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French fintech startup #Lyzi , based on blockchain #Tezos , integrated cryptocurrency payments at dealerships #Porsche Centre Montpellier and #Lamborghini Bordeaux.

Now customers can purchase cars by paying for them with over 80 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin $BTC , $XTZ , $USDC , and EURC. Payments are instantly converted into euros, so dealers are not exposed to volatility.

Additionally, Lyzi has partnered with Médecins du Monde — an international humanitarian organization. Together, they launched a platform for accepting donations in cryptocurrencies. The funds raised will support around 400 projects in over 80 countries.

Corporation #Microsoft announced a new investment plan in the field of artificial intelligence #Aİ amounting to $23 billion. The majority of the funds will go towards expanding infrastructure in India.

This is the largest regional initiative of the company in Asia and another step in the global race to create computing power for AI services, analysts noted.

The company will invest $17.5 billion in India, expanding previous commitments. According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, these investments will provide the company with the largest cloud presence in the country and support the creation of AI-oriented infrastructure.

Part of the funds will be directed to a new region in Hyderabad, which is set to become the largest hyperscale hub of the corporation in the country. In addition, capacities will be increased in Chennai, Pune, and Hyderabad.
#AIinvestments

Hedge funds are choosing a conservative strategy ahead of the December meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (#FOMC ). This was stated in #CryptoQuant .

According to experts, balances of Bitcoin $BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges are decreasing, while reserves of stablecoins – in particular $USDT and $USDC – are showing growth.

Analysts note that the accumulation of stablecoins usually indicates preparation for events that may cause high volatility. This allows investors to respond quickly to changes without the need to move into fiat.

#FOMCvoting #stablecoins

In the next decade, the capitalization of the cryptocurrency market could "effortlessly" grow by 10-20 times. This was stated in a note to clients by Chief Investment Officer #Bitwise Matt Hougan.

According to him, it is currently difficult to predict which network or ecosystem will ultimately dominate the market. In light of this, Hougan adheres to the principle of "investing in the market," rather than in a specific project.

Hougan highlighted stablecoins, tokenization of real-world assets (#RWA ), $BTC , prediction markets, #DeFi , privacy, digital identity, and much more as promising directions. In such conditions, it is hard to choose something most priority.

At the same time, the expert is confident that the market as a whole will "shoot up" one way or another. Therefore, according to his assessment, the sector's capitalization will grow by 10-20 times over the next decade, from $3 trillion to $30-60 trillion.

As confirmation, Hougan referenced the words of the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (#SEC ) Paul Atkins. In an interview for Fox Business, the latter stated that in the coming years, the entire U.S. stock market will move to blockchain, which is about $68 trillion.

#stablecoins

The Polygon blockchain team $POL has deployed an update #Madhugiri aimed at accelerating block processing and improving the overall performance of the network. The hard fork introduces a number of technical enhancements, including support for #Fusaka EIP and optimization of validator operations.

Madhugiri reduces the time to reach consensus to one second, allowing blocks to be announced without additional delay. According to the team's estimates, this results in an increase in throughput of about one third.

Developers note that the improvements are aimed at reducing peak delays and increasing stability even under high transaction volumes.

The update includes support for three Fusaka EIP proposals — 7823, 7825, and 7883. These enhancements optimize mathematical operations, limit excessive gas consumption, and reduce the risk of network overload from individual transactions.

Market maker analysts #Wintermute stated that the crypto market has entered a consolidation phase—price fluctuations remain choppy, but the range remains stable.

It is noted that after 2 months of macroeconomic uncertainty, investors have become more resilient to negative factors. Concerns about central bank policies, weak macro data, and costs related to AI #Aİ persist, but no longer provoke a sharp risk-off sentiment. Markets have entered a consolidation phase, and prices have mostly moved within a limited range over the past few weeks, experts emphasized.

Investor activity is concentrated around Bitcoin $BTC and Ethereum $ETH . Both retail and institutional investors are showing positive dynamics. However, the low level of leverage and a tight basis indicate caution ahead of regulatory decisions.

Analysts added that traders are actively betting on two key scenarios—$85,000 or $100,000 for 1 BTC by December 26.

Key events remain the meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve (this week) and the Bank of Japan (next week). These will determine future changes in rates and volatility.

#consolidation

The anonymous trader managed to turn $716 into approximately $244,000 in just one week thanks to successful speculation with the token #Franklin . This was reported by analysts #Lookonchain .

According to their data, the trader purchased 16.3 million FRANKLIN tokens for $716. Later, he sold 4.8 million tokens for approximately $20,500. This allowed him to fully recoup his investment.

At the time of the experts' announcement, he still had 11.5 million FRANKLIN in his wallet. Their market value is estimated at over $224,000 based on the current rate.

#memecoins

The company #Circle , the issuer of the stablecoin $USDC , announced the receipt of a license for the provision of financial services (FSP) from the Abu Dhabi Financial Services Regulatory Authority (#FSRA ).

At the same time, Circle announced the appointment of Dr. Saida Jafar as the head of Circle in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). She will join the company from #Visa , where she holds the position of Senior Vice President and Head of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries group.

Jafar will be responsible for developing the regional strategy, strengthening partnerships, and scaling the use of digital dollars and on-chain payments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and MEA.

#stablecoins

Artificial intelligence (#Aİ ) and blockchain #blockchain are becoming key elements of economic transformation, while the financial industry is undergoing the largest technological update in decades. This was stated by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

The bank's leader noted that #JPMorgan Chase invests $18 billion in technology each year, half of which goes towards developing new systems, security, cloud solutions, and optimizing machine learning.

According to him, the bank is already seeing "at least $2.5 billion in benefits" due to increased speed of processes, reduced fraud, and optimized costs.

AI infrastructure is consuming record capital investments—from data centers to semiconductors. Dimon compared this to the early internet, noting that there will be both winners and failed projects.

#AIseason

On December 11, 2025, the leaders of the largest banks in the U.S. will meet with senators to discuss a bill on regulating the crypto market, writes Bloomberg. The event will take place in a closed format.

The CEO of Bank of America, Brian Moynihan, CEO of Citigroup, Jane Fraser, and head of Wells Fargo, Charlie Scharf, will participate in the meeting. The event is organized by the Financial Services Forum — an association of the largest banks in the country.

According to sources, the discussions will address the practice of interest payments on stablecoins by crypto exchanges. Additionally, the potential impact on traditional bank deposits will be discussed.

#stablecoins #BankOfAmerica

#Binance became the first global exchange to receive a license from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (#FSRA ) in the jurisdiction of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (#ADGM ).

As stated by the company, the license allows Binance to use the ADGM infrastructure to provide services in the global market within a globally recognized regulatory framework.

ADGM is a major financial center with close ties in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as having its strict oversight standards, a forward-looking approach to regulating digital assets, and transparency.

The FSRA regulatory framework is recognized as one of the strictest yet progressive. ADGM is a member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), making its license a kind of "passport" for operating in international markets.

Binance emphasizes that licensing in ADGM confirms the company's commitment to transparency, security, and user protection.

The company #BlackRock has submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (#SEC ) for the registration of the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust. This is a spot $ETH -ETF with the ability to stake assets.

The product will be traded on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker ETHB. This is a filing on Form S-1, which is sufficient to initiate the case review by the regulator, but for further market entry, Form 19b-4 is also required.

This is a spot #ETF that will invest directly in Ethereum. The fund's structure also includes the ability to stake the trust's assets, from 70% to 90% under optimal market conditions.

Income from staking may be distributed among the fund's shareholders, but without specifying the manager's premium.

This is BlackRock's fourth cryptocurrency product and the second based on Ethereum. In their view, the company aims to provide investors with choices.

Open interest in Bitcoin options $BTC with an expiration date in December significantly exceeds contracts with longer terms. This was stated by #Bloomberg .

The statement said that the main reason for the preference for short-term contracts is bets on trading within a range and selling volatility to earn a premium.

Additionally, Bloomberg added that since its launch in January 2024, the iShares Bitcoin Trust has recorded the longest streak of weekly outflows. Just five weeks before November 28, investors withdrew over $2.7 billion.

Moreover, according to journalists, the annual return of the first cryptocurrency has for the first time in over a decade lagged behind the S&P 500 index. The perpetual futures market remains bearish: according to Coinglass, funding rates have turned negative, indicating a dominance of short positions.

Analysts of the cryptocurrency exchange #Coinbase believe that the cryptocurrency market may enter a recovery phase as early as December 2025.

The main reason for optimism, experts cited, is the macroeconomic situation in the USA. The probability of a reduction in the key rate by the Federal Reserve by the end of December reached 92%. This creates favorable conditions for the return of liquidity to the markets of risky assets, including cryptocurrencies, according to the statement.

Coinbase also emphasized that:
- liquidity is recovering;
- the speculative wave around artificial intelligence has not yet ended;
- short positions against the US dollar are becoming increasingly attractive.

Analysts noted that back in October, they predicted market weakness in November and a possible increase in December, based on their own M2 money supply index.

In their opinion, the current situation could serve as a starting point for a new upward impulse in the crypto market.

#marketreverse

Large Bitcoin holders (wallets with a balance of 10 to 10,000 BTC) replenished their supplies by over 47,500 $BTC in December. This was reported by #Santiment .

According to experts, this occurred after a prolonged selling period that lasted from October 12 to November 30. During this time, the total balances of whales decreased by over 113,000 BTC.

Experts emphasized that due to the active accumulation of the first cryptocurrency by large wallets, the market has entered the so-called "blue zone" (both large and small wallets are accumulating currency).

#BuyYourCrypto

Company #21Shares launched an exchange product (#ETF ) based on Sui $SUI with a leverage of 2x. This was reported by the Sui Foundation, which oversees the development of the eponymous blockchain.

The project debuted on the exchange #Nasdaq under the ticker TXXS. It is a futures ETF, not a spot one. Its goal is to provide an investment result that corresponds to 200% of the daily price dynamics of SUI.

The fund will invest not directly in the crypto asset but in derivative contracts. Thus, if the price of SUI increases, for example, by 1%, the price of ETF shares should increase by 2% and so on.

The company positions the new product as an alternative to complex margin trading in the familiar structure of exchange-traded funds. The product is designed to provide investors with enhanced exposure to one of the most dynamic blockchains.

#SUIupdate

Bitcoin $BTC can again reach $98,000-$100,000 — experts say. According to analysts at Coindesk, BTC has the potential to move into the $98,000-$100,000 range in the near future.

What supports the growth:
- The BVIV volatility index has fallen to 48;
- The DXY dollar index has resumed its decline;
- BTC is trading in the "bullish zone";
- MACD indicates the necessary momentum.

The $98,000-$100,000 level remains a key resistance and an important psychological barrier. However, if Bitcoin does not hold the current support, the growth scenario will be canceled.

Founder of the cryptocurrency exchange #Binance Changpeng Zhao #CZ announced the launch of the prediction market Predict.fun on the BNB Chain blockchain $BNB .

CZ stated that the service was developed by a former employee of Binance, and the investor was a venture firm #YziLabs (formerly Binance Labs). Predict.fun allows users to make predictions on events while simultaneously earning profits from locked assets for the entire duration that the bet remains open, Zhao noted.

CoinDesk emphasized that currently, there are two markets available on the platform with a total betting volume of around $300,000. The total number of users exceeds 12,000.

However, according to journalists, despite the initial activity #PredictFun it significantly lags behind trading volumes of platforms like Polymarket (over $3 billion), Kalshi (around $587 million), and Limitless (around $10.9 million).

The company #SolanaMobile , division #SolanaLabs , announced the launch of the token $SKR in January 2026. The total supply will be 10 billion SKR, with 30% reserved for airdrop.

SKR is positioned as the native token of the Solana Mobile ecosystem. It will be used for rewards, staking, and making governance decisions.

SKR is also an important element of the network of validators, communities, and organizations in the Guardian Network. They support the integrity of the infrastructure, manage the dApps Store, the built-in application store in Solana Mobile smartphones, and verify the authenticity of devices.

The first participant in this network will be Solana Mobile. In 2026, the list will be joined by #HeliusLabs , Double Zero, #Jito , Anza, and Triton One. SKR holders will be able to lock their tokens with a chosen member of the Guardians Network, receiving various bonuses and rewards.

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The demand for high strike price options on Ethereum $ETH has sharply increased: the most popular contract at #Deribit is the call option with a price of $6500, for which the notional open interest exceeded $380 million. This is the highest value among all coin options on the exchange.

Among other popular contracts are call options with strike prices of $4000, $5500, and $6000. The $6500 option reflects traders' bets that the price #Ethereum will exceed this level in the future, indicating a strong bullish sentiment, despite current market weakness.

It is worth noting that November was one of the weakest months for the coin in years: according to market statistics, Ethereum dropped by 22.38%, marking its worst decline since 2018. However, at the beginning of December, the market somewhat stabilized — Ethereum managed to stay above the $3,000 level.

Support for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is expressed not only by options traders but also by major financial figures. Former BlackRock executive Joseph Chalom stated that Ethereum is "the infrastructure on which the future financial system will be built."