According to the source, Argentina's central bank is drafting regulations that would allow traditional banks to offer crypto trading services to customers by April 2026, the source said. This would reverse the ban on bank-facilitated crypto services that has been in place since May 2022, according to the Banco Central de la República Argentina's May 2022 announcement.

According to @CoinMarketCap, BlackRock has filed with the U.S. SEC for a new staked Ethereum ETF that combines ETH price exposure with staking rewards, separate from its existing iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (source: CoinMarketCap; SEC filing). For traders, a staked ETF structure adds staking yield to total returns versus non-staked ETH spot ETFs, shifting performance drivers to include both ETH/USD price and staking reward accrual as outlined in the filing (source: SEC filing; CoinMarketCap). Key watch items are the SEC review milestones and prospectus details on staking counterparties, reward treatment, and allocation limits to evaluate tracking and basis versus current ETH spot ETFs (source: SEC filing; CoinMarketCap).

According to @CoinMarketCap, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched a digital asset pilot program enabling Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and USD Coin (USDC) to be used as collateral in derivatives markets. Per @CoinMarketCap, the pilot explicitly covers collateral usage under CFTC oversight, signaling a regulated pathway for BTC, ETH, and USDC collateralization on U.S. derivatives venues. According to @CoinMarketCap, the source post does not provide additional implementation parameters or timelines beyond collateral eligibility.

According to @CoinMarketCap, the U.S. SEC has ended its multi-year investigation into Ondo Finance without filing any charges. According to @CoinMarketCap, ONDO jumped about 5% immediately following the announcement posted on December 8, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, the firm executed its largest Bitcoin purchase since July, spending $963 million to acquire 10,624 BTC. According to @CoinMarketCap, this increases the firm’s total holdings to 660,624 BTC, valued at about $60 billion. Based on @CoinMarketCap’s figures, the implied average purchase price is approximately $90,600 per BTC, and the implied valuation reflects roughly $90,800 per BTC.

According to @CoinMarketCap, citing The Korea Times, South Korea is moving to require domestic crypto exchanges to compensate customers for losses from hacks or system failures even when the platforms are not at fault. The Korea Times reported the policy push follows the recent Upbit breach and would formalize mandatory reimbursement obligations for exchanges operating in the country. The Korea Times said the initiative addresses customer losses tied to security breaches and system outages, indicating a tighter customer-protection regime for Korean trading venues.

According to @CoinMarketCap, the platform posted the prompt "What's in your bag today?" on Dec 8, 2025, inviting users to share their current crypto holdings (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, 2025-12-08). The post provides no specific assets, price data, or trading guidance and does not imply any allocation recommendation or market signal (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, 2025-12-08). Traders should treat this strictly as community engagement content with no disclosed positions from the publisher (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, 2025-12-08).

According to the source, privacy-focused Ethereum layer-2 Aztec Network raised roughly $61 million in ETH through a community-first token sale. source: the source. The project said about half of the committed capital came directly from community members, signaling broad participation beyond institutional allocations. source: Aztec Network statement cited by the source. The source did not provide details on listing timelines, vesting, or unlock schedules, information traders typically monitor for liquidity and price discovery. source: the source.

According to @CoinMarketCap, 2025 marked a breakout year for perpetual DEXs, with a comparison chart underscoring the narrative’s strength across Hyperliquid, Aster, Lighter, and edgeX (source: @CoinMarketCap, X, Dec 8, 2025). The post states these platforms differentiate by infrastructure, liquidity mechanisms, and product offerings while converging on explosive market traction (source: @CoinMarketCap, X, Dec 8, 2025). For traders, this identifies on-chain perpetual DEXs as a leading 2025 narrative to prioritize, as highlighted by the shared comparison (source: @CoinMarketCap, X, Dec 8, 2025).

According to @CoinMarketCap, BTC dominance has not dipped below 50% in 2025, ended 2024 at 56.7%, and currently stands at 58.8% as of Dec 8, 2025 (source: CoinMarketCap tweet on Dec 8, 2025). Based on CoinMarketCap’s dominance metric, this implies altcoins collectively account for about 41.2% of total crypto market capitalization at present, indicating a larger market share concentration in BTC relative to altcoins for 2025 (source: CoinMarketCap dominance data on Dec 8, 2025).

According to the source, Western Union will launch a stable card for users in high-inflation economies and plans to issue its own stablecoin, as announced by CFO Matthew Cagwin at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference (source: remarks by Western Union CFO Matthew Cagwin at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference). The stated goal is to protect users in inflationary environments through a value-stable payments product, per Cagwin’s announcement at the UBS event (source: remarks by Western Union CFO Matthew Cagwin at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference). For traders, this confirms a new corporate entrant into the stable-value payments segment to monitor for product design, issuance, and settlement details once disclosed, as confirmed by Cagwin’s UBS conference remarks (source: remarks by Western Union CFO Matthew Cagwin at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference).

According to @CoinMarketCap, crypto projects raised a combined $434M across 10 disclosed deals last week, led by CoinMENA’s $240M centralized exchange round (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 8, 2025). Based on @CoinMarketCap’s figures, sector allocation was concentrated in CEX ~$240M (~55%), L1 $50M (~12%), AI/DePIN $54M (~12%), cross-chain DEX $25M (~6%), RWA perps $20M (~5%), payments $17M (~4%), portfolio management $15M (~3%), yield marketplace $8M (~2%), and delta-neutral stablecoin infra $5M (~1%), indicating the strongest investor demand in trading venues and base-layer infrastructure (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 8, 2025). Top raises were CoinMENA $240M (CEX), Canton Network $50M (L1), Gonka $50M (AI, DePIN), and Portal $25M (cross-chain DEX), signaling capital concentration into exchanges, L1 ecosystems, AI/DePIN infrastructure, and cross-chain liquidity (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 8, 2025). Additional rounds were Ostium $20M (RWA perps), Fin $17M (payments), BitStack $15M (portfolio management), Zoo Finance $8M (yield marketplace), Axis $5M (delta-neutral stablecoin), and AIAV $4M (AI agents), broadening deal flow into RWA, payments, yield, and stablecoin primitives (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 8, 2025). For traders, these allocations identify currently capital-backed narratives—CEX, L1, cross-chain DEX, AI/DePIN, and RWA—based on the reported sector and size breakdown (source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 8, 2025).

According to @CoinMarketCap, the platform is not a crypto exchange and does not support buying, selling, or trading crypto assets. Source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 8, 2025. @CoinMarketCap also stated that token withdrawals are not possible via CMC and that the CMC Portfolio feature is a tracking tool, not a crypto wallet capable of storing crypto. Source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 8, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, two physical Casascius coins each holding 1,000 BTC were activated after more than 13 years of dormancy, transferring a combined 2,000 BTC worth approximately 180 million dollars. According to @CoinMarketCap, the coins' BTC was originally minted when Bitcoin traded between 3.88 and 11.69 dollars, indicating previously inactive early supply has moved on-chain.

According to the source, French banking group BPCE will enable trading of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and USDC for 2 million retail customers directly within its banking apps, source: the source. The source adds that BPCE plans to expand this in-app crypto trading access to 12 million customers by 2026, source: the source. According to the source, the rollout creates a direct euro on-ramp inside a major French bank for BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC, with asset coverage and timelines limited to those stated, source: the source.

According to @CoinMarketCap, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index uses a five-level scale: under 20 equals extreme fear, 20–40 fear, 40–60 neutral, 60–80 greed, and over 80 extreme greed (source: CoinMarketCap). According to CoinMarketCap, historically, extreme readings have signaled potential reversals in crypto market sentiment (source: CoinMarketCap). According to CoinMarketCap, extremes below 20 or above 80 can serve as contrarian signals for timing potential turning points (source: CoinMarketCap).

According to CoinMarketCap, the latest X post simply asks 'Favorite community?' without any tickers, prices, or metrics, indicating a community engagement prompt rather than market guidance (source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 8, 2025). For traders, the post provides no actionable signal or directional bias and should not be used to infer short-term price moves across tokens (source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 8, 2025).

According to CoinMarketCap, Ethereum (ETH) exchange balances have fallen to an all-time low as more ETH moves into staking, layer 2s, and custody, with analysts noting this setup could trigger a potential supply squeeze (source: CoinMarketCap). For trading decisions, the source highlights monitoring exchange balances alongside staking and L2/custody flows as key gauges of potential supply tightness affecting near-term market dynamics (source: CoinMarketCap).

According to @CoinMarketCap, K33 Research says Bitcoin's correction shows signs of bottoming as the market is overreacting to long-term risks while near-term strength signals such as low leverage and solid support levels are being overlooked (source: @CoinMarketCap). K33 highlights low leverage and defined support as near-term positives for BTC risk assessment and positioning by traders (source: @CoinMarketCap).

According to @CoinMarketCap, DeFiLlama’s narrative tracker shows GameFi moved up one spot week-on-week, from 16th to 15th (source: @CoinMarketCap). According to @CoinMarketCap, RealGo launched on BNB Chain with AR-powered meme pet capturing, PvP battles, and play-to-earn rewards tied to real-world exploration (source: @CoinMarketCap). According to @CoinMarketCap, Echelon Prime jumped 70% as capital rotated into select projects amid market volatility (source: @CoinMarketCap).