Odaily Planet Daily reports that Binance's security team has issued a warning about a recent "FXRP/XRP staking" scam promoted through YouTube and search engines. The scam lures investors into transferring funds under the guise of "XRP packaging and staking," then refuses withdrawals citing technical issues and demands additional fees, ultimately shutting down the platform and wiping out all funds. Binance emphasizes that promises of fixed returns, newly registered or suspicious domains, and a lack of official and community endorsement are typical signs of a scam, urging users to be vigilant, trust only official channels, and exercise caution when transferring funds.

According to official news, Binance has announced that the Bitway Booster event on Binance Wallet will begin on December 22nd. Eligible users must use Binance Alpha Points to participate. 300,000,000 BTW will be used for the Pre-TGE of this Booster event. Details and the event entry will be released soon on the Binance Wallet X account.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Valour, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed DeFi Technologies, has announced the launch of Bull Bitcoin X2 Valour and Bull Ethereum X2 Valour, constant leverage Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded products, on the Swedish stock market Spotlight Stock Market, offering investors the opportunity to invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum with 2x leverage. (PRNewswire)

Launchpad Cadenza, a special purpose acquisition company, announced it will raise $200 million through an initial public offering (IPO). Its Class A common stock and warrants will be traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “LPCV” and “LPCVW”, respectively. The offering is expected to close on December 19, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The company stated it will seek mergers, acquisitions, share swaps, asset acquisitions, share purchases, restructurings, or similar business combinations with technology and software infrastructure companies in the blockchain, fintech, and digital asset ecosystems. (Globenewswire)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, blockchain analyst Ai Yi reports that the "1011 Insider Whale" has spoken out again after two months, firmly maintaining a bullish outlook. From a macro perspective, his bearish logic is crumbling; there is no longer any major systemic risk in the US stock market; the Japanese interest rate hike, the four-year cycle, and the Christmas liquidity crunch will not have a substantial impact on the market. From a technical perspective, the US stock market will trend upwards with fluctuations, and the same applies to BTC and ETH, which are highly correlated with the US stock market. The probability of ETH outperforming the Nasdaq 100 index in the coming months is increasing. Currently, his long positions worth $693 million are still showing a floating loss of $42.55 million, with ETH opened at $3,147.39 and BTC at $91,506.7.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Anthony Pompliano, a well-known crypto investor and Chairman and CEO of ProCap Financial, a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin-native financial services company, announced that he personally invested $1 million to purchase company stock on December 17, 2025. He stated that this transaction was made on the open market, just like other retail investors. According to the latest data from BitcoinTreasuries, ProCap Financial currently holds 5,000 Bitcoins, worth approximately $437 million. (Businesswire)

According to official sources, cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced the complete elimination of maker and taker transaction fees on its major trading platforms. This means that transaction amounts will no longer be affected by maker or taker fees, covering spot, margin, derivatives, and Bitfinex Securities transactions. It is understood that this is not a short-term promotional activity but has been officially implemented as Bitfinex's standard fee structure.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Opinions on Combating Tobacco-Related Illegal Activities Across the Entire Chain," which points out that: risk management and control of tobacco-related activities should be strengthened on inbound and outbound means of transport and international postal parcels; analysis and judgment should be strengthened on illegal activities such as overseas-registered websites and the use of virtual currencies to trade tobacco products; and tobacco smuggling using new technologies and channels should be precisely cracked down on.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Tom Lee, chairman of Ethereum treasury BitMine, stated in an interview with CNBC, "I don't think Bitcoin has peaked yet. We were too optimistic about achieving that goal before December. But I do believe Bitcoin can reach a new all-time high by the end of January 2026. So, we shouldn't think that the price of Bitcoin, Ethereum, or any cryptocurrency has peaked."

According to market sources, Ethereum developers have named the upgrade project following Glamsterdam "Hegota".

According to Odaily Planet Daily, citing Onchain Lens, a whale has opened a 40x leveraged short position in BTC, currently valued at $99 million.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Web3 game studio ChronoForge has announced its closure on December 30th due to its failure to secure external funding or find an acquirer. The studio had previously developed a multiplayer action role-playing game based on Immutable and Raid technologies and received support from the RIFT Foundation; however, incomplete game development led to the project's eventual abandonment. (gam3s)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Garrett Jin, known as the "1011 Insider Whale," stated in an article on the X platform that the ETH/Nasdaq 100 ratio has repeatedly bottomed out around 0.11, indicating that ETH is in a bottoming-out phase and has an increased probability of outperforming the Nasdaq 100 in the coming months. He targets a ratio between 0.16 and 0.22, implying an upside potential of approximately 50% to 100%. Given the high correlation between Ethereum and the Nasdaq 100, a significant divergence is unlikely to be sustained. Mean reversion is inevitable, especially given the broader policy context, including the potential restart of quantitative easing in the US, direct cash stimulus to households, and SEC Chairman Paul Atkins's efforts to accelerate the migration of US stocks to Ethereum.

1. Fourteen of the top 25 banks in the United States are building Bitcoin-related products for their clients;

2. An address withdrew $12.02 million in assets from Binance and Bybit, including ETH, BNB, etc.

3. Binance Alpha will list zkPass (ZKP), with an airdrop threshold of 233 Alpha points;

4. Brother Machi added another 200 ETH to his position, bringing his ETH long position to a floating profit of $200,000.

5. The three whales withdrew over $23.46 million worth of ETH and BNB from Binance.

6. Binance Alpha will remove 9 tokens, including BUZZ;

7. Bank of Japan Governor: A decision on whether to raise interest rates will be made after assessing the impact of raising rates to 0.75% on the economy and prices;

8. Capital Economics: Expects the Bank of Japan's final interest rate to reach 1.75% in 2027;

9. OKX launches its first exclusive DEX promotion with a total prize pool of 5 million NIGHT tokens;

10. Tether-related companies sold Northern Data's mining business, and Rumble subsequently announced its acquisition of Northern Data;

11. Yi Lihua: It is still the best spot investment area now, and the crypto industry will be very positive next year;

12. Arthur Hayes: He is aggressively buying up high-quality altcoins.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that traders spent much of December speculating whether the typical year-end "Christmas rally" would materialize. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% on Thursday, ending a four-day losing streak after declining all month. Historically, the stock market may continue its upward trend: data compiled by Citadel Securities shows that since 1928, the S&P 500 has risen 75% of the time in the last two weeks of December, with an average gain of 1.3%.

Goldman Sachs' trading team, including Gail Hafif, stated: "Unless there's a major shock, it's difficult to withstand the upcoming seasonal upside and more favorable positioning we're entering." "While we don't necessarily foresee a significant rally, we do believe there's room for further gains between now and the end of the year." (Jinshi)

According to Huobi HTX's official social media, Huobi Live will host a live broadcast on December 19th at 20:00 titled "Stablecoins Enter the 'Institutional-Grade Era': The Epoch-Making Significance of BSC's New Stablecoin $U." Huobi HTX Global Advisor Justin Sun will be present, joining Huobi HTX spokesperson Molly and several crypto KOLs to discuss the innovations of $U, Huobi HTX's launch of the $U 20% Earn program, and Huobi HTX's long-term strategy in the stablecoin sector. This program will be broadcast simultaneously on Huobi Live and the official X Space. Stay tuned!