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South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has frozen 2.6 billion won ($2 million) in assets linked to fraudulent activity, Financial News reported on Dec. 8. The exchange, operated by Dunamu, is now using its proprietary on-chain automatic tracking service (OTS) to trace the path of the digital assets that were moved off-platform.

An address suspected to belong to Ethena (ENA) Labs withdrew an additional 25 million ENA, worth $7.05 million, from Bybit approximately 15 minutes ago, according to Onchain Lens. The address, which begins with 0x631e, now holds 779.89 million ENA valued at $270 million.

Dec. 9 - 3:00 p.m. UTC: U.S. Department of Labor releases September JOLTS report. Dec. 10 - 7:00 p.m. UTC: U.S. interest rate decision, FOMC statement, and economic projections (dot plot) released. - 7:30 p.m. UTC: FOMC press conference. Dec. 11 - 1:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. initial jobless claims released. - 9:30 p.m. UTC: U.S. Federal Reserve releases data on reserve balances and its balance sheet.

CME Bitcoin futures opened at $89,820 after the weekend, creating a gap of approximately $395 from the previous session's close of $89,425. A CME futures gap is the space on a chart between the closing price on Friday and the opening price on Monday. This occurs because the CME is closed on weekends, while the Bitcoin spot market operates 24/7. The gap tends to be larger when the spot price experiences significant volatility over the weekend. Consequently, traders are monitoring the potential for the futures price to move back and fill this gap.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from data provider Alternative stands at 20, unchanged from yesterday, maintaining a state of "Extreme Fear." The index measures market sentiment on a scale where 0 indicates extreme fear and 100 represents extreme optimism. It is calculated based on volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market cap dominance (10%), and Google search volume (10%).

The recent Bitcoin correction is approaching a bottom signal, with December potentially serving as a turning point, according to an analysis by K33 Research. The firm noted that while selling pressure has come from net ETF outflows and reduced CME futures trading, these factors are mitigated by a low leverage burden and a strong support zone between $70,000 and $80,000. K33 Research also explained that it expects a structural uptrend driven by favorable, crypto-friendly policy changes.

zkSync (ZK) announced on X that it will phase out its zkSync Lite service next year. The company explained that the move represents the shutdown of a system that has already served its purpose and will not impact the main zkSync network. Launched in 2020, zkSync Lite was Ethereum's first ZK rollup, supporting features such as token transfers and NFT minting.

Carlos Domingo, CEO of security token platform Securitize, emphasized in an interview with Decrypt that liquidity, not just expanded accessibility, is the key to the tokenized asset market. He explained that tokenizing an illiquid asset does not automatically make it liquid, using shares in Manhattan real estate and Pokémon cards as examples of assets that would remain illiquid even in token form. Domingo noted that the current market is expanding by tokenizing highly liquid assets like cash and U.S. Treasurys, adding that future technological advancements could potentially improve asset liquidity.

The Canada Revenue Agency is conducting its second cryptocurrency tax investigation, targeting some users of Dapper Labs, the developer of the Flow (FLOW) blockchain, The Block reported. Over the past three years, Canada has collected approximately 100 million Canadian dollars from tax investigations related to cryptocurrency.

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed concerns about the easing of U.S. cryptocurrency regulations, U.Today reported. He stated that regulations for cryptocurrencies and stablecoins in the United States are becoming too lax, warning that allowing the sector's unrestricted growth could potentially lead to global financial instability. Macron stressed that the European Union should not follow the U.S. lead.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $90,000. BTC is trading at $89,977.83 on the Binance USDT market.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $91,000. BTC is trading at $91,005.54 on the Binance USDT market.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $90,000. BTC is trading at $90,012.88 on the Binance USDT market.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $89,000. BTC is trading at $89,029.43 on the Binance USDT market.

Major exchanges have seen $144 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $251 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $88,000. BTC is trading at $87,870.96 on the Binance USDT market.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $89,000. BTC is trading at $88,951.1 on the Binance USDT market.

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ProCapBTC, a company founded by Pomp Investments founder Anthony Pompliano, has completed its merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Columbus Circle Capital (BRR), Coindesk reported. The company is scheduled to begin trading on the Nasdaq starting next Monday.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $90,000. BTC is trading at $90,009.98 on the Binance USDT market.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has highlighted the need for an on-chain gas futures market. He argued that while gas fees are currently low, it is difficult to predict how they will change over the next two years. According to Buterin, a gas futures market would help form expectations for the future fee market and allow users to hedge against the risk of rising gas costs. He added that it could also enable features for pre-booking or pre-purchasing gas for specific periods.

The market capitalization of euro-denominated stablecoins has more than doubled in the year since the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation took full effect in June of last year, CoinDesk reported. Citing data from London-based payments firm Decta, the report noted that monthly trading volume for euro stablecoins such as EURS, EURC, and EURCV surged from $338 million to $3.8 billion over the same period.

The cryptocurrency market is entering a recovery phase in December, according to a Dec. 5 report from Coinbase cited by BeInCrypto. The report attributes this to several factors, including improved liquidity as expectations for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut reach 90%. Additionally, the M2 money supply has hit an all-time high of $22.3 trillion, while selling pressure from long-term holders has significantly diminished, easing supply constraints on Bitcoin. Coinbase added that the market environment is becoming more favorable with new capital inflows, which could facilitate the return of risk-on funds.

Global remittance giant Western Union is preparing to launch a prepaid stablecoin card targeting users in countries with high inflation, according to a report from Criptonoticias. The card aims to help protect users' purchasing power from currency devaluation. The company plans to issue a dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDPT, on the Solana (SOL) blockchain early next year.

The blockchain project PIBBLE announced in an updated white paper that it has successfully completed the goals set out in its roadmap for the year. Key achievements include the official launch and successful proof-of-concept of AION, a global service transition, the integration of an AI agent, the establishment of a multi-chain ecosystem, the implementation of Tokenomics 2.0, integration with Solana (SOL), and the completion of its 10th token burn. Looking ahead to 2026, PIBBLE plans to create a financial ecosystem where AI and blockchain expand into the real-world economy. The project stated it will also introduce a new revenue model and a buyback program funded by staking and real-world usage revenue, alongside an expansion of its PIB token burn initiative within a new Web3 economic ecosystem.