1. Glassnode: Over the past three months, almost all cryptocurrencies have averaged lower returns than BTC;
2. Grayscale: Bitcoin is expected to reach a new high in the first half of 2026;
3. Magic Eden: Ordinals buyback is now live, with 15% of the proceeds going towards permanent collection;
4. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins warns that cryptocurrencies could become a tool for financial surveillance;
5. Brother Machi's ETH long positions were all liquidated, leaving his account with only $15,919.
6. Cathie Wood's Ark Invest continued to buy shares in companies such as BitMine, totaling $56.44 million;
7. Moonrock founder comments on Circle's acquisition of the Axelar team: This is yet another disguised form of RUG (Russian Conflict).
8. Monad's on-chain transaction fee revenue has been below $5,000 for five consecutive days, reaching only $3,824 on December 15th;
9. Bitwise CEO: Cryptocurrency will be integrated into all aspects of financial services within 12 months;
10. Trump: Will review the case of Samourai Wallet developers;
11. 6MV founder: Circle's vice president once bluntly told Axelar co-founder, "I don't care about your investors."
According to an official announcement, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will list the EDEN token on the Korean won market.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, a whale purchased multiple AI Agent tokens for $31.12 million at the beginning of the year. However, as the market frenzy subsided, the whale liquidated these tokens today, selling back only $2.57 million, resulting in a loss of $28.54 million, or 92%.
Among them, AIXBT tokens lost 91% ($15.89 million), FAI tokens lost 92% ($9.87 million), NFTXBT tokens lost 99% ($690,000), BOTTO tokens lost 84% ($930,000), MAICRO tokens lost 90% ($380,000), and POLY tokens lost 99% ($780,000).
The prices of several AI Agent tokens have plummeted due to their sale.
According to the latest data from the Gate platform, as reported by Odaily Planet Daily, the minting volume of GUSD has exceeded 201 million. Meanwhile, the total amount of BTC staked has surpassed 2,505,000, the total amount of ETH staked has reached 151,400, and the total amount of SOL staking and mining on the SOL chain has increased to 450,700, indicating a significant increase in the popularity of multi-asset staking.
In addition, the current reference annualized yields for mainstream cryptocurrencies are as follows: GUSD up to 100%, BTC 9.99%, ETH 9.82%, and SOL 16.00%, providing users with diversified and high-potential on-chain yield options.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest increased its allocation to cryptocurrency-related stocks such as BitMine, Coinbase, Circle, Block, and Bullish on Monday, as these stocks all fell during the day.
According to transaction documents, Ark Invest purchased a total of $17 million worth of BitMine stock, $16.26 million worth of Coinbase stock, and $10.8 million worth of Circle Internet Group stock through its three ETFs—ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF. In addition, Ark also purchased $5.94 million worth of Block Inc. stock, $5.2 million worth of Bullish cryptocurrency exchange stock, and $1.24 million worth of Ark-21Shares Bitcoin ETF.
According to Hyperbot monitoring, as reported by Odaily Planet Daily, all of Machi Big Brother's ETH long positions were liquidated, with the final liquidation price at $2,878, leaving his account balance at only $15,919.
Machi Big Brother lost $1.83 million this week, bringing his total losses to $21.2 million.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that SEC Chairman Paul Atkins warned at a roundtable meeting of the SEC's Cryptocurrency Working Group on December 15 that cryptocurrencies could become a tool for financial surveillance if not properly regulated.
Paul Atkins stated that blockchain's efficiency in connecting transactions and individuals has raised concerns about excessive government intervention. He cautioned that treating every cryptocurrency wallet and transaction as a target for surveillance could lead to the creation of a financial surveillance system.
Paul Atkins also pointed out that a balance can be struck between national security needs and individual privacy. As traditional finance enters the field, the debate over cryptocurrency privacy is gaining increasing attention, and recent criminal cases highlight the regulatory challenges.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Magic Eden announced on the X platform that the Ordinals buyback program is now live, with 15% of the proceeds going towards adding Ordinals to our permanent collection.
The buyback is automatic; it begins when the costs incurred are sufficient to purchase an Ordinal.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Nick Martitsch, Head of Market Development at Paradigm, announced this week will be his final week at Paradigm, where he has built and advanced the market development function for three years. Previously, Paradigm General Partner Charie Noyes announced his resignation from his position, but he will continue to serve as a board observer alongside Paradigm founder Matt Huang in Kalshi affairs and provide support to Paradigm's portfolio companies and founders.
According to a 2026 outlook report released Monday by Grayscale, Bitcoin prices are projected to reach new highs in the first half of 2026, driven by increased global demand for alternative stores of value and improved regulatory clarity in the United States. Grayscale believes this will mark the end of the so-called "four-year cycle" theory. The company notes that fiat currencies face increasing devaluation risks due to rising public sector debt and its potential impact on inflation, which could continue to drive portfolio demand for Bitcoin and Ether. Grayscale anticipates that by 2026, the US Congress will pass bipartisan legislation on crypto market structures, which will solidify the position of blockchain-based finance in US capital markets and facilitate continued institutional investment inflows. The report also lists stablecoin market growth, asset tokenization reaching an inflection point, and significant DeFi growth led by the lending market as key investment themes for 2026.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, Glassnode published an article on the X platform stating that over the past three months, the average return across almost all cryptocurrency sectors has been lower than that of Bitcoin. This continued relative weakness highlights a market environment where capital concentration favors BTC.
According to data from SoSoValue, the XRP spot ETF saw a net inflow of $10.89 million yesterday (December 15th, Eastern Time).
Yesterday (December 15th, Eastern Time), the XRP spot ETF with the largest single-day net inflow was the Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ), with a single-day net inflow of $8.19 million and a historical cumulative net inflow of $193 million.
The second largest inflow was the Canary XRP ETF (XRPC), with a net inflow of $1.61 million in a single day. The total historical net inflow of XRP has reached $377 million.
As of press time, the XRP spot ETF has a total net asset value of $1.12 billion, an XRP net asset ratio of 0.98%, and a cumulative net inflow of $1 billion.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated in an article on the X platform that within 12 months, cryptocurrency will be integrated into all aspects of financial services. A wave of substantial content and new players is on the horizon.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that when asked about the case of Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez at a White House press conference, US President Trump stated that he would review the case and take a look. Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill were sentenced on November 19 to five and four years in prison, respectively, for charges related to their involvement in a cryptocurrency mixing protocol. Rodriguez and Hill initially pleaded not guilty to all charges but agreed to plead guilty in July to one charge of operating an illegal money transfer business. Previously, Trump had pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.
According to Devilama's monitoring, Monad's on-chain transaction fee revenue has been below $5,000 for five consecutive days, reaching $3,824 on December 15th. Monad's on-chain transaction fee revenue peaked at $42,300 on November 25th.
