Daily Market Wrap | Dec. 19

Hot Topics

• Bitcoin and Ether surge higher as markets smoothly absorb Japan's 25bp rate hike to 0.75%.
• ECB's Lagarde holds rates at 2%, prioritizes digital euro rollout amid stable inflation outlook.
• U.S. Senate confirms crypto-friendly Mike Selig as CFTC chair and Travis Hill as FDIC chair in package vote.

Market Updates

• Forward Industries tokenizes SEC-registered FWDI shares on Solana via Superstate, enabling ex-US holders to use as DeFi collateral on Kamino.
• Intuit partners with Circle for multi-year USDC integration in TurboTax, QuickBooks, and Credit Karma for faster payments.