U.S. CPI: +2.9% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +2.9%); U.S. CORE CPI: +3.2% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (EST. +3.3%)

**December 8 — BitMine announced Wednesday its total holdings of cryptocurrency, cash and “potential assets” have reached $13.2 billion.** As of 4:00 PM Eastern Time on December 7, the company’s asset breakdown includes: - 3,864,951 Ethereum (ETH) - 193 Bitcoin (BTC) - $36 million in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) equity - $1 billion in cash Thomas “Tom” Lee, chairman of Fundstrat and BitMine, noted: “Over the past week, BitMine added 138,452 ETH to its holdings — a 156% jump from the 54,156 ETH it added on average per week four weeks ago (the week of Nov. 17). Our accelerated buying reflects confidence that ETH prices will strengthen in the coming months, driven by multiple catalysts. “The Fusaka upgrade (also called Fulu-Osaka) went live Dec. 3, delivering enhancements to scalability, security and usability. The Federal Reserve has taken key December actions, including ending quantitative tightening, and is expected to cut interest rates again Dec. 10. “More th

Robinhood said Monday (Dec. 8) it’s rolling out new features to attract more high-level, high-volume crypto traders in the U.S. and EU—including lower fees and increased leverage for altcoin futures. In a press release, the firm noted it expanded U.S. fee tiers from three to seven, with rates as low as 0.03% for high-volume users. In the EU, perpetual futures traders can now access new pairs for XRP, DOGE, SOL and SUI; eligible customers qualify for up to 7x leverage. Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood’s SVP and GM of Crypto, commented: “For years, Robinhood was pegged as a crypto platform for low-volume traders or casual dabblers—forcing more advanced users to look elsewhere for sophisticated tools.” Kerbrat acknowledged the company previously lacked services high-volume traders demanded, creating a competitive gap. Now, with U.S. fee cuts and expanded EU futures offerings, he says Robinhood can draw more sophisticated traders.

On December 8, Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Wilson said the U.S. stock market is poised for a bull market rally in 2026, citing expanding market leadership, improving corporate earnings, and a only mildly soft labor market. He expects the consumer discretionary sector and small-cap stocks—both recently upgraded to overweight ratings—to continue outperforming the broader market, driven by stabilized prices, rising commodity demand, upward earnings revisions, and interest rate cuts. Wilson noted the Federal Reserve remains a key catalyst, but added the Nasdaq 100’s earnings trend has strengthened since late October. With the labor market weakening gradually rather than sharply, he sees a supportive environment for equities. (Source: Bloomberg)

Tether(@Tether_to) just minted another 1B $USDT on #Tron. The stablecoin market cap on #Tron has now surpassed $81.2B.

As of December 8, Bitget’s latest Launchpool project—Stable (STABLE)—is now open for participation. A total of 47,857,000 STABLE tokens will be distributed as rewards for staking BGB or STABLE. The staking window will close on December 13 at 21:00 UTC+8. This round of Launchpool features two staking pools: - **BGB Staking Pool** Total Airdrop: 44,285,000 STABLE VIP User Staking Limit: 50,000 BGB Regular User Staking Limit: 5,000 BGB - **STABLE Staking Pool** Total Airdrop: 3,572,000 STABLE Individual Staking Limit: 20,000,000 STABLE Additionally, users can join the **CandyBomb Special Event** to share 2,850,000 STABLE by trading. This event will end on December 15 at 21:00 UTC+8.

Official sources confirm that as of December 8, Stable has launched its mainnet and kicked off the STABLE token airdrop. The airdrop rewards users, developers, and ecosystem contributors who supported Stable’s early development as a stablecoin-native settlement layer. Eligible recipients fall into two groups: - Users holding warehouse receipts from Stable’s first two staking deposit phases; - Users who deployed those receipts to integrated vaults on Morpho, Pendle, and Uniswap platforms. Token allocations are tied to multiple eligibility categories—participants qualifying for more than one will receive the sum of their allocations across all applicable groups. The claim portal remains open until March 2, 2026, at 12:00 UTC. There’s no benefit to claiming early; always verify links and only transact via official channels.