Zepz Launches SendWave Wallet, a Non-Custodial Wallet for Solana-based Stablecoin

On December 13, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) conditionally approved Ripple National Trust Bank’s application. Ripple National Trust Bank is a proposed national trust bank affiliated with Ripple Labs Inc., focused on trust and custody services to support Ripple’s digital asset business—specifically the issuance, management, and custody of its dollar-pegged stablecoin, RLUSD (Ripple USD).

As of December 13, Coinglass data shows: - Over the past hour, $184 million in total has been liquidated across the network, with $182 million from long positions and $3.27 million from short positions. - Over the past 24 hours, 115,515 traders globally have been liquidated, totaling $395 million. The largest single liquidation was on Hyperliquid’s ETH-USD pair, amounting to $5.68 million.

On December 13, Standard Chartered Bank forecast that gold prices will hit a new record high again in 2026, with a full-year 2026 average of $4,488 per ounce and $4,750 per ounce in Q4 2026. (FX168)

Per HTX market data, Bitcoin dropped below $90k on Dec 12, flipping from a 24-hour gain to a loss with a 0.02% decline.

December 12th — On-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reports that "Big Brother Whale" Huang Licheng was liquidated again, this time for 6,489 ETH, resulting in a $720k loss. Currently, he holds only a 2,500 ETH long position worth $7.79M, with a liquidation price of $3,074.62 and an unrealized loss of $314k. His account now has just $340k, having lost $2.44M over the past week.

December 12. Hyperliquid announced today that its upcoming network upgrade will roll out the Portfolio Margin feature, which is already live in pre-alpha on the testnet. In Portfolio Margin mode, margin requirements for spot and perpetual contract trading are fully unified, significantly boosting capital efficiency. Additionally, Portfolio Margin accounts automatically earn interest on all idle borrowable assets. All HIP-3 DEXes are part of the Portfolio Margin calculation, though not all collateral assets from HIP-3 DEXes are eligible to be borrowed. Down the line, new asset classes on HyperCore and derivative primitives will also support Portfolio Margin. Users can provide liquidity using eligible quote assets to earn rewards. Official Note: Portfolio Margin will initially launch in pre-alpha with an extremely low total borrowable asset cap. Users are advised to test using a new account or sub-account with less than $1,000 in assets. If the cap is hit, the account will aut