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🔥 NOW: Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity hits all-time high of 5,606 BTC as major crypto exchanges increase adoption. News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 BULLISH: Michael Saylor's Strategy now holds 3.2% of all Bitcoin ever to exist with 671,268 $BTC worth $60B. Are you stacking yours? 🔥 - Definitely! 👍 - Nope, but I’m still hodling. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: SOL and XRP spot ETFs saw net inflows on Dec. 16, while BTC and ETH spot ETFs saw net outflows. BTC: - $277.09M ETH: - $224.26M SOL: $3.64M XRP: $8.54M News | Markets | YouTube

🇨🇦 NEW: Bank of Canada will only approve high-quality stablecoins tied to central bank currencies under upcoming regulations, expected in 2026. News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 ADOPTION: Marshall Islands becomes the first country to distribute universal basic income (UBI) on-chain through USDM1 sovereign bonds on Stellar. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 LATEST: President Trump is set to interview pro-crypto Fed Governor Christopher Waller for Fed Chair on Wednesday, per WSJ. News | Markets | YouTube

🗞 Catch up on the news over the last 24 hours! 🇺🇸 The US Senate Banking Committee confirms that it will not hold a crypto market structure markup in 2025, now pushed to early 2026 following bipartisan discussions. 🇯🇵 Japan's SBI Holdings and Startale Group sign MOU to jointly develop a regulated yen-denominated stablecoin compliant with Japanese financial regulations. 🚨 The Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell further to 11, down from 16 yesterday, as extreme fear dominates market sentiment. 🔥 14 of the top 25 US banks are building Bitcoin products for customers, according to River. 🔥 Grayscale predicts Bitcoin to hit a new all-time high within the first half of 2026, driven by surging institutional demand and improved regulatory clarity in the US. ⚡️ Nearly 90% of crypto lending revenue now comes from Ethereum and its Layer 2 network, per Ethereum Foundation's David. 🇺🇸 Visa to offer stablecoin settlement for US institutions, using Circle’s $USDC on Solana. 🚨 Crypto’s total market cap has slid to $2.96T. A ~31% decline from its 2025 peak of $4.28T. 🇺🇸 US unemployment came in at 4.6%, slightly above expectations of 4.5%. 🚨 The Bitcoin-to-gold ratio slid 50% in 2025 as gold surged on record central-bank buying and ETF inflows while BTC demand softened amid ETF outflows and heavy long-term holder selling. 🦈 Glassnode says wallets holding 100–1,000 $BTC added 54,000 $BTC (~$4.66B) this week, the fastest accumulation pace since 2012. 🚨 Exodus partners with MoonPay to launch a fully reserved USD-backed digital dollar stablecoin using M0 infrastructure. ⚡️ Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the broken traditional financial system is driving younger generations to crypto as they "feel locked out of the old wealth ladder.” 🇺🇸 FDIC unveils framework for US banks to issue payment stablecoins under GENIUS Act, outlining approval requirements for bank subsidiaries to enter the digital dollar market. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 BIG: FDIC unveils framework for US banks to issue payment stablecoins under GENIUS Act, outlining approval requirements for bank subsidiaries to enter the digital dollar market. News | Markets | YouTube

⚡️ NOW: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the broken traditional financial system is driving younger generations to crypto as they "feel locked out of the old wealth ladder.” News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 JUST IN: Exodus partners with MoonPay to launch a fully reserved USD-backed digital dollar stablecoin using M0 infrastructure. News | Markets | YouTube

🦈 UPDATE: Glassnode says wallets holding 100–1,000 $BTC added 54,000 $BTC (~$4.66B) this week, the fastest accumulation pace since 2012. News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 INSIGHT: The Bitcoin-to-gold ratio slid 50% in 2025 as gold surged on record central-bank buying and ETF inflows while BTC demand softened amid ETF outflows and heavy long-term holder selling. News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 ADVICE FROM CZ: If you were ever jealous of people who bought crypto cheap and held through multiple cycles, think about what they did in moments like this. News | Markets | YouTube

🎙️ TUNE IN: Europe is rethinking its crypto rules. In Savannah Fortis latest Byte-Sized Insight, we look at the EU’s push to move crypto supervision under ESMA and what that means for firms across the region. Dr. Lewin Boehnke breaks down why MiCA works, where adoption is slowing, and how centralizing oversight could reduce friction in the EU. Full episode here. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 JUST IN: US unemployment came in at 4.6%, slightly above expectations of 4.5%. News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 NOW: Crypto’s total market cap has slid to $2.96T. A ~31% decline from its 2025 peak of $4.28T. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 JUST IN: Visa to offer stablecoin settlement for US institutions, using Circle’s $USDC on Solana. News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 TODAY: Crypto Fear & Greed Index drops to 11, signaling Extreme Fear. News | Markets | YouTube

⚡️ INSIGHT: Nearly 90% of crypto lending revenue now comes from Ethereum and its Layer 2 network, per Ethereum Foundation's David. News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 NOW: Grayscale predicts Bitcoin to hit a new all-time high within the first half of 2026, driven by surging institutional demand and improved regulatory clarity in the US. News | Markets | YouTube