Happy Friday! The week comes to an end and here are the most important news from Friday, December 19:

🔸 Bitcoin holds above USD 88,200, increasing 1.3% in the last 24 hours.

🔹 Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. So far, the market reacts calmly despite the potential impact on carry trade arbitrage.

🔹 Taiwan reveals that it has 210 BTC, becoming the 8th country with the most bitcoin in the world.

🔹 This Friday, bitcoin options worth USD 20 billion expire, which could bring volatility for the upcoming week.

🔹 A miner rents 86 USD of hashrate through NiceHash and mines a Bitcoin block, earning a reward of 3,152 BTC.

🔹 USDC will arrive at the privacy-focused Midnight network, built on Cardano.