Acum 7 minCME FedWatch: 75.6% odds Fed holds in January, March cut scenarios outlinedThe Federal Reserve is seen holding rates in January with 75.6% odds, and a 25 basis points cut at 24.4%, on December 18, according to CME's "FedWatch". By March, cumulative probabilities were 44.4% for a 25 basis points cut, 46% for no change, and 9.5% for a 50 basis points reduction, CME's "FedWatch" showed.Acum 12 minBitcoin Briefly Falls Below $86,000, Down 1.87% in 24 HoursBitcoin briefly fell below $86,000 on Dec. 18, HTX data show. The cryptocurrency declined 1.87% over the preceding 24-hour period.Acum 6 hNew Arbitrum Wallet Mints $12.1M USDC, Buys 113,000 HYPE on HyperliquidA newly created wallet minted $12.1M in USDC on Arbitrum on Dec. 18 and deposited $5.1M to Hyperliquid, where it purchased 113,000 HYPE worth about $3M and 0.5 BTC valued around $43,000, MLM data show. The wallet is using a TWAP strategy to buy roughly $2M of HYPE over the next 50 minutes, while about $7M in USDC remains on Arbitrum.Acum 7 hBitcoin Below $85,000 Would Trigger $1.052B Long Liquidations; Above $88,000 Would Hit $371M ShortsCoinglass data show cumulative long liquidation intensity across mainstream centralized exchanges would reach $1.052 billion if Bitcoin falls below $85,000 on Dec. 18. Conversely, a break above $88,000 would trigger cumulative short liquidation intensity of $371 million on mainstream exchanges.Acum 7 hWhale Partially Liquidated on HYPE, ETH Longs; Related Wallets Hold Nearly $300MA whale-linked address was partially liquidated on Dec. 18, with 431,000 HYPE (~$11.10 million) and 1,960 ETH (~$5.60 million) closed, MLM data cited by BlockBeats show. The address still holds long positions including HYPE (~$44.60 million) and 7,841 ETH (~$22.30 million). Another related wallet maintains XRP and ETH longs with about $230 million notional value, according to the same source.Acum 7 hBitcoin Falls Below $87,000 to $86,380, Down 1.75% in 24 HoursBitcoin fell below $87,000 on Dec. 18, trading at $86,380 with a 24-hour decline of 1.75%, HTX data show. BlockBeats reported the move based on HTX market data.
Acum 7 hBitcoin Briefly Tops $90,000 Before Falling Below $88,000 on Dec. 17Bitcoin briefly rose above $90,000 on Dec. 17 before reversing to trade below $88,000, BlockBeats reports. The token was recently quoted at $87,333, down 0.50% over 24 hours.Acum 8 hBitcoin Falls Below $89,000 on Dec. 17, 24-Hour Gain Narrows to 1.81%Bitcoin fell below $89,000 on Dec. 17, HTX market data show. The 24-hour gain narrowed to 1.81%.Acum 8 hCrypto Liquidations Hit $130M in Past Hour, Shorts Account for $109MCrypto market liquidations totaled $130M in the past hour, with short positions accounting for $109M and long positions for $21.2506M, Coinglass data show on December 17. Over the last 24 hours, 97,763 traders were liquidated worldwide for a combined $266M, with the largest single liquidation on Binance's ETHUSDC pair valued at $3.8396M, BlockBeats reported.Acum 8 hBTC OG Whale Moves 614,468 ETH Worth $1.8 Billion to Nine WalletsOn Dec. 17, an address labeled "BTC OG" transferred 614,468 ETH, worth about $1.8 billion, into nine separate wallets, OnchainLens data show. The address holds long positions in ETH, BTC and SOL on HyperLiquid with a notional value of roughly $694 million, currently sitting on an unrealized loss of more than $37 million.
