MEXC has listed Hyperlane (HYPER) for pre-market trading

**December 29 – Lü Lei, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), stated in an article that the future digital yuan will receive central bank technical support to ensure implementation and regulation. It will carry commercial bank liability attributes, be account-based, and be compatible with distributed ledger technology (DLT) features.** **As a modern digital payment and circulation tool issued and circulated within the financial system, the digital yuan will function as a monetary unit of account, store of value, and support cross-border payments, he noted.** **Looking ahead, the selection of the digital yuan’s business and technical models will prioritize meeting real economy needs as its core starting point. The PBOC will take an inclusive and prudent approach to the development of both account-based and value-based digital currencies, aiming to enable the digital yuan to meet demands from different scenarios and business entities.** **(Source: Jinse)**

On Dec. 29, blockchain analytics firm LookOnChain reported that a newly created wallet withdrew 7,714 Zcash (ZEC) from cryptocurrency exchange Kraken 10 hours prior—valued at $4.12 million.

December 29: The Flow team released an update regarding the recent attack incident. The Flow Foundation is coordinating with key infrastructure partners to identify the optimal path forward for recovery. The recovery plan has been shared with ecosystem partners and is currently under review, including ongoing discussions with bridge operators, exchanges, and validators. The next technical steps are being validated, and deployment preparations are in progress. The next status update is scheduled for 6 PM PT.

On December 29, per HTX market data, Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading at $88,207. Its 2025 annual opening price is $93,548.80. With only 3 days left in the year, BTC still needs a roughly 6% gain to push its annual close above the 2025 open.

December 29 – Liu Le, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), said in an article that the PBOC will roll out the Action Plan to Further Strengthen the DCEP (Digital Currency Electronic Payment) Management Service System and Related Financial Infrastructure Construction. The next-generation DCEP measurement framework, management system, operational mechanism, and ecosystem will officially launch and take effect on January 1, 2026.

On December 29, OnchainLens monitoring shows a whale withdrew multiple assets from Kraken 7 hours ago: - 2,218 ETH ($6.52 million) - 37.1 million SKY ($2.36 million) - 4,772 AAVE ($7.3036 million) The whale’s wallet received 519 ETH ($1.62 million) from WinterMute 19 days ago and now holds a total of 2,738 ETH ($8.07 million).