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According to analyst Darkfost citing CryptoQuant data, Binance experienced a net outflow of stablecoins of approximately $1.2 billion, marking a reversal after two consecutive months of inflows, indicating that liquidity in the crypto market continues to weaken. As the largest crypto trading platform, Binance's stablecoin reserves have decreased from $51 billion in November 2025 to $44 billion.Darkfost believes that although Bitcoin has rebounded since the beginning of the year, it has not yet established a sustainable trend supported by continuous liquidity. Currently, this rebound seems more like a technical bounce after being oversold.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale, after being dormant for 7 months, deposited 1504 ETH into OKX, worth 3.05 million dollars, with a loss of 2.82 million dollars.

Recently, the People's Procuratorate of Licang District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, handled a Bitcoin theft case. The defendant, Zhang, obtained the mnemonic phrase while assisting an acquaintance in registering a virtual currency wallet, and later transferred 107 BTC in multiple transactions, equivalent to over 50 million yuan at current market prices. Zhang argued that his actions were a "protective takeover," but the prosecution found that he transferred the stolen BTC through multiple trading platforms and exchanged it for over 660,000 yuan. The Licang District Court sentenced Zhang to 10 years and 9 months in prison for theft and imposed a fine of 100,000 yuan; the second instance upheld the original judgment.Reports indicate that the prosecutor handling the case strictly adhered to laws and judicial policies, and after in-depth analysis, concluded that although China's regulatory policies deny the legal currency status of virtual currencies, they do not negate their property attributes, nor do they prohibit citizens from legally holding and circulating them. Bitcoin requires investment in computing power, funds, and other costs to acquire, which gives it economic value; rights holders can achieve exclusive control and management through private keys and mnemonic phrases, aligning with the core characteristics of "property" in criminal law, making it a target for theft. In determining the amount, since virtual currencies have no official pricing, the Licang District Procuratorate discarded market price estimates and used the actual proceeds from the crime of over 660,000 yuan as the amount for theft, ensuring accurate conviction, appropriate sentencing, and unity of guilt and punishment.

Analyst Darkfost stated that since September 2025, the inflow of stablecoins from million-level whales on Binance has halved, dropping from approximately $62 billion per month to $33 billion, indicating a significant reduction in the participation of large whales in the cryptocurrency market.When a large amount of stablecoins flows into trading platforms, it usually indicates that the market is regaining interest and is about to be repriced. A decrease in inflow suggests that large capital is exiting the market. Monitoring whales remains one of the best ways to gauge potential market sentiment. Currently, the US-Iran conflict and its ripple effects are still creating a lot of uncertainty, making risk management crucial.

The French newspaper "Le Monde" revealed that there has been new progress in the investigation of a cryptocurrency-related kidnapping case that occurred in 2023. French law enforcement discovered a transnational money laundering network involving multiple countries and cryptocurrency wallets while tracing the flow of a €1.7 million cryptocurrency ransom. The victim was the father of the well-known crypto influencer "TeufeurS." The kidnappers threatened the victim's family via text messages and demanded ransom payment in cryptocurrency. Ultimately, TeufeurS transferred a total of €1.7 million to the kidnappers' designated wallet in two installments, after which his father was released.The investigation showed that part of the ransom flowed into wallet accounts controlled by foreign nationals after multiple transfers. One transfer of $131,000 was successfully traced by the French gendarmerie, with leads ultimately pointing to a cryptocurrency wallet controlled by Venezuelan nationals. The case further revealed the complex chain of money laundering utilized by criminal organizations through cross-border cryptocurrency transfers, anonymous wallets, and overseas platforms. The report stated that this case is considered one of the significant examples of kidnapping and extortion cases in the European cryptocurrency industry and may serve as an early template for multiple kidnapping cases targeting cryptocurrency practitioners in France and Europe in 2025.

OKX will open deposits for Harmony (ONE) on January 6 at 15:00, the ONE/USDT trading will start at 18:00, and withdrawals will be available on January 7 at 18:00.

According to Gate market data, the US iShares Technology Software Industry ETF rose by 2.4%, reaching a new high in four months.

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 Software and Services Index has reached a four-month high, currently up 2.7%.

According to Jinshi reports, Schmid stated that the current monetary policy of the Federal Reserve is not very tight.

According to CoinDesk, Strategy perpetual preferred stock STRC (Stretch) fell to a low of $97.11 on Thursday, then rebounded to $98.57, failing to maintain the par value of $100. The pressure on STRC mainly comes from Bitcoin's drop to around $73,000, compounded by the effects of the ex-dividend date.Recently, Strategy spent $1.5 billion to repurchase zero-coupon convertible bonds maturing in 2029, causing cash reserves to plummet from about $2.25 billion to $871 million. Based on an annual preferred stock dividend obligation of about $1.7 billion, the current cash can only cover about 6 months, far below the previously set target of 24 months. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor stated that the company will raise funds by selling Bitcoin, issuing additional shares when MSTR's stock price exceeds 1.22 times NAV, or continuing to issue STRC.Meanwhile, competitor Strive Asset Management's perpetual preferred stock SATA continues to anchor at a par value of $100, offering about a 13% dividend yield, and plans to launch a daily dividend mechanism, having completely eliminated debt. Over the past three months, Strive's stock price has increased by about 110%, significantly outperforming MSTR's 12% increase and Bitcoin's 8% increase.

According to Jinshi reports, ECB board member Panetta stated that the forward-looking situation seems to require a recalibration of the monetary policy stance.

Recently, the semiconductor and memory chip sectors of the US stock market have continued to strengthen, with significant increases in trading activity for related assets. According to Gate market data, Micron Technology (MU) reached a 24-hour high of $951.26, currently reported at $936.77, with a 24-hour increase of 2.76%; SanDisk (SNDK) reached a 24-hour high of $1693.83, currently reported at $1654.41, with a 24-hour increase of 5.94%.According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour contract trading volume for MU (Micron Technology) on the Gate platform reached $15.1529 million, while SNDK (SanDisk) reached $11.2302 million, both ranking among the top in the industry, with related trading activity continuing to rise.As global demand for traditional asset allocations like US stocks continues to grow, Gate is continuously bridging cryptocurrency and traditional financial trading scenarios through a unified account system. Users can conveniently participate in trading global mainstream assets such as stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities through a single USDT account, further enhancing cross-market trading efficiency and capital utilization flexibility.Gate has launched over 130 US stock-related perpetual contract targets, as well as over 430 CFD contract targets, and is continuously expanding its diverse product lines including spot tokens, perpetual contracts, and on-chain assets, supporting 24/7 trading to provide users with a more flexible and efficient one-stop global asset trading experience.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, after being silent for 4 months, a giant whale opened a long position of 12,902 ETH with 25x leverage, worth 25.87 million USD, with a liquidation price of 1,966.83 USD.

The court in Qujiang District, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China recently ruled on a hacker case that used government and enterprise websites as a platform for pornography. The defendant, Zhou, illegally controlled over 150 servers (involving 157 government and enterprise units and well-known apps) through website vulnerabilities, implanted malicious files in bulk, forced redirection to overseas pornographic websites, and sold control permissions

According to information from a third-party data platform, Bitcoin's Ahr999 has once again fallen below 0.45 after a month, reporting at 0.4322. As a result, this indicator has returned to the "bottom-buying range." This indicator was created by ahr999 and aims to assist Bitcoin dollar-cost averaging users in making investment decisions based on timing strategies. The indicator implies the yield of short-term Bitcoin dollar-cost averaging and the deviation of Bitcoin's price from its expected valuation.Historically, the Ahr999 index for Bitcoin has been below the bottom line (0.45) for 572 days. The dollar-cost averaging range is 0.45-1.2, representing a relatively reasonable range for Bitcoin prices, suitable for adhering to a regular investment strategy.

According to data from Dune Analytics, the payment-specific Layer 1 blockchain Tempo, incubated by Stripe, has processed 3.9 million transactions across 177,000 addresses since its mainnet launch on March 18. Its native TIP-20 stablecoin standard currently supports a circulating supply of over $25 million, covering multiple issuers and yield-bearing token variants. The TIP-20 standard is implemented through precompiled contracts rather than ERC-20 contracts, making the stablecoin native to the Tempo protocol, allowing issuers to utilize programmable strategies including transfer rules, whitelists, and fee logic.The distribution of stablecoin supply spans multiple issuers, with pathUSD leading at $8.2 million, followed by USDB, USDT0, and USDC.e and EURC.e bridged through Stargate, each holding between $4.5 million and $5.5 million in circulation. The Tempo architecture supports direct payment of Gas fees in stablecoins, eliminating the need for a native token. Tempo has been fully indexed by Dune Analytics, allowing for direct comparison with stablecoin data from major blockchains such as Tron, Solana, and Ethereum.

According to The Block, based on the latest official documentation, Tether's USAT supply has increased by nearly 540% month-on-month, rising from approximately 22 million in March to over 140 million in April, with the total reserve balance also increasing to about 141 million USD, which means that the reserve surplus is approximately 327,000 USD relative to the circulating token quantity.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that the adoption of regulated digital dollars is accelerating, and as stablecoin regulations become clearer, institutions will seek digital dollars that combine scale, regulated issuance, and transparent reserve reporting. USAT was launched in January, aiming to comply with the requirements of the GENIUS Act, marking Tether's attempt to enter the U.S. regulatory framework.

According to Jinshi, the U.S. April PCE price index month-on-month was 0.4%, lower than the market expectation of 0.5%, and the previous value was 0.7%.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated on Thursday that SpaceX has only agreed to lease the Colossus AI training data center cluster to Anthropic for six months, but he added that the agreement "has the potential" to be extended for several years. "SpaceX has not committed to leasing Colossus for many years, although that could indeed happen."Earlier this year, SpaceX reached an agreement with Anthropic, which pays $1.25 billion per month to use the computing power of the Colossus and Colossus II data center clusters located in Memphis, Tennessee, with the agreement valid until May 2029. SpaceX stated in regulatory filings last week that either party could terminate the agreement with 90 days' notice. The document did not mention the six-month lease agreement.Musk stated that the agreement is a 180-day lease contract, after which either party can terminate with 90 days' notice, "We won't put them in a bind and will provide a reasonable exit plan, but if computing resources become extremely tight, I have indicated that we may need to reclaim those resources at some point."According to SpaceX's IPO filing, the company's AI business unit generated $818 million in revenue for the quarter ending in March, with an operating loss of approximately $2.5 billion.

According to CriptoNoticias, the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica unanimously passed Amendment No. 7786, which establishes specific obligations for virtual asset service providers regarding anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. This bill responds to the warning from the Financial Action Task Force in 2024 that Costa Rica could be placed on a gray list if it does not fill regulatory gaps.The new law requires virtual asset service providers to register with the General Superintendency of Financial Institutions and fulfill obligations such as customer identification, due diligence, transaction record keeping, and reporting suspicious transactions. Violations can result in fines ranging from 5% to 50% of the transaction amount, or from $1,800 to $90,000. The law will take effect three months after its publication, with its specific effectiveness depending on the enforcement by regulatory agencies.