Singapore became the world’s top country for crypto adoption, overtaking the United States in a global ranking by Bybit and DL Research. The report found strong regulation, high public use and deep institutional support helped crypto become part of everyday life in Singapore.

According to SoSoValue data, during the last trading week (December 8th to December 12th, Eastern Time), SOL spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $33.6 million, with none of the seven ETFs experiencing net outflows. The SOL spot ETF with the largest net inflow last week was the Bitwise Solana Spot ETF (BSOL), with a weekly net inflow of $15.9 million and a historical total net inflow of $609 million. This was followed by the Grayscale SOL ETF (GSOL), with a weekly net inflow of $8.73 million, and GSOL's current historical total net inflow is $97.74 million. As of press time, the total net asset value of SOL spot ETFs is $907 million, with an ETF net asset value ratio (market capitalization as a percentage of Bitcoin's total market capitalization) of 1.23%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $675 million.

According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $287 million last week (December 8 to December 12, Eastern Time). The Bitcoin spot ETF with the largest net inflow last week was BlackRock ETF IBIT, with a weekly net inflow of $214 million. IBIT's historical total net inflow has reached $62.73 billion. This was followed by Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a weekly net inflow of $84.47 million. FBTC's historical total net inflow has reached $12.18 billion. Conversely, the Bitcoin spot ETF with the largest net outflow last week was Grayscale ETF GBTC, with a weekly net outflow of $38.76 million. GBTC's historical total net outflow has reached $25.09 billion. This was followed by VanEck ETF HODL, with a weekly net outflow of $25.14 million. HODL's historical total net inflow has reached $1.17 billion. As of press time, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $118.27 billion, the ETF net asset ratio (market capitalization as a percentage of Bitcoin's total market capitalization) is 6.57%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $57.9 billion.

According to SoSoValue data, Ethereum spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $209 million last week (December 8th to December 12th, Eastern Time). The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest net inflow last week was BlackRock ETF ETHA, with a weekly net inflow of $139 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $13.23 billion. This was followed by Fidelity ETF FETH, with a weekly net inflow of $35.35 million, bringing its historical total net inflow to $2.66 billion. The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest net outflow last week was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETHE, with a weekly net outflow of $34.17 million, bringing its historical total net outflow to $5.02 billion. As of press time, the total net asset value of the Ethereum spot ETF is $19.42 billion, the ETF net asset ratio (market capitalization as a percentage of Ethereum's total market capitalization) is 5.22%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $13.09 billion.

According to Odaily, Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor has suggested a potential new purchase of Bitcoin following a price decline to a two-week low of $87,600 on Sunday evening. Saylor hinted at this move with a post on the X platform stating, 'Back to More Orange Dots.' Strategy's most recent acquisition was on December 12, when it purchased 10,624 BTC, marking the largest purchase since late July. Currently, Strategy holds 660,624 BTC, valued at approximately $58.5 billion at the current price, with an average cost of $74,696 per Bitcoin. Some analysts speculate that the selling pressure is linked to the Bank of Japan's upcoming interest rate decision. Prediction platform Polymarket indicates a 98% probability of a 0.25% rate hike by the Bank of Japan this Friday. Justin d'Anethan, Head of Research at market advisory firm Arctic Digital, noted that the anticipation of a rate hike in Japan is prompting traders to take profits, with expectations of further price declines. Analyst Sykodelic believes that the market has already factored in the Bank of Japan's actions.

Hollywood director Carl Rinsch has been convicted in U.S. federal court after prosecutors showed he diverted $11 million in Netflix production funding into cryptocurrency trading, using money intended for a sci-fi series to fuel speculative bets and personal spending.

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Ark Invest Tracker published an article on the X platform stating that Cathie Wood listed her three most favored crypto assets: - Bitcoin as an entry point to the global monetary system and institutions. - Ethereum as an institutional infrastructure layer. - Solana as a consumer-centric blockchain.

Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor hinted at another Bitcoin purchase after the price fell to a two-week low of $87,600 late Sunday. Saylor posted "Back to More Orange Dots" on the X platform, suggesting another Bitcoin buy. Strategy's most recent purchase was 10,624 BTC on December 12th, its largest single purchase since late July. Strategy currently holds 660,624 BTC, worth approximately $58.5 billion at current prices, with an average cost of $74,696. Some analysts speculate that the selling pressure stems from the Bank of Japan's upcoming interest rate decision. The prediction platform Polymarket shows a 98% probability of a 0.25% rate hike by the Bank of Japan this Friday. Justin d'Anethan, research director at market advisory firm Arctic Digital, stated that expectations of a Japanese rate hike have led traders to take profits, anticipating further price declines. Analyst Sykodelic believes the market has already fully priced in the Bank of Japan's action.

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According to Foresight News, Swiss crypto bank AMINA Bank has integrated Ripple Payments to enhance cross-border settlement solutions. The integration allows AMINA to directly connect Ripple Payments with its existing banking channels, enabling customers to transfer funds across borders more efficiently within a compliant banking framework.

Those "cypherpunks" who attempt to go it alone and challenge regulation will gradually be marginalized. At the center of the stage are the "new tycoons" who know how to dance with regulation and how to leverage capital and pledge allegiance.

According to Hyperbot data, the two long addresses under the control of the whale that CZ previously disclosed as the counterparty and profited from shorting ASTER now have a total unrealized loss of over $20 million. Specifically: 1. The total value of the 15x leveraged ETH long positions and 10x leveraged XRP long positions in the wallet starting with 0x9eec9 is approximately $255 million, with an unrealized loss of over $15.75 million; 2. The value of the 20x leveraged ETH long positions and 5x leveraged HYPE long positions in the wallet starting with 0xbadb is approximately $93.65 million, with an unrealized loss of over $4.4 million.

Regulators are building a coherent framework for banks to conduct business on-chain.

As this cycle gradually comes to an end, it feels like Ethereum has never truly had its moment of glory.

The SEC chairman's speech was not only a summary of the year, but also a systematic exposition of the future development path of the U.S. capital market.

The x402 v2 version, based on production deployment experience, represents a fundamental architectural change.

Jinse Finance launches its daily cryptocurrency and blockchain news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 2909, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

Although this article is short, it is packed with information because many of the architectural overviews are highly condensed, and since many of the technologies mentioned above are not fully open source, most of the technical implementations are derived from the analysis of published information.

Ethereum is emerging as a universal financial backend, reducing the cost and complexity of building financial services while improving speed and security.