Democrats in the US Senate hold a meeting to discuss the passage of the Crypto Market Structure Act, which has garnered bipartisan support for Bitcoin. （The Bitcoin Historian）

[Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict Escalates, Polymarket Prediction Probability Rises to 62%] After the Thai military confirmed a retaliatory strike following the death of a soldier due to a border conflict, the Polymarket market on 'Will Thailand attack Cambodia before December 31?' has been settled as 'Yes.' Polymarket has launched a new market on 'Will Thailand attack Cambodia on December 9?' The Royal Thai Army confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet destroyed a Cambodian casino used as a drone control station, and the Air Force is targeting rocket bases. As a result, the probability of an attack on December 9 has risen from 37% to 62%, though it has not yet been settled.

[Trump: Adverse Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs Will Be the Greatest National Security Threat] U.S. President Trump stated that the greatest historical threat to U.S. national security would be an adverse ruling by the Supreme Court on tariff issues. At that time, the U.S. would have no economic defense.

[Deribit Block Trade: User Bets on BTC Dropping in January and Rebounding to $90,000 in February] According to Deribit data, today's largest BTC block options trade involved a user buying $90,000 put options expiring at the end of January and selling $90,000 put options expiring at the end of February, with 375 BTC on each side. Deribit officials stated that the user is betting on BTC dropping by the end of January and rebounding above $90,000 in February. Currently, the market's positive factors have largely been priced in, and some users are betting on a decline due to the risk of being removed from index components in early January as part of a strategy. However, there is also a clear optimism about the market recovering after February.

[Stripe Launches Stablecoin Payments, Supporting Ethereum, Base, and Polygon Networks] Payment giant Stripe has enabled stablecoin payment functionality for user accounts, supporting payments with stablecoins like USDC on Ethereum, Base, and Polygon networks. This feature has been integrated into Stripe's optimized checkout suite, and no code changes are required for existing integrations. A fee of 1.5% of the transaction amount (calculated in USD) will be charged, with no fixed fees, and all transactions will be settled in USD to the user's existing payment balance.