【Crypto World】 Recently, although XRP has experienced some retracement, it still firmly holds the fourth position among global cryptocurrencies, with a market capitalization maintained at around 123 billion USD. BNB is closely behind, eyeing the top spot, but XRP has withstood the pressure thanks to its ample liquidity. The data makes it clear—its daily trading volume is nearly 2.8 billion USD, which is a strong support for a stablecoin of this size. Interestingly, when the market declines and hits the lower channel boundary, the trading volume actually increases. This phenomenon often indicates that large investors are accumulating on dips, a typical sign of buy-up activity. In simple terms, XRP's resilience is not only due to its market position but also driven by the active trading enthusiasm behind it.

【BlockMotion】The recent statement by the Federal Reserve Chair in Philadelphia has attracted considerable attention. She emphasized that the biggest concern currently is not actually the continued rise of inflation, but rather the potential ongoing weakness of the labor market — this shift is worth pondering.
Specifically, she believes that as the impact of tariffs gradually diminishes next year, inflation is highly likely to decline gradually. In other words, the market does not need to excessively worry about the risk of inflation spiraling upward. What does this assessment mean for crypto assets? Eased inflation expectations are often favorable for risk assets.
From a monetary policy perspective, she stressed that the current policy remains somewhat restrictive. After three cumulative rate cuts totaling 75 basis points, combined with the effects of the tightening cycle, theoretically enough to bring inflation back to the 2% target. But there’s a subtle point here — she used an interesting phrase: the labor market is "bending but not broken."
Simply put, inflation may no longer be the main issue,

RAVE officially launches on the Alpha platform tonight at 8 PM. Since opening, the price has risen steadily and is currently at $0.26, with a market cap surpassing $60 million. Early investors have achieved a 250% return. The overall trading activity is high, with a 24-hour trading volume of $25 million. It is expected to list on more trading platforms gradually.

【CryptoWorld】A new decentralized exchange solution is emerging on the Solana blockchain. The core innovation of this project lies in integrating both AMM and order book mechanisms—ensuring deep liquidity while maintaining order-driven trading efficiency, along with lower trading latency and higher leverage support.
In terms of token security, its native tokens have undergone rigorous audits by several well-known auditing firms. Most importantly: the project has permanently revoked the subsequent issuance rights and completely disabled the freezing function, locking the entire token supply. This transparent design is especially significant in the current market environment.
The platform covers both futures and spot trading, and also integrates advanced order types such as conditional orders and stop-loss orders, as well as staking and mining reward mechanisms. According to the development roadmap, cross-chain swapping and AI-driven market analysis tools are already planned, indicating that this DEX aims to build a more comprehensive trading ecosystem.

Bitwise is dissatisfied with MSCI's decision to remove Strategy from the global investable market index, believing this undermines the principle of index neutrality, restricts investors' options for digital assets, and impacts investor fairness and rights.

Tether plans to raise up to $20 billion through equity issuance and is considering tokenizing equity. However, existing shareholders are prevented by management from selling shares at low prices to protect market confidence. This reflects the financing pressure Tether faces and its focus on Web3 innovation.

【Blockchain Rhythm】A notable big short has emerged on Hyperliquid. Over the past 2 hours, this "ZEC largest short" has continued to add to their short positions in ZEC and ETH, with a cumulative increase of about $13 million in a single day.
The current situation is as follows: ETH short position reaches $79.53 million, with an unrealized profit of $5.49 million (equivalent to a 103% increase), locking in an average price of $3,470; ZEC short position is about $24.3 million, but things aren’t looking great here, with an unrealized loss of $3.47 million (-71%), and an average price of $388.
Interestingly, this trader also holds the largest short positions in both ZEC and MON, ranking second in ETH short positions. Recently, MON has also seen significant activity, with short positions totaling $9.9 million, and the average price has been averaged down to $0.0327. The total short position across the entire account is approximately

【BiTi】Solana is changing the way finance is done. At the Breakpoint conference, a core member of a decentralized trading platform shared a set of data: this blockchain can now clear tens of thousands of transactions per second at nearly zero cost. People from anywhere in the world can access it — through new seat licensing and tiered membership systems, entering a fully open, permissionless, institutional-quality, programmable, global market ecosystem.
What truly stands out is that these DEXes are breaking down the barriers of traditional finance. A recently launched decentralized trading platform is a typical example — its bid-ask spread is tighter than that of some leading exchanges, with an average transaction price difference compressed to just a few basis points. What does this mean? Retail investors can now get execution prices better than any traditional brokerage platform, something that was unimaginable just a few years ago.
Even more astonishing is the market feedback. This system has already attracted...

Bitcoin's recent trend has been flat, but technical indicators show a bullish signal, with the MACD histogram potentially turning green. The decline in the US dollar index may affect market sentiment. If the downward trend line is broken, the target price could reach $97,000 to $108,000; otherwise, caution is advised as a retest of the $80,000 support level may occur. Currently, ETF capital inflows are weak, and price increases face challenges.

Recently, a couple in Tianjin had their account locked after mentioning "Dogecoin" in the transfer note at China Construction Bank. The bank stated that the virtual currency control mechanism was triggered, and the couple needed to go through a complex process to unfreeze their account. Media inquiries revealed that the bank requires proof and explicitly mentioned that transfers related to virtual currencies would be subject to control.

【Blockchain Rhythm】At the December 12th Breakpoint Conference, there was an interesting piece of news—Toby Protocol, which focuses on MEV liquidity staking within the Solana ecosystem, is launching a token.
Their upcoming TOBY token's main selling point is bringing "basic yields" to the Solana chain through the OpenMEV mechanism. In simple terms, it's redistributing the profits from MEV so that ordinary staking users can also benefit.
More importantly, OpenMEV is targeting the $10 billion real revenue market within the ecosystem. They have also already negotiated to integrate with leading protocols like Jupiter, Sanctum, Kamino, and Drift. This clearly signals a major move in Solana's DeFi sector.
However, to be honest, whether the MEV staking path can be successfully implemented depends on the future tokenomics design and actual execution.

The new chairman of the US SEC, Paul Atkins, announced that he will prioritize promoting the on-chain transformation of financial markets, emphasizing the importance of innovation and investor protection. The SEC is considering introducing innovative exemption policies to reduce regulatory burdens and support on-chain market development. At the same time, the SEC approved DTCC's on-chain custody and confirmation of tokenized assets, demonstrating a strong commitment to policy implementation.

The development lead of a major exchange, erik.eth, announced the upgrade of the x402 payment protocol to version V2. This update standardizes network and asset formats, simplifies the development process, and introduces optional data extensions to enhance identity verification and discovery mechanisms, providing developers with greater flexibility for customization.

【Crypto World】SOL's 4-hour chart has been quite dynamic.
Since midnight on December 11, it started to recover, and by noon, it surged again, breaking through the high of 8 a.m. on December 10. A large bullish candle wiped out the previous decline. The latest candle is also a bullish close, with the price above the opening price, and the trading volume has significantly increased—the volume and price are rising together, indicating that the upward momentum is not exhausted.
From a technical perspective, a few details:
Although the MACD histogram is still below zero, the negative values are getting shallower, indicating that bearish pressure is weakening, and the bulls are taking control. The KDJ is now at 1.0, firmly in the oversold zone. There is no golden or dead cross yet, but this position often signals a bottoming window.
Here are some reference points for trading:
- Buy zone: 129.39 is the first level, 128.0 is the second level for adding positions
- Stop-loss: If the long position breaks below 128.74, exit
- Target: First target at 142.1, with 141.0 for partial exits

Aster's Rocket Launch platform has been active recently, releasing CYS and RAVE, both launched as initial DEX offerings. CYS received a $50,000 ASTER token reward, while RAVE added an extra $200,000 and more in rewards. Additionally, Aster partnered with WLFI to launch USD1-related trading pairs, debuting an exclusive RAVE/USD1 pairing to explore new pathways for stablecoin trading.