Tim Scott’s crypto balancing act The first-year Senate Banking chair is balancing messy 2026 politics and complex policy as he works to land a major crypto deal. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is the first Republican in nearly 25 years to simultaneously chair a Senate committee and the Senate GOP's campaign arm. The biggest test of Sen. Tim Scott’s legislative career is coming to a head in the final weeks of 2025 as the first-year chair of the Senate Banking Committee races to strike a landmark cryptocurrency deal with Democrats. It could carry outsized consequences for next year’s midterms.
Federal Regulator Approves Riskless Crypto Trading for US Banks: The OCC authorized national banks to execute riskless principal crypto transactions, allowing direct client trade facilitation without holding inventory, eliminating barriers between traditional banking and digital assets. #TrumpTariffs #CPIWatch #CryptoRally #CryptoMarketAnalysis #BNBChainEcosystemRally
Upbit Moves Most User Funds to Cold Storage After $30M Hot Wallet Hack Cold wallets keep assets offline and safer but slower to move, while online hot wallets enable fast transfers yet remain far more vulnerable to hacks. South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, is pushing almost all customer assets into cold storage after a major hack on its Solana hot wallet, in one of the most aggressive security pivots yet by a big trading platform. $BTC
The Unbanked Billion: Why AGI Will Choose Bitcoin Over Dollars Software agents now plan travel, shop online, and negotiate subscriptions; the next step extends that autonomy from clicks to settlement, since a wallet can be created in code and funded without manual steps.
Tassat Secures U.S. Patent for ‘Yield-in-Transit’ On-chain Settlement Technology Tassat Group, Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has secured a U.S. patent for its on-chain Yield-in-Transit (YIT) technology, marking an advancement in programmable interest-bearing settlement infrastructure.
Crypto Market Consolidates as Funds Rotate to BTC and ETH After $2B Liquidations: Wintermute After two months dominated by uncertainty, global markets are showing greater tolerance toward negative macro inputs, according to research commentary from Wintermute. $BTC $ETH
Tassat Secures U.S. Patent for ‘Yield-in-Transit’ On-chain Settlement Technology Tassat Group, Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has secured a U.S. patent for its on-chain Yield-in-Transit (YIT) technology, marking an advancement in programmable interest-bearing settlement infrastructure.
Malaysia’s Crown Prince Launches $121M Crypto Treasury – Despite Bubble Fears The initiative operates under Malaysia’s regulated sandbox, testing stablecoin applications and digital asset management while supporting cross-border trade in the Asia-Pacific, despite sector bubble concerns. Malaysia’s Crown Prince has formally stepped into the digital-asset sector with a new state-backed stablecoin initiative and a large crypto-treasury plan, even as concerns grow over whether the global digital-asset treasury boom has already entered a fragile phase. $BTC
#CryptoRally Crypto Rally Stalls Near $94K Bitcoin as Bond Turmoil Spurs Risk-Off Ahead of Fed The crypto market entered December with strong upward momentum, with Bitcoin climbing towards $94,000 and Ethereum nearing $3,250 by late last week, according to a research note from Laser Digital. The rally was fuelled by two key catalysts: Strategy’s purchase of roughly $960 million worth of BTC and anticipation around the Fusaka upgrade scheduled for December 3. However, as those factors passed, bullish sentiment evaporated. Prices quickly reversed during Friday’s U.S. trading session, leading to aggressive selling. A small rebound emerged over the weekend, but sentiment failed to sustain into Monday—a pattern that Laser Digital notes has been “typical behavior of the crypto market for the past few months.” $BTC
#CPIWatch #BTCVSGOLD #BinanceBlockchainWeek ASIC Unveils Major Stablecoin Relief and Omnibus Rights — But There’s a Catch The relief builds on ASIC’s September exemptions for stablecoin intermediaries, which allowed distributors to operate without additional licensing when handling AFS-licensed stablecoins. Australia’s securities regulator has introduced a sweeping set of exemptions aimed at easing the path for digital asset businesses while making clear that the reprieve is temporary and tied to a broader overhaul of the country’s crypto framework. $BTC $ETH $BNB
#TrumpTariffs #BinanceBlockchainWeek OKKX and Deltix Boost US Institutional Trading “This partnership brings digital assets directly into the same infrastructure that professional traders and funds already rely on every day,” said Roshan Robert, OKX US CEO. Major crypto exchange OKX has joined hands with Deltix to expand institutional trading capabilities for clients across the U.S. Per the announcement, the companies in this country will be able to access, for the first time, regulated digital-asset liquidity via the same infrastructure they use for equities and FX. $BTC $ETH $BNB
ASIC Unveils Major Stablecoin Relief and Omnibus Rights — But There’s a Catch The relief builds on ASIC’s September exemptions for stablecoin intermediaries, which allowed distributors to operate without additional licensing when handling AFS-licensed stablecoins. Australia’s securities regulator has introduced a sweeping set of exemptions aimed at easing the path for digital asset businesses while making clear that the reprieve is temporary and tied to a broader overhaul of the country’s crypto framework.
Fed Cut Already Priced In, Powell’s Tone and 2026 Shift Bullish for Crypto: Nansen Nansen’s Aurelie Barthere says the 2026 leadership shift toward Kevin Hassett could be bullish for digital assets. Crypto analysts are watching today’s Federal Reserve meeting closely, but according to Nansen’s Principal Research Analyst Aurelie Barthere, the rate cut itself is no longer the main story. $BTC $ETH $BNB
Bitcoin Price Alert: September and October JOLTS Data Drops Today — Will Job Openings Shift Fed Rate Decision? Delayed September and October job openings data releases 10:00am ET as Bitcoin holds near $96K hours before crucial Fed meeting begins. The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases both September and October JOLTS job openings data at 10:00 AM ET today, the final major employment report before the Federal Reserve’s rate decision tomorrow. Bitcoin is trading around $92,000 as markets brace for the delayed data; both reports were postponed due to the government shutdown and are dropping simultaneously just hours before the Fed enters its December 9-10 FOMC meeting. The last JOLTS report covered August and showed job openings holding steady, but traders are watching closely for any signs of a cooling labor market that could justify the Fed’s anticipated 25 basis-point rate cut. $BTC
Standard Chartered-Backed Libeara Launches Tokenized Gold Fund in Singapore: The structure removes vaulting costs while keeping regulated, gold-linked exposure. Libeara, the blockchain infrastructure platform backed by Standard Chartered’s venture arm SC Ventures, has rolled out a new tokenized gold investment fund in Singapore, bringing one of the world’s oldest safe-haven assets onto digital rails. $BTC $ETH $BNB
Polymarket Accused of Double-Counting its Trading Volume Paradigm research reveals Polymarket's trading volumes appear inflated by roughly 100% across third-party dashboards due to double-counting maker-taker events in smart contract data streams. $BTC $ETH $BNB
US Spot BTC ETFs Bleed $60.4M as Altcoin Capital Flows Increase The spot Ethereum ETFs logged in a net inflow of $35.5 million in a single day, led by BackRock’s ETHA, which saw $23.7 million inflows. The US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw a net outflow of $60.48 million on Monday, despite BlackRock’s IBIT fund contributing to a single-day inflow of $28.76 million. $BTC
Tether’s USDT Gains Regulatory Recognition as Fiat-Referenced Token in Abu Dhabi Global Market Tether says the move highlights stablecoins’ growing role in modern finance. Tether’s USDT stablecoin has secured regulatory recognition as an approved fiat-referenced token across a wide range of blockchains inside the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), marking another step in the UAE’s accelerating push to position itself as a global center for regulated digital assets. $USDT $BTC $ETH