Arthur Hayes' address has received a total of 32.42 million USDC from CEX and OTC platforms in the past two days.
On December 17, Lookonchain data shows Arthur Hayes’ crypto address has received a total of $32.42 million worth of USDC over the past two days from Binance, Galaxy Digital, Wintermute and several other platforms.
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Fed Survey: Tariffs Continue to Plague Businesses, Expect 4% Inflation Next Year
On December 17, a joint survey by the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and Atlanta and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business revealed that U.S. corporate chief financial officers (CFOs) still rank tariffs as a top concern, with an average expectation of a roughly 4% price increase next year. This finding could amplify the Federal Reserve’s worries about current price pressures—pressures that may hinder its ability to quickly hit the 2% inflation target.
Fielded between November 11 and December 1, the survey included 548 CFO respondents. Results showed diminished confidence in both their own companies and the broader U.S. economy: the U.S. overall economic optimism index dropped from 62.9 (out of 100) in the third quarter to 60.2, falling below the recent peak of 66 reached at the end of 2024 following President Trump’s re-election.
Overall, respondents project moderate growth for employment and the economy in 2026: the median forecast for 2026 job growth is 1.7% (consistent
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CZ: Any information claiming to assist with listings is a scam. Recently, a certain national president's inquiry was also rejected.
On December 17, Binance founder CZ said in a post:
"Anyone claiming they can help you get listed on Binance is a scammer. If you encounter anyone—including so-called middlemen, advisors, former or current employees—making such claims, please report them immediately. Those involved will be blacklisted, and in some cases, publicly named."
He added further:
"Recently, even a national president asked if I could help with getting listed, and I clearly told them: I can't."
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Analysis: November CPI Report May Just Be a 'Sideshow,' with a Very High Market-Impact Threshold
December 17 —
For most of the past three years, the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report has been a top data point U.S. stock traders watched closely. Now, investors aren’t on edge—instead, they’re waiting for Thursday’s November inflation data release with a sense of detachment.
Options traders are betting the S&P 500 will move less than 0.7% daily—well below the 1% average actual volatility seen in the 12 CPI reports through September this year.
The shift in market sentiment makes sense. The Fed has lately focused more on labor market weakness signals than minor inflation fluctuations. Tuesday’s data showed the job market’s still sluggish, leaving room for rate cuts next year.
“The market’s priced in that this data is either irrelevant, or its quality is questionable from a data collection standpoint—so it won’t get overly scrutinized,” said Alexander Altmann, Barclays’ Global Equity Tactical Strategy Director.
The report also won’t likely change the outcome of th
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SBI Ripple Asia Teams Up with Doppler Finance to Explore XRP Yield Farming and RWA Tokenization
**December 17: SBI Ripple Asia, Doppler Finance Sign MoU to Explore XRP Yield, RWA Tokenization on XRPL**
SBI Ripple Asia and XRPL-native yield protocol Doppler Finance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop interest-bearing XRP products and tokenize real-world assets (RWAs) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).
This marks the first collaboration between SBI Ripple Asia and an XRPL-native yield protocol. The partners will focus on building a compliance-focused, transparent yield infrastructure for institutional clients—pushing XRP’s evolution from a payment asset to a yield-generating financial instrument. Doppler Finance will provide the on-chain yield framework, while SBI Digital Markets (regulated by Singapore’s Monetary Authority of Singapore, MAS) will act as an institutional-grade custodian, offering segregated asset custody services.
The partnership is a key step to deepen institutional engagement with the XRPL. Historically, the XRPL has seen limited on
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Tether Launches Decentralized Peer-to-Peer Cryptographic Key Management Tool PearPass
On December 17, stablecoin issuer Tether launched PearPass—a peer-to-peer (P2P) password manager app where all account credentials are stored **only locally on users’ devices** (no cloud servers involved), fundamentally eliminating the risk of centralized data leaks.
Tether noted PearPass uses end-to-end encryption and a point-to-point sync architecture: device-to-device data sync is fully controlled by users’ own keys, with no need for third-party infrastructure or intermediaries. The tool supports local credential storage, password generation, multi-device P2P sync, and a user-controlled key recovery system—directly addressing the vulnerability of traditional cloud-based password managers to targeted attacks.
PearPass is the **first open-source app** under Tether’s decentralized Pears technology ecosystem, designed to deliver a more censorship-resistant, resilient digital security infrastructure. It’s now freely available across mainstream platforms.
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