The South African president commented on the US decision not to send government officials to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, saying that their absence was a loss for the US.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese: If the security of any one or two countries is threatened, the treaty promises to consult and consider what measures can be taken individually or jointly to address those threats.

1. Qian Zhimin, the main suspect in a money laundering case involving 60,000 Bitcoins, was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in prison in the UK. 2. Stablecoin giant Tether poached talent from HSBC and increased its gold reserves. 3. 61% of institutions plan to increase their holdings of crypto assets, potentially signaling the "next wave of institutional funding." 4. Analysts: The MVRV of short-term holders has rebounded to 0.95, potentially indicating a Bitcoin rebound to $115,000 to $120,000. 5. 4E: BitMine holds over 3.5 million Ether; mining company performance shows significant divergence; stablecoin M&A activity is heating up. 6. The UAE digital dirham was tested in its first government transaction. 7. Sonic Labs announced its next phase of plans: introducing a tiered fee monetization structure and opening an office in New York. 8. Brazil's central bank's latest regulations set a capital threshold of up to $7 million for crypto companies. 9. MARA CEO: Bitcoin mining companies must control electricity resources, or they will likely be eliminated before the next halving. 10. SoFi launches consumer-facing cryptocurrency trading service. 11. Data: Bitcoin open interest remains low. 12. Former BlackRock executive Joseph Chalom calls Ethereum Wall Street's "infrastructure." 13. US prosecutors will reopen the case next year involving the "MIT crypto brothers" accused of stealing $25 million in crypto assets. 14. Brazil expands its financial industry regulation to include cryptocurrency service providers. 15. Coinbase discloses the scale of market-making funds and protocol cycle related to the Monad ICO, with third-party full-process token monitoring. 16. The "leveraged long ETH entity" has lent out another 90 million USDT and has withdrawn 21,398 ETH from Binance. 17. The US government plans to end the shutdown; the SEC and CFTC may accelerate the progress of crypto regulation and products.