🇺🇸 NEW: President Trump praises Fed chair candidate Chris Waller as "great" and says he's narrowed his pick down to 3-4 candidates, with a final decision coming within weeks. https://t.co/E2O3emlNSa ...

🚨 LATEST: Bearish sentiment is spiking across social media after Bitcoin's pullback to $84.8K, with retail pushing fear harder than bullish narratives.Historically, this is a contrarian signal for a potential bounce, per Santiment. https://t.co/MjT9L6z2v8 ...

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🇺🇸 NEW: Latest Fed study finds dollar's role in global debt markets rises and falls in cycles, not a steady trend toward greater dollarization or de-dollarization. https://t.co/tzBMjID19W ...

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: SOL and XRP spot ETFs saw net inflows on Dec. 18, while BTC and ETH spot ETFs saw net outflows.BTC: - $161.3METH: - $96.6MSOL: $13.2MXRP: $30.41M https://t.co/L3R1t05DFr ...

🔥 BUILDERS: Fetch. ai launches the world's first AI agent-to-agent payment system, enabling personal AIs to autonomously execute real-world transactions on behalf of users.Full rollout scheduled for January via ASI:One. https://t.co/lkPPxxlToG ...

🔥 TODAY: A solo miner who rented less than $100 in hashpower on NiceHash has successfully mined Bitcoin block 928351, earning a 3.152 $BTC reward worth ~$271K. https://t.co/4PpoSvFoPe ...

🇯🇵 NOW: Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 0.75%, the highest level in three decades. ...

🚨 LATEST: NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is in discussions to invest in crypto payments firm MoonPay as part of a funding round, per Bloomberg. https://t.co/V72sdLL7AD ...

Regulatory Landscape - CFTC seeks feedback on allowing retail traders direct access to derivatives clearing, aiming for stronger retail protections in derivatives markets [1] - White House AI and Crypto Czar indicates the CLARITY Act markup is expected in January [1] - The SEC released new FAQs on crypto assets and distributed ledger technology [2] - ECB calls for swift adoption of the digital euro regulation [2] Market Trends & Investments - Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is reportedly in discussions to invest in crypto payments firm MoonPay as part of a funding round [1] - Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino identifies an AI-driven market bubble as a potential significant risk for Bitcoin in 2026, while maintaining a bullish outlook on long-term adoption and tokenization [2] - US inflation cooled to 2.7%, falling below market expectations [2] Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Developments - BNB Chain enables crypto payments for AWS customers through the Better Payment Network [2] - SoFi launched SoFiUSD, a fully reserved U.S dollar stablecoin, becoming the first national bank to issue a stablecoin on a public, permissionless blockchain [2] - Chainlink and 24 major financial institutions unveiled a unified standard for asset servicing [2]