According to a report by BlackRock strategists Amanda Lynam and Dominique Bly, the Federal Reserve is expected to implement only limited interest rate cuts in 2026. With a cumulative rate cut of 175 basis points in this cycle, the Fed is approaching its neutral interest rate level. Unless there is a sharp deterioration in the labor market, the room for further rate cuts in 2026 is quite limited. According to LSEG data, the market currently expects the Fed to implement two rate cuts in 2026. (Jinshi)

According to CryptoQuant data, DeFi leverage is receding. Since August, as prices have fallen and risk appetite has decreased, Aave's lending volume has dropped by approximately 70%. However, on the Nexo platform, lending volume rebounded by 155% during the decline. Users are choosing to lend with collateral rather than sell.

Huoxun Finance reported on December 24th that CZ posted on Binance Square, stating, "The crypto industry should be able to completely eradicate address poisoning attacks and protect users. All wallets should simply check if the receiving address is a poisoned address and block the user. This is a blockchain query. Furthermore, security alliances within the industry should maintain a real-time blacklist of these addresses so that wallets can check them before sending transactions. Binance Wallet already does this. If a user tries to send to a malicious address, they will receive a warning. Finally, wallets shouldn't even display these spam transactions anywhere. If the transaction's value is small, it should be filtered out."

Bitget announced a comprehensive upgrade to its mobile app, further advancing its Unified Exchange (UEX) strategy and providing a more unified and efficient multi-asset trading experience for approximately 120 million users worldwide. This upgrade simultaneously optimizes both the visual and functional aspects, allowing users to easily access crypto assets, tokenized stocks, on-chain assets, and traditional financial markets through the homepage, enabling integrated cross-asset trading. The stock section has also been upgraded, adding features such as industry views, real-time market data, trending concepts, and an earnings calendar. Currently, Bitget supports over 100 on-chain stock tokens and over 30 stock contracts, allowing users to trade a variety of high-quality global assets using USDT. In addition, this update introduces the TradeFi (Traditional Finance) section, integrating forex, precious metals, commodities, and major indices into a single trading interface. These products operate under regulatory frameworks, support USDT as margin, and offer diverse leverage options. This section is currently in public beta, with invited users receiving early access to experience it.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Avian Labs, the developer of Sling Money, has received approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a cryptocurrency service provider. The app allows users to transfer funds via the Solana blockchain and offers instant local currency withdrawals in 80 countries. Sling Money is already regulated in the Netherlands and the US and is currently in closed beta testing in the UK. (CoinDesk)