Day: December 9, 2025

Hong Kong Opens Public Consultation on Crypto Tax Rules

Key Notes Hong Kong begins public consultation on adopting OECD’s CARF and updating CRS. Automatic cross-border crypto tax reporting planned for 2028. New rules arrive as Hong Kong’s regulated crypto sector accelerates growth. The Hong Kong government has opened a public consultation on adopting the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and updating the long-standing Common Reporting Standard (CRS). This comes as the city aims to integrate cryptocurrencies into global tax-transparency systems and cross-border financial reporting. Officials say the initiative would introduce automatic exchange of crypto-related tax data between Hong Kong…

Bitcoin Entering a Supply Shock? Analysts Eye Christmas Rally

Key Notes Bitcoin exchange reserves have fallen to historic lows near 2.76M BTC. Long-term holders and institutions continue withdrawing BTC from exchanges. Analysts expect a possible breakout toward $100K heading into Christmas. Bitcoin BTC $90 384 24h volatility: 1.5% Market cap: $1.80 T Vol. 24h: $44.02 B is once again trading at the $90,000 range with a 2% drop in 24 hours, raising short-term concerns. However, analysts claim that BTC is quietly entering the early stages of a supply squeeze, a setup that has historically led to massive price rallies.…

Elite Traders Hunt Retail Investors On Prediction Markets

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Prediction markets are emerging as a new battleground in the crypto economy, where the best-informed traders are competing against casual retail bettors for profits. Most users are behaving more like sports bettors than disciplined traders, according to a Tuesday report from research firm 10x Research, which said they are trading “dopamine and narrative for discipline and edge.” It added: “Accuracy and profit are driven not by the crowd, but by a tiny, informed elite who price probability, hedge exposure, and extract premium from retail-driven longshots.” The rising liquidity and retail…

XRP ETF Outperforms BTC, SOL, ETH, but XRP Price in a Make-Or-Break Situation

The spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued to see healthy inflows at $38 million on December 8, outperforming some of the top assets like Bitcoin BTC $90 432 24h volatility: 1.5% Market cap: $1.80 T Vol. 24h: $43.89 B , Ethereum ETH $3 120 24h volatility: 0.6% Market cap: $376.31 B Vol. 24h: $22.50 B , and Solana SOL $132.9 24h volatility: 3.9% Market cap: $74.62 B Vol. 24h: $4.62 B . While XRP ETFs approach the $1 billion mark, the XRP XRP $2.07 24h volatility: 1.0% Market cap: $124.76…

Leverage vanishes from Bitcoin perps as funding rates and open interest sink

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Bitcoin perpetual futures open interest has stayed below 310K BTC since October’s liquidation, signaling muted leverage and weaker speculative activity. Summary Glassnode data show BTC perpetual futures open interest has failed to recover above roughly 310K BTC since an October leverage reset.​ Funding rates have trended lower, highlighting fading leveraged long conviction and traders’ reluctance to pay a premium for upside exposure.​ The “ghost town” in perpetuals suggests a quieter, de-risked derivatives backdrop that can dampen volatility versus prior stages of the cycle. Bitcoin’s (BTC) perpetual futures market has experienced…

Shiba Inu Whales Spike To 6-Month High: What’s Brewing?

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Shiba Inu has just logged its most intense burst of large-holder activity in half a year, raising questions over whether fresh volatility – and potentially renewed selling pressure – is around the corner. On-chain analytics firm Santiment reported the move on X, highlighting a six-month chart of Shiba Inu’s price, exchange balances and large transfers. According to the firm, “Shiba Inu has seen the highest amount of whale transfers since June 6th today, happening in tandem with a +1.06T net change to the amount of SHIB on exchanges. The #24…

ONDO Price Push? SEC Finally Drops Probe

Key Notes ONDO trading volume jumped 150% on December 9. Ondo Finance also saw a new ATH in TVL, reaching $1.866 billion. This comes as the SEC officially closed a multi-year investigation against the project. Ondo Finance saw renewed investor interest on Dec. 9 after announcing that the SEC has formally closed its multi-year investigation into the firm. ONDO ONDO $0.48 24h volatility: 0.9% Market cap: $1.51 B Vol. 24h: $161.80 M token’s spot trading volume surged by 150% in the past 24 hours. At the time of writing, ONDO…

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Shiba Inu Whale Activity Spikes as 1 Trillion Tokens Move to Exchanges, What Happens to SHIB Price?

Key Notes Shiba Inu whales conducted 406 large transactions over $100,000, the highest since June 2025. SHIB’s total exchange supply has now reached 136.95 trillion. SHIB price is at a major support level, with analysts expecting 500% upside in the next six months. The world’s second-largest memecoin, Shiba Inu SHIB $0.000009 24h volatility: 0.3% Market cap: $5.01 B Vol. 24h: $117.29 M , has witnessed a sharp surge in whale activity. On-chain data shows that over 1 trillion SHIB tokens moved to the exchanges in the last 24 hours. Thus,…