Federal Reserve official Bostic revealed that policy complexity has increased. Despite a cooling labor market, there are no signs of a severe economic downturn. He warned that further rate cuts could lead to rising inflation risks, so the Federal Reserve will not maintain unlimited easing, and a policy turning point has emerged.

Aave founder Stani.eth announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ended its four-year investigation into the Aave protocol, marking a significant milestone in the decentralized finance sector. This outcome provides developers with more freedom, promotes healthy development under compliance, and serves as a reference for other DeFi projects.

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in the UST and LUNA collapse. Subsequently, the market rebounded with LUNA and LUNC prices due to rumors of a possible pardon, demonstrating the crypto market's sensitivity to policy expectations.

【Crypto World】Another new project is about to be mined! A certain leading exchange's current Launchpool project, Theoriq (THQ), is now open for investment. Those interested should act quickly. This round features two lock-up pools, one using BGB and the other using THQ for mining.
The BGB pool has a total airdrop of over 2.13 million THQ tokens. VIP users have a single lock-up limit of 50,000 BGB, while regular users are limited to 5,000. The THQ pool has an airdrop of 2 million tokens, with a personal lock-up limit of 3,333,000 THQ. The lock-up deadline is December 19th at 11:00 PM (UTC+8). If you want to participate, mark the time.
Regarding the project, THQ has already been launched in the Innovation Zone and AI Zone, and trading channels are now available. Withdrawal channels will open later, at midnight on December 18th. If you are optimistic about this project, you can research it in advance and decide whether to participate with BGB or THQ.

The 2025 gold market outlook has attracted attention, with gold prices rising over 50% and approaching historical highs. Global debt out of control and dollar depreciation have prompted investors to seek safe assets. Gold's annual return far exceeds Bitcoin, and traditional safe-haven assets have demonstrated resilience amid risk signals. The market is re-evaluating the value of risk assets.

Mastercard and Abu Dhabi ADI Foundation have reached a strategic partnership, aiming to promote stablecoin settlement and tokenized asset applications in the Middle East, enhance cross-border transaction efficiency, explore asset tokenization, and drive the integration of finance and Web3 to change the payment landscape.

【BitPush】Today, the US stock market opened lower, with the three major indices all declining. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.02%, the S&P 500 dropped by 0.13%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined by 0.19%. Amid the overall weakness in the stock market, crypto-related stocks bucked the trend and rose.
Specifically, MicroStrategy (MSTR) led the gains, rising by 2.5%; Circle (CRCL) performed the best with a 5.1% increase; the compliance platform (COIN) saw a slight rise of 1.7%; among Bitcoin mining stocks, MARA Holdings (MARA) increased by 2.4%, Riot Platforms (RIOT) rose slightly by 0.04%, and BitMine Immersion (BMNR) increased by 0.7%; gaming concept stock SharpLink

【Crypto World】The application of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization on Ethereum Layer 2 is accelerating. Some projects have recently announced a systematic strategic roadmap: starting with small-scale assets to validate the market.
Specifically, the company has formed strategic partnerships with two niche sectors—one focusing on tokenization of auto loan assets, and the other involving tokenization of prefabricated housing loans. Through these two collaborations, the company not only gains strategic cooperation rights but also holds corresponding equity, effectively tying its interests to the success or failure of asset tokenization. Such deep integration is rare in the industry.
In the trading and circulation phase, they have chosen to cooperate with the regulated exchange Liquidity.io. Choosing a licensed exchange is crucial—this indicates that RWA tokenization is exploring compliant trading pathways.
According to the plan, the first RWA token is expected in early 2026.

The US October non-farm employment data was released, showing a decrease of 105,000 jobs compared to the previous month, far exceeding the expected 25,000. This caused market reactions, with spot gold rising over $10 to $4312.54 per ounce. Weak employment data triggered investors to flock into safe-haven assets, reflecting the market's cautious attitude towards the US economic outlook.

By the end of 2025, the cryptocurrency market size was only one-fifth of its previous peak. Despite ETF and institutional capital inflows, price performance failed to keep up. The market was fragmented, with institutional-level cryptocurrencies performing independently, while altcoins experienced significant volatility. The trading logic of the past no longer applied.

Well-known Wall Street short seller predicts that by early 2026, a large outflow of funds will occur from tech stocks, leading to a 23% and 31% decline in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices respectively. The US dollar weakens, the Japanese yen appreciates, and gold prices hit new highs. Recession fears intensify, and the Federal Reserve may accelerate rate cuts, with the federal funds rate dropping to 2.25%. Global asset allocation will be profoundly affected.

Recently, XRP has been performing actively. A certain futures exchange launched XRP futures contracts and supports small-margin trading. Ripple tested RLUSD stablecoin cross-chain deployment. The XRP spot ETF completed over $1 billion in net inflows over 30 days, while BTC and ETH experienced capital outflows, indicating market divergence. Ripple management stated that technological, market, and regulatory conditions have become more mature, and the ecosystem is accelerating.