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📊 CRYPTO DERIVATIVES OPEN INTEREST IN 2025 Crypto derivatives OI swung sharply in 2025, starting quiet, ramping up into heavy leverage by Q3, then falling sharply. OI peaked at a record $235.9 BILLION on Oct 7 and still ended the year at $145.1 BILLION, up 17% in H2.

📈 STABLECOINS ARE UP 50% THIS YEAR On-chain data shows total supply near $310B by mid-December, up over 50% from $205 BILLION at the start of the year. Stablecoins finished 2025 far bigger and louder than most expected.

‼️ BREAKING: PLATINUM HITS ALL TIME HIGH! Platinum hits record $2,413.62 per ounce after a strong rally that saw it gain 150% in the past 8 months.

👀 HACK UPDATE: ZachXBT estimates that at least $6 MILLION in funds has been stolen from hundreds of Trust Wallet users!

📊 BINANCE DOMINATES 2025 USER ASSET HOLDINGS Coinglass report shows Binance controls over 72% of market share, with $163.9B in daily average assets under custody and a yearly peak near $214.3B.

‼️ MAJOR CRYPTO BILL COULD PASS IN 2026 The Block claims sources told them there’s a 50–60% chance U.S. Congress passes a major crypto bill in 2026.

⚠️ ALERT: TRUST WALLET EXTENSION COMPROMISED Trust Wallet confirms a security incident affecting its Chrome browser extension v2.68, following reports of user funds being drained. The team has urged users running v2.68 to disable the extension immediately and upgrade to v2.69. Mobile-only users and all other extension versions are not affected.

🔥HYPER FOUNDATION BURNS 11% OF HYPE SUPPLY! The Hyper Foundation has permanently burned 11.068% of circulating HYPE from its Assistance Fund, following a governance vote that passed with 85% support.

⚡️ TOP ALTCOIN PERFORMERS IN 2025 Despite a volatile year, a few altcoins stayed green: BNB (+19%), TRX (+9%), BCH (+23%), and HYPE (+.32%).

🔽 BUYING PRESSURE IS WEAKENING On-chain data shows declining Bitcoin active addresses, signaling fading participation and slowing OTC activity, as per CryptoQuant.

🚨 NFT MARKET PLUNGES 72% NFTs continued sliding into December, with total market value down to $2.5 BILLION, according to CoinGecko. That’s a 72% drop from the $9.2 BILLION peak in January.

🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM COIN BUREAU! Whether you’re HODLing through the holidays, checking charts between bites, or pretending not to look at your portfolio, we hope you’re enjoying some well-earned downtime. 🎅

🔍 INSIGHT: Bitmine is currently sitting on $3.5B in unrealized losses while accumulating $12.4B worth of ETH. It is two-thirds of the way toward its goal to acquire 5% of Ethereum’s Total supply.

▶️ NEW: Solana treasury firm Upexi filed an S-3 to raise up to $1 BILLION, expanding its balance sheet that currently holds 2 MILLION SOL.