Bitcoin Spot ETF saw a net outflow of $175.3 million yesterday, Ethereum ETF saw a net outflow of $52.8 million

December 25th – Per the Coinbob Popular Address Monitor, the so-called "Meme Coin Short Army Leader" has recently adjusted its short positions, shifting its focus from short-selling to risk defense. It has successively closed out short positions in multiple tokens including ASTER, UNI, and PUMP, then used freed-up margin to purchase HYPE spot and open additional short positions for hedging—with its hedge position now growing to roughly $7.8 million. Additionally, this address fully liquidated holdings in MON, ZEC, and TRUMP this week, and withdrew approximately $2 million within the past 24 hours. Its total holdings currently stand at around $23.08 million: excluding the HYPE hedge portfolio, the bulk consists of ETH shorts ($4.94 million), ASTER shorts ($3.78 million), and UNI shorts ($3.04 million). Moreover, the address has focused primarily on short-selling lately, having closed out 10 short positions since the start of this month and demonstrating proficiency in capitalizing

On December 25th, per Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created crypto wallet withdrew 50,000 ZEC from Binance—valued at roughly $22.17 million.

On December 25, Pantera Capital Managing Partner Jay Yu shared 12 predictions for 2026 crypto trends, covering key areas: - **Capital-Efficient Consumer Credit**: Simple lending apps launching via on-chain/off-chain credit modeling, modular design, and AI behavior learning. - **Polarization of Prediction Markets**: Markets splitting into two tracks—financial (integrated with DeFi, leveraged) and cultural (community-led, long-tail enthusiast-focused). - **Agent Business with x402 Extension**: Agent services expanding to micropayments and recurring payments via x402 endpoints; Solana set to outperform Base in low-value transactions. - **AI as a Crypto Interface Layer**: AI-assisted trading (e.g., trend analysis) going mainstream, with gradual integration into consumer apps. - **Rise of Tokenized Gold**: Tokenized gold emerging as a key Real World Asset (RWA), selected as a store of value amid USD-related concerns. - **Bitcoin Quantum Panic**: Quantum breakthroughs spark inst

On December 25th, Evernorth Holdings—an XRP-focused treasury entity backed by Ripple executives—was facing an unrealized (paper) loss of over $220 million. Data from CryptoQuant shows the firm holds approximately 389 million XRP with an acquisition cost of roughly $947 million. Based on XRP’s current price of $1.86, the value of its holdings totals around $724 million, translating to a substantial unrealized loss for the company.

December 25th: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the BOJ will likely keep raising interest rates if Japan meets its baseline forecast amid improving economic and price conditions, per Reuters.