Fox reporter: Scott Bessent, Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, strongly supports cryptocurrency

[Ark Invest Increased Holdings in Circle, BitMine, Robinhood, and Coinbase Stocks Yesterday] According to monitoring data, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest increased holdings yesterday by 134,650 shares of Circle stock (approximately $9.01 million), 380,244 shares of BitMine stock (approximately $9.89 million), 63,991 shares of Robinhood stock (approximately $6.79 million), and 42,419 shares of Coinbase stock (approximately $10.10 million).

BBX News: Yesterday, there was a large-scale capital action in the cryptocurrency asset strategy of global listed companies: BTC Treasury Boosts: DDC Enterprise (NYSE: DDC) signs agreement to acquire 300 more BTC, making it the largest single acquisition in the company's history. After completion, the holding will reach 1383 BTC, with an expected return rate of up to 99% in the second half of the year. Special Financing Expansion: Metaplanet (TYO: 3350) announced the issuance of $150 million worth of "MERCURY" Class B perpetual preferred stock, with an annual interest rate of 4.9%. The funds raised will be specifically used to expand the size of the Bitcoin treasury. Business Expansion: Hong Kong International Business Digital Technology (HKEX: 01782) plans to raise approximately HKD 100 million through a placement, of which approximately HKD 20 million will be used to deploy virtual asset services in overseas markets in the future. The financing and allocation scale disclosed by the institution in a single day exceeded 160 million US dollars, and capital investment has deepened. Source: bbx.com

[U.S. SEC to Hold Roundtable on December 15 to Discuss Cryptocurrency Privacy Issues] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Special Cryptocurrency Task Force has announced that it will hold a roundtable on December 15, focusing on privacy and financial monitoring issues within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The meeting will invite leaders from the crypto industry and SEC officials to jointly discuss related challenges and potential solutions. The context includes the recent partial guilty verdict of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, the sentencing of Samourai Wallet developers, and the significant price increase of privacy coins over the past two months. Additionally, Matthew Galeotti, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division, stated in August that the practice of prosecuting developers solely for writing open-source code would cease, emphasizing that writing code without malicious intent does not constitute a crime.

[Bitcoin Whale Short Position Floating Profit Exceeds $57 Million] According to Onchain Lens data tracking, a Bitcoin whale is currently holding a 20x leveraged short position with a floating profit of approximately $30 million, and has additionally earned $9 million through funding rates, bringing the total profit to around $57 million.

[‘CZ Counterparty’ Whale Long Position Floating Loss of $31.84 Million, ETH Liquidation Price at $2,528] On November 21, according to EmberCN monitoring, the ‘CZ Counterparty’ whale’s long position worth $261 million is currently facing a floating loss of $31.84 million. The liquidation prices for its long positions are ETH at $2,528 and XRP at $1.55. Previously, this whale closed its short position on ASTER and opted to go long on ETH and XRP, with a total opening value close to $300 million. Recently, due to market downturns, the losses have been significant.