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 12/8/2025 – As we get to the end of the year, many traders reflect on the year past and formulate goals for the year ahead.  An important concept in psychological research is that much of our growth comes, not from our top, “signature” strengths, but from expanding and developing what are called our “latent” strengths.  These are areas where we excel, but don’t necessarily know we excel and so we don’t consciously draw upon them during times of challenge.  We can think of these as relatively “hidden” strengths.  Perhaps they show up only occasionally in life or in a limited number…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets:Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas.Bitcoin is hovering around 90k after a weekend of sharp but short-lived swings that exposed how thin year-end liquidity has become.In a recent note, QCP writes that perp open interest in both BTC and ETH has dropped by nearly half since October, which means the market’s ability to absorb directional trades is much weaker.Meanwhile, Polymarket odds show traders have…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that rising stablecoin adoption could weaken central banks’ control over monetary policy and threaten nations’ financial  sovereignty. While stablecoin adoption makes payments faster and cheaper for people, ”it decreases a country’s central bank ability to control its monetary policy and serve as lender of last resort,” the IMF said in a blog post that highlighted the findings of a 56-page report on the topic.  The promise that stablecoins offer also comes with risks of “countries losing control over capital flows,” it…

Strive Asset Management is pushing back against MSCI’s latest proposal. The index provider suggested removing companies with bitcoin holdings over 50% of total assets from major equity benchmarks. In a letter to MSCI CEO Henry Fernandez, Strive warned the plan could create uneven results worldwide. Companies report bitcoin differently under U.S. GAAP and IFRS accounting standards. Strive said this could lead to inconsistent outcomes for firms with similar exposure. The Nasdaq-listed firm urged MSCI to rely on optional “ex-digital-asset treasury” index variants instead of redefining eligibility for broad benchmarks. These custom indexes already exist for sectors like energy and tobacco.…

Three-month-old protocol Yield Basis activated its fee switch on Thursday.Crypto protocols have faced increasing pressure to share revenue with investors.“You will inevitably have the token performing very badly if you don’t have closed-loop economics,” founder Michael Egorov said.Yield Basis, a protocol developed by Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov, activated its fee switch on Thursday, becoming the latest crypto protocol to direct revenue to tokenholders. Certain Yield Basis users have four weeks to claim more than 17 Bitcoin accumulated since the protocol’s launch in September. That Bitcoin was worth almost $1.6 million on Friday. The proposal to activate the fee switch…

In December 2025, the financial sector faces a pivotal challenge as it grapples with maintaining innovation within a heavily regulated environment. The banking industry has long been a bedrock of economic stability, yet its future growth is now threatened by an overemphasis on order and control, which could stifle the creative disruptions necessary for advancement. Central to this concern is the concept of controlled chaos, a theory positing that a certain level of disorder and tension within a system can actually drive progress. In the context of banking, this means allowing for pockets of autonomy and innovation within the overarching…

The Bank of Japan is preparing to raise interest rates at its December policy meeting, a shift that would lift the country’s benchmark rate to its highest level since 1995 and potentially reverberate through global risk markets, including crypto.People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that policymakers are leaning toward a 25-basis-point hike to 0.75% at the Dec. 19 meeting, contingent on no major shock to global markets or Japan’s domestic outlook.The yen strengthened after the report, climbing from just above 155 to around 154.56 per dollar on Friday.Such implications run through the yen-funded carry trade, one of the financial…

Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) jumped nearly 100% today, after CoinDesk journalist Ian Allison appeared at Binance Blockchain Week Dubai wearing a vintage Terra Luna logo t-shirt while moderating interviews with executives from Mastercard, Ripple, and TON.The image circulated across X and Telegram within hours, triggering discussion that the moment felt like a nostalgic revival of one of crypto’s most notorious altcoins.Journalist Ian Allison Wearing a Terra Luna T-shirt at the Binance Blockchain Week in DubaiSponsored Terra Luna Is Back? Not QuiteTraders had already been rotating into LUNC ahead of a scheduled network upgrade supported by Binance. The exchange confirmed it would…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Tom Lee has reiterated one of the most aggressive Ethereum targets in the market, telling attendees at Binance Blockchain Week on 4 December that ETH could eventually trade at $62,000 as it becomes the core infrastructure for tokenized finance. “Okay, so let me explain to you why Ethereum, now that we’ve talked about crypto, […] is the future of finance,” Lee said on stage. He framed 2025 as Ethereum’s “1971 moment,” drawing a direct analogy to when the US dollar left the gold standard and triggered a…

Grayscale has launched the first US spot LINK ETF today. HYPE rallies after Sonnet shareholders authorize Hyperliquid DAT’s merger. ASTER gains more than 13% on a new collaboration with WLFI. Cryptos rebounded on Tuesday as the value of all tokens increased by more than 6% to $3.06 trillion. Bitcoin has reclaimed $90,000 as Ethereum trades above $3,000. This article evaluates three altcoins, Chainlink, HYPE, and ASTER, that remained in the spotlight today for various reasons. Grayscale’s spot Chainlink ETF goes live Grayscale has officially converted its Chainlink Trust to an ETF today, introducing the first-ever US exchange-traded fund. The debut…