[U.S. December University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Final Value 52.9] The U.S. December University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index final value is 52.9, expected value was 53.4, previous value was 53.3.

The bank said stablecoin growth is still mostly driven by crypto trading, and rising payments use may boost velocity more than supply. What to know : JPMorgan said stablecoin supply is up about $100 billion this year to roughly $308 billion, led by USDT and USDC. The bank's analysts expect steady growth into 2028, but well below the most bullish projections. Trading demand still dominates, and payments adoption may lift stablecoin velocity more than supply, the report said.

According to monitoring, the address known as "Prince" (@ EnHeng456) proposed 1.0014 million ASTERs worth approximately $704000 from Binance 15 minutes ago, with a proposed price of $0.7064. In addition, the address known as "Chetou" (@ cz-binance) holds over $2 million in holdings, with a cost of approximately $0.913. (Auntie Ai)

The sports-betting giant enters the growing world of event contracts with CFTC-registered DraftKings Predictions in 38 states. What to know : DraftKings has unveiled a CFTC-regulated app letting users trade on real-world outcomes like sports and finance in 38 U.S. states. The move puts it in direct competition with crypto-native prediction markets like Polymarket or other competitors like Kalshi and Robinhood. Prediction markets have emerged as one of the biggest financial trends of the year, fueled by regulatory clarity and rising demand for real-time speculation.

[Whale 'pension-usdt.eth' switches to long after short loss, currently with over $1.4 million in unrealized profit] Swing whale 'pension-usdt.eth' switched to long after incurring a $2.1 million loss from shorting ETH. The whale opened long positions with 3x leverage on 1,000 BTC ($87.8 million) and 10,000 ETH ($29.6 million). As of now, the unrealized profit exceeds $1.4 million.