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ETHZilla sold 24,291 ETH for ~$74.5M to redeem senior secured convertible notes and will discontinue its mNAV dashboard. The company says future value will focus on RWA tokenization revenue, while continuing periodic balance sheet and ETH treasury disclosures. — link

Kaspersky has identified a new infostealer malware called Stealka, spreading via fake game mods and pirated software on platforms like GitHub and Google Sites. First detected in November 2025, the malware targets over 100 browsers and more than 80 crypto wallets (including MetaMask, Binance, Coinbase, Phantom, Trust Wallet), stealing credentials, private keys, and seed phrases. — link

Coinbase agreed to acquire prediction-markets startup The Clearing Company, which raised a $15 million seed round earlier this year backed by Coinbase Ventures. The deal follows Coinbase’s rollout of on-platform prediction markets and is expected to close in January, with the team joining Coinbase to scale the product. — link

JPMorgan is exploring offering cryptocurrency trading services to its institutional clients. The Wall Street bank is evaluating what crypto products and services its markets division could provide, potentially including spot and derivatives trading for institutions. The plans are not yet public and remain under assessment. — link

BitMine Immersion (BMNR) added nearly 99,000 ETH in the past week, bringing its ETH holdings to 4.07 million ETH, representing 3.37% of total ETH supply, with total crypto and cash holdings of $13.2 billion. — link

According to Glassnode, as BTC reclaimed levels above $90,000, Bitcoin perpetual futures open interest rose about 2% from ~304K BTC to 310K BTC, while funding rates increased from 0.04% to 0.09%, signaling a renewed buildup of leveraged long positions and rising bullish expectations into year-end. — link

Aster has launched Phase 5 of its $ASTER buyback program, allocating up to 80% of daily platform fees to repurchases starting Dec. 23. Of this, 40% will fund daily on-chain auto buybacks, with another 20%–40% reserved for strategic buybacks under specific market conditions. — link

Ghana’s parliament has passed legislation legalizing the widespread use of cryptocurrencies, creating a regulatory framework for digital assets and virtual asset service providers. The move aims to formalize crypto adoption, address central bank concerns over unregulated use, and strengthen oversight of exchanges and related platforms. — link

Pounding the table on ETH in public, bearish on 1H 2026 in private — can Tom Lee’s team still be trusted? Fundstrat’s internal 2026 outlook warns of a potential crypto pullback in 1H 2026, with ETH seen falling to $1,800–$2,000, sharply contrasting with Tom Lee’s highly bullish public calls for ETH above $10,000–$15,000. The gap between public optimism and private caution has sparked scrutiny over disclosure, conflicts of interest, and the credibility of Fundstrat’s research messaging, especially given Lee’s role in an ETH-focused treasury company. Read More — link

Digital asset investment products saw US$952m in outflows, driven by delays to the US Clarity Act, prolonging regulatory uncertainty, and concerns over whale selling. Ethereum led outflows at US$555m, while Bitcoin saw US$460m. Solana and XRP saw inflows of US$48.5m and US$62.9m respectively. — link

A HyperLiquid team member said on Discord that all Hyperliquid Labs personnel, including employees and contractors, are subject to strict rules on the HYPE token, including a ban on derivatives trading and zero tolerance for insider trading. The team added that the 0x7ae4 short-selling address belongs to a former employee who left in Q1 2024 and is no longer affiliated with Hyperliquid Labs. — link

According to Bloomberg, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority is proposing a set of new rules to channel insurance capital into assets including cryptocurrencies and infrastructure. Under a presentation document, the regulator would apply a 100% risk capital charge to crypto assets, while stablecoin investments would be subject to risk charges based on the fiat currency to which they are pegged. — link

From December 15 to December 19 (ET), Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a weekly net outflow of $644 million, with none of the nine ETFs posting net inflows. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a weekly net outflow of $497 million. XRP spot ETFs recorded a weekly net inflow of $82.04 million, while SOL spot ETFs posted a weekly net inflow of $66.55 million, with none of the seven ETFs experiencing net outflows. — link

Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina said Bitcoin mining may be contributing to a stronger ruble, though its impact is hard to quantify due to gray-area activity. She added that mining has become an additional support factor. Meanwhile, the central bank is discussing crypto regulation with the Ministry of Finance and anti-money-laundering authorities, with future trading likely routed through licensed institutions. — link

According to Tokenomist, large single unlocks (each exceeding $5 million) over the next seven days include H, XPL, JUP, SOON, MBG, and UDS. Large linear unlocks with daily releases exceeding $1 million over the same period include RAIN, SOL, TRUMP, WLD, DOGE, AVAX, and ASTER, with the total unlock value exceeding $268 million. — link

A Review of Major Institutions' 2025 Bitcoin Price Forecasts: Most 2025 Bitcoin forecasts missed on price, especially aggressive targets in the USD 200,000–250,000 range, as volatility and deleveraging repeatedly interrupted rallies. The year showed that correct long-term narratives did not translate into precise price outcomes, with price performance proving highly sensitive to drawdowns and risk repricing. Read more — link

Charles Hoskinson said post-quantum cryptography was standardized in 2024 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, but warned that without hardware acceleration it could reduce blockchain performance by roughly an order of magnitude. He added that the key issue is timing rather than implementation, and that real quantum-computing risk should be assessed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s quantum benchmarking program, which targets a 2033 evaluation of practical quantum computing. — link

According to KOL Emperor Osmo, the worst-performing crypto sectors in 2025 were DeFAI (-97%), Modular (-92%), and DeSci (-91%), with other sectors seeing drops over 80% including AI (-87%), GameFi (-85%), Low Float Tokens (-84%), LRTs (-83%), Data (-81%), and L2s (-81%). — link

According to Artemis data scientist Kavilsh, Solana is emerging as a liquidity layer, with on-chain SOL-USD trading volume exceeding the combined SOL spot volume on Binance and Bybit for three consecutive months. — link

Grayscale says tokenized assets remain extremely small today—about 0.01% of global equity and bond markets—but could grow roughly 1,000x by 2030 as blockchain infrastructure matures and regulation becomes clearer. The firm expects this shift to drive significant on-chain activity on Ethereum (ETH), BNB, Solana (SOL), and Avalanche (AVAX), with Chainlink (LINK) playing a critical middleware role in enabling secure data flows. — link