XXYY.cc Daily News | December 16th Important Updates Overview

7:00–12:00 | Keywords: Crypto Regulation · Spot Gold · Gold Price

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The top 25 banks in the United States are actively engaging in Bitcoin-related businesses

Against the backdrop of a gradually clearer regulatory path, large banks are no longer "on the sidelines," but are accelerating their involvement in custody, trading, clearing, and on-chain settlement, with traditional finance fully embracing crypto entering the operational phase.

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Analysts predict: The U.S. November non-farm unemployment rate may rise to 4.5%

If the data materializes, it will further strengthen the narrative of "economic cooling," providing realistic support for interest rate cut expectations in 2025–2026, as the macro impact on risk assets enters a critical window period.

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Spot gold short-term plummets by $13, falling below $4,290 per ounce

The gold price adjustment is mainly due to a strong dollar and interest rate expectation disturbances, but the medium to long-term logic has not been disrupted, as funds are still waiting for clearer macro signals to reprice.

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Aether Games announces official closure, crypto gaming sector continues to clear out

Under the dual pressures of declining financing and stagnating user growth, blockchain gaming projects lacking sustainable cash flow are accelerating their exit, as the industry enters the "de-bubble and retain the strong" phase.

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U.S. Bank Report: Regulatory implementation is driving the banking system towards on-chain transformation

The report points out that as the compliance framework becomes clearer, banks will no longer avoid crypto assets, but will see blockchain as part of the future financial infrastructure.

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Bitwise CIO: Bitcoin may break the four-year cycle and reach new highs in 2026

His view is that ETF, institutional allocation, and macro liquidity structure have deeply changed Bitcoin's supply-demand logic, and the reference value of the traditional halving cycle is decreasing.

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ANZ: In a bull market scenario, gold prices may break $5,000 per ounce in 2026

This prediction is based on long-term inflation stickiness, geopolitical risks, and central bank gold purchasing trends, reinforcing the logic of gold and Bitcoin as "hard asset dual main lines."