The Federal Reserve will publish its December rate decision at 2:00 PM ET, with Chair Jerome Powell to follow at 2:30 PM. Bitcoin is trading near $92,000 as markets price an 89% chance of a cut to a 3.50%-3.75% target range. Mixed readings on labor, inflation, and job openings frame the announcement.

By December 10 2025, money market pricing signalled European Central Bank rate hikes by the end of 2026, while Polymarket traders were still largely betting on no change in policy, according to market data. Swaps implied 13 basis points of tightening and German 5‑year yields rose to 2.49%, even as Polymarket showed around 84% odds that the ECB would not raise rates. ECB President Christine Lagarde has defended the current 2% level and pointed to a potentially more positive economic outlook that could support later rate increases.

On December 10, Pi Network highlighted recent product moves, including new AI tools to speed KYC checks and a collaboration with CiDi Games to expand PI use cases. An initial hearing in a lawsuit accusing the project of secretly selling billions of PI and misleading users is scheduled for December 23, 2025. PI is trading around $0.21, according to CoinGecko, down 14% over the past two weeks, while upcoming token unlocks may add selling pressure. Observers are watching how these product updates, legal developments and unlocks shape near-term sentiment toward the project.

On Wednesday, the compromised WeChat account of Binance co-CEO Yi He was used to promote a BNB Chain memecoin called Mubarakah. The attacker allegedly created two new wallets, spent 19,479 USDT to buy 21.16 million tokens, and made roughly $55,000 in profit after an 800% price spike and subsequent sell-off, according to onchain analyst Lookonchain. Yi He later said the account had been recovered and warned users to stay alert to scam attempts.

According to the article, France’s AMF has updated its complex-instruments framework to allow crypto-indexed ETNs for retail buyers without the previous heavy warning labels. More than €2.5 billion has flowed into European crypto notes this year, and CoinShares has attracted over $1 billion. Nordea plans to list a Bitcoin ETN in December.

On December 8, analyst Cryptollica posted a 2‑week XRP/USD chart on TradingView, saying price action is tracking a 2017‑style fractal with a key pivot at $1.95. The roadmap calls for a breakout‑and‑retest above $1.95. The initial focus is around $3.30–$3.84. If the pattern persists, the projection extends to $9–$13, and the screenshot showed price near $2.0892.

Yi He was appointed co-CEO of Binance last week, and this week a hacker allegedly took over her WeChat account to promote the little-known memecoin Mubarakah, according to one analyst. The attacker reportedly used only a few thousand dollars to build a position in the token, helped drive its valuation close to $5 million, then exited, leaving traders with losses of about 45% from the peak. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) later apologized and criticized Web2 social media security, while Yi He confirmed the hack and said the old phone number linked to her WeChat account could not be recovered.

XRP is trading at $2.08 after a 5% drop over seven days and an 18.3% decline in the past 30 days. MoonPay drew outsized attention by sharing a screenshot of a 589 XRP purchase via Apple Pay. The "589" figure—rooted in the Bearableguy123 meme—has reignited debate over hyper-bullish targets and its cultural weight, with recent posts on X, including a "589" from Solana’s account, further intensifying speculation.