Coinbase selected Chainlink CCIP as the exclusive interoperability provider for all Coinbase Wrapped Assets on Dec. 11, BlockBeats reports. The lineup includes cbBTC, cbETH, cbDOGE, cbLTC, cbADA and cbXRP, with a combined market capitalization of approximately 70 亿美元.

Maji's leveraged Ethereum long position was partially liquidated on Dec. 11, with 1,200 ETH cleared at $3,136, HyperInsight data show. The trader maintains long positions worth $15.22 million with an unrealized loss of $420,000. The position carried 25x leverage.

Binance introduced a private Indications of Interest (IOI) feature for large spot and lending orders on Dec. 11, becoming the first crypto exchange to adopt the traditional finance IOI system for digital assets, The Block reports. The IOI mechanism allows traders to privately signal interest in buying, selling, borrowing or lending large cryptocurrency amounts without placing public orders, a common practice in traditional markets to assess liquidity and negotiate terms without triggering price swings. A Binance spokesperson said the launch via its OTC and execution services platform aims to bridge a gap in crypto trading infrastructure by aligning workflows with traditional finance and providing institutions with improved liquidity discovery and counterparty matching in a private environment.

Address 0xDDf…b8CE5, linked to another address, deposited 1,880 ETH to a centralized exchange at $3,117.65 two days ago and appeared to sell, on-chain analyst Ai 姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) reports. Around 4 hours ago, the related address withdrew 2,779.8 ETH from Binance at $3,208.02, valued at $8.91 million. The cost basis for these two trades increased by $90, the analyst noted.

US initial jobless claims totaled 236,000 for the week ending December 6, above the market forecast of 220,000, data showed on December 11. The figure rose from 191,000 in the prior week.

Nyx Group, launched by ex-Movement Labs co-founder Rushi Manche, plans to deploy up to $100 million to liquidity markets, The Block reported Dec. 11. The firm will provide operational support to founders of token issuance projects. Funds are expected to be deployed over the next few years.

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) dropped to 98.460 on Dec. 11, marking its lowest level in nearly seven weeks, market data cited by BlockBeats show. The decline represents the weakest reading for the dollar index in almost two months.

On-chain analyst Eye said on X on Dec. 11 that the " 1011 insider whale" has disclosed funding details behind its long ETH positions, with more than $220 million borrowed via Aave and deposited into Binance. The capital reportedly originated from three addresses starting with 0xF6FD, 0x4116 and 0xF744. Eye noted the whale unstaked ETH from its staking pool eight days before opening the long positions, an unusual move.

BlockBeats reports that Nick Timiraos wrote on Dec. 11 that Jerome Powell advanced a rate-cut plan despite broad opposition, signaling to Trump and future leaders that rate cuts require careful deliberation. Timiraos said cuts by 2026 depend on three scenarios: proof that inflation is falling, evidence the labor market has significantly weakened, or major changes to Federal Reserve meeting-room personnel.