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Share link:In this post: Santiment has stated that the increase in social media chatter surrounding the Fed and interest rates could pose risks to digital assets. More than 75% of market participants are predicting a rate cut in September after Powell’s speech. Analysts are divided over the short and long-term effects on digital assets if a rate cut happens in September.
Share link:In this post: LayerZero announced its acquisition of Stargate Finance in a $120 million deal. The deal will bring Stargate under LayerZero’s ecosystem, with ZRO becoming the sole token. ZRO and STG are down today despite the deal, as holders hope for a resurgence.
Share link:In this post: Emerging markets are projected to outperform developed economies due to looser U.S. monetary policy, tighter fiscal control in EMs, and increasing investor flows. Fed rate cut expectations are boosting EM appeal, with funds like iShares Core MSCI EM ETF attracting billions since April. Strong fundamentals support EM assets, including lower inflation surprises, attractive equity valuations, and selective currency strength like the Brazilian real.
- 03:14The Bolivian Blockchain Association proposes to the government the tokenization of gold and other precious metals on Ethereum.According to ChainCatcher, citing CriptoNoticias, members of the Bolivian Blockchain Association plan to submit a proposal to the president aimed at tokenizing gold and other precious metals on the Ethereum network. The plan is to tokenize gold and other precious metals on Ethereum, enabling full traceability from mining to national reserves in order to curb corruption. The proposed model is inspired by the approach of the Kingdom of Bhutan, which issued a gold-backed token on the Solana network in December 2025, supported by its sovereign reserves.
- 03:02RootData: LISTA will unlock tokens worth approximately $6.33 million in one weekAccording to ChainCatcher, citing token unlock data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Lista DAO (LISTA) will unlock approximately 38.44 million tokens, worth about $6.33 million, at 00:00 on December 20 (UTC+8).
- 02:10Vanguard executive: Bitcoin is a speculative asset, but may have practical applications during inflation or turmoilChainCatcher news, according to a report by Cointelegraph, John Ameriks, Global Head of Quantitative Equity at Vanguard, stated that bitcoin is purely a speculative asset, similar to collecting toys. Although John Ameriks expressed criticism, he also noted that in cases of high inflation in fiat currencies or political turmoil, this cryptocurrency could find real-world use cases beyond market speculation.