Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME): CME Clearing of Securities Expected to Launch in Q2 2026

December 3rd — Per official sources, dark pool DEX HumidiFi has announced its ICO launch on Jupiter, set for December 3rd on a first-come, first-served (FCFS) basis. Below is the sales schedule: ### Phase 1: Wetlist (HumidiFi Users & Community) - Allocation: 60 million WET tokens (6% of total supply) - Price: $0.5 per WET (fully diluted valuation, FDV: $50 million) - Timing: December 3rd, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM EST ### Phase 2: JUP Stakers - Allocation: 20 million WET tokens (2% of total supply) - Price: $0.5 per WET (FDV: $50 million) - Timing: December 3rd, 10:00 PM EST – December 4th, 10:00 AM EST - Eligibility: Time-weighted JUP staking amount since July 2024 - Purchase limits: $200 to $10,000 ### Phase 3: Public Sale - Allocation: 20 million WET tokens (2% of total supply) - Price: $0.69 per WET (FDV: $69 million) - Timing: December 4th, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM EST - Personal limit: $1,000 ### Additional Details - All phases are oversubscribed and fo

On December 2, Bitcoin rebounded to top $91,000, according to HTX market data. The leading cryptocurrency is currently trading at $91,085, with a 24-hour gain of 7.61%.

December 2nd: On-chain data shows Tether has just minted 1 billion USDT on the Tron network.

U.S. money market assets topped $8 trillion for the first time on December 2nd, Crane Data reported. (Xinhua News Agency)

December 2nd: Per LookOnChain monitoring, 9 straight profitable traders just closed out their positions, incurring losses of over $1.78 million when exiting a 40x-leveraged 500 BTC short position. Across their 9 consecutive winning trades, they’d banked $2.12 million in profits. But this single short trade alone racked up losses exceeding $1.78 million—nearly erasing most of their prior gains.

**December 2nd** Deutsche Bank analyst Antje Praefcke noted the U.S. dollar could face downward pressure if the next Federal Reserve chair heeds U.S. President Trump’s calls for rate cuts amid high inflation. Expected nominee Kevin Hassett—current White House National Economic Council director— is viewed as a Trump loyalist, boosting the odds of a Fed rate cut, per Praefcke. She added that failure to effectively contain inflation risks would hurt the currency. While this scenario hasn’t materialized yet, Praefcke said “merely market expectations the Fed may take a more dovish stance on inflation are enough to pressure the U.S. dollar.” (Source: FXStreet)