U.S. Senator Introduces Proposed Bill to Establish Federal Task Force to Combat Cryptocurrency Fraud

On December 17, per Chainwire, cryptocurrency payment service provider CoinGate has been granted a MiCA license by Lithuania’s financial regulator. MiCA— the EU’s Market in Crypto-Assets Regulation— sets a compliant framework for crypto-asset service providers operating across the European Union. With this authorization, CoinGate can now operate in the EU as a regulated crypto-asset service provider under the bloc’s formal rules.

On December 17, Binance released a partial blacklist of "Listing Agents" today, including BitABC, Central Research, May/Dannie, Andrew Lee, Suki Yang, Fiona Lee, and Kenny Z. Binance noted the list is not exhaustive and advised against trusting any "Listing Agent." Below is information on the above individuals and entities sourced from public records: - **BitABC**: A crypto advisory, incubation, and project acceleration firm offering services like project promotion, community building, liquidity incentives, and market consulting. It claims to help early-stage crypto projects gain visibility and traction on trading platforms. - **May/Dannie**: A key figure linked to Web3Port—an improper market maker previously flagged by Binance. May Liu and her team built a "Binance Brokerage Pipeline" spanning Spark Digital Capital → Web3Port → Whisper. Spark operates under the guise of a VC but actually runs market outsourcing and financial advisory (FA) businesses, securing free tokens by lever

On Dec. 17, Tencent Cloud—Tencent’s cloud computing arm—announced a strategic partnership with Bitkub, Thailand’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, per Reuters. Bitkub plans to migrate and upgrade its existing products leveraging Tencent Cloud’s infrastructure, database technology, and AI capabilities.

On December 17th, Dune released an **Industry Report on Forecast Markets** in collaboration with Keyrock, KPMG, and other institutions. The report highlights that the **macro-focused forecast market**—tied to traditional institutions—is rapidly gaining traction. In this trend, the Opinion-led forecast market is converting key macroeconomic indicators (e.g., inflation, interest rates, employment) into tradable assets, marking a critical case of the forecast space accelerating its push into mainstream finance. Data from the report shows Opinion’s trading activity is surging: - Total nominal trading volume **topped $6.4 billion** within the first 50 days post-launch; - Daily trading volume has exceeded $200 million multiple times, ranking **No. 1 in the industry**. This version aligns with American news style: uses concise, punchy language (e.g., "gaining traction," "surging," "topped"), prioritizes data clarity (bulleted for readability), and employs natural phrasing for U.S

On December 17th, self-sovereign digital asset platform Exodus Movement announced a partnership with MoonPay to jointly launch a fully backed U.S. dollar stablecoin. The stablecoin will be issued and managed by MoonPay, built atop the firm’s open stablecoin infrastructure. It will be integrated into Exodus Pay—Exodus’s payment product—with an official launch scheduled for early 2026.