According to PANews, India's central bank deputy governor, Sankar, has stated that anonymity is inevitable in the retail use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). He emphasized that legal support is necessary to anonymize CBDC transactions, and tools are available to facilitate this process.

The investment firm continues to rebalance its fund weightings amid market volatility, with Robinhood stock closing down 9% on Thursday. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/382324/cathie-wood-ark-invest-buys-robinhood-shares-own-bitcoin-etf?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Hex Trust, a regulated institutional asset custodian, announced on December 12 that it would issue wrapped XRP (wXRP) on Solana (SOL), among other networks, including Ethereum (ETH).  A fully collateralized version of the native token built for use beyond the XRP Ledger (XRPL), wrapped XRP can be redeemed 1:1 for XRP at any time. The rollout is set to begin with more than $100 million in value locked, giving traders and institutions immediate liquidity from day one. 🚀 HUGE news for the #XRP ecosystem! @Hex_Trust is launching and securing Wrapped XRP (wXRP), a 1:1-backed representation of native XRP, issued on @LayerZero_Core OFT Standard, to unlock #DeFi utility across multiple blockchains, starting with @Solana source: https://finbold.com/wrapped-xrp-to-debut-on-solana-heres-how-xrp-price-reacted/

The organization is turning to bitcoin and digital assets to overcome delays in traditional banking channels during crises. source: https://atlas21.com/save-the-children-launches-bitcoin-fund-to-accelerate-humanitarian-aid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=save-the-children-launches-bitcoin-fund-to-accelerate-humanitarian-aid

According to Foresight News, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced the completion of drafting 11 recommended national standards related to the electronics industry. These standards include guidelines for the application of blockchain and distributed ledger technology in logistics tracking services. The ministry is now seeking public feedback on these standards to gather opinions from various sectors of society.

The move breaks from years of regulatory ambiguity and signals that Washington wants simpler, more functional rules as crypto enters […] The post CFTC Scraps Outdated Rules in Push Toward Full Crypto Legalization appeared first on Coindoo. source: https://coindoo.com/cftc-scraps-outdated-rules-in-push-toward-full-crypto-legalization/

Michael Selig's Senate confirmation vote arrives as the CFTC withdraws its 2020 virtual currency guidance, approves spot crypto trading on futures exchanges, and launches a pilot program accepting Bitcoin, Ether, and USDC as derivatives collateral. source: https://cryptonews.com/news/trumps-crypto-regulator-pick-heads-to-senate-floor-for-crucial-vote/

The CFTC granted narrow no-action relief to four prediction markets, reducing immediate enforcement risk. source: https://cryptonews.com/news/cftc-grants-no-action-relief-to-multiple-prediction-markets/

CryptoQuant reports that Bitcoin’s Spot Taker CVD has turned buy-dominant, suggesting aggressive buyers are returning and market sentiment is shifting toward demand recovery. source: https://btcusa.com/cryptoquant-bitcoin-buyers-return-as-spot-taker-cvd-flips-to-buy-dominance/

At the Solana Breakpoint conference, Mariu, co-founder of Kamino, the Solana ecosystem liquidity protocol, announced that Kamino will soon launch fixed-rate, fixed-term lending products. Users will be able to choose their lending rate and term and transact according to the corresponding conditions. Mariu pointed out that this mechanism helps institutions seeking to clarify financing costs participate in the on-chain lending market, while also providing a stable, lockable interest rate spread for various asset circulation and arbitrage strategies. Kamino is collaborating with FalX (one of the major brokers in its market), with a key component being the "lending intention" mechanism. This mechanism allows borrowers and lenders to place orders and match transactions at their desired interest rates, thereby achieving more accurate interest rate price discovery on-chain and gradually forming an on-chain yield curve.

Coinbase-incubated open-source payment protocol x402 has released version 2. This is the first major version iteration since its mainnet launch in May 2025.

The Bolivian government has announced a major policy—integrating stablecoins into its formal financial system, allowing them to be used "as a legal tender."

Binance, cryptocurrency, Hash Global founder KK discusses BNB digital asset allocation and Web3 development stage. Golden Finance reports, "In the future, all assets will be issued and traded on-chain."

x402 Protocol, AI Agent, Payment: Let's talk about the x402 V2 upgrade and share some key points. Golden Finance shares several key aspects of the x402 protocol V2 upgrade.

What are the implications of the frequent regulatory actions taken by the US SEC and OCC? This article from Jinse Finance focuses on the recent regulatory actions of the US SEC and OCC.

Coinbase has released version 2 of the x402 protocol. This version optimizes upon version 1, expanding from a single-call payment to a unified internet payment layer.

Fintech 3.0 will coexist with traditional finance for many years, but its development direction is already clear. Stablecoin infrastructure is expected to become a core component of global finance.

The implementation of CARF is expected to further enhance the tax transparency of Hong Kong's cryptocurrency market, impacting trading platforms, custodians, individual investors, and traditional financial intermediaries.

The U.S. Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) received a "no action" letter from the SEC, authorizing it to launch a new service for tokenizing custodial assets such as stocks and bonds to accelerate the adoption of digital assets.

Farcaster, a star project that raised $180 million and was valued at nearly $1 billion, announced a strategic shift. What lessons can we learn from this?