According to Odaily Planet Daily, Elon Musk posted on the X platform that the US economy could achieve double-digit growth within 12-18 months, and if applied intelligence can be used as an indicator of economic growth, it could even achieve triple-digit growth within five years. This signal has attracted attention from the crypto community, including ProCap Chairman Anthony Pompliano. Bitcoin holders typically pay attention to macroeconomic signals, such as economic growth forecasts and central bank policies, to judge how broad economic trends will affect Bitcoin's price movement. This year, the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts have been one of the catalysts closely watched by investors, as a loose financial environment could push up the prices of risky assets.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that two Russian stock exchanges, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the St. Petersburg Exchange (SPB), have expressed their support for the Russian Central Bank's cryptocurrency regulatory plan and are prepared to launch cryptocurrency trading once the relevant regulations take effect in 2026. It is understood that qualified investors will be able to purchase any cryptocurrency except privacy coins without limit, while ordinary investors will be capped at 300,000 rubles (approximately $4,000) per year. Both exchanges have confirmed that they have the appropriate technical infrastructure to launch crypto asset trading immediately once the regulatory framework is established. According to the new regulatory concept proposed by the Russian Central Bank, cryptocurrencies will be defined as "monetary assets," and trading will be conducted through Russia's existing financial infrastructure. (Cryptopolitan)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the Bitcoin mining difficulty will be adjusted at block height 929,376 (11:48:06 Beijing time today), increasing by 0.04% to 148.26 T. The average hashrate of the entire network over the past seven days is currently 1.08 ZH/s.

According to data released by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin inflows from whales on Binance fell by half in just a few weeks in December, from approximately $7.88 billion to $3.86 billion. This sharp contraction indicates that the largest holders are significantly slowing down the pace of depositing Bitcoin into Binance. Given their strong influence on market dynamics, this is an important signal, usually meaning that their selling pressure is also decreasing.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated on Thursday that the central bank is gradually approaching its 2% inflation target and reiterated its stance of seeking further interest rate hikes. In his speech, he said, "Against the backdrop of a tightening labor market, corporate wage and pricing behavior has changed significantly in recent years, and the 2% price stability target, accompanying wage growth, is steadily approaching." He expressed confidence in Japan's wage-price dynamics, noting that "the possibility of the Japanese economy returning to a so-called zero-normal state (i.e., wages and prices remaining almost unchanged) seems to have decreased significantly." Ueda stated in his speech that if economic and price forecasts meet expectations, the central bank will further adjust monetary policy. He added that adjusting monetary policy at an appropriate pace will help the central bank smoothly achieve its inflation target while promoting long-term growth and laying the foundation for businesses to build confidence in their operations. (Jinshi)