Huang Renxun has left Beijing, and NVIDIA has not disclosed whether Huang Renxun met with the DeepSeek founder.

On December 18, Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said in a social media post that crypto index ETPs are expected to see significant inflows, with highly varied structures and sizes. He’s named the 21Shares FTSE Crypto 10 ex-BTC Index ETF (ticker: TXBC) as one of the ETFs to watch in 2026. BlockBeats Note: This ETF tracks the FTSE Russell crypto index, offering exposure to a broad portfolio of digital assets. It holds the top 10 crypto assets by market cap (excluding Bitcoin) instead of focusing on a single token.

December 18: Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said on social media that he shares crypto asset manager Bitwise’s prediction that over 100 crypto ETFs will launch by 2026—but noted many of these offerings will struggle to survive. “We’re going to see a wave of crypto ETP liquidations,” he added. “This could happen by late 2026, but it’s more likely before late 2027. Right now, more than 126 ETP applications are pending review by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Issuers are flooding the market.”

December 18 According to monitoring by GMGN (link: https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), market attention has rebounded—likely tied to yesterday’s system upgrade and code testing on Binance’s spot trading platform. Capital inflows into Chinese Meme coins on the BSC chain have driven countertrend gains for these tokens, while other Meme coins saw varying declines. Key data for top-cap Chinese Meme coins: - **Binance Life**: 13% 24-hour gain, $136M market cap, ~$0.136 current price - **Hakimi**: 20% 24-hour gain, $35.03M market cap, ~$0.035 current price - **Vulgar Penguin**: 11% 24-hour gain, $7.4M market cap, ~$0.0074 current price - **Customer Service Xiao He**: 15% 24-hour gain, $4.6M market cap, ~$0.0046 current price BlockBeats warns that Meme coin trading is highly volatile, driven primarily by sentiment and hype with no underlying value or practical use cases. Investors should exercise caution.

Hong Kong-based HashKey Exchange, a leading licensed virtual asset platform, today announced it’s launching 24/7 USD-to-HKD foreign exchange (FX) services—marking the first time a licensed virtual asset platform in the city supports both retail and institutional clients with round-the-clock fiat currency swaps. This lets more users enjoy a near-seamless crypto market funding experience. Previously, HKD and USD exchanges were restricted to banking hours, making it hard for institutions to hedge overnight or individuals to move funds quickly. With the new overnight FX service, HashKey will handle requests outside standard banking hours, letting users swap currencies anytime without waiting for banks to open or taking extra steps. As a licensed platform, funds for overnight FX are fully segregated from the platform’s operational funds and monitored in real time by its system—ensuring these swaps are just as secure and reliable as daytime transactions. This update eliminates time gap

On December 18, crypto wallet provider Phantom announced via social media that its Kalshi-integrated prediction market is now available to eligible users. Users can participate using Solana ecosystem tokens from their wallets, including the CASH stablecoin.

On December 18th, per monitoring by Farside Investors, U.S. Solana spot ETFs posted a net inflow of $11 million yesterday, with the following breakdown: - Bitwise BSOL: +$7 million - Fidelity FSOL: +$2.9 million - Grayscale GSOL: +$1.1 million