Gate News bot message, the crypto market remains rangebound as $BTC briefly touched $85K before returning to current levels, with sentiment sliding back into Extreme Fear territory. Both $BTC and $ETH ETFs recorded two consecutive weeks of outflows. $BTC is trading at $88,593, up 0.9%, while $ETH s

On December 26th, Boxing Day, global financial markets gradually resumed trading activity after the Christmas holiday. Bitcoin prices regained upward momentum, making a push towards the critical $90,000 mark. Meanwhile, gold and silver prices simultaneously hit new all-time highs, with precious metals and cryptocurrencies jointly becoming the market's focus. According to TradingView data, BTC/USD increased by over 2% on that day, with the upward momentum continuing into the Asian trading session. As Wall Street prepares to open, traders are paying close attention to a key variable—the expiration of Bitcoin options worth nearly $24 billion. The market generally believes that this event will help release the hedging pressure that previously suppressed prices, "freeing" Bitcoin's price movement.

BlockBeats News, December 26 — Greeks live macro analyst @BTCoptions stated that today is the annual options expiration day, as well as the largest cryptocurrency options expiration in history, with a total notional value of approximately $28 billion. Among them, Bitcoin (BTC) has 267,000 options expiring, with a Put/Call ratio of 0.35, the maximum pain point at $95,000, and a notional value of about $23.6 billion; Ethereum (ETH) has 1.28 million options expiring, with a Put/Call ratio of 0.45, the maximum pain point at $3,100, and a notional value of approximately $3.71 billion. Over half of the options have been settled today. Before settlement, the volume and proportion of block trades increased continuously, mainly due to repositioning needs; after settlement, from March to

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Greeks.live macro researcher Adam posted on the X platform: 267,000 BTC options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.35, the maximum pain point at $95,000, and a notional value of $23.6 billion. 1.28 million

Driven by the rebound in Bitcoin's trend, the market has begun to refocus on the follow-up performance of altcoins. In the past 24 hours, Aptos (APT) has increased by approximately 1.34%, with a cumulative gain of 15.8% over the past week. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) has risen about 1.5% during the same period, approaching the important resistance level of $90,000. The upcoming expiration of Bitcoin options combined with technical rebound may support short-term market sentiment, but whether Aptos has the momentum to continue rising to $2 remains to be seen. From a medium- to long-term perspective, Aptos's trend remains relatively weak. In August 2024, APT experienced a strong rebound from a low of $4.32 and briefly reached a high of $15.33 by the end of the year. At that time, the market was generally optimistic that 2025 would be a significant phase for altcoin performance, but the actual trend fell well below expectations. During the sharp decline on October 10, the critical support at $4.32 was effectively broken, the bulls' defense line collapsed, and the price quickly retreated.

As market expectations for the "Christmas rally" heat up, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization has slightly rebounded to approximately $3 trillion. However, over $27 billion worth of Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana options are expiring today, quickly fueling market concerns about short-term volatility and even a potential pullback. Data shows that this is one of the largest options expiration dates in history. Among them, Bitcoin options are the largest in scale. Deribit data indicates that about 262,000 BTC options, with a notional value of up to $23.38 billion, will expire today, with a total put/call options ratio of 0.33. However, in the past 24 hours, put options trading volume has significantly exceeded call options, with the short-term put/call ratio rising to 1.72, reflecting traders' cautiousness in a low-liquidity environment.

BlockBeats News, December 26th, according to HyperInsight monitoring, recently the number of whale long positions on BTC and ETH on Hyperliquid has significantly contracted. Currently, the long and short forces for BTC whales are roughly equal, while the number of ETH short positions has doubled that of longs. Currently, there are approximately 122 BTC whale longs and 116 shorts; for ETH, about 58 whale longs and 113 shorts. Compared to data from October 14th this year, the number of BTC whale longs has decreased by nearly half from 234 in about two months, while the short positions at that time were around 125, with relatively limited change. According to further monitoring, currently on Hyperliquid, BTC

Odaily Planet Daily reports that crypto data analyst CyrilXBT posted on the X platform stating that Grayscale's BTC holdings have continued to decrease after the ETF approval due to outflows from GBTC. Investors are taking profits or rebalancing, causing BTC prices to fluctuate under supply pressure. In comparison, Grayscale's

Yield Basis (YB) reaches an important milestone. South Korea's leading domestic CEX recently announced the official launch of Yield Basis (YB), with related trading pairs already active as of December 26. This news quickly ignited market sentiment, causing YB's price to surge by double digits in a short period, making it one of the hottest new coins of the day. According to the exchange announcement, YB/BTC and YB/USDT trading pairs opened for trading at 15:00 KST on December 26, with deposits and withdrawals only supported on the Ethereum network. The platform also reminds users that if transfers are made through unsupported networks, assets will not be credited. Users should carefully verify the network type and contract address before transferring to avoid unnecessary losses.

Due to a 3% short-term increase in Bitcoin, the largest single liquidation on the entire network reached $14.14 million, involving a BTC long position opened with 40x leverage. This address was liquidated twice, and then opened a $7.1 million BTC short position with 40x leverage again.

Gate News Bot message, December 26th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, BTC (Bitcoin) is currently trading at $88,446.26, up 0.87% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $90,501.93 and a low of $86,411.80. The 24-hour trading volume reached $21.403 billion. The current market capitalization is approximately $1.77 trillion, an increase of $15.26 billion compared to yesterday. Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new form of currency. Operating through peer-to-peer technology, it does not rely on central authorities or banks, but is collectively managed by the network for transactions and Bitcoin issuance. Bitcoin is open-source, with its design publicly available; no one owns or controls Bitcoin, and everyone can participate. Bitcoin has several unique attributes, supporting fast peer-to-peer transactions, global payments, and low processing fees, enabling innovative use cases that were not possible with previous payment systems.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, Huang Licheng's address has added long positions, holding 40x BTC and 10x HYPE, valued at approximately $795,000 and $245,000 respectively. In addition, he also holds a 25x leveraged ETH long position, totaling 7,475 ETH, with a current unrealized loss of $120,000. The total portfolio value is approximately $23.16 million.

Recent data shows that there are fewer trading days for BTC in the $70,000 to $89,900 range, indicating insufficient support. The market may need more time to turn over and establish a solid foundation.

Pantera Capital Research Director Jay Yu released the 12 major predictions for the crypto industry in 2026, covering capital-efficient consumer credit, forecast market segmentation, AI applications in crypto, tokenized gold, quantum threats to BTC, privacy service unification, and more, offering insights into future market trends and technological innovations.

Against the backdrop of decreased liquidity during the holiday season, US spot Bitcoin ETFs have once again experienced significant outflows. Data shows a single-day net outflow of $175 million, marking the fifth consecutive trading day of net outflows, reflecting cautious attitudes among institutional investors regarding short-term Bitcoin price movements. According to Farside Investors data, this round of capital outflows is still led by BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which saw a net outflow of approximately $91.4 million on that day. Grayscale GBTC and Fidelity FBTC experienced outflows of about $24.6 million and $17.2 million, respectively. Spot Bitcoin ETFs from Bitwise, Ark 21Shares, VanEck, and Franklin Templeton also saw simultaneous capital withdrawals. As a result, the total net inflow of spot Bitcoin ETFs has fallen from $62.7 billion to approximately $56.8 billion.

U.S. leading CEX CEO Brian Armstrong recently publicly stated that Bitcoin is superior to gold as a currency and store of value. This view quickly sparked widespread discussion in the cryptocurrency market. As the helm of the world's largest compliant crypto trading platform, his statement is seen by many investors as a strong endorsement of Bitcoin's long-term value. Armstrong pointed out that in the digital age, Bitcoin has several structural advantages over gold. First, Bitcoin can be transferred quickly worldwide via the internet, whereas gold incurs high costs and low efficiency in storage, transportation, and cross-border circulation. Second, Bitcoin is highly divisible, with the smallest units precise to multiple decimal places, making it more suitable for daily transactions and asset allocation, whereas gold faces obvious limitations in practical division and circulation.

ChainCatcher message, according to Arkham data, at 15:01, 115 BTC (worth approximately $10.09 million) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with bc1q9czx6...) to two anonymous addresses, namely bc1qc8thg... (109.36 BTC) and

The cryptocurrency market has once again attracted attention due to the unusual activity of the "sleeping Bitcoin whale." A Bitcoin address that has been inactive for 8 years suddenly moved, transferring 400 BTC to a major exchange. Based on the current price, this amounts to an unrealized profit of approximately $30.4 million, raising market concerns about potential selling pressure. On-chain data shows that this whale originally purchased these 400 BTC about 8 years ago at a cost of around $4 million. At that time, the address received 200 BTC twice from another CEX, each time worth about $2 million. Since then, the wallet remained completely dormant until recently reappearing.

Foresight News 消息，此前高调抛售超 42.3 亿美元 BTC 换仓至 ETH 的巨鲸 Garrett Jin 发推表示，「随着铂、钯、银等贵金属大幅回调，比特币和以太坊开始反弹。这些金属的持仓已过度拥挤且短期极度超买，推高了风险敞口。这引发了获利了结，资金从过热交易转向相对被低估的资产。」

Garrett Jin posted on X platform that precious metal prices have fallen sharply, and Bitcoin and Ethereum are beginning to rebound. He believes the precious metal market is overcrowded, and the short-term gains are unsustainable, with funds shifting toward relatively undervalued digital assets.

December 25 News, the NFT sector rose by 2.33%, Audiera increased by 5.31%, APE and PENGU rose over 3%, but APENFT fell by 4.88%. BTC slightly increased to $87,000, ETH dipped slightly. The overall market trend is mixed, with AI, DeFi, and CeFi sectors experiencing slight gains.

Gate News bot 消息，Gate 行情显示，BTC 突破 88000 USDT，现价 88012.8 USDT。

Odaily星球日报讯 数字资产财库（DAT）Metaplanet 计划在 2027 年底前持有 21 万枚比特币。Metaplanet 战略总监 Dylan LeClair 表示，公司在一次临时股东大会上通过了多项与股权相关的提案，这将有助于公司筹集资金，用于进一步购买比特币。此举实际上使 Metaplanet 能够利用金融工具增持比特币，而无需立即稀释现有股东的持股比例。（DL News ）

This article summarizes cryptocurrency news as of December 24, 2025, including the latest updates on Bitcoin, Ethereum upgrades, Dogecoin trends, real-time cryptocurrency prices, and price forecasts. Major Web3 events today include: 1. Yili Hua: ETH's future target is $10,000, currently the best buying zone; 2. Polymarket user accounts were hacked, causing controversy; official response: related to third-party login tools 3. Mentougou hacker may sell 1,300 BTC within 7 days, currently still holding 4,100 BTC

Early Bitcoin participant and prominent cypherpunk Adam Back recently reiterated his long-term stance, stating that Bitcoin is the "only choice to dominate all cryptocurrencies." This statement is highly consistent with the current market trend of Bitcoin's continued dominance and has once again sparked discussions in the market about Bitcoin's long-term value and its differences from other crypto assets. As the inventor of Hashcash, Adam Back was deeply involved in cryptography and decentralization research before the birth of Bitcoin. His ideas are widely believed to have had a significant influence on Satoshi Nakamoto's design. Therefore, his judgment on Bitcoin holds strong symbolic significance and reference value within the crypto industry.

Gate News bot message, the cryptocurrency market experienced a decline as traders reduced risk exposure following macro news developments. Open Interest decreased by 5%. $ETH and $BTC ETFs recorded outflows last week, totaling nearly $1 billion, demonstrating institutional investor caution. $BTC tra

Despite the overall easing macro environment, Bitcoin has not experienced a "Christmas rally" this year. Since reaching a record high in October, BTC prices have retreated by about 30%, significantly underperforming traditional risk assets such as stocks and gold. Analysts believe that the issue is not a deterioration in fundamentals, but rather multiple structural factors exerting short-term pressure on Bitcoin prices. First, there is the persistent "mechanical" supply pressure. Several analysts point out that early investors holding Bitcoin long-term are choosing to take profits in stages near the key psychological threshold of $100,000. Such selling behavior is not sensitive to price, and even if Bitcoin's fundamentals remain solid, it can create continuous selling pressure in phases, dragging down BTC's trend.

Japanese Bitcoin asset management company Metaplanet recently disclosed its capital and Bitcoin reserve plans, continuously strengthening market bullish expectations. Several analysts in the Bitcoin fund management field believe that if macro and crypto market conditions align, a significant rise in Metaplanet's stock before 2027 is not just wishful thinking. Bitcoin fund management analyst Hermes Lux predicts that Metaplanet's US OTC stock MPJPY could increase by approximately 1500% by the end of 2027, with a potential phased increase of 402% in 2026. This judgment is based on two key assumptions: first, that Bitcoin prices will maintain an average annual compound growth of about 40% over the next few years; second, that Metaplanet plans to increase its Bitcoin holdings to 100,000 BTC by 2026, and further to approximately 210,000 BTC in 2027.

Despite the US stock market hitting new highs repeatedly this year, Bitcoin (BTC) has significantly underperformed the stock market. However, on-chain data reveals an intriguing signal: in the context of sideways price movement and weak sentiment, Bitcoin whales are still continuously buying, making the market structure appear less pessimistic than it seems on the surface. First, a key change comes from exchange data. Recently, the monthly reserve changes of Bitcoin exchanges have turned negative, indicating that the amount of BTC withdrawn from exchanges exceeds the amount deposited. Typically, Bitcoin flowing out of exchanges is seen as a signal that investors are choosing to hold long-term rather than trade short-term. While this phenomenon can occur in both bull and bear markets, sustained outflows reduce immediate selling pressure and reinforce confidence in Bitcoin’s long-term value.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Santiment data, the number of wallets holding at least 1 Bitcoin has decreased by 2.2% since the yearly high on March 3rd of last year. However, the slightly smaller group of wallets holding >1 BTC collectively increased their Bitcoin holdings by over 136,000 coins during the same period.

BlockBeats News, December 24 — According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the whale "0x0e4" holds a SOL (20x) long position, facing a loss of $5.78 million; its combined BTC (20x) and HYPE (10x) long positions have a total loss of approximately $8.5 million. Profits have plummeted from over $18 million to $3 million. The whale "0x35d" holds a SOL (20x) short position with a profit of about $11 million and is gradually closing it. It also holds BTC (40x) and

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows that BTC falls below 87000 USDT, current price 86997.4 USDT.

Foresight News reports that, according to SoSoValue data, the overall trend of the crypto market zone is a continuous pullback, with a general decline of about 2% to 9% over the past 24 hours. Among them, the NFT zone fell by 9.46%, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) down 4.66%. Previously, Audiera (BEAT), which had a large rise, experienced a pullback, dropping 41.28%, but APENFT (NFT) still rose 3.66%. In addition, Bitcoin (BTC) decreased by 1.12%, falling below $88,000; Ethereum (ETH) declined by 2.01%, maintaining around $3,000. In other zones, the PayFi zone dropped over the past 24 hours.

PANews December 24 news, Arkham data shows that Trump Media transferred 2,000 BTC 8 hours ago, worth about $174.8 million. Current Holdings are about 9,542 BTC, with a book value of approximately $836 million.

Gate News bot message, Trump Media transferred 2,000 $BTC valued at $174.76 million eight hours ago.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows that BTC has broken through 88000 USDT, current price 88018.1 USDT.

According to ChainCatcher news, monitored by Hyperinsight, the "largest BTC short" on Hyperliquid is currently shorting 165 million USD BTC with 20x leverage, with unrealized gains of 2.4 million USD and an average entry price of 88,077.9 USD. It also holds a short order of 54 million USD ETH, with unrealized gains of 1.8 million USD, and a short order of 18 million USD SOL, with unrealized gains of 500,000 USD.

Gate News bot message, Gate market shows that BTC falls below 87000 USDT, current price 86988.9 USDT.

Gate News bot message, According to the December 23 update, Bitcoin ETFs recorded a 1-day net outflow of 686 BTC ($60.1M) and a 7-day net outflow of 2,747 BTC ($240.79M). Ethereum ETFs showed a 1-day net outflow of 122 ETH ($358K) and a 7-day net outflow of 164,861 ETH ($485.02M). In contrast, Solan

Wintermute released a market report indicating that as the holidays approach, Bitcoin's market share is rising, with buyer strength for major coins outpacing sellers. Both BTC and ETH have seen increased buying, and retail investors are starting to shift back to major coins, showing that the market consensus is for BTC to lead the rise.

Thin market liquidity and rising precious metal prices have kept Bitcoin below $90,000. Analysts warn that the record options expiration on Friday will increase volatility, with about 300,000 BTC options contracts expiring, with a notional value of approximately $23.7 billion.

According to ChainCatcher news, Onchain Lens monitoring shows that trader James Wynn opened a Bitcoin long position with 40x leverage, with the current BTC price at $87,562.8. In the past three days, James completed 3 trades, of which two were BTC trades (one long and one short), earning a total profit of $40,521; however, his PEPE (long) trade incurred a loss of $6,908.