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On December 27th, COMEX silver in New York jumped 7% in intraday trading to $76.71 per ounce.

On December 27, spot silver extended its gains, climbing above $76 per ounce with a year-to-date increase of more than 160%. (Cailube)

December 27th — As the Trump administration enters its second year, the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape is shifting. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), after past jurisdictional tensions, are now collaborating closely to advance crypto regulation. SEC Chair Paul Atkins is advancing the "Token Classification Framework," Project Crypto, and an innovation exemption mechanism. He has approved listing standards for multiple crypto ETFs while prioritizing asset tokenization in regulation. Under newly appointed Chair Michael Selig, the CFTC is accelerating rule clarification via its "Crypto Sprint" initiative and set to take a more central role in regulating crypto commodities like Bitcoin. The crypto industry expects U.S. regulation to follow a dual-track model in 2026: SEC-led institutional innovation and CFTC-led market expansion. Former SEC senior counsel Howard Fischer noted this marks the first time he’s seen the

December 26 — Data from Lookonchain shows trader Simonbanza racked up over $1.9 million in profits on Polymarket in just two weeks. He closed a total of 108 positions, 64 of which were winners, for a win rate of roughly 59%. Most of his gains stemmed from accurate bets on sports event outcomes.

December 26th — Per lookonchain monitoring data, crypto trader 0x94d3 has delivered strong recent performance: After selling 255 BTC (~$21.77M), the trader shifted to shorting BTC, ETH, and SOL, netting $3.85M in profits. Currently, 0x94d3 is again shorting all three assets simultaneously, with unrealized profits topping $1.77M.

December 26: Spot gold climbed to $4,540 per ounce, gaining 1.35% in intraday trading. Spot palladium surged past $1,900 per ounce, up more than 12% on the day. Spot platinum extended its rally, jumping over 10% intraday to hit an all-time high of $2,452.95 per ounce. (Source: Oriental Wealth)