🔥 NEW: Coinbase research shows onchain perpetual futures drove a surge in crypto derivatives activity in 2025, with DEXs processing $1.2T in monthly perp volume.
🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: SOL and XRP spot ETFs saw net inflows on Dec. 29, while BTC and ETH spot ETFs saw net outflows. BTC: - $19.29M ETH: - $9.63M SOL: $2.93M XRP: $8.44M
⚡️XRP ATTRACTS CAPITAL WHILE BTC ETFs LOSE $443M Bitcoin ETFs saw $443M in outflows last week, while Ethereum lost $59M. XRP stood out with $70M in inflows, including $28.6M into Franklin Templeton’s XRP ETF. $XRP
⚡️ Key Economic Events This Week: Monday - November Pending Home Sales data Tuesday - Fed Meeting Minutes Wednesday - Initial Jobless Claims data Thursday - China's Silver Export Restrictions Begin, US Stock Market Closed (New Year's) Friday - December S&P Global Manufacturing PMI data Which event could move crypto markets the most this week? 👇
🚨LASTPASS TO PAY UP TO $24M AFTER DATA BREACH LAWSUIT LastPass agreed to pay $8.2 MILLION to settle data-protection claims, plus up to $16.25 MILLION for crypto loss reimbursements.
🚨ARGENTINA’S POVERTY HALVES UNDER PRO-CRYPTO PRESIDENT Poverty rate has fallen from 52.9% to 27.5% under President Javier Milei’s libertarian reforms. Leading the West in crypto adoption by population, citizens are increasingly turning to BTC & stables for financial stability
🚨ADAM BACK SLAMS VC FOR QUANTUM RISK NOISE Adam Back pushed back on rising quantum-risk fears around #Bitcoin, saying Nic Carter is “not helping” the discussion. $BTC
🚨BLACKROCK'S IBIT RANKS 6TH IN ETF FLOWS Bloomberg's data shows IBIT has pulled in roughly $25 BILLION in year-to-date inflows, ranking 6th among ETFs in 2025. A strong sign of long term conviction. 🔥
🚨WHALE CLOSES 75M ETH LONG POSITION AT STOP LOSS A trader closed a 25,000 $ETH ($75M) position at a stop-loss, taking a $2.1M loss as the market rebounded. This ends his 12-trade winning streak, but total profit on Hyperliquid still stands at $23.9M. $ETH
$MILK just showed it's ready to churn. The volume spike was massive, and now we're breaking out of consolidation. My stop-loss is set tight at $0.0078, aiming for that $0.0112 target shown in the chart. If it moves, it moves fast. $MILK
🚨 $BTC is lagging the risk rally... The Russell 2000 ( $RUT ) recently hit new highs, while Bitcoin hasn’t followed. Historically, when small caps lead during risk-on phases, BTC tends to catch up. If this rotation holds, Bitcoin has a 20% catch-up move ahead. 👀 $BTC
🚨BITCOIN DECOUPLES FROM STOCKS In the second half of 2025, #Bitcoin diverged sharply from US equities, falling nearly 18% over six months while the Nasdaq rose 21%, the S&P 500 gained 14.35%, and the Dow climbed 12.11%. $BTC
🚨BULLISH: ODDS OF A FED RATE CUT IS NOW AT 87.6%. Markets say a December rate cut is already PRICED IN... BUT the REAL market mover will be what Powell says after. His tone (NOT THE CUT) will decide the next move. ⚠️EXPECT VOLATILITY⚠️