Bitcoin hash rate drops sharply, 40,000 mining machines have been shut down
According to sources from Haoshi Chain, Nano Labs founder Kong Jianping stated that due to the decrease in hash rate, approximately 400,000 mining machines have ceased operation.
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Curve founder proposes to raise 17.45 million CRV to support R&D and technical upgrades
According to sources from HashChain, Curve founder Michael Egorov submitted a proposal to the DAO, requesting 17.45 million CRV (approximately $6.6 million) as development funding. This funding will be managed by Swiss Stake AG, the entity behind Curve. The funds will be used to support a core team of 25 members in developing upgrades for 2026, including Llamalend v2 and on-chain foreign exchange exchange features, and to release all R&D results under an open-source license. If the proposal is approved, the

Last week, Bitcoin spot ETF saw a net inflow of $287 million, with IBIT accounting for over 70%.
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Last week, Ethereum and SOL spot ETFs had net inflows of $209 million and $33.6 million respectively.
According to SoSoValue data, from December 8 to December 12 (Eastern Time), the total net inflow for Ethereum spot ETFs was $209 million, with BlackRock's ETHA leading at $139 million; FETH had a net inflow of $35.35 million, while ETHE experienced a net outflow of $34.17 million. The total net asset value of ETH ETFs reached $19.42 billion, accounting for 5.22% of ETH's market capitalization. During the same period, SOL spot ETFs had a total net inflow of $33.6 million, with all 7 ETFs showin

TestMachine completes $6.5 million funding to accelerate global expansion of AI-driven on-chain security platform
According to sources from HashHashChain, TestMachine recently successfully closed a $6.5 million funding round, planning to accelerate the global expansion of its AI security platform Predator. This funding round was led by BlockChange Ventures, New Form Capital, Decasonic, and Delphi Digital, with participation from Baboon, UDHC, Auros Global, Generative Ventures, Contango Digital, and Santiago Santos. Predator has already been integrated into Coinbase's CEX and DEX for real-time

Hyperliquid will launch a portfolio margin system and enter the testing phase
According to sources from HashChain, Hyperliquid announced that it will launch an on-chain portfolio margin system, currently live in the pre-alpha stage on the testnet. This mechanism consolidates users' spot and perpetual trading accounts to achieve higher capital efficiency and automatically accrues interest on unused borrowable assets. Initially, it only supports USDC lending, with HYPE as the sole collateral, and will later support assets like USDH and BTC. Users can use a single account for arbitrage collateral

Vitalik sold multiple tokens including UNI about 5 hours ago, exchanging for approximately $16,800 USDC.
According to on-chain data, about 5 hours ago, the vitalik.eth address sold 1,400 UNI (worth approximately $7,480), 10,000 KNC (about $2,470), and 400 trillion DINU, totaling 16,796 USDC.

UK Treasury Plans to Draft Cryptocurrency Regulations, Implementation Starting in 2027
According to Ha Shilian News, The Guardian reports that the UK Treasury is developing new regulations to include cryptocurrencies under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulatory framework from 2027, aligning them with other financial products. Chancellor Rachel Reeves stated that this move aims to enhance transparency, boost consumer confidence, and combat illegal activities. The UK government also plans to ban the use of cryptocurrencies for political donations in response to concerns over unclear so

Mystery Whale Converts Large Amounts of BTC to ETH in 20 Days, Total Exceeds $204 Million
According to Hashi Chain, a certain mysterious address has exchanged approximately 2289 BTC for 67253 ETH via THORChain cross-chain within 20 days, with a total transaction amount exceeding $204 million. Just today, this address has converted 317 BTC into 9105 ETH, involving about $28.15 million. During the transaction period, the ETH/BTC exchange rate rose from 0.0322 to 0.0347, indicating a slight increase in ETH price relative to BTC.
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Korean and Japanese stock markets open mostly down, with South Korea's KOSPI index down 2.67%
According to Ha Shilian News, the Nikkei 225 Index opened on December 15 (Monday) down 404.45 points, a decrease of 0.80%, at 50,432.10 points. South Korea's KOSPI index opened on December 15 (Monday) down 111.31 points, a decrease of 2.67%, at 4,055.85 points.

Phantom Launches Early Access Cash Debit Card, Coming Soon in the United States
According to sources from HashChain, Phantom is launching early access to the Phantom Cash Debit Card this week, prioritizing availability in the US. Users who complete identity verification can unlock the Phantom Debit Card, which supports Apple Pay and Google Pay, enabling seamless fiat and crypto transactions as well as direct bank transfers. Phantom states that it is still rolling out to waitlist users. The company clarifies that Phantom is not a bank; this prepaid Visa debit card is issued by Lead Bank and man

Whale Movements Alert
El Salvador's holdings surpass 7,500<->Major news: After purchasing 8 more bitcoins this week, El Salvador now owns slightly over 7,500 bitcoins.
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