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A summary of important market events on December 11.
The integration trend in the crypto market and Ethereum's value capture.
The debate surrounding "Is the Public Blockchain Moat only 3/10?" has exposed the underlying contradiction in the crypto industry: the systemic tug-of-war between idealism and reality, liquidity and trust, business models and ecosystem foundation.
x402 V2 is no longer just an on-chain payment API, but has unified identity, cross-chain payments, session reuse, and autonomous consumption into a new layer of Internet Economic Protocol.
From stablecoins and privacy networks to AI agents and prediction markets, technology, finance, and institutions are poised for a comprehensive overhaul.
- 08:35The U.S. Senate advances a bill to restrict insider trading, prohibiting officials from investing in securities during their tenure.ChainCatcher reports, according to information on the official website of the U.S. Congress, the 119th Congress Bill S.1498, the "HONEST Act" (Halting the Ownership of Non-Ethical Securities Trading Act), was added to the Senate legislative calendar on December 10 and has entered the subsequent review stage. The bill was introduced by Republican Senator Josh Hawley in April 2025, has passed the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee review, and was submitted with amendments attached. The core objective of the bill is to prevent insider trading and conflicts of interest among public officials. It proposes to prohibit members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and certain federal officials from holding or trading financial assets that could lead to conflicts of interest during their tenure, including stocks, derivatives, futures, etc., while providing exemptions for government bonds and broadly diversified funds. The bill also requires relevant personnel to dispose of restricted assets within a specified period and to make annual compliance disclosures. Violations will be subject to penalties such as fines or forfeiture of gains. This legislation is regarded as a strengthened supplement to the existing STOCK Act, aiming to enhance government transparency and ethical standards, and to address long-standing public concerns regarding securities trading and potential insider trading by members of Congress.
- 08:29Capital A and Standard Chartered are exploring stablecoin issuance under Malaysia's regulatory sandbox frameworkJinse Finance reported, citing market sources: Capital A, a subsidiary of AirAsia, and Standard Chartered Bank are exploring the issuance of a stablecoin backed by the Malaysian Ringgit under Malaysia's regulatory sandbox framework.
- 08:24HumidiFi Developer: Solana is Completely Reshaping Retail Finance, HumidiFi's Spread Outperforms a Certain ExchangeChainCatcher reported that Ben, a core team member of the dark pool DEX HumidiFi, stated at the Solana Breakpoint conference, "On the path to transforming the world, Solana is already able to clear tens of thousands of transactions per second at nearly zero cost. Anyone around the globe can access it—through new seat licensing and membership tier systems, entering a fully open, permissionless, Wall Street-grade, programmable, and global market." "We have recently built a decentralized trading platform called HumidiFi, which offers tighter spreads than certain exchanges, with average transaction spreads of just a few basis points. But what I really want everyone to realize is: this system is fundamentally reshaping retail finance. Retail investors can now access better spreads than any traditional brokerage platform, with average spreads narrowed down to just a few basis points." Currently, this system already accounts for 60% of all on-chain trading volume—and we are just getting started."