[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce: Weakening U.S. Employment Data May Prompt the Fed to Cut Rates Earlier in 2026] The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pointed out that non-farm payroll data reflects further weakening in the U.S. labor market, which could prompt Federal Reserve policymakers to reassess their stance and increase the likelihood of an earlier rate cut in 2026. Although Goolsbee and Schmid will step down from the FOMC next year, their successors, Harker and Logan, may be more hawkish. However, a cooling labor market will weaken the justification for maintaining rates, making it increasingly likely that the Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy earlier in 2026.

[Binance Releases Overview of Listing Pathway, Covering Alpha, Futures, and Spot Stages] On December 17, Binance released an overview of its listing pathway, which follows a structured three-stage process: Binance Alpha, Binance Futures, and Binance Spot. Binance Alpha serves as a token screening platform prior to spot listing; Binance Futures allows for the establishment of long and short positions; Binance Spot supports direct buying and selling, while offering opportunities such as HODLer airdrops, Launchpool, and Megadrop. Binance evaluates project performance at each stage, and only a very small number of projects meeting the criteria can be directly listed on the spot market.

[Binance Releases Project Listing Pathway Framework and Application Guide] Binance has released a project listing pathway framework, covering options such as BinanceAlpha, BinanceFutures, and BinanceSpot. The framework details pathways like Launchpool, Megadrop, and direct spot listing, as well as evaluation areas. Binance requires project teams to apply directly through official channels, emphasizes that third-party intermediaries are not recognized, and provides a channel for fraud reporting.

According to AiCoin's real-time on chain monitoring, at 13:03 (UTC+8) today, the "hardcore short whale" continuously reduced its BTC short positions by 20 BTC, valued at $1.73 million. Accumulated profit of $500000. As of press time, the value of its BTC short position is $58.9 million, with a floating profit of $17.0090 million. In addition, the giant whale has pending orders worth approximately $68.97 million that have not yet been executed. Whale address: 0x5d2f4460ac3514ada79f5d9838916e508ab39bb7

According to AiCoin monitoring, a large amount of funds flowed out of the US spot BTC ETF market yesterday, with a net outflow of up to $277 million. Among them, IBIT was the largest outflow, with a daily net outflow of $211 million; Next is BITB, with a total of 50.9 million US dollars. According to the "Spot BTC ETF Tracking" real-time trading strategy developed by AiCoin, there is a significant positive correlation between the inflow of ETF funds and BTC prices. Subscription indicators can be used to automatically place orders based on the flow of funds in the program. Data for reference only