🇺🇸 The SEC publishes "The Basics of Crypto Asset Custody for Retail Investors"
The SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy publishes this information bulletin for retail investors to inform them about the various options for custody of crypto assets.
🇧🇷 Bitcoin recommended by Itaú, the largest private bank in Brazil, in a research report.
Its recommendation is to allocate between 1% and 3% of its portfolio to Bitcoin starting in 2026 with the aim of diversifying risk and protecting against currency fluctuations
🚨 Strategy remains in the Nasdaq 100 index and will hold its position for 12 months.
According to Reuters, MSCI, a global index provider, has also expressed concerns about the presence of digital asset cash management companies in its benchmark indices. MSCI is set to decide in January whether to exclude Strategy and similar companies.
The adjustment to the Nasdaq will take effect on December 22.
As a reminder, the Nasdaq 100 is an index linked to the 100 largest non-financial companies publicly traded in terms of market cap.
🟡 Donald Trump claims that the future president of the Fed will have to consult him on interest rate decisions, and names Kevin Warsh as well as Kevin Hassett as his main candidates to succeed Powell.
He also believes that interest rates should fall to 1% or less within a year, and that the United States should have the lowest rate in the world.
🇵🇰 LAST MINUTE: Pakistan signs a memorandum of understanding with Binance to explore tokenization up to 2B $ in sovereign bonds, Treasury bills, and commodity reserves.