NFT Lending Platform BendDAO Plans to Launch Bitcoin NFT Cross-Chain Solution | Cryptocurrency Trends

1. Mainstream Exchange Trends:

• Coinbase asks a court to review the U.S. SEC's decision to deny its request for cryptocurrency rules.
• OKX Snowball adds a new subscription method and lowers the subscription threshold to 10 USDT.
• KuCoin Labs enters into a strategic partnership with Biis, a BRC-20 tool aggregator.
• Mainstream Exchange Listings (CEX: Token — Time of Listing in UTC)

2. Cryptocurrency Trends:

• BTC ETF News: U.S. SEC meets again with BlackRock executives to discuss the details of its spot Bitcoin ETF; BlackRock's proposed spot Bitcoin ETF to be named IBIT; Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF added to the U.S. DTCC website.
• CertiK: Previously notified OKX of a high-risk remote code execution vulnerability in the OKX app, urging users to update the OKX iOS app.
• FTX debtors reach a global settlement with the Joint Official Liquidators.
• NFPrompt: Snapshots of all addresses that participated and interacted on December 17 have been taken. Claims will open next week.
• NFT lending platform BendDAO plans to launch a Bitcoin NFT cross-chain solution and introduce DeFi.
• Starknet proposes a mainnet v0.13 update on January 10, 2024, which will support STRK gas payments.
• Alchemy Pay enters into a strategic partnership with payment giant Worldpay, allowing users to pay with Visa and Mastercard.
• Bounce Brand to launch a new token issuance method, where two separate teams can collaborate to launch a single token.
• EigenLayer, an Ethereum restaking protocol, says that the Renzo mainnet is now live with native ETH restaking functionality, allowing users to earn ETH and restaked points via restaking.

3. Financing Trends:

• Fiat Republic, a banking-as-a-service Web3 platform, raises $7 million in seed round funding with participation from Kraken Ventures.
• DWF Labs enters into an investment partnership with MOBOX.
• MetaFight, a blockchain MMA management game, receives a strategic investment from Animoca Brands.

4. Regulatory Trends:

• HashKey Capital granted a capital markets services (CMS) licence by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
• The U.K. government enacts the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, which could serve as a digital securities sandbox.