According to Odaily Planet Daily, some macro analysts believe that if the Bank of Japan raises interest rates as expected on December 19th, Bitcoin may further retrace to the $70,000 level. Analyst AndrewBTC, tracking historical data, points out that since 2024, every rate hike by the Bank of Japan has been accompanied by a Bitcoin price drop of over 20%, such as a drop of approximately 23% in March 2024, approximately 26% in July 2024, and approximately 31% in January 2025. If the Bank of Japan raises rates next week, similar downside risks may reappear. (Cointelegraph)

According to OKX market data, ICE/USDT is currently priced at 0.002695 USDT, a 24-hour increase of 54.35%. The token reached a high of 0.003645 USDT in the past 24 hours, with a trading volume of approximately 573 million ICE (approximately $1.3656 million USD).

Previously, OKX officially announced that it would delist the ICE/USDⓈ (ICE/USD) trading pair from 16:00 to 18:00 (UTC+8) on December 14, 2025, and the ICE/USDT trading pair from 16:00 to 18:00 (UTC+8) on December 16, 2025.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, based on monitoring by on-chain analyst Ai Yi, FOLKS 24H contract trading volume reached $2.35 billion, ranking among the top three, only behind BTC and ETH. After several rounds of price fluctuations, OI still has $29.83 million.

Of the 294 smart money traders, 65% of the accounts (191) chose to go long, with a total position of $6.18 million and an average opening price of $21.88.

Meanwhile, 35% of the short sellers (103) held $2.57 million in positions, with an average opening price of $15.64, most of which were likely orders placed at low points and held onto.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that 0xNing0x, in an article published on the X platform, stated that the reason why US stocks and Bitcoin fell instead of rising after the Federal Reserve's rate cut this month lies in the change in the shape of the US Treasury yield curve before and after the rate cut. The Fed's three-pronged monetary policy move—a 25 basis point rate cut, the initiation of short-term bond purchases through quantitative easing (QE), and guiding expectations for one rate cut in 2026—has refined the steepening process of the US Treasury yield curve. This "bullish steepening" will dominate the global financial market trend from now until the first quarter of next year. Assets such as US AI stocks and Bitcoin, which have over-priced in optimistic rate cut expectations, will continue to be under pressure, while US high-yield stocks (bank stocks and industrial stocks) will enter a valuation repair cycle.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Tom Lee, Chairman of Ethereum treasury company BitMine, stated in an interview, "Bitmine is approaching 4% of the total Ethereum supply and believes the company will never sell these ETH. If we stake these ETH now, it will generate over $1 million in net income per day." (Decrypt)

According to Arkham's monitoring, about three hours ago, a large number of token transfer transactions occurred at an address suspected to belong to the ZORA team, transferring a total of approximately 52.525 million tokens to three new addresses, worth over $2.6 million. Subsequently, one of the addresses transferred 10.535 million tokens (approximately $520,000) to a Coinbase hot wallet address. The remaining tokens, worth $2.1 million, have not yet been transferred further.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale recently closed out the last approximately 7,200 ETH in its 7x leveraged ETH long position, incurring a loss of over $3.34 million.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, crypto KOLs Morsy and others published an article on the X platform disclosing serious clustering behavior by Cysic TGE. A large number of token-holding addresses were created just three days prior, and 12-20% of CYS tokens were manipulated, with some already sent to CEXs, ultimately leading to poor community distribution. Participants in the pre-sale and other contributors either suffered losses or did not receive the promised rewards. Furthermore, the company's products have been found to contain substandard components; some mining rigs contain chips from recycled Antminer L7 miners.

According to data from Alternative, as reported by Odaily Planet Daily, the cryptocurrency fear and greed index dropped to 21 today (from 23 yesterday), indicating that the market remains in a state of "extreme fear".

Note: The fear index ranges from 0 to 100 and includes the following indicators: volatility (25%) + market trading volume (25%) + social media buzz (15%) + market surveys (15%) + Bitcoin's share of the overall market (10%) + Google trending topics (10%).

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Wang Yongli, former vice president of the Bank of China, wrote an article titled "Grasp the Essence, Embrace Innovation, and Effectively Accelerate the Development of the Digital RMB." In it, he points out that China's policy orientation of firmly promoting the development of the digital RMB and resolutely curbing virtual currencies is fully clear. This policy orientation has exceeded many people's strong expectations and is still subject to considerable social controversy. Therefore, it is necessary to explain the reasons for resolutely curbing virtual currencies, while simultaneously accelerating the innovative development and widespread application of the digital RMB both domestically and internationally, quickly forming its unique advantages in international payments, and forging a successful Chinese path for the development of digital currencies.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Charlie Noyes, a general partner at crypto venture capital firm Paradigm, announced in a post on the X platform that he has resigned from his position. However, he will continue to participate in Kalshi affairs as a board observer alongside Paradigm founder Matt Huang, and will also provide support to Paradigm's portfolio companies and founders. Charlie Noyes joined Paradigm at the age of 19 as the firm's first employee and was promoted to general partner in February of this year.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Yuzhi Financial, operating under the guise of "virtual asset copy trading," has been exposed for allegedly attracting investors with high returns. Recently, multiple investors have reported difficulties withdrawing funds from its virtual asset trading app, "HSEX." The platform subsequently demanded users pay a "self-certification margin" of 20% of their total account balance and increased withdrawal fees from 10% to 30%. Previously, the Joint Office for Preventing and Combating Illegal Financial Activities in Xinyi City, Guangdong Province, the Leading Group Office for Preventing and Combating Illegal Financial Activities in Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the Financial Affairs Center of Shigu District, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, had all issued relevant risk warnings. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange also disclosed that Yuzhi Financial and its related websites, HSEX and HKEX, have been repeatedly listed as suspicious websites and have no connection with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Industry insiders point out that such projects lack real-world business support and rely on promises of high returns and referral bonuses as their core characteristics. Investors are advised to be wary of the high-yield temptations in the virtual asset sector and guard against illegal financial risks. (Economic Observer)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, in an interview this week, Trump stated that his administration is actively promoting the attraction of billions of dollars in investment to the United States, believing that such funds will help improve and reshape the structure of the American economy. However, Trump also admitted that some economic policies have not yet fully taken effect, making it difficult to judge whether these measures will translate into a political advantage for the Republican Party in next fall's midterm elections.

Trump pointed out that it remains uncertain whether the Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives after the midterm elections, and the election results will be influenced by multiple factors, including the pace of economic policy implementation and voter sentiment. (Wall Street Journal)

1. NYDIG: The initial benefits of stock tokenization to crypto networks are limited, but will gradually increase if decentralized integration is achieved;

2. Crypto startups raised approximately $176 million this week, with VCs showing a preference for "sustainable business models";

3. Ethereum Prysm client experiences mainnet incident: resource exhaustion leads to large-scale missing blocks and witnesses;

4. The son of a Ukrainian deputy mayor was kidnapped and murdered by a classmate because of his cryptocurrency assets. The suspect forced him to reveal his wallet password before setting the house on fire to silence him.

5. Glassnode co-founder analyzes the impact of Japan's interest rate hike: Bitcoin will flourish after policy pressure.

6. Moonbirds plans to issue its token BIRB on Solana in Q1 2026, positioning it as a "Web3 version of Pop Mart";

7. Pudgy Penguins launched its brand advertising campaign at Sphere Las Vegas during Christmas week;

8. Aevo: The former Ribbon Legacy DOV vault was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $2.7 million;

9. A “BTC-to-ETH whale” exchanged BTC for $176 million worth of ETH across chains within 19 days.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Orange Cap Games CEO Spencer, speaking at the Solana Breakpoint conference, announced that Moonbirds plans to issue its token BIRB on the Solana network in the first quarter of 2026. Spencer also stated that the team aims to make Moonbirds the "Pop Mart of the Web3 industry," with a strategic focus on developing collectible assets, including a portfolio of digital and physical collectibles that combine on-chain and real-world (IRL) elements.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Negentropic, co-founder of Glassnode, published an article on the X platform analyzing the impact of Japan's interest rate hike. He pointed out that what the market fears is not tightening, but uncertainty. Sometimes market volatility is actually an opportunity. The normalization of the Bank of Japan's policy has brought clarity to the global financial market. Bitcoin usually thrives after experiencing policy pressure.

Previous analyses have suggested that Japan's interest rate hike may not trigger risk aversion in the cryptocurrency market. Firstly, speculators currently hold a large net long (bullish) position in the yen, making a rapid reaction to the Bank of Japan's rate hike unlikely. Secondly, Japanese government bond yields have continued to climb this year, with both short-term and long-term yield curves reaching multi-decade highs. The upcoming rate hike reflects that official interest rates are catching up with the market, indicating a low probability of risk aversion at the end of the year.