1. Zhao Changpeng suggests national leaders buy Bitcoin as soon as possible
Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated that he is telling national leaders that if they do not buy Bitcoin now, they may have to purchase it at a price of $50 million each in the future. - Original text
2. If Bitcoin reaches $100,000, $9.1 billion in shorts will be liquidated
If the Bitcoin price rebounds to $100,000, approximately $9.1 billion in short positions will be liquidated. - Original text
3. A historic year for gold or the Fed may cut interest rates
Kevin Hassett, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, stated that unless there is a 'black swan' type of disruption, the U.S. will experience a golden year in economic history. He mentioned that he would be disappointed if the growth rate in the first and second quarters of next year is only 3%, and believes the growth rate can easily be improved by another percentage point. Hassett also expects Fed policymakers to lower interest rates at next week's meeting and said that now is a good time for the Fed to cautiously cut rates. - Original text
4. Musk criticizes the EU fine of 120 million euros and calls for its abolition.
Musk has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the European Union's fine of 120 million euros imposed on the social media platform X and stated on X that the EU's decision is absurd, even imposing fines on him personally. He indicated that he will respond to relevant senior EU officials and called for the abolition of the EU. The U.S. government condemned the EU's fine, considering it specifically targeted American companies. President Trump warned that if the EU continues to penalize American tech companies, the U.S. will impose tariffs on the EU. - Original text
5. The U.S. SEC will hold a roundtable on cryptocurrency and privacy.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold a roundtable on cryptocurrency, financial surveillance, and privacy on December 15, with participants including Zooko Wilcox, the founder of the privacy cryptocurrency project Zcash. Analysis indicates that the SEC may evaluate the regulatory weight of its rule-making process on cryptocurrency privacy projects during the meeting; if zero-knowledge proofs are deemed compliant, they may be incorporated into relevant rules. If the meeting splits into factions of 'privacy rights' and 'privacy enabling crime', it may continue to use a framework focused on surveillance, leading to legal action by privacy advocates. - Original text
6. The hardcore short whale has over 20 million in floating profit on BTC short positions with 20x leverage.
Hyperbot data shows that after a brief drop in Bitcoin price, a whale address that has shorted BTC four times (0x5D2...9bb7) has a floating profit of over 20 million USD on BTC short positions with 20x leverage, currently holding about 860 BTC, with a liquidation price of 101746 USD. - Original text
7. Chudi Holdings collaborates with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to establish a stablecoin research center.
Hong Kong-listed company Chudi Holdings has invested 1.7 million HKD to establish a stablecoin research center with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The center will focus on the research and development of regulatory-compliant stablecoins and tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), with goals including the establishment of an RWA framework consistent with Hong Kong's (stablecoin draft regulations) and (virtual asset policy declaration 2.0), and promoting innovation in AI-driven tokenization and real-time asset valuation models. - Original text
8. French bank BPCE launches in-app cryptocurrency trading service.
French bank BPCE will launch cryptocurrency trading features for customers in its application. - Original text
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