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Yesterday's Market Dynamics

Economist: US Unemployment Wave Imminent, May Force Fed to Cut Rates 5 Times This Year

According to Jin10 data, David Rosenberg, who previously worked at Merrill Lynch and has been running his own firm Rosenberg Research since 2020, stated that the US economy will face significant difficulties in 2026. The job market is likely to contract sharply, weakening the economy and forcing the Federal Reserve to respond with substantial interest rate cuts.

The US unemployment rate has risen from 4% at the beginning of 2025 to 4.6% in November 2025. Rosenberg believes the unemployment rate will soon exceed 5% and "is likely to test 6% by the end of the year." He stated that the collapse of the labor market and the ensuing recession will force the Fed to cut rates by 125 basis points to 2.25% (i.e., five 25-basis-point cuts) by year-end.

It is worth noting that Rosenberg's view is far from the general consensus among Wall Street economists, who expect the labor market to remain stable in 2026 with the Fed implementing one or two rate cuts. The median forecast among Fed officials is for one rate cut this year. However, the central bank emphasized that it sees downside risks in the labor market. The Fed's latest staff projections noted that "weakening labor market conditions and heightened economic uncertainty increase the risk of a slowdown exceeding expectations."

Semafor: New York Times and Washington Post Knew About US Secret Operation in Venezuela Before It Happened

According to a report by US media site Semafor, The New York Times and The Washington Post were informed about the US secret raid operation in Venezuela before it began but delayed publishing the story at the government's request to avoid endangering US troops. President Trump approved the operation at 10:46 PM on Friday, which ultimately succeeded in capturing the Venezuelan President. Despite tensions between the Trump administration and mainstream US media, American media maintained traditional restraint regarding high-risk national security operations. The Washington Post editorial expressed strong support for this operation.

Previously, three suspected insider wallets placed bets in advance on the ousting of Venezuelan President Maduro, with total profits exceeding $630,000. Influenced by this, US Representative Ritchie Torres plans to introduce a bill to prohibit federal officials from using insider information to trade on prediction markets.

Short Interest in Trump Media Company Surges; Trump's Personal Stake Could Drop to ~20% Upon Merger with TAE

According to Reuters, data from financial analytics firm S3 Partners shows that short interest in Trump Media & Technology Group has recently surged significantly after the company announced last month it was seeking an all-stock merger worth $6 billion with Google-backed nuclear fusion energy company TAE Technologies. Short interest increased by 31% to nearly 16 million shares, approaching the highest level since October. It is reported that Trump himself holds approximately 115 million shares of Trump Media, representing about 40% of the company. Due to equity dilution from the merger, Trump's stake would drop to about 20% upon merging with TAE.

WLFI Community Proposal to Incentivize USD1 Adoption Using Treasury Funds Passes with 77.75% Support

The Trump family's crypto project, WLFI, announced on platform X that a governance proposal to use part of the unlocked treasury funds to accelerate USD1 adoption has passed with 77.75% approval votes.

Flow: Network Fully Restored; Detailed Technical Post-Mortem to be Released Within 48 Hours

According to an official announcement, the Flow network has been fully restored. Currently, 99.9% of accounts have full operational permissions in both execution environments. The Flow ecosystem is gradually recovering. The decentralized finance ecosystem has begun resuming operations, with decentralized exchanges like KittyPunch and IncrementFi already operational and processing transactions. Bridge partners are actively working on recovery protocols and are expected to resume operations after final verification.

Flow officials stated that a detailed technical post-mortem report, including the complete attack vector, forensic analysis, and remediation methods, will be released within 48 hours. The network is currently secure, operational, and processing transactions in both execution environments. Full ecosystem recovery is expected to be completed this week.

Ranger Announces ICO Launch on January 7

According to an official announcement, Solana ecosystem crypto derivatives exchange Ranger will launch a 4-day ICO starting at 00:00 UTC+8 on January 7, 2026, with a minimum fundraising target of $6 million. This ICO will be conducted through MetaDAO, allocating 10 million RNGR tokens, representing 39.02% of the total supply. Tokens for ICO participants will be 100% unlocked at TGE, while team tokens will be unlocked upon meeting price milestone triggers.

PwC Increasing Its Focus on the Cryptocurrency Sector

According to the Financial Times, as the Trump administration embraces digital assets, PwC, one of the "Big Four" accounting firms, has decided to increase its investment in this sector after maintaining a cautious stance towards cryptocurrencies for many years.

Paul Griggs, head of PwC US, stated in an interview that this strategic shift occurred last year, against the backdrop of the US appointing pro-crypto regulatory officials and Congress passing several new laws regulating digital assets such as stablecoins.

Griggs said: "The Genius Act and the regulatory details around stablecoins, I believe, will enhance market confidence in this product and asset class. Asset tokenization will inevitably continue to evolve, and PwC must be within this ecosystem."

SlowMist: Discovers Potential Critical Vulnerability in HitBTC Exchange

According to an official message from SlowMist, the organization has discovered a potential critical security vulnerability in the HitBTC exchange. SlowMist stated it had privately disclosed the relevant information to HitBTC in advance but has not yet received a response.

It is reported that HitBTC is a veteran cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2013. The exchange's trading volume over the past 24 hours was $111,487,461.

Market News: Bezos' Blue Origin Now Accepts Ethereum for Space Travel Payments

According to Solid Intel, Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin now accepts Ethereum as a payment method for space travel.

Shanghai Prosecutors Disclose a Duty Crime Case Involving Virtual Currency Money Laundering, Amounting to 1.8 Billion Yuan

According to a disclosure by the Shanghai Procuratorate's public account, the Baoshan District Procuratorate in Shanghai, while handling a duty crime case, conducted thorough fund tracing and successfully initiated supervision over 24 cases involving 24 individuals through penetrating fund examination. Prosecutors stated that the underground banking团伙 involved had numerous accounts, making the case difficult to handle, with massive fund transaction scales and money laundering amounts reaching 1.8 billion yuan. Ultimately, through pursuit and prosecution, they cracked down on money laundering activities using virtual currencies to achieve cross-border transfer of illicit funds. For new and complex money laundering crimes involving underground banks and virtual currencies, the Baoshan District Procuratorate guided public security organs to penetrate fund accounts, clarify fund sources and destinations, secure electronic data, make precise and effective charges, and fully ensure the quality and effectiveness of money laundering case investigations.

Michael Saylor Again Posts Bitcoin Tracker Information, Possibly Hinting at Further BTC Accumulation

MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor has again posted information related to the Bitcoin Tracker, stating, "Orange or green?"

Based on previous patterns, MicroStrategy always discloses Bitcoin accumulation information the day after such related messages are posted.

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