β BTC fell almost 1.5% for the week, closing near the bottom of its range β a breakout below could push it to $85k and lower. In the stock market, chatter centers on the AI bubble, with investor sentiment flipping daily π€ͺ
Weekly digest:
π Cryptocurrencies
πΈ The new US national security strategy does not mention cryptocurrency
πΈ BlackRock filed for an Ethereum ETF with a staking function
πΈ JPMorgan issued bonds for Galaxy Digital on the Solana blockchain
πΈ In Q3, Harvard University increased its Bitcoin ETF investments to $443 million
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πΈ Interactive Brokers added stablecoin deposits for US clients
π° Financial news
πΈ The Fed cut rates by 0.25% to a range of 3.50β3.75%
πΈ Chinaβs gold reserves rose by 30k troy ounces in November, a new total of 2,305 tons
πΈ US gasoline prices fell to a four-year low of $2.95
πΈ The National Bank of Ukraine kept the rate at 15.5% for the sixth straight time
πΈ The US Federal Reserve Board of Governors reappointed the presidents of the reserve banks
βοΈ Regulation
πΈ The US CFTC allowed the use of BTC, ETH and USDC in US derivatives markets
πΈ China imposed restrictions on importing Nvidia H200 chips after Trump approved the supply
πΈ The OCC banking regulator allowed American banks to conduct transactions with cryptocurrencies
πΈ Abu Dhabi regulators licensed Binance and approved the use of USDT and USDC for institutions
βοΈ Technologies
πΈ The Tesla Optimus robot failed during the event β perhaps it was controlled by an operator, not AI π€¦ββοΈ
πΈ The Pentagon chose Google Gemini for its new AI platform
πΈ OpenAI released a new version of ChatGPT-5.2
π¨ Hacks
πΈ Do Kwon received 15 years in prison for the $40 billion LUNA/UST scam in 2022
π· Courses:
π Bitcoin β $88,930 (β 1.32%)
π S&P 500 β 6,827 (β 1.07%)
π·πΊ USD/RUB β 80.05 (β 0.25%)
πΊπ¦ USD/UAH β 42.20 (β 0.12%)
π Gold β $4,299 (β 0.47%)
β«οΈ Oil Brent β $61.21 (β 0.54%) @Coin_Post