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The Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced on December 4th that the agency plans to publish its long-awaited "innovation exemption" framework for cryptocurrency firms, likely by January 2026.

The SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX), a primary global stock exchange, announced a major step in institutionalizing crypto trading by listing the world's first triple-leveraged (3x Long) and triple-short (-3x Short) Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) on both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

BlackRock's BUIDL (BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund) was announced as being accepted as off-exchange collateral for trading on Binance.

Financial technology company SoFi announced the phased rollout of SoFi Crypto, a new product allowing its large customer base to buy, sell, and hold dozens of cryptocurrencies directly within their main banking application.

A major crypto company Blockchain.com announced on October 23 that it had secured the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license.

FTX is a popular cryptocurrency trading platform known for offering a wide range of trading products and innovative features.

The United States and the United Kingdom have announced a comprehensive new cooperation agreement aimed at unifying regulatory oversight for the cryptocurrency sector.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are reportedly planning a joint roundtable to discuss and "harmonize" their approaches to regulating decentralized finance (DeFi) and other crypto products.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has begun posting its official macroeconomic data, starting with quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures, on public blockchains.