[Washington State Regulators Demand Coinme Refund Over $8 Million in Customer Funds] The Washington State financial regulatory authority has ordered Bitcoin ATM operator Coinme to suspend its operations and refund over $8 million in unredeemed customer funds. Regulators accused Coinme of treating unredeemed cryptocurrency vouchers as revenue, violating the Uniform Money Services Act. Coinme has been instructed to segregate customer assets and compensate users based on the higher value between the amount paid by the user and the cryptocurrency value on the date the order was issued. Additionally, the regulators plan to revoke its license, impose a $300,000 fine and a $375 investigation fee, and ban co-founder Neil Bergquist and the company from engaging in money transmission activities for ten years. Coinme has 20 days from the receipt of the order to request a hearing; otherwise, the temporary order will become permanent on the 21st day.

[Whale Withdraws $1.98 Million Worth of FLOKI from Binance] According to Onchain Lens monitoring, 14 minutes ago, a whale withdrew 40 billion FLOKI from Binance, valued at approximately $1.98 million, possibly for staking.

[U.S. Trade Representative Says Trump May Withdraw from USMCA Next Year] On December 4, the U.S. Trade Representative stated that U.S. President Trump might withdraw from the USMCA next year.

[Aster Releases H1 2026 Roadmap, Mainnet Launch in Q1] Decentralized trading platform Aster has released its roadmap for the first half of 2026, focusing on infrastructure, token utility, and ecosystem and community development. In early December 2025, Aster will launch the 'Shield Mode' and Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) strategy orders; in mid-December, it will upgrade Real World Assets (RWA) and expand the perpetual stock contract market; by the end of December, the Aster Chain testnet will be opened for community testing. In the first quarter of 2026, the Aster Chain mainnet will go live, along with the release of developer tools and fiat on/off-ramp channels. In the second quarter, ASTER token staking, on-chain governance, and smart fund tools will be launched.

[Aster CEO: Plans to Launch Independent L1 with Verifiable Privacy Capabilities in Q1 2026] Leonard, CEO of the decentralized perpetual exchange Aster, stated during Binance Blockchain Week that the future of the perpetual contract decentralized trading market might develop into an oligopoly structure, with at most three major platforms emerging. He also mentioned that smaller centralized exchanges might shift toward building decentralized exchanges. Leonard revealed that Aster is developing a multi-chain, multi-collateral asset trading experience that supports the direct collateralization of native assets like BTC, ETH, and BNB. Additionally, they plan to launch an independent L1 with verifiable privacy capabilities, with the testnet expected to be released by the end of the year and the mainnet targeted for launch in Q1 2026. Aster is currently collaborating primarily with BNB Chain and receiving guidance from the Binance ecosystem, with potential for deeper cooperation in the future.