CQ: In December, inflows from institutional investors to Binance declined by 50%.

CQ: In December, inflows from large investors to Binance declined by 50%.

Cryptocurrency markets see significant gains ahead of New Year, signaling a positive trend as traders prepare for the holiday season.

Pudgy Penguins made an appearance at Sphere in Las Vegas.

SQD surged 80% after Rezolve AI announced key commercial achievements, new solutions, and strategic expansions across EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and North America. Rezolve Ai's recent acquisition of Subsquid contributed to the price rally; prior to the announcement, SQD showed high purchase volumes across centralized exchanges. Following the news at 22:36 Moscow time, SQD led open interest growth despite active shorting.

PIPPIN increased 120% since yesterday, beginning to gain traction at 00:17. It became the top purchase across all CEXs by 00:47 and subsequently led open interest growth by 01:06.

A wallet associated with Multicoin Capital utilized 30 million USDC to acquire 60 million WLD tokens at a $0.50 per token price via an OTC trade.

Yesterday, net outflows from spot Bitcoin ETFs reached approximately $175.3 million, while withdrawals from spot Ethereum ETFs totaled around $52.8 million.

Yesterday, approximately $175.3 million was withdrawn from spot Bitcoin ETFs, while spot Ethereum ETFs experienced net outflows of around $52.8 million.

In 2025, the cryptocurrency sector saw 267 transactions, an 18% rise year-over-year, according to the Financial Times. The total deal value reached $8.6 billion, nearly tripling the $2.17 billion recorded in 2024. Industry analysts expect this growth trend to continue into 2026. cointelegraph

A new wallet has withdrawn 30,000 ZEC ($13.25 million) from Binance.

AMLBot reports that between 2023 and 2025, Tether and Circle froze approximately $3.3 million and $109 million in assets, respectively, via their freezing mechanisms—a difference of roughly 30-fold.

Leading FDV projects launched in Q4 2025.

Leading FDV projects launched in Q4 2025.

Castle Labs reports that over the past year, L1 tokens have generally declined. #HYPE decreased by 6.5%, #ETH by 15.3%, #SOL by 35.9%, #SUI by 67.3%, #AVAX by 67.9%, and #TON by 73.8%. Notably, #BNB and #TRX were the only tokens to see gains, advancing 18.2% and 9.8%, respectively.

Castle Labs reports that over the past year, L1 tokens experienced declines across the board, with #HYPE down 6.5%, #ETH dropping 15.3%, #SOL decreasing 35.9%, #SUI falling 67.3%, #AVAX down 67.9%, and #TON off 73.8%. Conversely, #BNB and #TRX bucked the trend, rising 18.2% and 9.8%, respectively.

CoinGlass report:
In 2025, the cryptocurrency derivatives market saw an approximate total trading volume of $85.70 trillion, averaging $264.5 billion daily. Total liquidations for the year reached around $150 billion, with daily volumes estimated between $4 billion and $5 billion. Variations in the implementation of the automatic position liquidation (ADL) mechanism contributed to heightened market volatility.

CoinGlass reports that in 2025, the total trading volume in the cryptocurrency derivatives market reached approximately $85.70 trillion, averaging $264.5 billion per day. Total liquidations for the year amounted to around $150 billion, with daily liquidations fluctuating between $4 billion and $5 billion. Discrepancies in the implementation of the automatic position liquidation (ADL) mechanism contributed to heightened market volatility.

Leading Layer 1 Networks by Daily Active Users in 2025

Investment return statistics for leading ICO/IDO/IEO platforms over the past year show Binance Wallet maintaining dominance with a current ROI of 12.69x and a peak of 78.01x. Echo, recently acquired by Coinbase, was previously the most profitable non-CEX platform, with a record ROI exceeding 17x. Buildpad has achieved a record ROI of 10x and is believed to have connections with Binance, potentially increasing the likelihood of its projects being listed on Binance. OKX Wallet's project offerings are limited, despite having the second-highest record ROI after Binance Wallet. Coinlist's ROI has declined significantly, now representing the lowest among the platforms.

Investment return statistics for leading ICO/IDO/IEO platforms over the past year highlight Binance Wallet's dominance, with a current ROI of 12.69x and a peak ROI of 78.01x. Echo, which was previously the most profitable non-CEX platform—including a record ROI exceeding 17x—was recently acquired by Coinbase. Buildpad has achieved a record ROI of 10x and is believed to have connections with Binance, potentially increasing the likelihood of its projects being listed on Binance. OKX Wallet, despite having the second-highest record ROI after Binance, offers a limited selection of long-term projects. Coinlist has experienced a decline, now recording the lowest ROI among the platforms.

CryptoRank reports that Hyperliquid remains a more established perpetual DEX, exhibiting consistent performance. Despite Lighter leading in daily trading volume, Hyperliquid’s open interest is nearly seven times higher and features considerably lower turnover. This disparity typically indicates more authentic trading activity, whereas elevated turnover could reflect churn from airdrop farming or potential wash trading.