The Federal Reserve officially cancels the policy restricting banks from cooperating with Bitcoin in 2023

Coinbase launches Custom Stablecoins, allowing partners to issue branded stablecoins. （Cointelegraph）

[Coinbase Appoints Former UK Chancellor George Osborne as Chair of Global Advisory Board] Coinbase has announced the appointment of former UK Chancellor George Osborne as the Chair of its internal advisory board, aiming to expand Coinbase's influence with governments outside the United States. Osborne served as the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and is currently the Chair of the British Museum and a partner at Robey Warshaw LLP. OpenAI also announced on Tuesday that it has hired Osborne to assist with the expansion of OpenAI's overseas data centers. Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad stated that Coinbase seeks to strengthen its policy-making influence in regions outside the United States, including the UK and the EU.

The 'BTC OG Insider Whale' unstaked 449,000 ETH again last night, bringing the whale's total holdings to 615,000 ETH (valued at approximately $1.8 billion). Previously, the 'BTC OG Insider Whale' had unstaked a portion of ETH 8 days before publicly going long.

[Binance Wallet Announces AgentLISA Airdrop Threshold: 235 Alpha Points Required] According to the Binance Wallet announcement, the participation threshold for the AgentLISA (LISA) airdrop is 235 Alpha points. Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Alpha points, and trading will begin today at 18:00.

[glassnode: The options market reinforces Bitcoin's range-bound pattern, with the range between $81,000 and $95,000] BlockBeats news, December 18, glassnode released this week's market analysis, stating that the market continues to fluctuate within a fragile and time-sensitive structure, influenced by significant supply, rising realized losses, and persistently weakening demand. Prices faced resistance near $93,000, then fell back to $85,600, reflecting the dense supply accumulated in the $93,000 to $120,000 range, with previous strong buyers continuing to suppress price rebounds. As long as the price remains below the 0.75 quantile (approximately $95,000) and fails to return to the short-term holding cost benchmark of $101,500, the upside potential may be limited. Despite the pressure, patient demand has so far maintained the true market average near $81,300, preventing further price declines. Spot demand remains highly selective, corporate capital flows are intermittent, and futures positions continue to reduce risk rather than rebuild confidence. The options market has reinforced this range-bound pattern, with near-month contract volatility narrowing. While downside risks persist, they are relatively stable, and expiration-driven positions have constrained price movements into late December. In summary, Bitcoin is currently caught between structural support near $81,000 and sustained selling pressure above. For a substantial shift to occur, either sellers need to exhaust all selling pressure above $95,000, or new liquidity must flow in to absorb supply and reclaim critical cost basis levels.