JUST IN: 🇯🇵 Bank of Japan says the economy survived President Trump's tariffs.

NEW: 🇺🇸 OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould says crypto companies should be treated no differently than banks when seeking federal charters.

NEW: 🇲🇾 Eldest son of Malaysia’s king is launching $RMJDT, a ringgit-backed stablecoin supported by cash & Malaysian government bonds — per BBG.

JUST IN: 🇦🇪 Circle secures Financial Services Permission license from Abu Dhabi's FSRA to operate as a Money Services Provider under ADGM.

LATEST: Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says crypto index funds are going to be a big deal in 2026 as the market gets more complex and use cases multiply.

INSIGHT: Bitcoin supply on exchanges dropped by 403.2K $BTC over the past year — signaling reduced selling pressure & lower risk of major sell-offs, per Santiment.

ETF FLOWS: 📊 $ETH, $SOL & $XRP spot ETFs saw net inflows on Dec. 8, while $BTC spot ETFs saw net outflows. - $BTC: - $60.48M - $ETH: $35.49M - $SOL: $1.18M - $XRP: $38.04M

LATEST: 📊 Lighter leads perp DEXs with $8.22B in 24h volume, followed by Hyperliquid at $6.22B and Aster at $5.79B.

INSIGHT: $HYPE is trading at May lows despite Hyperliquid hitting market-leading highs. The platform still commands ~48% of all perp DEX open interest ($6.1B of $12.7B).

NEW: 🇺🇸 Fitch Ratings warns it may reassess US banks with significant crypto exposure due to reputational, liquidity, and compliance risks.

TODAY: 🇺🇸 Jack Mallers’ Bitcoin company Twenty One begins trading on the NYSE under ticker $XXI.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says immediate rate cuts is a requirement for next Federal Reserve Chair.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇪🇺 President Trump calls European leaders "weak."

JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇺🇸 China to restrict access to Nvidia $NVDA H200 chips, even after President Trump approved their sale - FT.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 Billionaire Michael Saylor says China will copy the United States’ Bitcoin strategy.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Billionaire Michael Saylor says the following US banks are now issuing credit against Bitcoin: - Citi - JPMorgan - Wells Fargo - BNY Mellon - Charles Schwab - Bank of America

NEW: 🇦🇪 UAE National Security says Bitcoin is a “key pillar of future finance.”

LATEST: 🇷🇺 Crypto futures trading on Moscow Exchange hits $636 million.

JUST IN: 🇨🇿 Czech National Bank gold reserves rose 1.6 tonnes in November, topping 70 tonnes. Year-to-date additions now total 20 tonnes, up nearly 40%.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Jack Mallers' Twenty One Capital goes live on NYSE with $4 billion worth of $BTC on its balance sheet (ticker: $XXI)