12.16 Satoshi Area Chain Daily Report:

Brothers, there are still 4 days left this week, and on the first day, we couldn't hold on. The counterfeit and the big pancake have shown opposite trends. Unless something unexpected happens, btcd is falling again.

1. $BTC is going around in circles and directly followed the U.S. stock market to close, or we can say the crypto market is spiraling down along with the stock market. Let's wait and see; after all, everyone on this knife-catching ride is a person;

2. $ETH even the strongest person can't withstand the big brother continuously sliding down, so it directly broke the defense. The big brothers are now deeply trapped, and now we see who they are targeting;

3. $SOL no matter the fundamentals, it cannot change the fact that retail investors are not "excited". After all, it’s all kinds of "infrastructure" that doesn't have the joy of last year's meme summer;

4. Federal Reserve Williams: Employment slowdown and inflation risk relief support the interest rate cut decision, and the rate cut means the policy is in a good position as we enter 2026;

5. Bitfinex Alpha report: 2026 will be the year of liquidity, and the scale of crypto ETP asset management may exceed $400 billion;

6. Circle announced the acquisition of Axelar's initial development team Interop Labs and its intellectual property to accelerate cross-chain interoperability layout;

7. MetaMask launches Bitcoin support, continuing to expand multi-chain business;

8. Federal Reserve Governor Milan: May continue to serve after the term ends at the end of January until a successor is confirmed;

9. Nasdaq plans to extend stock and trading product trading hours to 23 hours;

10. PayPal has applied for a license to operate an industrial bank in Utah to create a lending institution, PayPal Bank;

11. BlackRock is globally recruiting 7 new positions related to digital assets;

12. Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb's space startup Vast is negotiating a round of $2 billion in financing;

13. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman: Cryptocurrency could become a "powerful tool for financial monitoring", but there are ways to do it without sacrificing privacy;

14. Trump said he will study whether to pardon Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez;

15. The UK Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of BSV Claims Limited;

Haven't heard the name Craig Wright in a long time, is his btc still around;

16. Prediction markets show that Kevin Walsh's probability of being elected as Federal Reserve Chairman has surpassed Kevin Hassett;

Is Hassett going to lose?