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Kevin Hassett, a top contender for President Donald Trump’s Fed chair pick, stated that Trump’s voice would carry no weight in the central bank’s interest rate decisions under his chairmanship.”[He] has very strong and well-founded views about what we ought to do,” Hassett, Trump’s top economic adviser at the White House, said Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation.”But in the end, the job of the Fed is to be independent and to work with the group of people that are on the Board of Governors, the FOMC, to drive a group consensus on where interest rates should be,” he added.Hassett’s remarks…

Key Takeaways Moonbirds will launch its native BIRB token in early Q1 2026, expanding its NFT ecosystem on Solana. Orange Cap Games, which acquired Moonbirds, is rapidly growing and diversifying into physical collectibles and trading card games. Share this article Moonbirds will launch its native token BIRB on Solana in early Q1 2026, as confirmed by Spencer Gordon-Sand, CEO of Orange Cap Games, the NFT project’s parent company. “Our native token is coming early Q1 [of] 2026 as we pursue growing toward being a multi-billion dollar company doing billions of dollars of revenue like Pop Mart does, being the Pop…

Key Takeaways:The SEC has released a new crypto custody bulletin providing detailed guidance for retail investors on wallets, private keys, and storage risks.The bulletin explains the differences between hot vs. cold wallets, self-custody vs. third-party custody, and highlights security vulnerabilities investors often overlook.The update comes during a broader U.S. regulatory pivot, with policymakers moving from enforcement-heavy oversight toward frameworks that support tokenization and digital-asset integration.The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published a new Investor Bulletin aimed at educating retail investors on how to properly hold and safeguard their crypto assets. Released by the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and…

Introduction: A Collision of WorldsThe financial world is undergoing a seismic transformation, and at the epicenter lies a nascent but assertive player—cryptocurrency. As blockchain adoption gains momentum and digital assets move steadily from fringe to mainstream, traditional institutions are grappling with how to respond. One of the most significant tensions emerging is between the crypto industry and trade unions—specifically surrounding the future of retirement and pension funds. On one side, cryptocurrency advocates see a massive, untapped opportunity: trillions of dollars in retirement capital currently tethered to slow-moving traditional assets. On the other, trade unions and regulatory bodies are holding firm…

The offshore yuan bond market in China is on track for the strongest year on record, showing growing confidence in China’s currency and a gradual shift away from the US dollar.  It has mushroomed as a group of international borrowers, and investors take advantage of favorable funding conditions, a strengthening yuan, and positive policy signals from Beijing to issue dim sum bonds.  Offshore yuan bonds are sold for a total of some 870 billion yuan ($123 billion) this year — exceeding the full-year figure for 2023. The milestone marked the eighth consecutive year of growth, according to compiled data, and…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets:Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas.Bitcoin traded near $89,000 as Hong Kong started another work week after giving back last week’s post-Fed rally, with FlowDesk saying in a recent note that demand faded quickly once the 25 bps cut landed and liquidity thinned into year-end.BTC and ETH retraced midweek highs while altcoins remained under pressure, reinforcing a market defined by macro caution and a…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued fresh guidance urging retail investors to understand the risks and options before storing digital assets, just as federal regulators advance a historic shift toward integrating crypto into the traditional banking system.The advisory comes amid a broader regulatory realignment that has seen the agency drop enforcement cases, approve tokenization pilots, and clear crypto firms for national bank charters.The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Assistance released an investor bulletin outlining the mechanics of crypto asset custody and the trade-offs between self-managed wallets and third-party custodians. The guidance defines custody as the method…

Since early October, when the Ethereum price began its dive into bearish territory, it has struggled to regain any of its significant price levels. The Ether token failed to hold at multiple support zones throughout November, as it plunged downwards.  While Ethereum appears to be gaining bullish momentum to signal an imminent price reversal, a bearish continuation looks like the more probable scenario after the latest decline to $3,000. A popular analyst has recently put forward a prognosis, which paints a worrying picture for the second-largest cryptocurrency. $2,400 Might Be The Next Price Cushion For ETH In a December 13…

Key Highlights Yo Labs raised $10 million in Series A funding, led by Foundation Capital, with Coinbase Ventures participating, to expand  The Yo Protocol uses isolated embassy vaults on each chain to minimize bridge risks and a DeFi Graph to identify for upcoming danger This investment comes amid a strong venture capital interest in DeFi projects in 2025 Yo Labs, the company behind the Yo Protocol, has announced a closing of $10 million investment. The Series A funding round was announced on December 13.  YO Labs has secured $10m in Series A financing, led by @FoundationCap with participation from @cbventures,…

Coinbase Institutional says a rough November may have created a strong setup heading into the end of the year. The firm says open interest across Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) perpetual futures has fallen 16% month over month. In addition, US spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) saw $3.5 billion in outflows and spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $1.4 billion in redemptions, reflecting broad risk reduction. Meanwhile, Bitcoin perpetual funding rates also dropped two standard deviations below their 90-day average before stabilizing. “A rocky November may have set the stage for a December to remember… So…why the cautious optimism? Because speculative…