A Bloomberg analyst states that Bitcoin's volatility is driven more by tax-related trading activity than by authentic market sentiment.

Sentiment: Bitcoin rebounded above $90,000 following the Christmas weekend before falling below $87,000. The move coincided with a notable increase in market-wide fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). As prices decline, traders are calibrating their risk exposure accordingly.

Today's notable price gains include:

- ZBT surged nearly 100%, reaching the top spot in purchase volume across all centralized exchanges at 03:14 Moscow time, and leading in open interest growth by 05:06.
- BEAT increased 35%, climbing to first place in open interest growth at 13:06 and ranking third in purchase volume across all CEXs at 12:36.

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🔍🐳 Whale Transactions:

1. 011short executed a long position valued at $749 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, and recently transferred 112,894 ETH (approximately $332 million) on Binance.
2. The wallet associated with the exploited addresses of Indexed Finance and Kyber Network has resumed activity after a year of dormancy, liquidating 226,961 UNI (around $1.36 million), 33,215 LINK (approximately $410,000), 845,806 CRV (about $328,000), and 5.25 YFI (roughly $17,500).
3. Two unidentified wallets amassed 2.15 billion PUMP tokens, equating to $3.87 million, within the past 24 hours.

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Metaplanet has acquired an additional 4,279 Bitcoin, valued at $375 million, bringing its total holdings to 35,102 Bitcoin worth approximately $3 billion.

Santiment reports that Bitcoin trades steadily around $87,200, maintaining a positive market sentiment. Over the past three months, short-term price movements have correlated with changes in crowd sentiment: heightened fear has often prompted price rebounds, while increased optimism has generally driven prices upward.

Santiment reports that Bitcoin trades steadily near $87,200, reflecting public optimism. Over the past three months, short-term price movements have correlated closely with market sentiment: periods of heightened fear have been followed by rebounds, while increasing optimism has generally driven prices upward.

BlackRock's RWA BUIDL has distributed $100 million in dividends and exceeded $2 billion in assets since its inception, positioning itself as one of the leading tokenized products in the market. coindesk.com

The Global Head of Investment Research at Coinbase reported a notable increase in the crypto derivatives market in 2025, driven by traders shifting their focus toward perpetual futures on the blockchain. The trend is partially attributed to the lack of a traditional altseason, prompting traders to seek higher returns through leveraged positions. cointelegraph

The Global Head of Investment Research at Coinbase highlighted a notable increase in the crypto derivatives market in 2025, driven by traders' growing emphasis on perpetual futures on the blockchain. The shift is partly due to the lack of a traditional altseason, prompting traders to seek higher returns via leveraged positions. cointelegraph

Bitcoin contracts worth approximately $2 million were liquidated over the past 24 hours, with long positions totaling approximately $368 million and short positions around $202 million.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has proposed penalties for illegal cryptocurrency mining, including fines up to 1.5 million rubles or two years of forced labor. For cases involving substantial profits or organized criminal groups, the maximum sentence could reach five years in prison. interfax #mining

The Unleash Protocol has been hacked, resulting in a loss of $3.9 million.

Binance Futures will introduce pre-market trading for the USDⓈ-Margined BREVUSDT perpetual contract starting December 30, 2025.

ElizaOS's price surged 174% since yesterday, driven by increased trading activity. At 20:56 Moscow time, trading volume on Bybit began to rise, reaching notable levels by 22:28 as the token ranked among the platform’s top purchases. Additionally, at 12:22 Moscow time today, ElizaOS was listed as one of the top Smart Money acquisitions on the Solana network.

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ElizaOS price jumps 174% in a day, with trading volume on Bybit increasing from 20:56 Moscow time and peaking by 22:28. As of 12:22 Moscow time, the token ranked among the top Smart Money purchases on Solana.

The Sui Network is scheduled to launch a new feature in 2024 that will support confidential transactions.

BNB Chain Outlines 2026 Roadmap: Targeting 20,000 Transactions Per Second and Reduced Gas Fees

BNB Chain has announced its technical roadmap for 2026, setting ambitious goals to enhance blockchain performance and usability. The platform aims to process 20,000 transactions per second, with each transaction concluding in less than one second. Software improvements are expected to lower gas fees, making transactions more affordable. The update includes the deployment of a new execution engine optimized for high performance on a single core, employing register interpretation alongside ahead-of-time (AOT) and just-in-time (JIT) compilation techniques. Additionally, BNB Chain plans to introduce a framework for AI agents, among other initiatives. More details are available on their official blog.