1.Gemini Obtains Contract Market License, Exchanges Ignite Competition for Prediction Markets
On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission officially granted Gemini Exchange a Designated Contract Market (DCM) license, allowing it to launch a prediction market platform called Gemini Titan, which will initially offer binary event contracts (yes/no questions). Gemini also indicated that it may expand to derivatives regulated by the CFTC, such as crypto futures, options, and perpetual contracts in the future. Click to read
2.Federal Reserve FOMC Decision Highlights: 25 Basis Point Rate Cut, $40 Billion RMP Monthly from the 12th, No Limit on Overnight Repos
Existing indicators show that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Since the beginning of the year, employment growth has slowed, and the unemployment rate rose slightly in September. Recent indicators also confirm this trend. The inflation rate has risen since the beginning of the year and remains at a high level. Click to read
3. OCC confirms: Banks can directly provide intermediary services for customers in cryptocurrency transactions.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Interpretive Letter #1188 on December 9, 2025, confirming that national banks can participate as riskless principals in cryptocurrency transactions. Click to read
4. When the Federal Reserve is politically hijacked, does the historic opportunity for Bitcoin come?
On December 10, 2025, the Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point rate cut and plans to purchase $40 billion in Treasury bonds within 30 days. Traditionally, this would be seen as a significant positive, but the market reaction was unexpected: short-term interest rates fell, while long-term Treasury yields rose instead. Click to read
5. Has the Federal Reserve started printing money again?
The Federal Reserve's meeting statement for December has been released. An interest rate cut of 25 basis points lowers the federal funds rate to 3.5-3.75%. However, among the 12 Federal Reserve members who voted on this rate cut, there were 3 dissenting votes, including Chicago Fed President Goolsbee and Kansas Fed President Schmidt, who opposed the rate cut, believing that with inflation this high and having shown no signs of decline for a year, and with employment also strong, why cut rates? Click to read