2025-12-16
1. Ethereum weekly outflow slackens, with a 7-day net outflow of 25.1k eth from centralized exchanges
BlockBeats News reported on December 15, "According to Coinglass data, in the past 7 days, CEX has seen a net outflow of 25,100 ETH (compared to 206,400 ETH in the previous week)."
2. MetaMask adds native support for Bitcoin, further advancing its multi-chain development process
PANews reported on December 16th that, "According to The Block, the Ethereum wallet MetaMask is continuing its multi-chain expansion and now natively supports Bitcoin. MetaMask users can now directly purchase Bitcoin with fiat currency, conduct on-chain Bitcoin network transfers, and exchange native EVM assets and SOL for Bitcoin."
3. Ripple Payments was first adopted by a European bank, with AMINA Bank being the first to integrate it
PANews reported on December 15th that, "According to an announcement on Ripple's official website, AMINA Bank, a crypto bank regulated by the Swiss FINMA, has officially integrated with Ripple Payments, becoming the first European bank to use the payment system. Previously, AMINA had already begun supporting custody and trading services for Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD."
4. The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates to 0.75%, the highest in 30 years
PANews reported on December 15th that, "According to Nikkei, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will hold a monetary policy meeting on December 18-19, raising the current policy rate of 0.5%, and is currently in the final coordination stage. The most likely scenario is a 25 basis point increase to 0.75%, reaching the highest interest rate level in 30 years since 1995."
5. Sweden's Klarna has announced a partnership with Privy, a subsidiary of Stripe, to jointly develop a user-centric cryptocurrency wallet
BlockBeats News reported on December 15th, "Swedish "Buy Now, Pay Later" giant Klarna announced a partnership with Privy, a crypto wallet infrastructure company under Stripe, to jointly develop a user-centric cryptocurrency asset wallet. This is another important step towards advancing "Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) + Web3" after the launch of its proprietary stablecoin initiative. Previously, Klarna announced that it will issue its own stablecoin, KlarnaUSD, by 2026. "
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