🔥 SAYLOR: 'China will imitate the U.S. as soon as America begins accumulating Bitcoin.'

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🇺🇸 TUNE IN: Texas leads the way as the first US state to buy and hold Bitcoin.

In Savannah Fortis’ new Byte-Sized Insight with Lee Bratcher, President of the Texas Blockchain Council, they dig into why Texas is doubling down during a downturn—and what that implies for future state-level $BTC policy.

Watch the full episode here.

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🚨 Alert: $131 million in positions wiped out in a single hour across the market.

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🔥 New: PNC starts offering Bitcoin trading to its private banking clients through a Coinbase partnership, enabling them to buy BTC directly from their investment accounts.

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Fresh update: U.S. banks can now play intermediary roles to streamline crypto transactions under the latest regulatory guidance.

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⚡ NEW: Tidal Trust has filed for a Bitcoin AfterDark ETF that would hold Bitcoin only during off-market hours.

ETF analyst Eric Balchunas notes that most BTC gains occur after hours, suggesting this approach could deliver higher returns.

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🚨 Tempo is kicking off its testnet, backed by Stripe and Paradigm—a payments-first blockchain built for instant settlement and predictable fees.

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🗞 Here’s the latest from the last 24 hours:

- 🔥 Bitcoin breaks out of its four-year cycle, entering an extended bull phase, with targets raised to $150k by 2026 and a $200k peak in 2027.

- 🚨 Bitcoin supply on exchanges fell by 403.2K BTC over the past year, signaling reduced selling pressure and a lower risk of big sell-offs, per Santiment.

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

- 🔥 UAE National Security calls Bitcoin a "key pillar of future finance."

- 🔥 SAYLOR: "China will copy the U.S. the moment America starts accumulating Bitcoin."

- 🚨 $131M in positions wiped out in just one hour across the market.

- 🔥 PNC launches Bitcoin trading for its private banking clients via a Coinbase partnership, letting them buy BTC directly within their investment accounts.

- 🇺🇸 U.S. banks are now allowed to act as intermediaries for crypto transactions under new regulatory guidance.

- ⚡ Tidal Trust files for a Bitcoin AfterDark ETF that would hold Bitcoin only during off-market hours.

- 🚨 Stripe and Tempo, backed by Paradigm, launched its testnet — a payments-first blockchain designed for instant settlement with predictable fees.

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🚨 Alert: CZ, Binance's founder, says Yi He's WeChat account has been hacked. He urges followers not to buy memecoins mentioned in the hacker's posts.

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🇺🇸 Quick update: SEC Chair Paul Atkins says ICOs tied to network tokens, digital collectibles, or digital tools should not be classified as securities and would fall outside the SEC's remit.

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🇺🇸 Latest: The Financial Times reports that Trump is on track to wrap up the final round of interviews for the Fed chair position this week.

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🇺🇸 NEW: Senator Cynthia Lummis plans to publish a draft of the crypto market-structure bill by the end of the week, giving industry players and lawmakers from both parties a chance to review it before markup next week.

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🇺🇸 US ETF FLOWS: Spot ETFs tracking BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP posted net inflows on December 9.

BTC: $151.74M
ETH: $177.64M
SOL: $16.54M
XRP: $8.73M

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🔥 LATEST: Bybit just published a report featuring the Top 20 countries in the World Crypto Adoption Index. Is your country on the list?

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⚡️ LATEST: Crypto rewards for everyday spending?

Kolo has unveiled a Visa credit card that offers up to 5% Bitcoin cashback, with instant signup and support for Apple Pay and Google Pay.

No complicated tiers—just swipe and stack sats.

[Brought to you by Kolo]

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🔥 Update: Strategy has submitted its response to MSCI's digital-asset treasury consultation, calling for neutral and consistent index standards.

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🚨 BREAKING: The Federal Reserve cuts rates by 25 basis points.

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🇺🇸 Breaking news: Gemini has secured a Designated Contract Market license from the CFTC, enabling it to offer prediction markets to U.S. customers.

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Today, Acting CFTC Chair Pham announced the members of the CEO Innovation Council, a panel exploring how shifting market structures are transforming the derivatives landscape. The lineup features the heads of Polymarket, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Gemini, and Kraken.

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🔥 Bullish update: BitMine just added another 33,504 ETH to its treasury, bringing the total to $112.06 million.

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🗞 Catch up on the news from the last 24 hours!

🚨 Binance founder CZ warns that co-CEO Yi He's WeChat account was hacked, urging users not to buy memecoins from the hacker's posts.

🇺🇸 SEC Chair Paul Atkins said ICOs tied to network tokens, digital collectibles, or digital tools should not be treated as securities and do not fall under SEC’s purview.

🇺🇸 President Trump to hold final interviews for Fed chair position this week, per FT.

🇺🇸 Senator Cynthia Lummis aims to release a draft of the crypto market structure bill by week's end, allowing industry and both parties to vet it before markup next week.

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP spot ETFs saw net inflows on Dec. 9.

🔥 Strategy has submitted its response to MSCI’s digital-asset treasury consultation, calling for neutral and consistent index standards.

🚨 The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by 25 basis points.

🇺🇸 Gemini secures Designated Contract Market license from CFTC, allowing it to offer prediction markets to US customers.

🇺🇸 CFTC Acting Chairman Pham announced CEO Innovation Council participants to discuss market structure developments in derivatives market.

🔥 BitMine adds another 33,504 ETH, worth about $112.06M, to its treasury.

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