In November, Brazil's central bank began enforcing a rule that bars Nubank from using the "bank" label in its domestic branding because the country's largest fintech does not hold a banking license. Nubank, which serves 110 million customers and is valued at more than $80 billion, is now considering buying a smaller licensed institution such as Banco Digimais SA to avoid the lengthy licensing process. Regulators have tightened rules as they move to close loopholes and address rising fraud risks in Brazil's fast-growing fintech sector.

J.P. Morgan has executed one of the first U.S. commercial paper issuances on a public blockchain, using the Solana network for the transaction. The bank structured the deal for Galaxy Digital Holdings LP, with both issuance and redemption settled in USDC. Coinbase and Franklin Templeton participated as buyers of the tokenized security on-chain, according to the bank.

On December 11, XRP traded around $1.9988 after a 3.64% 24-hour decline, with the broader market in the red, according to CoinMarketCap. Intraday price action sits near $1.9927 support, and a close below could target the $1.95 area. A break of $1.9835 may open a move toward $1.90 and potentially $1.80–$1.85 by month end.

On 11 December 2025, Cardano’s ADA fell around 10%, breaking below $0.45 and testing support near $0.43 amid broad crypto market weakness following the Federal Reserve’s rate cut, according to the article. Within the ecosystem, the Midnight network’s NIGHT token slid more than 80% from a speculative peak near $150 to about $0.05 as airdrop recipients rushed to sell. Derivatives data shows that roughly 54% of active ADA positions are now short, pointing to increasingly bearish sentiment. Analysts say buyers would likely need to reclaim the $0.438–$0.440 band to signal that the current sell-off is easing.

Dogecoin has slipped back into volatile trade, dropping below $0.145 after failing to hold above $0.150 and briefly testing support near $0.131. Daily Dogecoin ETF volume has reached $3.23 million while exchanges have recorded $20–$60 million in outflows, according to NewsBTC. The price is compressing between $0.131 and $0.156, with nearby resistance in the $0.142–$0.145 zone. These flows point to potential accumulation as the range tightens.

Coinbase has selected Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol as the exclusive bridge for its wrapped assets, including cbBTC, cbETH, cbDOGE, cbLTC, cbADA, and cbXRP. The token set is valued at about $7 billion. Launched in beta in 2023, CCIP is designed to streamline deployment of these assets to additional blockchains.

Adam Back, a veteran cryptographer often cited as a top Satoshi candidate, highlighted that Bitcoin's 200-week moving average is now above $56,000, arguing it points to a rising price floor. BTC is attempting to break $90,000. $82,000 and $80,600 have capped recent pullbacks, while $74,110 has not been retested since the November drop.

XRP dropped under $2, with the USDT pair rejected near $2.40 and trading around $2.01. The $1.80 demand zone sits just below. On the BTC pair, a break under 2,400 sats left price near 2,230 sats, and the 100-day and 200-day moving averages are acting as resistance.