Summary of Important Developments on the Evening of December 16

12:00 (UTC+8) - 21:00 (UTC+8) Keywords: Hassett, Olea, Bessent, Visa 1. Bank of America survey: Kevin Hassett is expected to lead the Federal Reserve 2. UK regulators launch consultation on new cryptocurrency rules 3. Singapore digital trade platform Olea completes $30 million Series A financing 4. A certain exchange wallet will launch the exclusive Infrared (IR) TGE on December 17 5. US Treasury Secretary Bessent: Speculation about the Federal Reserve Chair candidate will be announced in early January 6. Visa begins supporting US financial institutions to use USDC on Solana for transaction settlement