XRP higher after early dip as buyers step in near $1.80

[MocaPortfolio Announces ME Token Sale Details: Total Allocation of 2.195 Million Tokens] MocaPortfolio has announced the launch of Magic Eden tokens (ME), with a total allocation of 2.195 million ME. MOCA stakers are required to burn 5,000 to 20 million Staking Power to participate. Registration will be open from December 18 at 21:00 to December 29 at 09:00 (UTC+8). ME tokens will be distributed proportionally based on the amount of Staking Power consumed by participants. This marks MocaPortfolio's first airdrop, with more airdrops from Animoca Brands ecosystem projects to follow in the future.

[Binance Alpha Launches RateX (RTX)] On December 19, Binance Alpha newly launched RateX (RTX).

[Uniswap Proposal Set for Voting, Largest UNI Short Position Closed Over 40%] The 'Unification' proposal submitted by Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has entered the final voting stage and will begin on December 20 at 11:30 (UTC+8). If passed, it will burn 100 million UNI tokens and activate the v2/v3 fee switch. Monitoring shows that the largest UNI short whale, 'Altcoin Air Force Leader,' has closed over 40% of their UNI short positions, currently holding $2.79 million with an unrealized profit of $1.22 million. On Polymarket, the probability of the fee switch being activated has risen to 85%.

[753 Bitcoins Transferred from Unknown Wallet to Antpool] 753 Bitcoins (approximately $66,216,740) were transferred from an unknown wallet to Antpool.

[Xu Zhengyu: Some stablecoin licenses expected to be issued early next year, with priority given to reserve management measures] Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Xu Zhengyu stated that as of the end of September this year, 36 applications for stablecoin licenses had been received. It is expected that some licenses will be issued early next year, with priority given to robust reserve management, price stability, and anti-money laundering measures. Xu Zhengyu pointed out that work is underway with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to establish a licensing regime for virtual asset trading services and custody services, with plans to submit it to the Legislative Council for review next year. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority had previously stated in October that only a few licenses would be issued in the initial phase.