On December 8, 2025, Rep. Keith Self criticized Republican leaders for leaving anti-CBDC language out of the US defense bill and filed an amendment on Tuesday to block a Federal Reserve digital dollar. The proposal would prohibit the Fed from developing or issuing a central bank digital currency and from holding direct consumer accounts, while carving out an exception for open, permissionless, private dollar-denominated currency.

Bitcoin is trading around the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level that traders say is pivotal to preserving its broader uptrend. A decisive breakdown could open the way to April’s low near $76,000. Over the weekend, BTC briefly fell below $88,000 during a leverage washout before rebounding above $91,500. Markets are now focused on the upcoming Fed meeting and U.S. macro data, while on-chain metrics hint at underlying buyer interest.

On December 6, 2025, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined on X a trustless, onchain gas futures market to let users lock in transaction fees for future periods. The design mirrors traditional futures and would allow heavy network users, traders, and developers to hedge against fee spikes. It aims to give participants more certainty when planning costs.

Thirty-five percent of affluent Americans aged 18 to 40 have withdrawn capital from financial advisers who do not offer cryptocurrency investment options, according to a survey by crypto payments firm Zerohash. More than half of those who switched advisers moved between $250,000 and $1 million. The findings highlight growing demand among younger investors for digital asset integration in wealth management portfolios.

Hyperliquid Strategies filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC on Wednesday to raise up to $1 billion through a 160 million share offering. The company, formed from the merger of Nasdaq-listed Sonnet BioTherapeutics and Rorschach I LLC, plans to use proceeds for additional HYPE token purchases and corporate expenses. Upon completion, the entity will hold 12.6 million HYPE tokens valued at approximately $470 million, positioning it as the largest corporate holder of the token.