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.

Sentora released data showing that yield-generating stablecoins generated over $250 million in returns in 2025. sUSDe accounted for 24.9% of these returns, BlackRock's BUIDL accounted for 9.7%, and sUSDS accounted for 14.2%.

Market in stress mode: short-term holders are underwater and their cost basis is declining. This is pressure from above, but not capitulation - the buffer to critical levels remains sufficient. source: https://axeladlerjr.com/stress-isnt-over-short-term-holders-underwater/

Coinbase's Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad, warned U. S. lawmakers that they risked handing China a major advantage if they limited rewards on U. S. -issued stablecoins. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/u-s-ban-on-stablecoin-interest-hands/

سجلت صناديق المؤشرات المتداولة للبيتكوين الفوري في الولايات المتحدة تدفقات صافية يوم الثلاثاء، منهيةً بذلك سلسلة من التدفقات الخارجة استمرت سبعة أيام. وفى هذا الصدد ووفقًا لبيانات من SoSoValue، سجلت صناديق المؤشرات المتداولة للبيتكوين مجتمعةً تدفقات صافية يومية بقيمة 355 مليون دولار عبر ستة صناديق الامس. com source: https://www.tradersup.com/%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a5%d9%82%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9/%d8%b5%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%ab%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a7-2/150881

Market data shows that LIGHT briefly surged above 1 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of over 120%, and is currently priced at 1.001 USDT.

Ethereum spot ETFs showed clear signs of stabilization at the end of December, with flows turning positive on December 30 after a stretch of persistent outflows earlier in the month. The latest data highlights how capital rotated back into ETH products, led primarily by funds that already offer staking exposure. source: https://www.ethnews.com/ethereum-etfs-see-turnaround-as-flows-flip-positive-after-december-slump/

According to Cointelegraph, U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have reversed a seven-day trend of net outflows, attracting $355 million in capital. This shift is attributed to early indications of improving global liquidity. Leading the recovery was BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), which saw inflows of $143.75 million on Tuesday. It was followed by the Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) with $109.56 million and Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) with $78.59 million, as reported by SoSoValue. Bitwise’s Bitcoin ETF (BITB) added $13.87 million, while Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) and VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF (HODL) recorded smaller inflows of $4.28 million and $4.98 million, respectively. The reversal comes after spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced approximately $1.12 billion in cumulative net outflows over the previous seven trading days. The most significant selling occurred on December 26, when funds saw a daily outflow of about $275.9 million, marking the largest single-day outflow during this period. December was notably characterized by outflows, with spot Bitcoin ETFs losing roughly $744 million overall as investors retreated amid declining prices and thin year-end liquidity. Analysts suggest that global liquidity conditions are improving. In a Wednesday post on X, Arthur Hayes noted that global dollar liquidity likely reached its lowest point in November and has been gradually increasing since then. Hayes stated, "$ liq likely bottomed in Nov and is inching higher," suggesting that the current setup could favor a renewed push in crypto markets. Other analysts have echoed this sentiment, with crypto commentator Mister Crypto highlighting that global liquidity indicators are "going vertical," pointing to rising money supply measures across major economies. Additionally, the analyst mentioned upcoming U.S. Treasury bill purchases by the Federal Reserve, noting that the Fed is set to inject $8.165 billion into markets on January 6. "We are now on the bullish side of the liquidity cycle," he commented. Spot Ether (ETH) ETFs also ended a four-day outflow streak on Tuesday, recording $67.8 million in net inflows, according to data from SoSoValue. This inflow marked a change after spot Ether ETFs posted net outflows of more than $196 million over the previous four sessions, with the most significant single-day selling occurring on December 23, when funds lost about $95.5 million. Meanwhile, spot XRP (XRP) ETFs have continued their inflow streak for 30 consecutive days, with an additional $15 million in inflows on Tuesday.

In a recent post on the X platform, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praised the Celo blockchain for hitting a fresh milestone for stablecoin use on the platform.