Mizuho pointed out that Coinbase's promotion of predictive market business may lead to the risk of self erosion in its cryptocurrency business. （Decrypt）

[Coinbase to Launch MERL Perpetual Contracts] Coinbase will launch MERL (Merlin Chain) perpetual contracts on December 18. If liquidity conditions are met, the MERL-PERP trading market will open at 17:30 (UTC+8) or later in regions where trading is supported.

[Atlanta Fed GDPNow Model Estimates U.S. Q3 GDP Growth at 3.5%] The Atlanta Fed GDPNow model estimates U.S. third-quarter GDP growth at 3.5%, previously estimated at 3.6%.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its four-year investigation into the Aave agreement. Aave founder Stan Kulechov stated that the team has invested a significant amount of resources in response to this review. （BWEnews）

[Rainbow Announces RNBW Tokenomics: Total Supply of 1 Billion, TGE Scheduled for 2026] Crypto wallet Rainbow has announced the tokenomics for RNBW, with a total supply of 1 billion tokens. The distribution is as follows: 15% allocated for airdrops at TGE, approximately 3% for community presale via CoinList, 47% for the treasury, 12.2% for the team, 7.8% for investors, and 15% for the community. The circulating supply at TGE will be approximately 20%. Rainbow has set the RNBW token TGE date for February 5, 2026.