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Veteran trader Peter Brandt has warned that Bitcoin (BTC) has broken its parabolic trendline, a technical signal that preceded crashes of over 80% in past bull market cycles. However, Cointelegraph reports that it remains to be seen whether strong institutional demand and strategic reserves in the current market can offset this bearish outlook, unlike in previous bear markets.

BlackRock is hiring seven senior-level professionals across the U.S. and Asia to expand its digital asset strategy, CoinDesk reported. The move aims to grow its digital asset ETF lineup, advance tokenization initiatives, and secure a leading position in the Asian market.

Major exchanges have seen $113 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $567 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $86,000. BTC is trading at $85,916.7 on the Binance USDT market.

Circle has announced the acquisition of Interop Labs, the development team behind the cross-chain communication protocol Axelar, along with the team's intellectual property.

Coinbase has announced that it will list BEAM.

Russian banking giant Sberbank is testing decentralized finance (DeFi) products to meet surging demand for cryptocurrency, DL News reported. In an interview with Russian media outlet RPC, a Sberbank executive said the bank will work with regulators to develop digital asset products. The executive also expressed confidence that traditional banking and DeFi will soon converge.

A U.S. government official has stated that the Russia-Ukraine issue is 90% resolved, Walter Bloomberg reported.

Bank of America (BofA) has analyzed that accelerating regulatory developments in the U.S. are integrating cryptocurrencies into the established financial system, pushing American banks toward a multi-year transition to on-chain operations. The bank predicts that this on-chain shift for real-world assets and payment systems will accelerate, particularly as regulatory clarity for stablecoins and deposit tokens is established. BofA analysts also forecast a future where real-world assets—including bonds, stocks, money market funds, and cross-border payments—will migrate to the blockchain, supported by the new regulatory landscape and institutional-grade infrastructure.

Anchorage Digital has acquired Securitize For Advisors, a cryptocurrency asset management platform for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), CoinDesk reported. Following the sale, Securitize plans to refocus its efforts on tokenization.

New York Fed President John Williams said that inflation is still too high.

A Bitcoin OG, identified by the wallet address 1011short, has increased their ETH long position by 10,000 ETH, according to Onchainlens. The move comes as the investor's portfolio currently holds an unrealized loss of over $37.7 million. The OG's current holdings include 199,350 ETH ($574 million), 1,000 BTC ($87 million), and 250,000 SOL ($32 million).

Sky Protocol, which rebranded from MakerDAO, announced it has bought back 34.10 million SKY over the past seven days, valued at 1.90 million USDS. The company has now spent over $92 million on SKY buybacks since the program began in February 2025, representing 5.55% of the token's supply.

Major exchanges have seen $210 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $450 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $87,000. BTC is trading at $86,923.74 on the Binance USDT market.

Major exchanges have seen $109 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $347 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

Whale Alert reported that 346,500,000 USDT has been transferred from Bybit to an unknown wallet. The transaction is valued at about $346 million.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $88,000. BTC is trading at $87,999.98 on the Binance USDT market.

CME Group is set to launch XRP and SOL futures linked to spot prices, Walter Bloomberg reported. These new contracts will allow investors to trade futures positions under the same conditions as the spot market, unlike the existing quarterly expiration contracts. The move follows CME's launch of SOL and XRP futures options last October.

The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher. The S&P 500 is up 0.48%, the Nasdaq Composite has gained 0.58%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has added 0.33%.

Bittensor announced that it has completed its first-ever halving. As a result, the daily issuance of TAO has been reduced from 7,200 to 3,600.

Ondo Finance has announced plans to launch a stock token and ETF platform on the Solana blockchain in early 2026.

Whale Alert reported that 80,000 ETH has been transferred from Binance to Binance Beacon Deposit. The transaction is valued at about $251 million.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Crypto Task Force will host a roundtable discussion on financial surveillance and privacy starting at 6:00 p.m. UTC on Dec. 15, according to Eleanor Terrett. The meeting will take place at SEC headquarters and will be live-streamed on the commission's website.

Ripple has announced it will expand its $1.3 billion RLUSD stablecoin to Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) blockchains in a strategic move to integrate it into the broader multi-chain ecosystem and decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure, Coindesk reported. Testing for RLUSD will begin on L2 blockchains including Optimism, Coinbase's Base, Kraken's Ink, and Uniswap's Unichain. The company is awaiting regulatory approval from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for a full launch scheduled for next year. Ripple will utilize Wormhole's Native Token Transfers (NTT) standard to allow RLUSD to move natively between chains. Additionally, wXRP will be deployed on Ethereum L2s to facilitate easier swaps, lending, and payments alongside RLUSD.