On chain monitoring shows that Trend Research, a secondary investment institution under Mr. Yi, increased its holdings of 20850 ETH worth approximately 63.28 million US dollars this afternoon, and borrowed 40 million US dollars from Aave to transfer to Binance for further leveraged ETH purchases. At present, the institution holds a total of 601076 ETH through lending leverage, with a total value of approximately 1.82 billion US dollars, an average cost of approximately 3202 US dollars, and a floating loss of approximately 110 million US dollars. The total amount of Aave loans reached 958 million US dollars. (Ashes)

The new framework due Jan. 1 will let banks pay interest on clients' e-CNY holdings. What to know : The People's Bank of China will implement a new digital yuan framework on Jan. 1, allowing commercial banks to pay interest on digital currency holdings. The digital yuan will transition from digital cash to digital deposit money. An international digital yuan operations center is proposed for Shanghai, aiming to enhance the currency's global reach.

[Spot Gold Drops $20 in the Short Term to $4460/oz] Spot gold fell $20 in the short term, hitting a low of $4460/oz, with an intraday decline of 1.67%.

[2 New Addresses Withdraw 1,600 BTC from Binance, Total Value $143 Million] According to Onchain Lens monitoring, 2 newly created addresses have withdrawn a total of 1,600 BTC from Binance, with a total value of $143 million. One of the new addresses (bc1qvl...7azy) withdrew 1,000 BTC, valued at $89.97 million.

Can Ripple and Cardano hold it together as the market matures to fundamental-focused projects, Galaxy's Novogratz asked Friday. What to know : Novogratz noted that while XRP and ADA have strong fan bases, their adoption remains weak. He emphasized that tokens not considered 'money' like bitcoin will be valued based on revenue, usage, and measurable value, similar to traditional businesses.