1h atrásBinance to List ADA/USD1, ASTER/USD1, ZEC/USD1 Spot Pairs on Dec. 24Binance will launch five new spot trading pairs—ADA/USD1, ASTER/USD1, LUNA/USDC, LUNC/USDC and ZEC/USD1—at 16:00 (UTC+8) on Dec. 24, 2025, BlockBeats reports. The additions expand the exchange's USD1- and USDC-denominated spot market offerings.1h atrásBitMine Buys 13,412 ETH Worth $40.61M on Dec. 22BitMine acquired 13,412 ETH valued at $40.61M on December 22, Lookonchain data show. The purchase occurred approximately 15 minutes before the report and was part of BitMine's Ethereum-focused crypto treasury (DAT) operations.3h atrásFed reportedly plans nearly $7B market liquidity injectionThe U.S. Federal Reserve is scheduled to inject nearly $7 billion into financial markets tomorrow, according to cryptocurrency exchange OKX. This comes after approximately $38 billion in liquidity injections over the past 10 days, as previously reported by Cointelegraph.5h atrásWhale '1011' Liquidated $17.94 Million on December 22, Subsequently Opens $3 Million 10x Long Position on HYPEA crypto whale identified as address “1011” was liquidated for $17.94 million during a market downturn on December 22, according to Onchain Lens and BlockBeats. The address later deposited $3 million to open a 10x leveraged long on the HYPE token and also holds smaller long positions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. Onchain Lens said the whale’s active positions now exceed $10 million, signaling a strategic shift after the liquidation.6h atrásCrypto Whale Initiates $122M Leveraged Short Positions on Hyperliquid After Selling $20M BTC SpotOn December 19, a crypto whale linked to address 0x94d shifted strategy by moving about $20 million in spot Bitcoin on-chain and selling it to open leveraged shorts on Hyperliquid, according to HyperInsight. The whale now holds $122 million in open interest, including a $120 million BTC short entered at $87,300 and a $2.14 million ETH short at $2,920. The BTC position shows a $1.26 million unrealized loss with a $101,000 liquidation price, making the address Hyperliquid’s largest BTC short holder.6h atrásOn-Chain Whale 'BTC OG' Narrows Unrealized Losses to $26.6M on $744M Hyperliquid PositionsOn December 22, the on-chain whale address 0xb31, known as “BTC OG,” reduced unrealized losses on long positions to about $26.6 million from a peak of $76.15 million, according to BlockBeats citing Coinbob. The address controls roughly $744 million in Hyperliquid positions backed by $56.46 million in margin, including a $617 million 5x ETH long, after transferring $230 million from Binance in early December. BlockBeats noted the whale previously earned nearly $100 million by shorting BTC ahead of the October 11 market drop, with BitForex CEO Garrett Jin confirming ties to exchange clients.6h atrásSpot Gold Hits New All-Time High, Surpassing October Peak at $4,381.4 Per OunceSpot gold ascended to a new all-time high on December 22, decisively surpassing its previous peak of $4,381.4 per ounce, recorded on October 20. This significant price action was reported by BlockBeats, citing financial data from Jin10. The precious metal's intraday performance established a new record level.8h atrásCleveland Fed's Hammack Projects Stable Interest Rates Until Spring, Citing 3.5%-3.75% BenchmarkOn December 22, Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve’s Cleveland branch, said the Fed is unlikely to cut rates before next spring, with the benchmark currently at 3.5%–3.75%, according to BlockBeats and Jin10. Hammack opposed near-term rate cuts, citing persistent inflation, despite discussions of potential 0.75 percentage-point reductions. She added that the economic effects of tariffs should become clearer by spring, making it a better window for policy reassessment.8h atrásWhale Sells Entire 230,350 AAVE Position for stETH and WBTC Within Three HoursA whale sold its entire position of 230,350 AAVE tokens on December 22, receiving 5,869.46 stETH and 227.8 WBTC, Onchain Lens data show. The holder swapped the tokens over a three-hour period for approximately $17.52 million in stETH and $20.07 million in WBTC.
17h atrásIOSG Founding Partner Jocy Predicts 2025 as 'Darkest Crypto Year' Amid Institutional Dawn, Targets $150,000 BTC by Mid-2026Jocy said on December 21 that 2025 may be crypto’s toughest year but also mark the start of its institutional era. He noted institutions now hold 24% of Bitcoin while retail participation has fallen 66%, despite BTC briefly hitting $126,080 before a 5.4% year-end drop. Jocy said $25 billion in ETF inflows signal institutional accumulation and projected BTC to trade between $87,000 and $95,000 in the next three to six months, with a target of $120,000–$150,000 by H1 2026 driven by policy support and institutional demand.
