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December 12 — The Bank of Japan (BOJ) could reaffirm its commitment to further rate hikes next week but stress that the pace of future increases will hinge on how the economy responds to each move, according to three sources. BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has effectively already signaled a December rate hike, and markets have nearly fully priced in a 25-basis-point increase (from 0.5% to 0.75%) for the month. Attention now turns to how far the BOJ can raise rates to reach a neutral level. Sources note the central bank may internally update its estimate of how far its policy rate is from its perceived neutral level, but it won’t use this estimate as a primary tool to communicate future rate paths—due to the challenge of making precise predictions. Instead, the BOJ will explain that future rate decisions will depend on how past hikes have impacted bank lending, corporate financing conditions, and other economic activity, sources say. One source added: “Japan’s real interest rates ar

On December 12, per Onchain Lens data, the "BTC OG Insider Whale" has moved 5,152 BTC (roughly $476.68 million) to a new address just five minutes ago.

December 12 – Per monitoring from Hyperinsight (via https://t.me/HyperInsight), the "BTC OG Insider Whale" has steadily added to a 5x-leveraged ETH long position over a 30-minute window. Key position details: - Current size: 151,094.5 ETH (≈ $4.92 billion) - Average entry price: $3,185.05 - Unrealized profit per ETH: $10.5 million 注：若“per coin”为笔误（当前ETH价格远低于$10.5M），但严格按原文信息保留表述。

On December 12, self-custodial stablecoin digital bank AllScale announced on X that it has processed $5 million in invoice payments to date. This milestone is driven by over 150,000 registered users across multiple regions, who use AllScale to issue invoices and receive stablecoin payments. AllScale also plans to launch its next feature imminently, which aims to deliver a more seamless global invoice payment experience.

On December 12, Chinese crypto analyst Banmuxia noted the following on Bitcoin’s daily chart: The 5-day, 10-day, and 30-day moving averages (MA5, MA10, MA30) have formed a golden cross, establishing a subsequent support zone in the $90,500–$91,300 range. For traders who entered long positions on Bitcoin in the $89,000–$90,000 range, planned take-profit targets include $98,000, $103,300, and $112,500—though these levels should be adjusted based on real-time market conditions. However, these take-profit levels are no longer viable entry points for new long positions, as the risk-reward ratio is extremely low.

December 12: Data from Hyperinsight shows the "BTC OG Insider Whale" ramped up its long positions in SOL by more than 20x and ETH by over 5x in less than 10 minutes. The wallet address continues to actively add to its holdings. As of press time, its SOL long position has grown to 212,000 tokens, while its ETH long position stands at 148,800 tokens. The total value of these positions exceeds $600 million.