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👀 $50 MILLION LOST FROM A COPY-PASTE MISTAKE An analyst spotted a user lost ~$50M $USDT after copying the wrong wallet address. Victim tested with $50 USDT to their own wallet. Scammer instantly created a look-alike address with the same first & last characters. The victim copied the poisoned address from transaction history and sent $49.9M $USDT straight to the scammer.

⚠️ ALERT: THE CRYPTO BEAR MARKET HAS BEGUN CryptoQuant now says Bitcoin has likely entered a bear market phase. The report says $BTC could drop to $70K in 3–6 months, and as low as $56K later in H2 2026.

▶️ PRO-BITCOIN SENATOR ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT 🇺🇸Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a top U.S. crypto supporter, says she won’t run again for reelection. This adds uncertainty to the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and market structure bill.

🚨 BITFINEX ANNOUNCES ZERO FEES FOR TRADING All maker and taker trading fees have been removed across its spot, margin, derivatives, securities and OTC markets.

🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 THE U.S. CPI PRINT IS IN! CPI : 2.7% vs. 3.1% expected (3.0% previous) Core CPI: 2.6% vs. 3.0% expected (3.0% previous)

🚨BITCOIN ETF FLOWS FLIP POSITIVE Bitcoin ETFs saw $457 MILLION in inflows yesterday, following $634.8 MILLION in outflows across the previous two days. Are institutions stepping back in?

🚨 COINBASE INTRODUCES CUSTOM STABLECOINS!

💰 ARK BUYS MORE CRYPTO STOCKS! Ark Invest bought $10.56M of BitMine, $5.9M of Coinbase, and $8.85M of Bullish on Wednesday. Cathie Wood says a “real break” in inflation is coming in 2026.

💀 FREAKY FRIDAY: QUAD WITCHING BTC 💰 has dumped on every quad witching event this year; Will the final market Friday of 2025 be any different? > Quad Witching occurs four times a year- on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December- when four derivative contracts expire simultaneously (stock index futures, stock index options, single-stock options, and options on index future) > The final quad witching of 2025 lands on Friday, December 19. So far, the pattern has been hard to ignore: 😡 BTC fell 16.6% around March 21, 8.5% around June 20, and 7.9% around September 19, each coinciding with quad witching expiries. > When these contracts expire, traders are forced to close, roll, or settle positions, triggering mechanical buying and selling. > The result is often outsized volume, sharp intraday swings, and late-session volatility. 🎲 As crypto trades increasingly in lockstep with global risk markets, Bitcoin has tended to absorb the aftershocks of these expiries, with its growing sensitivity to global liquidity conditions and equity positioning. 🔽Over the last three triple/quad witching events, BTC sold off shortly after expiry, as institutions unwound hedges and reduced risk exposure. Historically: 📈 Market volume jumps 50–100% above average 🕯 Volatility spikes into the close ⬇️ BTC has tended to dip post-expiry, due to forced flows. Santa Rally Case❄️❄️❄️ A bullish outcome hinges on volatility compression after expiry. The price-pinning effect fades once short-term options expire, allowing markets to move more freely instead of being held near key strike levels. Supporting factors: + Implied volatility drops post-witching + If CPI (Dec 18) cools and funding markets stay calm + Risk appetite could rebound into year-end, allowing BTC to consolidate and grind higher Santa Dump Case 🔥 The bearish risk is a simultaneous unwind of equity and crypto hedges. December is prime time for profit-taking. Bearish catalysts: - CPI surprise or hawkish BoJ rate hike (expected Dec 18) - Support levels failing once dealer hedging disappears - BTC historically leading downside moves during risk resets Key Takeaway 👇 > Quad witching amplifies existing market stress rather than creating it, and in 2025 Bitcoin has been on the wrong side of that amplification. > With CPI, central bank decisions, and expiry all converging, markets are set for turbulence.The direction of the market will be clear after Friday, not during it. Until then: expect noise, respect volatility, and don’t mistake mechanical flows for conviction!

‼️ BINANCE OFFERS UP TO $5M IN WHISTLEBLOWER REWARD! Binance has announced a whistleblower reward of up to $5 million for verifiable evidence of fraudulent third-party "listing agents" who falsely claim connections to the exchange and charge fees to influence token listings.

⚡️ JUST IN: 🇮🇳 INDIA APPROVES COINBASE'S MINORITY STAKE IN COINDCX Coinbase Global Inc. has acquired a minority stake in Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX in a deal valued at $2.45 billion. The move aims to expand Coinbase's footprint in India and the Middle East.

🚨 CFTC’S CAROLINE PHAM HEADING TO MOONPAY Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham says she’ll join crypto firm MoonPay as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, once the Senate confirms her replacement and he’s sworn in.

🚨 JUST IN: TETHER UNVEILS PEARPASS Tether has launched PearPass, a peer-to-peer password manager that keeps credentials stored only on the user’s device and never in the cloud.

🚨 COINBASE ENTERS PREDICTION MARKETS & STOCKS TRADING Coinbase Global Inc. has announced its expansion into prediction markets and stock trading. Brian Armstrong says “Coinbase is now the best place to trade every asset, not just crypto.”

🚨HAPPENING NOW: 🇺🇸President Trump delivers an Address to the Nation.

🇺🇸JUST IN: SEC CLARIFIES CRYPTO CUSTODY RULES The SEC has released new guidance on how broker-dealers can custody crypto asset securities. It’s interim clarity while the SEC works on a broader, long-term custody framework.

🇺🇸JUST IN: The Federal Reserve has withdrawn a 2023 restrictive policy which limited "novel" crypto activities