Sign Signs Agreement to Launch Central Bank Digital Currency in Kyrgyzstan

December 20: BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes just withdrew 1.22 million ENA (worth approximately $257,600) from Binance, per Onchain Lens monitoring data.

On December 20th, a whale shorted 35,221 ETH with 15x leverage (valued at ~$105 million) per monitoring from HyperInsight (link: https://t.me/HyperInsight). The single-coin position has yielded a floating profit of $12.55 million, while the whale also earned $3.14 million in funding fees. The entry price was $3,332.52, with a liquidation price of $3,855.54.

December 20: Prediction markets again showed a strong tilt toward bets that Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard will be the next Fed Chair. Polymarket put her odds at 54%, while Kalshi had them at 51%. Jerome Powell and Kevin Warsh—both Trump nominees—are tied for second and third place in the odds.

Dec. 20 report from *The New York Times*: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has launched a new "gig" as a self-styled "legal advisor" behind bars. He has advised several people, including former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and music producer Sean Combs. In an interview, SBF said he helps others in ways some swamped lawyers can’t. He noted federal defense standards are "shockingly low," adding he isn’t replacing lawyers—instead, the attorneys "weren’t doing much to begin with." Many lawyers have too many cases to give their clients proper attention, he claimed. SBF is currently serving time at a California federal prison, appealing his own conviction, and seeking a presidential pardon.

**LookOnChain Monitoring: ZEC Whales Accumulating on December 20** - A whale address starting with `t1dHhe` withdrew 202,077 ZEC from Binance 16 hours ago, worth approximately $91.43 million. - Another address starting with `t1Nt2i` pulled 4,257 ZEC from Binance 5 hours ago, valued at roughly $1.93 million. ### Notes on American English adaptation: 1. **Concise structure**: Uses a clear headline + bullet points (common in crypto news alerts). 2. **Casual yet precise tone**: Replaces formal phrases with natural alternatives (e.g., "pulled" alongside "withdrew" to avoid repetition; "roughly" alongside "approximately" for variety). 3. **Readability**: Uses commas for thousand separators, dollar signs ($) with millions (M implied by context), and backticks to highlight addresses (standard in tech/crypto content). 4. **Timeliness focus**: Leads with the monitoring platform/date, then prioritizes recent withdrawals (16h → 5h) to emphasize active accumulation.

**Crypto Fear & Greed Index Stays in Extreme Fear (Dec 20)** Data from Alternative Data shows today’s cryptocurrency Fear & Greed Index sits at 20—up slightly from 16 yesterday—meaning the market remains in **extreme fear territory**. The 0-100 index tracks six key metrics: - Volatility (25%) - Market Volume (25%) - Social Media Hype (15%) - Market Surveys (15%) - Bitcoin’s Market Share (10%) - Google Trends Analysis (10%) This version uses casual, news-friendly American English: - Short, punchy headline for scannability - "Sits at" / "up slightly from" = natural phrasing for metrics - "Territory" = common way to describe index ranges (e.g., "fear territory") - Bullet points for metrics (easier to read than a run-on list) - Concise dates (Dec 20 / yesterday) align with U.S. casual news style