BlockBeats reports that Nick Timiraos wrote on Dec. 11 that Jerome Powell advanced a rate-cut plan despite broad opposition, signaling to Trump and future leaders that rate cuts require careful deliberation. Timiraos said cuts by 2026 depend on three scenarios: proof that inflation is falling, evidence the labor market has significantly weakened, or major changes to Federal Reserve meeting-room personnel.

Bitcoin traded near $90,000 with a 24-hour decline of 2.8%, while Nasdaq futures fell 0.80% on December 11, CoinDesk analyst James Van Straten said. Risk assets remained under pressure despite a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate cut, as Oracle reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter results for the period ended November 30, 2025, showing total revenue slightly below market expectations, declining traditional software income and particularly weak new license sales. Van Straten wrote the report highlights a gap between debt-funded artificial intelligence infrastructure spending, promised revenues and delayed cash flow realization.

Madison Investment's head of fixed income said on Dec. 11 that the steepening US Treasury yield curve highlights monetary policy's limited market impact, Jin10 and BlockBeats report. Policy shifts significantly influence the curve's front end, while structural factors like above-target inflation and large fiscal deficits pressure the long end. Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments on a softening labor market sparked bond buying that reversed a sell-off and steepened the curve. Madison Investment expects the Fed to slow additional easing and hold rates unchanged until Q2 2026.

Trader address 0xa43d booked a realized loss of $3.24M within 14 hours after opening a long position on ETH near its recent peak, Lookonchain data cited by BlockBeats show. The address partially closed the position about 3 hours ago as ETH retreated, locking in a loss of $583,500. The trader still holds a long position of 11,793 ETH valued at $37.6M with an unrealized loss of $2.66M.

Coinbase announced at the Solana Breakpoint conference on Dec. 11 that its mobile app now supports native trading on Solana-based decentralized exchanges (DEXs). The update enables users to trade Solana tokens directly within the app using USDC, USD cash, bank accounts, or debit cards, with automated routing and slippage handling. According to Coinbase, the integration allows access to Solana-based assets without requiring formal exchange listings and is intended to streamline user entry into Solana’s DeFi ecosystem.

FTX and Alameda have unstaked 194,861 SOL, valued at approximately $25.5 million, a development that has prompted significant market speculation. This move by the bankrupt entities warrants an examination of its potential implications for Solana's price and ecosystem.

The FOMC cut rates by 25 basis points to 3.50%-3.75% on Dec. 11, its third consecutive reduction, with three dissenting votes highlighting a widening split, BlockBeats reports. The statement added language about considering the extent and timing of further adjustments and removed the description of unemployment as lower. Beginning Dec. 12, the Federal Reserve will purchase $40 billion of Treasury bills within 30 days, and Jerome Powell said policy is near the upper bound of the neutral range, that no one expects additional hikes, that inflation's upside risks are mainly driven by tariffs which, if reversed, could bring inflation toward the lower end of the 2% range, and that recent labor data were overstated with employment facing downside risk. Markets lifted expectations for cumulative easing next year to 55 basis points, with the probability of a January cut still below 25%, while major institutions diverged on timing, including views of cuts from March, a January pause and a watchful first half, or delays until after June. A Bitunix analyst said that with an unclear easing pace, intensifying internal divisions and potential 2026 leadership changes, policy-path pricing will rely more on data and liquidity operations, near-term volatility could increase, and clearer employment and inflation signals are needed.

Most economists surveyed in a Reuters poll conducted December 2–9 expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75% at its December meeting, with borrowing costs projected to reach at least 1.00% by end-September 2025. According to the poll, 90% of economists (63 of 70) forecast a rise in the short-term rate from 0.50% to 0.75% at next week's meeting, while just over two-thirds (37 of 54) see rates at a minimum of 1.00% by next September. Sources previously said the BOJ is expected to deliver its first rate hike since January at the December meeting, a move Japan's government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to tolerate given inflation risks and yen weakness.

A trader with a history of unsuccessful ETH long positions opened a new 20x leveraged long on 3,000 ETH at an average entry price of $3,208.26 on Dec. 11, valued at approximately $9.62 million, HyperInsight data cited by BlockBeats show. The whale re-entered the market despite a prior series of failed long attempts.