PANews reported on December 19th that, according to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market continued its decline, with the AI sector leading the drop at 5.34%. Within the AI sector, Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) fell 19.81%, while OriginTrail (TRAC) and Kite (KITE) remained relatively resilient, rising 1.18% and 1.96% respectively. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC) fell 0.80%, breaking below $86,000; Ethereum (ETH) fell 0.17%, fluctuating narrowly around $2,800.
In other sectors, the CeFi sector fell 2.05% in the last 24 hours, with Aster (ASTER) down 7.41%; the Layer 1 sector fell 2.75%, with Zcash (ZEC) rising 3.52% intraday; the DeFi sector fell 3.73%, with Beldex (BDX) rising 13.63% within the sector; the PayFi sector fell 3.74%, but Bitcoin Cash (BCH) rose 3.33%; the Layer 2 sector fell 4.44%, with Zora (ZORA) falling 12.56%; the Meme sector fell 4.76%, with Pump.fun (PUMP) falling 10.90%.



Nubank Vice-Chairman Roberto Campos Neto said the bank will test stablecoin credit card payments, as adoption of stablecoins accelerates across Latin America. Nubank, Latin America’s largest digital bank, is reportedly planning to integrate dollar-pegged stablecoins and credit cards for payments.The move was disclosed by the bank’s vice-chairman and former governor of Brazil’s central bank, Roberto Campos Neto. Speaking at the Meridian 2025 event on Wednesday, he highlighted the importance of blockchain technology in connecting digital assets with the traditional banking system. According to local media reports, Campos Neto said Nubank intends to begin testing stablecoin payments with its credit cards as part of a broader effort to link digital assets with banking services.Read more