The Morning Minute (12.12)Powered by @yeet⏰Top News:-Crypto majors rebound after recent selloff; BTC back to $92k, SOL leads-Solana announced the launch of Firedancer live on mainnet-YouTube announced creator payments in stablecoins-The DTCC has been cleared to offer tokenization services by the SEC-Coinbase is reportedly launching prediction markets & tokenization next week🌎 Macro Crypto and Memes-Crypto majors rebounded from Wednesday’s selloff; BTC +2% at $92,200; ETH +1% at $3,230, BNB +2% at $886, SOL ...

Seeing this while $SOL and $ETH both trade at the same price as 5 years ago.How? Just how???Give me your best explanation.Paul Atkins (@SECPaulSAtkins):As I told @MariaBartiromo last week, U.S. financial markets are poised to move on-chain. Under my leadership, @SECGov is prioritizing innovation and embracing new technologies to enable this on-chain future, while continuing to protect investors. ...

Regulatory Landscape - SEC Chair Atkins states US financial markets are moving "on-chain" [1] - SEC is prioritizing innovation and embracing new technologies to enable this on-chain future [1]

RT StarkWare (BTCFi arc) 🥷 (@StarkWareLtd)Time to ZK-pill the SEC.15th December. https://t.co/8kMNWZ8CW3 ...

Monetary Policy & Interest Rates - Standard Chartered now anticipates a 25 bps (0.25%) rate cut by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday [1] Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets - Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup CEOs are scheduled to discuss crypto market legislation with senators on Thursday [1] - The CFTC has initiated a pilot program allowing BTC, ETH, and USDC to be used as tokenized collateral in U.S derivatives markets [1] - Circle is partnering with Bybit to enhance USDC adoption and liquidity within Bybit's ecosystem [1] - Tether's USD₮ is now officially recognized by Abu Dhabi's ADGM for regulated multi-chain use, including TON, TRON, Polkadot, and Near [1] - BlackRock has filed for a staked ETH ETF [1] Company Initiatives & Holdings - Hyperliquid Strategies Inc has announced a $30 million stock buyback program [1] - BitMine increased its ETH holdings by 138,452, bringing its total to 386 million ETH [1] - Strategy added 10,624 BTC this week, increasing its total holdings to 660,624 BTC [1] Regulatory Developments - The SEC has concluded its two-year investigation into Ondo Finance [1]

Kurt Hohl, who became the securities regulator's chief accountant in July, talks about his plans for oversight. ...

🎬 DEBRIEF | RYAN & DAVID UNPACKING THE EPISODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-inside-gary-genslers-sec ------ What was really happening inside the SEC during the Gensler years? Today, we sat down with Corey Frayer, former senior crypto policy advisor to SEC Chair Gary Gensler and now Director of Investor Protection at the Consumer Federation of America. We dig into how the agency thought about securities law, DeFi, Uniswap, stablecoins, SAB 121, and why platforms like Coinbase and Kraken ended up ...

SEC has issued a flurry of warning letters to some of the country's most prolific providers of high-octane ETFs, effectively blocking the introduction of products designed to deliver three and even five times the daily returns of stocks, commodities and cryptocurrencies. Bloomberg Intelligence's James Seyffart discussed the story on "Bloomberg Markets" with Vonnie Quinn. ...

🗞️ Need to catch up on the news? Here's our top 10 from today:🔸 Poland’s President vetoed a strict crypto regulation bill, arguing it threatened citizens’ freedoms and innovation, sparking backlash from top government officials.🔹 A new Zero-Knowledge Secret Santa protocol for Ethereum enables a fully private, trustless on-chain gift exchange using ZK proofs and relayers.🔸 Michael Saylor’s strategy team said they would consider lending Bitcoin in the future, according to Bloomberg.🔹 Bank of America says its ...

🇺🇸 NEW: SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the agency has "enough authority to drive forward" on crypto rules and plans to unveil an innovation exemption "in a month or so". https://t.co/VCKj9lEe1M ...