked. Lemon Cash emphasized that the platform’s own systems were not attacked and that users’ private keys, mnemonic phrases, funds, and account balances were not affected. The company has emailed affected users to warn them to be alert for potential phishing attacks. Notably, OpenAI is also a Mixpanel client and has terminated its business relationship with the provider foll

PANews, December 3 news, according to the announcement from Metronome's official website, the company has signed a protocol to join Stripe. Metronome focuses on providing billing and revenue operation systems for enterprises. CEO Scott Woody stated that both parties will deeply integrate at the product level, serving a wide range of users from self-service to complex enterprise models. Metronome will also become a core component of the Stripe product trap. This acquisition is still pending completion of the relevant delivery process.

According to ChainCatcher news and Bloomberg reports, the founders of South Korea's largest crypto assets exchange Dunamu Inc., Song Ji-hyung and Kim Hyung-nyeon, agreed last week to sell the company to Naver Corp.'s fintech division, with the transaction conducted entirely in stock. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, in this merger and acquisition deal valued at $13.6 billion, Song Ji-hyung will receive 19% of the merged entity's shares, worth $2.7 billion; Kim Hyung-nyeon will receive 10% of the shares, worth $1.4 billion, thus placing them among the richest people in

ChainCatcher news, Ripple Labs' Singapore subsidiary Ripple Markets APAC has received approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to expand the scope of its regulated payment activities under its Major Payment Institution (MPI) license. Ripple has been in the Singapore market since 2017, and the region has become a key part of its global business. Company president Monica Long stated that this license expansion will enhance Ripple's investment capabilities in Singapore and provide financial institutions with a more efficient, fast, and secure funds transfer infrastructure.

PANews reported on November 28 that cybersecurity company Socket disclosed in a report released on Tuesday that a malicious Google Chrome extension named Crypto Copilot allows users to trade on the Solana blockchain through posts on social media platform X, while secretly siphoning fees from each trade exchange into the creator's wallet. The extension executes exchange operations for users using the decentralized exchange Raydium, while appending a hidden transfer instruction that moves Solana coins from the user's account to the attacker's account. Unlike typical malware that atte

According to ChainCatcher news and Jin10 reports, a Reuters survey of stock market strategists shows that the S&P 500 index is expected to close at 7,490 points by the end of 2026, rising about 11.7% from current levels. In the survey, over 45 strategists believe that the index will rise for the fourth consecutive year. However, 8 respondents believe that there is a high likelihood of a pullback in the next three months. Analysts point out that the risks to optimistic forecasts stem from the uncertainties surrounding rising inflation and prospects of interest rate cuts. The survey also predict

Odaily Planet Daily news: D.O.G.E (U.S. Department of Government Efficiency) stated on the X platform that the Reuters report about its dissolution is fake news. The department will resume its regular Friday updates in a few days. The American people have authorized President Trump to modernize the federal government and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse. Just last week, the department terminated 78 wasteful contracts, saving taxpayers $335 million.

PANews, November 24—According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, in his first interview after announcing his candidacy for New York Attorney General, crypto lawyer Khurram Dara stated that New York’s BitLicense regime is illegal and infringes on the economic rights of cryptocurrency businesses wishing to operate in the state.

Foresight News reports that Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan stated in an article that the world’s view on the role of cryptocurrencies is constantly evolving. A few years ago, the only thing mainstream investors would consider was “digital gold.” Now, people have embraced the concept of “digital gold” + “stablecoins” + “tokenization.” In a few years, they will realize that it is actually “digital gold” + “stablecoins” + “tokenization” + “prediction markets” + “DeFi” + “digital identity” + “privacy” + “DePin” + “capital raising” + “decentralized AI” + and so on.

According to Golden Finance, the Asia-Pacific market opened lower on Friday, causing previous U.S. tech stocks to decline as investors' hopes for a Fed rate cut in December faded. Oracle (ORCL.N) and AMD (AMD.O) were among the first AI companies to see a drop, while Nvidia (NVDA.O) also pulled back from its gains, closing down over 3%. Additionally, the delayed September jobs report released last night showed that the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs, surpassing economists' expectations. According to CME FedWatch, investors now estimate the probability of a Fed rate cut next month to be

BlockBeats news, on November 14, according to Bloomberg, the U.S. accounting standards-setting body - the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will hold a meeting on November 19 to discuss whether to officially include the "accounting treatment of cryptocurrency asset transfers" in its technical agenda. The meeting will focus on several possible treatment paths: expanding the applicability of the landmark cryptocurrency accounting standards (FASB 2023 rules) issued in 2023; clarifying the accounting guidance for "derecognition" during cryptocurrency asset transfers; or adopting both mea

According to BlockBeats news on November 14, Bloomberg reported that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the U.S. accounting standards-setting body, will hold a meeting on November 19 to discuss whether to formally include "accounting treatment for the transfer of crypto assets" in its technical agenda. The meeting will focus on several possible treatment paths: expanding the scope of the landmark crypto asset accounting standards (FASB 2023 rules) issued in 2023; clarifying the accounting guidance for "derecognition" when transferring crypto assets; or taking both of the above me

According to BlockBeats news, on November 13, Simon Gerovich, the CEO of the publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet in Japan, stated that "Metaplanet has held five shareholder meetings over the past two years and obtained shareholder approvals for all significant matters, including amending the company charter to change the business purpose to Bitcoin treasury operations, increasing the authorized shares for Bitcoin acquisitions, and issuing a new class of stock (preferred stock). All of these processes were carried out in accordance with proper procedures under the leadership of