[Trump Favors Walsh or Hassett to Lead the Federal Reserve, Says Interest Rates Should Be No Higher Than 1% in a Year] U.S. President Trump stated on Friday that Kevin Walsh and Kevin Hassett are both excellent candidates for the position of Federal Reserve Chair. Trump confirmed that he met with Walsh on Wednesday and asked whether Walsh would guarantee support for rate cuts if selected. Walsh expressed the belief that rate cuts are necessary. Trump believes that the next Federal Reserve Chair should consult him when setting interest rate policies and that interest rates should be no higher than 1% in a year.
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More >Real estate startup Opendoor, valued at $7 billion, announces acceptance of Bitcoin for home purchases
Opendoor, a real estate startup valued at $7 billion, announced that it will now accept Bitcoin as a payment method for purchasing homes. (The Bitcoin Historian)
XRP Spot ETFs Rack Up 30-Day Inflow Streak in Divergence From Bitcoin, Ether
The products have attracted fresh capital every trading day since launch, lifting cumulative net inflows to about $975 million. What to know : U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs have seen 30 consecutive days of net inflows since their launch on Nov. 13, contrasting with bitcoin and ether ETFs which have experienced outflows. As of Dec. 12, XRP spot ETFs have accumulated approximately $975 million in net inflows, with total net assets reaching about $1.18 billion. The steady inflows into XRP ETFs suggest they are being used for structural allocations, appealing to investors seeking differentiated crypto exposure.
供应链机构账款凭证存量近3万亿元,区块链“脱核”融资待突破
[Supply Chain Institutions' Accounts Receivable Vouchers Total Nearly 3 Trillion Yuan, Blockchain-Based 'Decentralized' Financing Awaits Breakthrough] As of November 30, 2025, a total of 217 supply chain information service institutions have registered their basic information with the National Internet Finance Association of China. The stock scale of accounts receivable vouchers issued by these institutions is close to 3 trillion yuan. Financial institutions such as banks are leveraging technologies like big data and blockchain to explore 'decentralized' financing, which still awaits breakthroughs. This refers to reducing excessive reliance on the credit of core enterprises and using real data as the basis for credit evaluation to provide financing for small and medium-sized enterprises.
在岸及离岸人民币对美元汇率创14个月新高
[Onshore and Offshore RMB to USD Exchange Rates Hit 14-Month High] On December 15, the onshore and offshore RMB to USD exchange rates reached a 14-month high. The onshore RMB to USD spot exchange rate peaked at 7.0500 during intraday trading, marking the first time it touched the 7.05 level since October 9, 2024. The offshore RMB to USD exchange rate peaked at 7.046 during intraday trading, hitting a new high since early October 2024. On the same day, the RMB to USD central parity rate was set at 7.0656, depreciating by 18 basis points.
巨鲸pension-usdt.eth平空开多BTC,持仓3211万美元
[Whale pension-usdt.eth closes BTC short and opens long, holding $32.11M] Coinbob's popular address monitoring shows that in the past hour, the whale 'pension-usdt.eth' fully closed a BTC short position worth approximately $88.8M, realizing a profit of about $950K. Subsequently, it opened a 3x leveraged BTC long position, which has now reached $32.11M and continues to increase. This address frequently engages in short-term swing trading, with profits of approximately $17.46M over the past 30 days and $8.54M recorded since December.