On December 17, according to a memo from Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan, three of the company's "Top 10 Predictions for 2026," to be released on December 16, are particularly important for crypto investors.
On December 17, The Block reported that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is moving forward with implementation of parts of the stablecoin bill that will become law this summer.
On December 17th, according to official news, Web3 social payment company METYA announced that it has received $50 million in strategic investment. This investment was led by Century United Holdings Group (1959.HK).
The Republic of the Marshall Islands recently completed the world's first on-chain distribution of universal basic income using digital-native sovereign bonds (USDM1) on the Stellar blockchain.
According to Bloomberg, global payments giant Visa recently announced that banks in the United States can now use USDC, a stablecoin issued by Circle, for transaction clearing via the high-performance public blockchain Solana.
On December 16, Lingxi, a digital collectibles platform under JD.com, announced that newly issued digital assets would officially be eligible for transfer services starting December 15.
According to Reuters, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) held a broad consultation on Tuesday regarding a range of proposed rules for the cryptocurrency industry.