Binance will list ZECUSDC Perpetual Futures

On December 18, Base announced the full launch of its Base app. That day saw over 12,000 new users register—an all-time high. As of now, the app’s total user base stands at 175,650.

On December 19, Garrett Jin—agent for the "BTC OG Whale Inside Source"—noted that the ETH/Nasdaq 100 Index ratio has historically bottomed near 0.11 multiple times, coinciding with the RSI (Relative Strength Index) approaching the 30 "oversold" threshold. This signals ETH is currently in a bottom range. Looking ahead, Ethereum’s odds of outperforming the Nasdaq 100 in the coming months have risen, with a target ratio of 0.16–0.22, implying roughly 50%–100% upside potential. Ethereum and the Nasdaq 100 have a high correlation, so significant deviations are unlikely to persist. Mean reversion is inevitable—especially amid U.S. policy developments: potential quantitative easing (QE) restart, direct household cash stimulus, and SEC Chairman Atkins accelerating the shift of U.S. stock trading to Ethereum and other platforms. Additionally, the weekly chart shows the BTC/Nasdaq 100 Index’s RSI is deeply oversold (now below 30), signaling Bitcoin is poised to enter a strong bull market.

On December 19, Solana-based early DeFi protocol Lifinity announced it will gradually wind down operations, per data from SolanaFloor. Previously, the team secured near-unanimous approval from its community governance via a "Protocol Termination" proposal. Going forward, it will convert approximately $42 million in treasury assets plus $1.4 million in development funds into USDC and distribute the total proportionally to LFNTY token holders. The community anticipates each token will be allocated $0.90 to $1.10. The redemption system is set to go live in roughly 9 days. Any remaining funds unclaimed within one year will be re-airdropped proportionally to users who have already claimed their shares.

December 19th — According to the Financial Times (FT), Northern Data, the AI data center firm linked to Tether, has sold its Bitcoin mining arm Peak Mining to entities controlled by Tether co-founders Giancarlo Devasini and CEO Paolo Ardoino (including Highland Group Mining and 2750418 Alberta ULC) for up to $200 million. Days after that transaction was announced, Rumble — the conservative social media platform backed by Tether’s parent company (which holds nearly 50% of Northern Data’s shares) — agreed to acquire Northern Data for approximately $767 million. Earlier this year, Northern Data was hit with a surprise EU investigation over allegations of large-scale tax fraud; the company denied the claims and stated it was cooperating with the probe.

As of December 19, Binance Alpha will launch trading for RateX (RTX) at 9:00 UTC on December 19, 2025, per an official announcement. Users with at least 226 Alpha Points are eligible for a 25 RTX airdrop on a first-come, first-served basis. If the reward pool isn’t fully claimed, the points threshold will drop by 5 points every 5 minutes.

On December 19th, Xiahua Yi—founder of Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital)—said in a social media post that the last major bear market trend wrapped up after Japan raised interest rates. Recent volatility, he noted, is also contract-driven—especially as bears stage a final push. But amid the expected future bull market, these are all short-term blips. For investing (not trading), the spot market remains the best area right now. Next year, the entire crypto industry will be extremely bullish—fueled largely by three key factors: crypto policy shifts, interest rate cuts, and on-chain finance. “If you’re aiming for thousands in returns, you have to stomach hundreds in fluctuations,” Yi added. “Financial market winners must first conquer human biases.”