PANews reported on December 24 that crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that former acting chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Caroline Pham, has joined crypto payment company MoonPay as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer.

PANews reported on December 24 that spot gold fell below $4,450 per ounce, down 0.78% on the day.

BlockBeats 消息，12 月 24 日，FOX Business 记者 Eleanor Terrett 发文表示，前美国商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）代理主席 Caroline Pham 已加入加密支付公司 MoonPay 担任首席法务官兼首席行政官。

BlockBeats news, December 24th, according to Decrypt reports, Circle's CircleMetals announced today that it will expand its digital currency platform into the tokenized precious metals market. This new service allows clients to seamlessly exchange USDC for tokenized gold (GLDC) and tokenized silver (SILC) at real-time market prices, supported by deep liquidity from COMEX reference markets.

BlockBeats News, December 24, affected by the Christmas holiday, U.S. stock trading on Wednesday will close early at 02:00 Beijing time on the 25th, and will be closed all day on Thursday.CME's precious metals, energy, foreign exchange, and stock index futures contract trading, as well as ICE's Brent crude oil futures contract trading, will end early today.In addition, Trump signed an executive order, and U.S. federal government agencies will be closed for three days from December 24 to December 26. (Jin10)

BlockBeats news, December 24th, according to CoinDesk, the European Union's latest digital asset tax transparency regulation will officially take effect on January 1, 2026, marking a significant shift in the regulatory approach to crypto activities across the entire EU.This regulation, known as DAC8, expands the scope of the EU's long-standing tax administrative cooperation framework to include crypto assets and related service providers. Under the new rules, crypto asset service providers (including exchanges and brokers) must collect and report detailed information about users and their transactions to their national tax authorities, and these data will be shared among tax authorities of member states.For crypto users, the enforcement consequences of the new regulation are more severe. Once tax authorities detect tax avoidance or evasion, DAC8 allows local regulators to take action with the assistance of corresponding authorities in other EU countries. This cross-border cooperation also includes the power to freeze or confiscate crypto assets related to unpaid taxes, even if the relevant assets or platforms are not located within the user's jurisdiction.

BlockBeats News, December 24th, according to CoinDesk, the European Union's newly introduced Digital Asset Tax Transparency Regulation will officially take effect on January 1, 2026, marking a significant shift in the regulatory approach to crypto activities across the entire EU.Known as DAC8, this regulation expands the scope of the EU's long-standing framework for administrative cooperation in taxation to include crypto assets and related service providers. Under the new rules, crypto asset service providers (including exchanges and brokers) must collect and report detailed information about users and their transactions to their national tax authorities, which will then share this data among member states.For crypto users, the enforcement consequences of the new regulation are more severe. Once tax authorities identify tax avoidance or evasion, DAC8 allows local regulators to take action with the assistance of their counterparts in other EU countries. This cross-border cooperation also includes the power to freeze or confiscate crypto assets related to unpaid taxes, even if the assets or platforms are not located within the user's jurisdiction.

BlockBeats News, December 24th, according to Arkham monitoring, a swing trader has accumulated realized and unrealized profits of $12.5 million from a BTC short position held for 2 months.Due to the extremely long holding period, the funding fee income from this single trade alone amounts to $9.6 million. Additionally, they hold $3.5 million worth of BTCB on the BNB Chain.

PANews reported on December 24th that, according to Cointelegraph, Aave founder Stani Kulechov recently spent $10 million to purchase AAVE tokens. Some members of the cryptocurrency community claim this move is aimed at increasing his voting power in key governance proposals. Critics argue that large token purchases could have a substantial impact on the voting results of high-risk proposals. This controversy has once again raised concerns about whether token-based governance can adequately protect the interests of minority holders, especially when founders or early insiders wield significant economic influence. DeFi strategist Robert Mullins posted on the X forum that Kulechov's purchase of AAVE tokens was intended to increase its "voting power so that it could vote in favor of a proposal that directly harms the interests of token holders." He added, "This clearly demonstrates that the token mechanism is insufficient to effectively prevent governance attacks on AAVE tokens." Previous reports indicated that AAVE community's new proposal aimed to reclaim ownership of the brand and distribution channels.

BlockBeats 消息，12 月 24 日，据 The Information 报道，OpenAI 正考虑在 ChatGPT 中投放广告。