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On December 15, a Form 8-K showed Strategy acquired 10,645 BTC between December 8 and December 14, spending $980.3 million at an average price of $92,098, funded via equity and preferred stock offerings. The firm's holdings rose to 671,268 BTC, and it recently set up a $1.44 billion cash reserve to cover dividend and debt interest obligations.

Tesla's long-serving directors realized more than $3 billion from legacy option awards as shares surged. The board halted new stock grants in 2020 and froze compensation in 2021 amid litigation. Reported pay from 2018–2024 remained far above peers, while a spokesperson said directors attended 58 meetings in 2024.

Rocket Lab stock advanced in premarket at 7:29 AM EST on December 15, 2025, to $62.80, up $1.31 or 2.13% from the prior close of $61.49. The move followed the company's first dedicated JAXA mission, RAISE And Shine, which lifted off from New Zealand on December 14 and deployed the RAISE-4 satellite.

On December 15, 2025, markets prepared for a backlog of U.S. data delayed by a prolonged government shutdown. The week's schedule features October retail sales and the November jobs report on Tuesday, November CPI and the December Philly Fed index on Thursday, and October PCE, November existing home sales, and Michigan surveys on Friday.

Metaplanet will hold an online extraordinary general meeting on December 22, where shareholders will vote on proposals shaping its Bitcoin strategy and capital structure. The stock has been consolidating around ¥430–440, with RSI in the upper‑50s and MACD turning positive as investors wait for clarity.

The Agnelli family, through their holding company Exor, has unanimously rejected Tether's binding €1 billion all-cash proposal to buy its 65.4% stake in Juventus Football Club. The decision, taken after the offer was formally submitted on Friday, halted one of Europe's boldest football takeover attempts even as Juventus shares jumped more than 12% on Monday on the implied premium.

Tokenized commodities reached $3.7B in December 2025, while tokenized stocks were around $808M. Tether's gold-backed tokens led commodity issuance, and platforms including Ondo ($368M) and XStocks ($300M) expanded supply. On December 12, 2025, XStocks introduced XBridge to link Solana and Ethereum for tokenized equities.

According to an SEC filing, the agency has begun reviewing Nasdaq's proposed rule to list and trade tokenized securities alongside traditional shares on the same order book. Settlement would still run through DTCC systems, with blockchain used for operational efficiency, and industry feedback is split as regulators weigh legal and operational risks.

Since early September, trading in credit default swaps linked to major US technology firms has risen by 90%, reflecting investor concern over bond-funded AI projects. Oracle has become a focal point, with its CDS costs climbing to their highest level since 2009 and its AI and data center debt load exceeding $100 billion. As companies such as Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Oracle turn from cash to borrowing to finance infrastructure, more investors are using single-name and basket CDS to hedge potential AI-related credit stress.

A dense slate of U.S. economic releases from Dec. 15 to 19 has traders bracing for turbulence, while Bitcoin briefly dipped below $88,000 in a late Sunday slide. Tuesday features October retail sales and the November jobs report; Thursday brings CPI and the Philly Fed index; Friday includes Core PCE, housing, expectations, and sentiment.