Coinbase and Standard Chartered are deepening their partnership to broaden regulated crypto services for institutional users, emphasizing trading, custody, lending, financing, and staking. The collaboration builds on Singapore banking rails that enable real-time SGD transfers, with Standard Chartered allowing clients to settle with custodians of their choice. No timeline or budget details were disclosed.

On Friday, stablecoin issuer Tether said it has lodged an all-cash proposal to buy Exor’s entire stake in Italian football club Juventus, after purchasing a minority interest in the team in February. If the deal is completed, the company plans to commit 1 billion Euros to support and develop the club while it explores a share sale targeting up to $20 billion at a roughly $500 billion valuation.

A long-time Bitcoin holder has expanded an Ethereum long to 120,094 ETH with a liquidation level at $2,234.69 while ETH trades near $3,193. Ripple scheduled its Swell conference for Oct. 27–29 in New York City, and Dogecoin's spot-exchange activity jumped 61% as its price moved between $0.131 and $0.156 ahead of a key Federal Reserve decision. Dogecoin recently climbed from $0.134 to $0.153 before easing back within its trading range.

Stablecoin issuer Tether has submitted a binding all-cash proposal to acquire Exor's 65.4% shareholding in Juventus Football Club, with plans for a subsequent tender offer to remaining investors at the same price. The bid is backed by Tether's large reserve portfolio and includes a commitment to invest €1 billion in the club's long-term development, potentially making it the first stablecoin firm to control a major European football institution if regulators approve.

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has conditionally approved national trust bank charters for Ripple, Circle, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets and Paxos, positioning them closer to operating as federally regulated banks. Hex Trust aims to launch and custody a 1:1-backed wrapped XRP token with over $100 million in initial total value locked to extend XRP's reach in DeFi and across multiple chains. YouTube is also enabling U.S. creators to accept payouts in PayPal's PYUSD, while Aave governance debates fee flows tied to a CoW Swap-powered interface and solo bitcoin miners record unusually lucky block wins.

On 12/12, Bitcoin stayed confined between $94,588 and $89,260 as multiple large-cap tokens pulled back from resistance. Prediction markets see only a 30% chance of $100,000 before Jan. 1, while analyst Darkfost cites soft stablecoin inflows; key watch levels include BTC $94,050/$84,000 and ETH $3,350/$3,125.

On December 12, 2025, Kalshi, Coinbase, Crypto.com, Robinhood, and Underdog announced the Coalition for Prediction Markets to reinforce CFTC-led federal oversight and counter state gaming regulators and lobby groups. The sector reports over $150 billion in annualized trading volume as the AGA campaigns and several states pursue actions classifying sports-linked contracts as gambling.

On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency conditionally granted national trust bank charters to entities tied to BitGo, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets, Paxos, and Ripple. These institutions will operate as trust banks focused on custody services, joining more than 60 existing national trust banks already overseen by the regulator. The OCC retains authority to amend, suspend, or revoke the conditional approvals before they become final.