金色财经报道，彭博援引知情人士称，洲际交易所（Intercontinental Exchange，ICE）——纽约证券交易所的所有者——正就参与加密支付公司 MoonPay 的一轮融资展开投资洽谈。

Gate News bot message, Perp DEX tokens have become one of the weakest sectors after memes following earlier resilience during the market dip. Top losers include $MYX down 12%, $HYPE down 11%, $ASTER down 8%, $DYDX down 6%, and $JUP down 4%. According to CryptoRank tags, 81% of tokens are down with o

金色财经报道，据华尔街日报，Meta公司正在研发一款代号为Mango的新型图像及视频人工智能模型，与之同步开发的还有该公司的下一代文本大语言模型。据知情人士透露，Meta的首席人工智能官Alexandr Wang在周四与公司首席产品官Chris Cox进行的内部员工问答环节中谈到了这些人工智能模型。这些模型预计将于2026年上半年发布。

ChainCatcher 消息，据金十报道，美股周四收盘，道琼斯工业平均指数初步收涨 0.14%，标准普尔 500 指数上涨 0.79%，纳斯达克综合指数上涨 1.38%。英伟达 （NVDA.O） 上涨近 2%，特斯拉 （TSLA.O） 上涨超 3%，美光科技 （MU.O） 上涨 10%，特朗普媒体科技集团 （DJT.O） 大涨 41.9%。纳斯达克中国金龙指数上涨 0.97%，叮咚买菜 （DDL.N） 下跌 7%。

Solana Treasury Company Forward Industries issues SEC-registered stocks on the Solana blockchain, becoming publicly listed company equity usable in DeFi, holding 6.8 million SOL tokens, with a net asset value of approximately $832 million. After tokenization, FWDI can be widely integrated into the Solana DeFi ecosystem and used as collateral in the Kamino lending protocol.

Twenty-four top artificial intelligence companies have joined the U.S. government's "Genesis Program," aimed at promoting the application of AI technology in science and energy fields. The program will optimize experimental design and simulation calculations to accelerate scientific breakthroughs.

Japanese financial industry executives are dissatisfied with the progress of cryptocurrency tax reform, stating that the reform process is slow and may be delayed until 2028. The current tax system requires cryptocurrency gains to be reported at a rate of up to 55%, and does not allow loss deductions. The Financial Services Agency of Japan hopes to reclassify cryptocurrencies to implement a lower tax rate.

ChainCatcher Message, Near Protocol announces its native token $NEAR is now officially live on the Solana network, enabling seamless cross-chain support through NEAR Intents and Orb Markets. Users can now deposit and withdraw $NEAR directly on Solana without multiple wallet configurations or switching.

BlockBeats News, December 18 — According to official sources, the decentralized autonomous wireless network project DAWN announced the completion of a $13 million Series B funding round, led by Polychain. The new funds will be used to accelerate global expansion, new deployments, and ecosystem collaborations. DAWN will continue to focus on expanding decentralized broadband worldwide.

Intuit and Circle reach a multi-year partnership agreement to integrate USDC stablecoin payments into their products, including TurboTax and QuickBooks, to improve cash flow efficiency and support faster, low-cost payment processes.

BlockBeats News, December 18th, according to official sources, Lista DAO announced the launch of the United Stables (U) vault, supporting BNB/U, slisBNB/U, BTCB/U, USDT/U lending markets. Users can deposit U to earn yields; use collateral assets to borrow U; through U/USDT and U/USD1

Canadian citizen Jarett Dunn sentenced to six years in prison for $2 million Solana scam. He admitted to the crime on social media and transferred the funds to random addresses in an attempt to claim himself as a whistleblower. The court did not accept his defense, and Dunn was ultimately convicted of abuse of power and transferring criminal assets.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Danh C. Vo, founder and CEO of Bitcoin mining company VBit Technologies Corp., accusing him of embezzling approximately $48.5 million in false investment projects. SEC documents show that Vo and VBit raised over $95.6 million from approximately 6,400 investors and falsely described the Bitcoin mining business model and the use of funds in their promotional materials. The SEC pointed out that Vo promoted a so-called "custody agreement," claiming it could provide ordinary investors with a passive mining income solution without managing equipment, but in reality, the number of custody agreements sold far exceeded the company's actual mining machine operations. The regulatory agency believes that Vo knowingly or recklessly continued to make misleading statements to investors.

金色财经报道，美国白宫国家经济委员会主任哈塞特：CPI报告是一个“重磅炸弹”。

Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to an official announcement, healthcare and Bitcoin treasury company KindlyMD (NASDAQ: NAKA) announced that its board of directors has approved a share repurchase plan, allowing the company to repurchase its outstanding common stock on an irregular basis in the future. KindlyMD stated that the plan aims to enhance capital allocation flexibility and reflects management's confidence in the company's long-term value and Bitcoin-related business layout. The announcement said that repurchases may be conducted through open market transactions, private negotiations, block trades, or other lawful means, and may also be implemented under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The specific timing, scale, and method of repurchase will be determined by management based on market conditions, stock price, trading volume, and capital needs. The plan does not constitute a mandatory repurchase commitment, and the board of directors may adjust, suspend, or terminate it at any time. KindlyMD will complete the repurchase by August 2025.

PANews 12月18日消息，据Stable官方公告，PayPal发行的美元稳定币PYUSD现已正式上线Stable主网。

Ripple announces the expansion of strategic cooperation with TJM Investments and TJM Institutional Services, having invested in TJM and provided infrastructure support to enhance its trading and clearing services capabilities, with plans to expand into the digital asset sector.

Decentralized contract trading platform SunWukong (SunX) recently surpassed 1 billion USDT in BTC contract trading volume, with over 400 million USDT traded in a single day. At the same time, ETH contract depth has significantly increased. Additionally, the platform held its first DEX science popularization community AMA to help new users understand the DeFi ecosystem.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that ALT5 Sigma Corporation (ALT5) CEO Tony Isaac stated in a letter to shareholders that the company has built a payment infrastructure that is undervalued by the market, which has processed over $5 billion in digital asset transactions, serving enterprise and institutional clients across multiple jurisdictions. The ALT5 Pay and ALT5 Prime platforms are real-time systems that handle daily settlements from cryptocurrencies to fiat, card issuance, and institutional trading. Isaac

ChainCatcher 消息，据金十报道，分析师 Anstey 表示，美国国债收益率已较早前低点有所回升，自 CPI 数据公布后，股指期货的涨幅也相当有限。投资者考虑到距离美联储 1 月 28 日的利率决定还有很长的路要走。美国利率策略师 Ira Jersey 表示，低水平的 CPI 年率数据将让美联储内部的鸽派更易于论证，如果 12 月经济数据疲软，便应进一步降息。

Golden Finance reports that Goldman Sachs expects the Bank of England to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in March, June, and September 2026, respectively, whereas the previous forecast predicted rate cuts in February, April, and July. (Jin10)

Golden Finance reports that Tony Isaac, CEO of ALT5 Sigma, the WIFL treasury company listed on NASDAQ, issued a shareholder letter stating that the company currently holds approximately 7.3 billion WLFI tokens, which are valued at nearly $1 billion at the current price. In addition, its fintech and payments platforms, ALT5 Pay and ALT5

BlockBeats News, December 18th, the European Central Bank kept the deposit facility rate unchanged at 2%, in line with market expectations, marking the fourth consecutive meeting without any change. The main refinancing rate and the marginal lending rate remained at 2.15% and 2.40% respectively. (Jin10)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced on the X platform that a Pear operating system (Pear OS) will eventually be launched. Previously, the stablecoin company Tether announced the release of a peer-to-peer (P2P) password manager.

Gate News bot消息，Monad上TVL排名前十的项目为：@MorphoLabs $90.3M，@upshift_fi $82.3M，@Curvance $57.9M，@Uniswap $36.0M，@GearboxProtocol $25.1M，@CurveFinance $20.1M，@ultrayieldapp $19.7M，@eulerfinance $14.5M，@MuDigitalHQ $13.2M，@FolksFinance $11.7M。

SoFi Bank has launched the USD stablecoin SoFiUSD, becoming the first nationwide bank in the United States to issue a stablecoin on a public blockchain. The stablecoin offers low-cost settlement, plans to be available to SoFi users, and will be used in various payment scenarios. Several institutions are also advancing stablecoins this year.

CZ mentioned in the "2025 Year-End Q&A AMA" that stablecoins are still in phase 1.0, and phase 2.0 has not yet developed. Despite a relatively open regulatory environment, BNB Chain has not launched a native stablecoin and welcomes more related projects to explore.

Gate News bot message, a discussion has been initiated in the crypto community asking: "What else do you invest in besides crypto?" The question seeks to understand investment diversification strategies among crypto investors. The post invites those who invest solely in crypto to share their reasoni

Odaily星球日报讯 CZ 在 Space 中表示，近期花费了大量时间为各国政府提供咨询服务，已与大约十几个国家的政府进行了较为严肃的沟通与对话，形式涵盖官方、公开以及私下层面。相关讨论主要集中在如何制定加密行业的监管框架，以及如何将加密产业和相关创新引入本国发展。

Special Purpose Acquisition Company Launchpad Cadenza plans to raise $200 million through an initial public offering, with stock symbols "LPCV" and "LPCVW". The offering is expected to be completed by December 19, 2025, and will seek to pursue business mergers in the blockchain and fintech sectors.

PANews December 18 News, Citigroup: expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points by September 2026; also maintains the previous forecast of rate cuts of 25 basis points each in January and March.

Alameda Research former CEO Caroline Ellison was sentenced to two years for defrauding FTX investors. After serving 11 months, she was transferred to an open correctional facility and is expected to be released early in February 2026.

BlockBeats News, December 18 — The Bank of England announced a rate cut on Thursday, with the voting results of the Monetary Policy Committee being quite close. The bank also hinted that the current relatively slow pace of rate cuts might further slow down. Data released this week showed a significant decline in inflation, and Bank of England staff forecast that economic growth will stagnate by the end of 2025. Five members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted to lower the Bank of England's benchmark interest rate from 4.0% to 3.75%, marking the fourth rate cut since 2025. The other four members voted to keep rates unchanged, concerned that UK inflation might still be too high. Bank of England Governor Bailey changed his stance and voted in favor of a rate cut, reversing the committee’s previous vote. Bailey stated in a release: "We still believe that interest rates will be gradually lowered. But how much we can cut after each rate reduction is now..."

Recently, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum recorded a net inflow of $2.6 billion, reaching a seven-week high. Institutions are increasing their investments in BTC and ETH, indicating a "risk-averse" trend. Analysis suggests that the DAT structure is more attractive for the long term.

Derive founder Nick Forster pointed out that traders are gradually shifting to defensive strategies, with the 30-day Bitcoin implied volatility approaching 45%. Market positioning is clearly differentiated, with call options accumulating at strike prices of 100,000 and 120,000, while puts are accumulating around 85,000, serving as a hedge against short-term declines in Bitcoin. Overall market sentiment remains cautious.

Argentine police have uncovered a criminal network involved in document forgery, lending, and cryptocurrency transactions, with a total amount exceeding 1.8 trillion Argentine pesos (approximately $120 billion USD). Most victims are agricultural and industrial enterprises. The police conducted searches at multiple locations and arrested several suspects.

Canary Capital has filed an S-1 amendment with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the INJ ETF, planning to list on the Cboe Exchange, offering Injective spot prices and staking yields. U.S. Bancorp and BitGo will serve as transfer agent and custodian respectively.

ShareX will release the consumer-grade RWA NFT "PowerPass — PowerNow Edition" on December 22nd, with an initial issuance of 1,000 units. It is linked to real shared power banks in Japan and covers multiple cities. This model explores verifiable transformation of offline transactions and assets through on-chain records.