ETH rises to a new high of $3574.71, reaching a three-month high

[South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb to List DEXE Token in KRW Market] South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb will list the DEXE token in the KRW market.

[Two whale addresses accumulated a total of 4,664 ETH during the early morning market dip] On-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring shows that two whale addresses accumulated ETH during the early morning market dip. Among them, the new address 0x779...13703 withdrew 2,656 ETH from Binance for the first time, valued at $7.55 million, with a withdrawal price of $2,842.39 per ETH. Address 0xbE3...9A42a withdrew 2,008 ETH from Binance, approximately $5.65 million; this address has accumulated a total of 6,411.4 ETH over the past four months, with a total value of $24.83 million and an average withdrawal price of $3,873 per ETH. Most of the ETH has been staked in Everstake.

[vooi Airdrop Claim Opened at 8 PM on the 18th, Limited to 30 Days] Perpetual Contract DEX Aggregator vooi announced on the X platform that the airdrop claim officially opened at 8 PM on the 18th. The airdrop snapshot was taken on December 8 at 8:00 (UTC+8), and the airdrop claim is open for a limited period of 30 days.

The CFTC is seeking feedback on allowing retail traders to directly access derivatives clearing as part of strengthening measures to protect retail investors in the derivatives market. （Cointelegraph）

In a package of confirmations, the U.S. Senate approved Mike Selig to lead the CFTC and Travis Hill to run the FDIC, both with major potential reach into crypto. What to know : The U.S. Senate moved to confirm a massive package of President Donald Trump's nominees on Thursday, including two officials with important regulator roles over the crypto sector. The chamber approved the confirmations of Mike Selig to run the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Travis Hill to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Selig will have a leading role as a crypto watchdog, replacing Acting Chairman Caroline Pham, who has been pushing an aggressive crypto policy agenda in the absence of a permanent agency chief.