The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued no‑action letters to Polymarket, PredictIt, Gemini and LedgerX, easing certain swap‑related recordkeeping and reporting duties under narrow conditions. Platforms must fully collateralize contracts, clear through designated processes, and publish executed contract data. The guidance does not constitute blanket approval and targets prediction markets structured as derivatives.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has granted the Depository Trust Company, a subsidiary of DTCC, a no-action letter to pilot tokenization of traditional securities on selected blockchains from the second half of 2026 for three years. The program will cover US Treasuries, major index-tracking ETFs and Russell 1000 components, with tokenized assets retaining the same rights and protections as their conventional versions and being offered to DTC participants and their clients.

Coinbase is preparing to introduce prediction markets and its own line of tokenized U.S. equities, with a formal unveiling scheduled for December 17. The exchange plans to issue these tokenized stocks directly rather than via partners, expanding its roadmap as on‑chain stock trading and event‑based markets gain traction.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, a South Korean national, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan for his role in the TerraUSD collapse that wiped out around $40 billion in 2022. Kwon pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy and wire fraud charges linked to misleading investors about the stablecoin’s peg and support mechanisms.

On December 11, the U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council removed digital assets from its list of financial vulnerabilities in the 2025 annual report. The report also highlights dollar‑backed stablecoins as supportive of the U.S. dollar's global role. Market effects remain unclear, and no direct price impact was verified in the document.

Bitcoin traded above $92,000 on Friday as Asian equity markets advanced after the S&P 500 notched a record close, while crypto gains stayed constrained by heavy long liquidations. Market analysts pointed to over $220M in long positions being wiped out and noted that recent US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows and ETH/BTC strength are shaping risk appetite as investors reassess Federal Reserve rate-cut expectations.

On Friday, Bitcoin and Ethereum moved within a tight band as derivatives metrics pointed to rising leverage. According to CoinGecko, BTC hovered near $93,000 (+0.4%) with spot volume above $52Bn, while ETH traded around $3,250 after roughly a 3% rise; DeFiLlama and CoinGlass showed increasing perpetual activity and Binance futures open interest near $10.80Bn.

Coinbase plans to roll out prediction markets and tokenized equities on December 17, according to a person familiar with the matter. The offering will include tokenized stocks issued in-house, rather than through external partners, the person said. A company spokesperson declined to provide details and directed users to a December 17 livestream for further information. The launch is part of Coinbase's broader effort to bundle multiple markets on a single platform.