[WSJ: The Trump Era Gave Rise to the 'Pardon Trading' Industry, CZ Was Pardoned] According to lobbyists close to Trump, the lobbying market price for securing a presidential pardon was $1 million. CZ reportedly obtained a pardon during Trump's second term through informal channels. It is said that some wealthy individuals or lobbyists with political connections could bypass traditional pardon procedures. Lobbyist Ches McDowell stated that Donald Trump Jr. did not assist in seeking a pardon for CZ, but a week later, Trump signed the pardon order, drawing attention in Washington. CZ's lawyer, Teresa Goody Guillén, claimed the pardon was entirely fair and unrelated to business decisions. A Binance representative stated that the company’s involvement in World Liberty Financial-related products was limited to contractual terms.
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More >USDC Treasury在以太坊新增铸造6000万枚 USDC
[USDC Treasury Mints 60 Million USDC on Ethereum] According to Whale Alert data monitoring, USDC Treasury has minted 60 million USDC on the Ethereum blockchain.
Trend Research持有64.5万枚ETH浮亏2.42亿美元
[Trend Research Holds 645,000 ETH with an Unrealized Loss of $242 Million] On-chain data shows that the institution suspected to be under Yi Lihua, Trend Research, has started a new round of Ethereum accumulation since early November. It currently holds approximately 645,000 ETH (around $2.1 billion), making it the third-largest Ethereum holding entity after Bitmine and SharpLink. Its average purchase price is $3,299.43, with an unrealized loss of about $242 million. If the 'additional $1 billion purchase' plan is implemented, Trend Research is expected to become the second-largest Ethereum holding entity. The main accumulation occurred in November, accounting for over 88% and involving at least seven major addresses.
特朗普明年初选美联储主席，贝森特推动财政部话语权提升
[Trump to Select New Federal Reserve Chair Early Next Year, Besent Pushes for Increased Treasury Influence] U.S. President Trump stated that the next Federal Reserve Chair will be selected in early January next year. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besent organized and oversaw the candidate selection process and established an agenda that could bring comprehensive changes to the Federal Reserve while advocating for interest rate cuts. Besent may collaborate with the new Federal Reserve Chair, with the Treasury potentially gaining greater influence over the Federal Reserve's asset operations in quantitative easing and quantitative tightening.
某鲸鱼从 Binance 提出3000枚ETH
[A Whale Withdraws 3,000 ETH from Binance] On December 25, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale withdrew 3,000 ETH from Binance, approximately equivalent to $8.81 million.
央行支持西部陆海新通道沿线参与数字货币桥项目
[The Central Bank Supports the Participation of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor in the Digital Currency Bridge Project] Wang Xin, Director of the Research Bureau of the People's Bank of China, stated at a press conference that the 'Opinions on Financial Support to Accelerate the Construction of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor' propose supporting provinces, regions, and cities along the corridor in participating in the multilateral central bank digital currency bridge project, promoting the use of central bank digital currencies in cross-border payments, and strengthening green finance cooperation through the China-Singapore Green Finance Taskforce mechanism.