Tom Lee, Chairman of BitMine, stated in an article on the X platform that many institutional investors typically exit the market during the final holiday trading period of the year, shifting market dominance to algorithmic and bot trading programs. This, coupled with year-end selling driven by tax avoidance needs, contributes to the market dynamics in the last few days of December. Previously, when BitMine disclosed its purchase of 44,463 ETH last week, Lee also pointed out that as the year-end holidays approach, overall market activity tends to decline, and tax-avoidance selling can exert temporary downward pressure on cryptocurrency and related stock prices. This impact is typically most pronounced between December 26th and December 30th, and BitMine is adjusting its market strategy based on this seasonal characteristic.

Trader CBB posted on the X platform that people spent months promoting a certain token, but the token's valuation failed to break $3 billion within 24 hours of its launch after being fully diluted, and he called the token a pure junk coin.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Bitmine (@BitMNR) has staked an additional 118,944 ETH, worth $352.16 million. Currently, Bitmine has staked a total of 461,504 ETH, with a total value of $1.37 billion. In addition, a newly created wallet received 32,938 ETH from FalconX, worth $97.8 million; this address likely belongs to Bitmine.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said Pakistan could become a leading global crypto hub by 2030 if it continues its fast pace of regulation and adoption. The country has set up a crypto authority, allowed major exchanges to operate, built a Bitcoin reserve, and is exploring tokenisation to attract foreign investment.

According to Foresight News, Matrixport's daily chart analysis indicates that the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies is expected to rise steadily from just over $1 trillion at the end of 2023 to a peak of nearly $3.9 trillion by 2025. This growth reflects a stronger and more mature market structure. Each consolidation phase remains above the previous cycle's high, suggesting deeper institutional involvement and healthier holdings. Despite a recent pullback to around $3 trillion, the overall trend remains positive, with progressively higher lows forming a solid foundation. Once macroeconomic headwinds ease, the market is poised for another significant upward phase.

According to Foresight News, MistTrack has released an analysis of stolen funds for the fourth quarter of 2025. During this period, 300 reports of stolen funds were received, excluding cases reported through other channels. Approximately $1 million was successfully frozen or recovered in nine cases. The primary causes of theft were phishing attacks, scams, and private key leaks. Phishing remains the leading cause of losses, evolving from fake domain names to autocomplete hijacking redirects, and is no longer limited to clicking incorrect links. One victim mistakenly sent 50 million USDT to a fraudulent address with similar characters at the beginning and end.

Neo co-founder and core developer Erik Zhang has accused NEO founder Da Hongfei of failing to fulfill his financial disclosure commitments. Zhang claims that, according to a clear agreement reached in a recent phone conversation, Da Hongfei will focus on the operation and development of NeoX and SpoonOS from January 1, 2026, and will no longer participate in any matters related to the Neo mainnet. Zhang calls on Da Hongfei to immediately release a complete and verifiable financial report to the community, including a detailed list of all assets managed by the Neo Foundation (NF) and a breakdown of all expenditures, to address the community's long-standing legitimate concerns regarding transparency and governance. Da Hongfei responded by stating that Erik Zhang controls the vast majority of Neo funds, influences consensus node voting, and unhesitatingly hijacks the protocol at the expense of the community and token holders. He had previously urged Erik to transfer NEO/GAS tokens from his personal custody to the foundation's multi-signature address—while retaining the key holder status himself. However, Erik Zhang has consistently made excuses to delay this process.

According to Odaily, Cointelegraph reported on the X platform that the supply of XRP on exchanges has dropped to 1.6 billion, marking a seven-year low. This represents a significant decrease from the 3.76 billion recorded in October.

According to Foresight News, Erik Zhang, founder and core developer of Neo, has accused fellow founder Da Hongfei of failing to fulfill his promise to publicly disclose financial reports. Zhang has called for Hongfei to release a complete and verifiable financial report to the community, detailing all assets managed by the Neo Foundation (NF) and itemizing all expenditures. Additionally, Zhang stated that during their most recent phone conversation, an agreement was reached for Hongfei to focus on the operation and development of NeoX and SpoonOS starting January 1, 2026, and to cease involvement with Neo's mainnet. In response, Da Hongfei issued a statement asserting that Erik Zhang controls the majority of Neo's funds and influences consensus node voting. Hongfei emphasized that blockchain projects should not be controlled by a single individual. He has urged Zhang over the years to transfer NEO/GAS tokens from his personal custody to NF's multi-signature address, while Zhang retains the role of key holder. However, Hongfei claims Zhang has consistently delayed this process, recently indicating that the transfer would occur around the completion of the N3 migration. Hongfei explained that he had refrained from publicly addressing the issue to maintain public trust and allow for orderly resolution. He expressed regret that his restraint has been misunderstood, stating, "I should have done this sooner."

The value of stablecoins will ultimately be capped by the price of Bitcoin, which has the potential to exceed that cap. They do not pose an existential threat to Bitcoin.

A Coinbase executive says changes to the GENIUS Act could weaken US dollar stablecoins as China moves to boost the digital yuan by allowing interest-bearing wallets. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-exec-warns-senate-stablecoin-misstep-could-hand-china-a-global-edge?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

ByteDance has announced plans to buy $14 billion worth of Nvidia H200 chips in 2026 as its computing needs across its apps portfolio, Volcano Engine, and LLMs increase. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/bytedance-purchase-14b-worth-nvidia/

Central Bank, Central Bank Digital Currency, Digital Yuan, Policy, China was the first country to adopt "yield-generating stablecoins" on a large scale. (Golden Finance) Currency is used, not designed.

Tokenized Stocks, RWA, SEC, US Stocks, In-depth Analysis: The Two Paths of Tokenization Behind DTCC US Stocks - Jinse Finance, In the US public market, investors have never truly "owned" stocks.

As traditional finance (TradFi) gradually moves onto the blockchain, the actions of large intermediaries are at odds with future development trends. The more they champion a particular cryptocurrency vision, the less likely that vision is to succeed.

Vitalik: Achieving power without control by centering on power balance, similar to Ethereum practices.

Meta has bought Singapore-based AI startup Manus for around $2 billion to integrate its technology into Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI. The deal ends Chinese ownership and operations in China, while giving Meta a revenue-generating AI product with millions of users.

Tokyo-based Metaplanet is closing 2025 with a massive Bitcoin purchase, buying 4,279 BTC for $451 million, bringing the company's total holdings to 35,102 BTC.

Cryptocurrencies are poised to split into two entirely different cultural spheres, but only one can become a pillar of the global financial system.

How wrong were the 2025 BTC price predictions? Jinse Finance reports that analysts gave very high expectations, but the market did not follow suit.