A multi-signature address was compromised, and the associated assets have been converted to 1337.1 ETH and deposited into Tornado Cash.

On December 30, Daniel Wang—founder of Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital)—commented on the Federal Reserve’s $160 billion morning liquidity injection. He stated: “The Fed will gradually ramp up liquidity, with its intensity continuing to grow. This is the second such move since the pandemic; the first was the March 12 liquidity injection, which preceded a major bull market.” “ This round is also a liquidity injection. With institutions holding locked-up Bitcoin and Ethereum, the chip structure has shifted. A price rally will inevitably trigger a short squeeze. Companies have ample capital to de-leverage and buy the dip. Early shorts closed with small losses, then larger losses, and the short sellers’ alliance has collapsed.”

December 30 — On-chain data shows Lighter has once again transferred around 250 million LIT tokens, with the transaction taking place half an hour ago. The receiving address is labeled “Lighter: ZkLighter,” and community feedback indicates these tokens were sent to the Lighter platform. Prior reports note Lighter officially launched its native token LIT but has not yet detailed the airdrop timeline.

On December 30, Lighter launched its native token, LIT. In its official statement, the project noted that all value generated by Lighter’s products and services will accrue to LIT holders. The team is currently building in the U.S., and the token is issued directly by its Class C corporation—this entity will continue to operate the protocol on a cost basis. Revenue from Lighter’s core DEX product and future services is trackable in real time on-chain, and will be allocated to growth initiatives and token buybacks based on market conditions. Regarding LIT’s token distribution: - 50% is allocated to the ecosystem; - 50% is split between the team and investors. The first and second points seasons launched in 2025 have generated 12.5 million points, which will be airdropped immediately—equivalent to 25% of the token’s fully diluted value. The remaining 25% of ecosystem-allocated tokens will fund future points seasons, partnerships, and growth plans. Both the team and invest

December 30: LookOnChain monitoring data reveals a crypto whale closed out a short position worth over $270 million across BTC, ETH, and SOL, incurring a loss of roughly $50,000. Per reports, the address sold 255 BTC on December 19 and used the proceeds to open leveraged short positions: 10x on BTC, 15x on ETH, and 25x on SOL.

On December 30, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $19.3 million yesterday, per monitoring from Farside Investors, with IBIT seeing a net outflow of $7.9 million. Ethereum spot ETFs had a net outflow of $9.6 million yesterday, while ETHA posted a net outflow of $13.3 million.

On December 30, per monitoring by The Data Nerd, ETP issuer 21Shares deposited its final 8,900 AAVE tokens—valued at roughly $1.34 million—into Coinbase Prime.