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According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $91,000. BTC is trading at $91,050.29 on the Binance USDT market.

Coinbase has selected Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the bridge for its $7 billion in wrapped assets, CoinDesk reported. The protocol will allow users to leverage the oracle network to move assets such as cbBTC, cbETH, cbDOGE, cbLTC, cbADA, and cbXRP between various networks and applications.

Decentralized perpetuals exchange Aster has announced its Rocket Launch Round 3 CYS Listing Campaign. The trading event will run until 2:00 p.m. UTC on Dec. 18, with eligible participants set to receive a share of $50,000 in ASTER and additional CYS tokens. During the campaign, a 1.5x boost will be applied to CYS/USDT spot trading. Rewards will be calculated based solely on fees from CYS/USDT spot buy orders, excluding sell orders, and are capped at 3% of the total prize pool per user. To qualify, users must hold at least 444 ASTER in their spot or perpetuals account between 10:00 a.m. UTC on Dec. 11 and 2:00 p.m. UTC on Dec. 18. Account snapshots will be taken randomly during this period.

A prominent Bitcoin early adopter, identified by the address '1011short,' has added 20,000 ETH to a long position, according to a report from Lookonchain. The investor now holds a five-times leveraged long position totaling 140,094 ETH, valued at $442 million. The position's liquidation price is $2,387.28 and is currently showing an unrealized loss of $2.4 million.

U.S. senators are scheduled to hold a bipartisan meeting today to continue discussions on a cryptocurrency market structure bill, according to Eleanor Terrett. Later in the afternoon, representatives from major corporations will attend a separate meeting on the bill at the White House. Additionally, the CEOs of Bank of America, Citi, and Wells Fargo are set to meet with senators to discuss several key issues, including potential limits on interest payments by affiliates of stablecoin issuers. The discussions center on the CLARITY Act, which aims to establish a regulatory framework for the crypto industry by delineating the roles of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). A core provision of the bill would exempt cryptocurrencies that meet specific criteria from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

JPMorgan has reported that a market downturn in November caused trading volumes for crypto spot, stablecoins, DeFi, and NFTs to fall by approximately 20% from the previous month. U.S. spot BTC ETFs also saw net outflows of $3.4 billion in November.

Matrixport has deposited 2,000 BTC, valued at approximately $180 million, to Binance, Onchain-Lense reported. Such transfers to exchanges are often interpreted as a precursor to selling.

The three major U.S. stock indices have opened mixed. The S&P 500 is down 0.37%, the Nasdaq Composite has fallen 0.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.05%.

Jupiter is scheduled to launch its stablecoin, JupUSD, next week, CryptoBriefing reported. The project initially unveiled JupUSD last October, at which time it also formed a partnership with Ethena.

Binance has launched a private indication of interest (IOI) feature for its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk, The Block reported. The new tool allows institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals to privately signal their intent to buy, sell, borrow, or lend large volumes of cryptocurrency without placing orders on the public order book. This service is available for verified clients conducting trades of at least $200,000.

Minerals tokenization project SAGINT announced it has selected Sui as its Layer 1 blockchain partner. The partnership will enable the tracking of the entire mineral supply chain—from mining and transportation to refining—on the Sui blockchain.

Crypto lending firm Nexo is set to expand its services across South America with the acquisition of Argentine crypto investment platform Buenbit, CoinDesk reported. The company plans to offer South American users a suite of products, including crypto-backed loans, high-yield savings accounts, and trading tools.

dYdX has launched a Solana spot trading product, becoming the first decentralized exchange (DEX) to offer the service to U.S. traders, CoinDesk reported.

The Bank of Mexico has stated it will maintain a healthy distance between cryptocurrencies and the traditional financial system, CoinDesk reported. In its year-end report, the central bank cited high price volatility, significant operational and security risks, and concerns over money laundering and consumer protection. The report specifically warned that the expanding use of stablecoins without a proper regulatory framework could pose systemic risks. The bank concluded that it is crucial to keep the two systems separate until a consistent regulatory framework is established.

Initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending Dec. 6 totaled 236,000, exceeding the forecast of 220,000.

A total of 124 cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are currently pending approval, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. The breakdown shows 21 applications for Bitcoin, 15 for mixed-asset funds, 10 for XRP, nine for Solana, and seven for Ethereum.

Robinhood has announced the spot listing of XCN and SYRUP.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has published a report outlining its outlook for the cryptocurrency sector in 2026. The report identifies several key trends, including the expansion of stablecoin on- and off-ramps, the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) such as perpetual futures, and the on-chain issuance of debt products. Other significant areas noted include the financialization of the internet, increased accessibility of asset management services, regulatory frameworks for AI agents, privacy, decentralized messaging, the convergence of prediction markets and AI, verifiable cloud computing, and the push for greater regulatory clarity.

Rushi Manche, a co-founder of Movement (MOVE) who was previously suspended over allegations of misconduct, has launched a new investment initiative called Nyx Group, The Block reported exclusively. The group plans to invest up to $100 million to support projects preparing for token issuance. Nyx Group intends to provide practical operational support, including regulatory compliance and community building, in addition to direct funding. Manche was suspended from Movement Labs in May amid an investigation into market maker misconduct.

The community behind Reserve (RSR), a protocol for issuing the stablecoin RSV, is discussing a proposal to change the project's tokenomics. The new plan includes burning 30 billion RSR and introducing a veRSR governance issuance mechanism.

Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, is scheduled to receive his final sentence on Dec. 11 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Kwon, the central figure in the $40 billion collapse of the Terra-LUNA ecosystem, was indicted on nine charges. He was arrested in Montenegro in 2023 for using a forged passport and was extradited to the U.S. in 2024. U.S. prosecutors have requested a 12-year prison sentence, while Kwon's defense team is seeking a five-year term, citing a plea agreement and his consent to the forfeiture of $19 million in assets.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick stated that he had hoped for a more substantial interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. His comments follow the U.S. central bank's previous decision to lower its benchmark rate by 25 basis points.

Keel, a capital distribution project for the Sky ecosystem, will invest $500 million to attract real-world asset (RWA) projects to the Solana blockchain, CoinDesk reported. The initiative, named the Tokenization Regatta, was announced at the Solana Breakpoint event in Abu Dhabi. Selected projects will receive funding to support the issuance of their RWAs on Solana.

Digital market infrastructure firm Marketnode has tokenized a Singapore-based physical gold fund on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, CoinDesk reported. The fund is backed by physically custodied gold and offers investors a physical redemption option.

Blockchain data platform Bubble Maps has alleged that a single address, which held approximately 30% of the initial supply of Pepe (PEPE), sold $2 million worth of the token immediately after its launch. This claim contradicts PEPE's previous marketing of a so-called 'fair launch' conducted without a presale. In the last 24 hours, PEPE has fallen more than 5% and is down over 81% since the beginning of the year.