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Gemini Space Station, Inc. said its affiliate Gemini Titan has received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to launch a regulated U.S. prediction market offering binary event contracts. Following the license announcement, GEMI climbed 18% in pre-market trading. The approval process began with an application in March 2020, placing Gemini among other regulated event-contract venues.

According to Cryptonews, the NYSE hosted a bronze statue of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, the sixth of 21 planned installations by Twenty One Capital. Twenty One's shares fell 19% on Tuesday's debut following a SPAC merger, even as the firm holds about 43,500 BTC. Bitcoin traded at $90,121 Thursday morning, down 2.3% after the Fed's third straight 25 bp cut.

On 9 December 2025, Strive Asset Management launched a $500 million at-the-market preferred stock offering to fund bitcoin purchases and other corporate purposes. The company holds about 7,525 bitcoin with an average purchase price of $113,383 per coin. It reports an unrealised loss of roughly 18 percent following the latest market decline. Strive's ASST shares rose around 3.6 percent after the announcement as it continues to pursue a bitcoin-focused treasury strategy.

On December 11, 2025, India reported ₹1,096 crore in crypto TDS across FY23–FY25, with Maharashtra contributing ₹293 crore in FY25. Bitcoin slipped under $90,000 after a Federal Reserve rate cut. SpaceX moved nearly $95 million in BTC. Twenty One Capital (XXI) debuted on the NYSE as BTC traded around $92,156.

In a Schwab Network interview, CEO Fong Lee said selling the company’s Bitcoin remains an option while emphasizing that dividends come first. He said that even if Bitcoin’s price fell 50%, holdings could fund dividends through about 2065. Lee maintained that Bitcoin is central to Strategy’s long-term plan. He also criticized MSCI’s proposed index exclusions.

Bitcoin slipped nearly 2% during early Asian trading on Thursday, even as regional equity markets advanced after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected 25 bps rate cut on December 10, 2025. Fed Chair Jerome Powell struck a cautiously optimistic tone on policy normalization, prompting traders to reassess the pace of easing heading into 2026.

On December 11, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a report on banks’ debanking of controversial sectors, signaling potential accountability measures for JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup. Bitcoin traded at $91,139.17 with a $1.82 trillion market cap, showing -1.10% over 24 hours and -21.22% across 90 days.

Filed on December 9, the Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDark ETF would trade only between the U.S. market close and the next day’s open. The fund would avoid spot Bitcoin and allocate at least 80% of its assets to futures, ETFs, ETPs and options. A backtest using a night‑only strategy on the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) since January 2024 showed a 222% gain, compared with a 40.5% loss during daytime sessions, according to Bespoke Investment Group.

On Wednesday, Cisco’s stock reached $80.25, topping its split-adjusted high of $80.06 last set on March 27, 2000. The new peak puts the company’s market value at $317 billion, up 36% in 2025 versus the Nasdaq’s 22%. The advance follows CEO Chuck Robbins saying in November the company booked $1.3 billion in quarterly AI infrastructure orders.

On December 10 2025, Oracle reported fiscal second‑quarter cloud revenue of $7.98 billion, up 34%, and infrastructure revenue of $4.08 billion, with both figures coming in below analyst expectations. The company disclosed remaining performance obligation of $523 billion and capital expenditures of about $13 billion for the quarter, far above the $8.25 billion that had been modeled, prompting investors to question the pace and cost of its AI‑focused data center buildout. Oracle shares have fallen by about one‑third since September 10 and were down 11% in extended trading after the results, as management pointed to strong AI infrastructure demand from major clients including OpenAI, TikTok and Meta Platforms.