Phantom has announced the launch of the free SDK "Phantom Connect," supporting cross-application account linking.

On December 17th, Morgan Stanley noted at its inaugural thematic conference earlier this month that the market’s key long-term focus areas are fourfold: AI capital expenditure and data center power bottlenecks, shifts in consumption and productivity driven by the longevity economy, tokenization fueling upgrades to financial infrastructure, and the potential boom in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) at the intersection of healthcare, AI, and manufacturing. BiyaPay analysts advise that in the short term, investors should prioritize reliable opportunities along the “AI → Power → Infrastructure” value chain. For the medium to long term, it’s wise to track technological adoption and service upgrades in the longevity economy, while monitoring improvements in multi-asset trading and liquidity under regulated tokenization frameworks. As a multi-asset trading wallet, BiyaPay supports USDT trading for U.S. stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and futures, and offers zero-fee spot and contract trading

On December 17, Binance unveiled its 2025 Binance Mining Pool Review Report. The Bitcoin network’s hash rate climbed from 795 EH/s to 1,031 EH/s this year, posting a 30% year-over-year (YoY) growth—largely fueled by large-scale institutional miners expanding operations globally and deploying new hash power. Binance Pool rolled out over 20 system upgrades, launched 10 initiatives (including 8 Super Mining events), and awarded extra income (beyond regular mining rewards) to 590 miners. Looking ahead to 2026, Binance Mining Pool will prioritize user experience enhancements, infrastructure development, and expanding Super Mining activities to deliver greater value to miners.

**Dec. 17th** According to Coinbob Popular Address Monitoring (Telegram: @Coinbob_track_CN), the "Ultimate Short" whale closed a ~$5.13 million BTC short position in the past 4 hours, netting ~$1.49 million in profit. Since December began, the whale has cumulatively closed ~$39.5 million in BTC short positions. As of now, its remaining BTC short position totals ~$55.36 million, with $16.08 million in unrealized profit (581% return). Key details: - Average entry price: ~$11,150 - Liquidation price: ~$9,930 Additionally, the whale opened a new 100x-leveraged long position on the XYZ asset, with a position size of ~$1 million. ### Background on the "Ultimate Short" The whale has held this BTC short position since May 9th, initially executing consistent buy-low-sell-high trades. Notably, its strategy shifted sharply in November: it has since closed positions for profit at local lows **without re-entering**—marking 4 consecutive such closures this month. Current short p

Space, a Solana-based leveraged prediction market, will launch its token sale on **December 18 at 2:00 UTC+8**. The sale accepts USDC, USDT, and SOL contributions. Initially, tokens will be offered at a fixed price with a $50 million Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV), totaling $2.5 million in tokens available. Once the target is reached, the sale will continue, with the FDV increasing linearly up to $99 million. After the sale concludes, all participants will receive tokens at a unified price calculated based on their individual contributions.

On December 18th, Binance Alpha will launch AgentLISA (LISA) — with the debut announcement dropping on December 17th. Eligible users can claim the LISA airdrop using Alpha Points by visiting the Alpha event page once trading begins. More details will be released shortly.

On December 17th, U.S. pre-market trading for cryptocurrency-related stocks saw slight declines, with the following moves: - Circle (CRCL): down 0.39% - MicroStrategy (MSTR): down 0.85% - Coinbase (COIN): down 0.24% - MARA Holdings (MARA): down 0.37% - Riot Blockchain (RIOT): down 0.22% - BitMine Immersion (BMNR): down 0.57% - SharpLink Gaming (SBET): down 0.31%