U.S. Senator: If Powell Is Fired by Trump, It Will Trigger a Market Collapse

December 27: Data from Onchain Lens indicates Bitmine staked 74,880 ETH this morning, valued at $2.1918 billion. Meanwhile, SharpLink unstaked 35,627 ETH from liquidity mining this morning, with the tokens worth $1.044 billion.

On December 27, per Onchain Lens data, a whale spent 1,086 ETH (valued at $3.17 million) to purchase 20,375 AAVE. Over the past four days, the same whale has accumulated 30,003 AAVE by spending a total of 1,586 ETH ($4.7 million), with an average entry price of $156.65 per token. Currently, the whale holds 59,955 AAVE (worth $9.24 million) and has an unrealized loss of $4.26 million.

On December 27, Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) conducted a joint raid in Karachi, dismantling an online investment fraud network known as the “International Scam Group” that scammed victims out of approximately $60 million. During the operation, authorities arrested 34 individuals in Phases 1 and 6 of the Defense Housing Authority (DHA) — including 15 foreigners and 19 Pakistani citizens. Sindh Province Home Minister Raja stated the group ran long-term “account grooming” scams targeting domestic and foreign victims via social media and instant messaging apps, luring them into fake cryptocurrency and forex trading schemes. Police seized 37 computers, 40 mobile phones, over 10,000 international SIM cards, and six illegal communication gateway devices. An investigation revealed the scammers first set up fake trading platforms, displaying forged profit data to gain victims’ trust. After victims invested around $5,000, the group demanded additional pay

On December 27th, COMEX silver in New York jumped 7% in intraday trading to $76.71 per ounce.

On December 27, spot silver extended its gains, climbing above $76 per ounce with a year-to-date increase of more than 160%. (Cailube)

December 27th — As the Trump administration enters its second year, the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape is shifting. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), after past jurisdictional tensions, are now collaborating closely to advance crypto regulation. SEC Chair Paul Atkins is advancing the "Token Classification Framework," Project Crypto, and an innovation exemption mechanism. He has approved listing standards for multiple crypto ETFs while prioritizing asset tokenization in regulation. Under newly appointed Chair Michael Selig, the CFTC is accelerating rule clarification via its "Crypto Sprint" initiative and set to take a more central role in regulating crypto commodities like Bitcoin. The crypto industry expects U.S. regulation to follow a dual-track model in 2026: SEC-led institutional innovation and CFTC-led market expansion. Former SEC senior counsel Howard Fischer noted this marks the first time he’s seen the