Huoxun Finance News, December 22 – According to Russian media reports, Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina stated in response to a reporter's question that cryptocurrency mining may be another factor contributing to the ruble's strength. The ruble's appreciation cannot be directly attributed to the growth of cryptocurrency mining, as activity in this sector did not begin in 2025. However, she acknowledged that mining does indeed have an impact on the currency market. From November 1, 2024, sole proprietorships and legal entities registered with the special registry of the Russian Federal Tax Service (FTS) can engage in cryptocurrency mining. Sole proprietorships do not require registration but must adhere to an energy consumption limit of 6,000 kilowatt-hours. Miners must declare their income. According to the Russian Industrial Mining Association (IMA), Russia ranks second in the world in mining capacity, accounting for over 16% of global computing power during the summer.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Hyperliquid issued a statement on the X platform, responding to several allegations in recent articles, stating that it builds upon on-chain transparency. Regarding solvency, Hyperliquid states that the blockchain state is complete and verifiable, and the author omitted HyperEVM USDC. Currently, there are a total of 4.351 billion USDC on HyperCore, and the system's solvency can be verified against user balances. Regarding transaction volume manipulation, Hyperliquid clarifies that such functionality is only available on the testnet for edge case testing and cannot be executed on the mainnet. Furthermore, the genesis distribution of HYPE tokens and the historical behavior of each address are verifiable on-chain, and there is no mechanism for manipulating airdrops. Regarding permissions and security, Hyperliquid states that the CoreWriter specification is fully public and does not support token minting or unsigned movement of user funds. Regarding oracle prices, Hyperliquid explains that it uses a weighted median of prices submitted by multiple validators to ensure solvency during periods of high volatility. Currently, Hyperliquid consists of 24 validators executing the same state machine under the BFT consensus rules, and it will be fully open source in the future.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Andrei Grachev, co-founder of DWF Labs, announced on the X platform that DWF Labs has just completed its first physical gold trade settlement. This transaction was a test transaction of 25 kilograms of gold bars, and the process is currently running smoothly. DWF Labs plans to expand its business to include physical silver, platinum, and cotton in its trading offerings, fulfilling its vision of playing a significant role in the RWA market.

According to an analysis by CryptoQuant, as reported by Odaily Planet Daily, the Bitcoin market remains in a bear market, with multiple network indicators showing a significant cooling in activity. Data shows that Bitcoin's 30-day moving average is below its 365-day moving average (-0.52%), confirming the current bear market pattern. Network transaction volume has decreased from approximately 460,000 to approximately 438,000, fees have decreased from $233,000 to $230,000, and highly active addresses have decreased from 43.3K to 41.5K, all indicating reduced speculative activity and a defensive market phase. Analysts point out that the current situation is similar to the 2018 bear market, but today's user base is larger (approximately 800,000 vs. 600,000 in 2018), demonstrating stronger structural resilience. Historical experience suggests that such periods of low activity often precede higher volatility, and investors should closely monitor subsequent market developments.

According to an official announcement from Web3 robotics company XMAQUINA on December 22nd, XMAQUINA will partner with VirtualsProtocol to conduct a final public sale of its $DEUS tokens. This sale will be a community-centric first token offering, aiming to promote the development of an open, decentralized, and composable humanoid robot and physical AI ecosystem. The sale accepts both $USDC and $VIRTUAL tokens. $VIRTUAL will be used to provide seed funding for the $DEUS/$VIRTUAL liquidity pool, expected to launch during the Token Generation Event (TGE), with an initial total locked value exceeding $1 million. The auction will begin at 20:00 Beijing time on January 8th, 2026, with an initial price of $0.06 for $DEUS and a total valuation of $60 million. 33% of the tokens will be released during the TGE, and the remaining 67% will be linearly unlocked over 12 months. Previously, it was reported that XMAQUINA had passed a proposal to conduct a $DEUS TGE, with 110 million DEUS to be used for the final pre-sale. Related reading: When robots learn to think, earn money, and collaborate: Analyzing 15 types of robot technologies and application cases.