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Memecoin launchpad Pump.fun has launched an app on the Solana Mobile DApp Store, CryptoBriefing reported. The app enables users to create and trade memecoins without fees and supports Apple Pay integration.

White House National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett said there is a strong possibility that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates by 50 basis points or more. The Fed is scheduled to announce its interest rate decision at 7:00 p.m. UTC.

Noted investor and founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, Ric Edelman, predicts Bitcoin will reach $180,000 by 2026. According to DL News, Edelman stated that this year's BTC rally was curbed by early whales and large-scale forced liquidations. He argued that a major rebound will begin as selling pressure is exhausted and market leverage disappears, forecasting a 50% to 100% rise for both BTC and ETH next year. Based on his prediction, this would put BTC at $180,000 and ETH at $6,600.

Surf, an AI research and intelligence platform specializing in digital assets, has raised $15 million, CoinDesk reported. The funding round was led by Pantera Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group (DCG). Surf plans to use the investment to develop Surf 2.0, a new version of its AI model tailored for cryptocurrency, and to expand its enterprise services.

John D’Agostino, Head of Institutional Strategy at Coinbase, expects more Eurozone countries to purchase Bitcoin following the Czech Republic's recent acquisition. According to CryptoBriefing, D'Agostino stated that the fact a Eurozone central bank bought $1 million worth of cryptocurrency is significant, even if the amount is small. He added that the Czech National Bank is incorporating Bitcoin into its treasury and testing it as a payment method, a move he believes could easily spread. In November, CoinNess reported that the Czech central bank had included Bitcoin in a $1 million test portfolio of digital assets, which also contained dollar-pegged stablecoins and deposit tokens.

GameStop announced it recorded a $9.4 million unrealized loss on its Bitcoin holdings in the third quarter. The company has not announced any additional BTC purchases since acquiring 4,710 BTC in May, suggesting its holdings likely remained at that level at the end of the quarter.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has designated pound-denominated stablecoins as a key priority for the new year. According to DL News, less than $6 million worth of pound-denominated stablecoins are currently in circulation.

The Ethereum Foundation has announced that the BPO-1 upgrade was activated on Dec. 10, increasing the blob capacity per block to 15. This enhancement expands Ethereum's Layer 2 space without requiring a hard fork. A further upgrade, BPO-2, which is designed to increase capacity even more, is scheduled for activation in January 2026.

Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), officially confirmed that Bitcoin will be permitted as collateral in the derivatives market, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box. This follows a previous CoinNess report that the CFTC is launching a pilot program for tokenized derivatives collateral, which will initially permit only BTC, ETH, and USDC as collateral for the first three months.

Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings deposited 275 BTC, worth $25.31 million, to cryptocurrency prime broker FalconX approximately two hours ago, according to on-chain analysis firm Lookonchain. The firm noted that such a deposit could indicate a potential sale.

Sei will expand its business by leveraging Xiaomi's global user base through pre-installed applications, Solid Intel reported. The company plans to pre-install a cryptocurrency wallet and search app on new Xiaomi smartphones sold in all regions except mainland China and the United States. Additionally, Sei intends to support stablecoin payments across Xiaomi's global retail network, starting with Hong Kong and the European Union in the second quarter of 2026.

Coinbase announced it will support the migration of MKR tokens to SKY from Jan. 12 to 14, 2026.

Strategy has submitted a response to Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) following the index provider's proposal to potentially exclude companies holding significant digital asset reserves. In its feedback, Strategy emphasized that index criteria should be neutral, consistent, and reflective of global market changes. MSCI is currently considering a plan to remove companies that hold over 50% of their assets in digital currencies like Bitcoin from its indexes. Dozens of firms, including Strategy, Riot Platforms, and MARA Holdings, are on the list of potential exclusions. A final decision on the matter is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2026.

The three major U.S. stock indexes have opened mixed. The S&P 500 is down 0.05%, the Nasdaq Composite is down 0.17%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.03%.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine and the United States will discuss a draft peace plan today.

Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Aster announced it is applying a 0% trading fee to all its stock perpetual futures contracts, including those for NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Amazon (AMZN), and Apple (AAPL). The zero-fee policy applies to both maker and taker orders. The exchange stated that this is not a short-term promotion but a measure aimed at securing liquidity for its on-chain stock futures trading.

Binance Co-CEO He Yi announced via X that she will provide a BNB airdrop to users who incurred losses from a memecoin purchase following a hack of her WeChat account. According to He Yi, some users bought a specific memecoin and lost money after a malicious message was posted from her compromised account. She specified that the airdrop is for users who traded the memecoin on the Binance Web3 Wallet and Alpha platform during the time of the hack. He Yi stressed that neither she nor any other Binance employee or official account recommends memecoins and that this compensation is a one-time event.

Meteora (MET) announced on X that it bought back 10 million USDC worth of its native token in the fourth quarter, purchasing 2.3% of the total supply. The project added that it plans to continue the buybacks in the future.

An analysis suggests that Ethereum could reach a new all-time high of $5,000 if it surpasses the $3,500 mark. Cointelegraph reported that ETH has broken above its key 50-week moving average on the weekly chart, noting that historically, strong rallies have followed such a breakout. For instance, the token surged 147% from October 2023 to March 2024 after a similar move. Separately, analyst StockTrader_Max observed that ETH has also climbed above its 50-day moving average on the daily chart. The analyst suggested that if ETH breaks its 200-day moving average at $3,500 in the coming days and establishes that level as support, its next target would be the all-time high of $5,000.

Fidelity Digital Assets said in an analysis on X that Bitcoin has established a significant support level around $85,500. The firm noted that strong buying pressure emerged in this range, leading to the purchase of approximately 430,000 BTC.

The Solana-based Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) project Helium (HNT) is entering the Brazilian market, CoinDesk reported. Through a partnership with local provider Mambo WiFi, Helium will support individuals and businesses in installing hotspots. Operators of these hotspots will be able to earn cryptocurrency rewards based on network usage.

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has announced it is considering shifting its cryptocurrency regulatory framework from the Payment Services Act (PSA) to one based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA). According to Cointelegraph, the move would strengthen disclosure requirements for Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs). Exchanges would be required to pre-disclose information on the issuing entity, token structure, and code audit results. Projects, regardless of their decentralization status, would also need to provide details on their issuance, distribution methods, and operating entities. The regulatory overhaul would also include expanded enforcement authority over unregistered overseas platforms and decentralized exchanges (DEXs), as well as an explicit ban on insider trading.

The Bitcoin volatility index continues to decline, weakening the possibility of a year-end rally, according to an analysis by CoinDesk. The media outlet noted that the Volmex BTC 30-day Implied Volatility Index (BVIV), which is based on options market data, has fallen to 49%. This marks a near-complete reversal from its mid-November peak of 65%. In a related analysis, crypto services provider Matrixport stated that as Bitcoin's implied volatility shrinks, the chances of a year-end rally are also reduced. The firm suggested that the upcoming U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Dec. 11 could serve as a final catalyst, but that volatility may slow even further afterward.

Gravity, the Layer 1 blockchain from Web3 community platform Galxe (G), announced it is being developed as a high-performance blockchain optimized for Real World Assets (RWA) and oracle utilization. In a post on X, the project stated it is building the necessary infrastructure to run large-scale RWA issuance, prediction markets, and data-intensive DeFi on-chain. According to the post, Gravity is based on Paradigm's Reth and incorporates a parallel EVM, an optimized mempool, and a pipelined execution structure, targeting a finality of approximately 1.9 Gigagas per second. The project also noted that an oracle layer is integrated directly at the protocol level, designed to anchor data from other chains, JWKs, and DNS, and provide it to contracts in a structured format. Gravity also distinguished itself from Tempo, another Reth-based, payment-focused blockchain that recently launched a public testnet. While Tempo focuses on real-world payment flows like stablecoin settlements, Gravity said its emphasis is on creating a high-performance execution environment for data-intensive applications such as native oracles, RWAs, and prediction markets.

Nasdaq-listed Etherzilla (ETHZilla), an investor in Ethereum (ETH), announced it has acquired a 15% stake in institutional-grade digital lending platform Zippy for $21.1 million. The deal was financed with $5 million in cash and $16.1 million in common stock.