🇪🇺 LATEST: The EU Council has endorsed the ECB’s digital euro design, backing both online and privacy-focused offline versions. https://t.co/CTi4wQEDfT ...

LATEST: 🇪🇺 European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says the institution has finished its technical preparations for a digital euro and that it now awaits legislative approval. https://t.co/yofdxsWgDY ...

European Union governments agreed on a common position on the digital euro, marking an important milestone for the project that’s seen as crucial for the bloc’s monetary sovereignty and the joint currency’s global role https://t.co/WDn4LI4CSM ...

European Union governments agreed on a common position on the digital euro, marking an important milestone for the project that’s seen as crucial for the bloc’s monetary sovereignty and the joint currency’s global role https://t.co/tUAIyX2o3q ...

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors experienced gains following OpenAI news, with Bitcoin (BTC) up 1% at $87,900, Ethereum (ETH) up 3% at $2,960, Binance Coin (BNB) up 1% at $845, and Solana (SOL) up 2% at $125 [1] - LEO (+18%), BCH (+9%), and ZEC (+8%) led top movers in the cryptocurrency market [1] - Memecoins were mostly green, including DOGE +2%, Shiba +1%, PEPE +2%, PENGU +1%, TRUMP +1%, and SPX +2% [1] Regulatory & Institutional Developments - The US Senate confirmed Michael Selig, who is pro-crypto, as CFTC Chairman [1] - The European Central Bank (ECB) is prepared to advance the digital euro project [1] Partnerships & Integrations - Intuit and Circle partnered to integrate USDC into TurboTax and QuickBooks [1] - PayPal and USDAI announced a partnership to back USDAI with PYUSD for AI infrastructure procurement [1] Corporate Finance & Investments - Trump Media shares increased following the announcement of a planned $6 billion all-stock merger with fusion power firm TAE Technologies [1] - Fuse Energy announced a $70 million Series B funding round for its Solana-based DePIN project [1] New Products & Initiatives - Solana developers are testing quantum-resistant cryptography within Project Eleven [1] - United Stables launched U as a native stablecoin for BNB [1] - Bitwise filed for a SUI ETF [1] - MegaETH's Frontier launched and is now open for builders for app deployment and test [1] NFT Market - NFT leaders showed mixed performance; Punks decreased by 1% at 26.6 ETH, Pudgy increased by 2% at 4.72 ETH, BAYC decreased by 2% at 4.84 ETH, and Hypurr's decreased by 3% at 444 HYPE [2] - Kodas (+30%) and Moonbirds (+10%) were notable movers in the NFT space [2]

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]

ECB Says Digital Euro Is Ready as Decision Shifts to EU Lawmakers► https://t.co/pq5NAUgkyL https://t.co/pq5NAUgkyL ...

🇪🇺 LATEST: The European Central Bank has completed its preparatory work on the digital euro.The digital euro expected to launch in the second half of 2026. ...

Tokenized EUR Market - Startups are tokenizing the euro in anticipation of the ECB's digital euro launch in 2029 [1] - The total value of tokenized EUR onchain is approximately $750 million [1] - Tokenized EUR onchain has increased by approximately 650% since January 2023, from ~$100 million to ~$750 million [1]

Market Trends - Startups are tokenizing the euro in anticipation of the ECB's digital euro launch in 2029 [1] - Tokenized EUR onchain has increased significantly from approximately $100 million in January 2023 [1] Tokenized Asset Growth - The total value of tokenized EUR onchain is currently around $750 million [1]