Odaily Planet Daily reports that Kyle Samani, co-founder of Muliticoin and chairman of SOL Treasury Forward, wrote on the X platform, "Ethereum got me into the cryptocurrency world and was my initial source of wealth. However, at Devcon3 in Cancun, Mexico in November 2017, I abandoned Ethereum. At the time, ETH was the fastest asset in human history to reach a market capitalization of $100 billion, but gas fees were soaring, and there was clearly a need to scale up as quickly as possible, giving me an unprecedented sense of urgency."
According to a report by Nikkei, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will hold a monetary policy meeting on December 18-19, raising the current policy rate of 0.5%, and is currently in the final coordination stage. The most likely scenario is a 25 basis point increase to 0.75%, reaching the highest interest rate level in 30 years since 1995. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda and other senior officials have hinted at submitting a rate hike proposal. Surveys indicate that more than half of the nine policy board members, including the governor and deputy governors, are expected to support the rate hike. Currently, no policy board member has explicitly stated their opposition to the rate hike, and there is widespread approval within the Japanese government. The BOJ will make its final decision after assessing whether there will be market turmoil such as a stock market crash or a sharp appreciation of the yen. If the rate hike is implemented on Friday, it will be the first increase in the BOJ's policy rate in 11 months since January 2025. (Jinshi)
According to MaltaCEOs.mt, Giovanni Cunti, CEO of Gate Technology Ltd., outlined Gate Group's strategic plans following the acquisition of its Maltese license in an interview. Gate Group's decision to establish its European operations in Malta in 2018 was made after a comprehensive evaluation of the emerging European crypto market. Cunti explained that the team compared multiple jurisdictions, considering factors such as openness to crypto businesses, regulatory maturity, government support, and ecosystem development. Malta, as a pioneer in implementing crypto regulations and positioned as a "blockchain island," ultimately stood out. Gate completed its registration in Malta at the end of 2018, laying the institutional and procedural foundation for providing compliant crypto asset services.
Giovanni Cunti emphasized that Gate, through close collaboration with the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and its years of deep cultivation in the region, has not only strengthened its compliance capabilities but also driven the development of the overall crypto ecosystem in Malta. Gate will continue to use Malta as its core European hub to further expand its business footprint in the European market.
According to data from Hyperbot, as reported by Odaily Planet Daily, the whale "pension-usdt.eth" closed all its short Bitcoin positions totaling approximately $88.8 million and then opened a 3x leveraged long Bitcoin position, with its position size exceeding $32 million at one point. However, this long position was closed out within about an hour. Subsequently, it opened another 3x leveraged BTC short position, with its current position size exceeding $31 million and an average entry price of $89,604.
1. Michael Saylor hints at further BTC purchases; the company holds $58.5 billion worth of BTC.
2. CZ's two long positions held by a large counterparty whale are currently showing a combined unrealized loss exceeding $20 million.
3. Hashdex predicts that the market capitalization of stablecoins will double in 2026 and suggests allocating 5-10% of funds to cryptocurrencies;
4. The founder of Curve proposed donating $17 million to CRV for the research and development team;
5. CZ responds to rumors: All interactions consisted of only 3 exchanges of messages and a 10-minute meeting.
6. Hong Kong-licensed cryptocurrency exchange HashKey raised $206 million in its IPO, with pricing near the upper end of its range;
7. Cathie Wood's three most favored crypto assets: BTC/ETH/SOL;
8. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw net inflows of $287 million last week, with BlackRock's IBIT leading the way with $214 million in net inflows;
9. Ethereum spot ETFs saw net inflows of $209 million last week, with BlackRock ETHA leading the way with a net inflow of $139 million.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov proposed at the Curve DAO governance forum to allocate 17.45 million CRV tokens (worth approximately $6.6 million) as funding to support the company behind it, Swiss Stake AG, for ecosystem growth, research, and technology development.
The funds will support a range of technical and security enhancements to the Curve lending protocol and maintain its team of 25 contributors. Swiss Stake AG's goals for 2026 include launching and expanding a new version of its lending system, Llamalend, creating on-chain foreign exchange, and improving the Curve user interface. If the proposal is approved, Swiss Stake AG can stake a portion of its CRV to generate additional yield, but its IP will be released under an open-source license compatible with the Curve software repository.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, both onshore and offshore yuan exchange rates against the US dollar hit a 14-month high. Data from China Foreign Exchange Trading System shows that the yuan's spot exchange rate against the dollar rose to a high of 7.0500 during trading, marking the first time it has touched the 7.05 mark since October 9, 2024.
According to Sina's quotes, the offshore RMB exchange rate against the US dollar rose to a high of 7.046 on December 15, a new high since early October 2024. As for the central parity rate, the RMB against the US dollar was set at 7.0656 on December 15, a depreciation of 18 basis points. (Jinshi)
According to Caixin, as of November 30, 2025, the National Internet Finance Association of China disclosed that 217 supply chain information service institutions had registered their basic information with the association. Sources from the banking industry indicate that the outstanding amount of accounts receivable vouchers issued by these institutions is close to 3 trillion yuan. For banks and other financial institutions, exploring "de-core" financing remains a challenge. "De-core" financing refers to financial institutions moving away from excessive reliance on the credit of core enterprises and using digital technologies such as big data and blockchain to provide financing services to SMEs on the supply chain based on real data such as transaction records, orders, logistics, and cash flow.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, former president of The ETF Store, Nate Geraci, shared Hashdex's 2026 crypto market forecast on the X platform. The forecast states that stablecoin market capitalization will double in 2026, tokenized real-world assets will grow tenfold, and the "AI crypto" market will reach $10 billion. Key themes for the 2026 crypto market include the crypto dollar beginning to replace the petrodollar, the tokenization flywheel effect driving the booming global applications, and artificial intelligence providing a more robust justification for the investment value of cryptocurrencies. Hashdex also recommends that most investors allocate 5-10% of their funds to cryptocurrencies.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, in response to rumors circulating on the community, CZ posted on the X platform stating that all interactions with the relevant individuals involved consisted of "exchanging 3 messages and meeting for 10 minutes." He also mentioned that he met with several KOLs before his debate with Peter Schiff, and it was decided at the last minute that one of the KOLs would present a very heavy piece of gold on stage, which was not planned beforehand.
According to Odaily, HashKey Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong's largest licensed cryptocurrency exchange operator, has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the high end of its market-promoted price range.
HashKey Holdings Ltd. sold 240.6 million shares at HK$6.68 per share, raising HK$1.6 billion (approximately US$206 million) in its Hong Kong IPO. The offering price range for the shares was HK$5.95 to HK$6.95 per share. HashKey did not exercise its option to increase the size of the deal. The top 20 institutional entities received approximately 80% of the shares allocated to institutional investors (excluding cornerstone investors). HashKey's shares are scheduled to debut on Wednesday, with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Guotai Junan Securities acting as joint sponsors for the IPO. (Bloomberg)
According to data from SoSoValue, the SOL spot ETF saw a net inflow of $33.6 million last week (December 8th to December 12th, Eastern Time), with none of the seven ETFs experiencing net outflows.
The SOL ETF with the largest net inflow last week was the Bitwise Solana ETF (BSOL), with a weekly net inflow of $15.9 million and a historical total net inflow of $609 million. The second largest was the Grayscale SOL ETF (GSOL), with a weekly net inflow of $8.73 million and a current historical total net inflow of $97.74 million.
As of press time, the SOL spot ETF has a total net asset value of $907 million, an ETF net asset ratio (market capitalization as a percentage of Bitcoin's total market capitalization) of 1.23%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $675 million.
According to data from SoSoValue, Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $209 million last week (December 8th to December 12th, Eastern Time).
The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest net inflow last week was BlackRock ETF ETHA, with a weekly net inflow of $139 million. ETHA's historical total net inflow has reached $13.23 billion. The second largest was Fidelity ETF FETH, with a weekly net inflow of $35.35 million. FETH's historical total net inflow has reached $2.66 billion.
The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest net outflow last week was the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHE), with a weekly net outflow of $34.17 million. ETHE's total historical net outflow has now reached $5.02 billion.
As of press time, the Ethereum spot ETF has a total net asset value of $19.42 billion, an ETF net asset ratio (market capitalization as a percentage of Ethereum's total market capitalization) of 5.22%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $13.09 billion.
According to data from SoSoValue, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $287 million last week (December 8th to December 12th, Eastern Time).
The Bitcoin spot ETF with the largest net inflow last week was BlackRock ETF IBIT, with a weekly net inflow of $214 million. IBIT's historical total net inflow has reached $62.73 billion. The second largest was Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a weekly net inflow of $84.47 million. FBTC's historical total net inflow has reached $12.18 billion.
The Bitcoin spot ETF with the largest net outflow last week was Grayscale ETF GBTC, with a weekly net outflow of $38.76 million. GBTC's historical total net outflow has reached $25.09 billion. The second largest was VanEck ETF HODL, with a weekly net outflow of $25.14 million. HODL's historical total net inflow has reached $1.17 billion.
As of press time, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $118.27 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market capitalization as a percentage of Bitcoin's total market capitalization) of 6.57%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $57.9 billion.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Ark Invest Tracker published an article on the X platform stating that Cathie Wood listed her three most favored crypto assets:
Bitcoin serves as an entry point for the global monetary system and institutions.
Ethereum serves as an institutional infrastructure layer.
Solana is a consumer-centric blockchain.
