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The following are the long/short position ratios for BTC perpetual futures over the last 24 hours on the top three global crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 49.88% long / 50.12% short 1. Binance: 49.16% long / 50.84% short 2. OKX: 48.49% long / 51.51% short 3. Bybit: 49.69% long / 50.31% short

Approximately 5.94 million BTC, representing 29.8% of the circulating supply, is concentrated among institutions, governments, U.S. spot ETFs, and exchanges, according to data from Glassnode. Exchanges hold the largest portion with 2.94 million BTC, followed by U.S. spot BTC ETFs with 1.31 million BTC, publicly traded companies with 1.07 million BTC, and governments with 620,000 BTC.

Nasdaq-listed Bitmine, a company focused on Ethereum investments, purchased an additional 14,959 ETH, valued at $46 million, approximately 10 hours ago, Lookonchain reported.

Whale Alert reported that 2,265 BTC has been transferred from Antpool to an unknown wallet. The transaction is valued at about $205 million.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a net outflow of $19.44 million (28.7 billion won) on Dec. 12, marking the second consecutive day of withdrawals, according to TraderT. An inflow of $23.21 million into BlackRock's ETHA was more than offset by outflows from Grayscale's Mini ETH ($22.10 million) and ETHE ($14.41 million), along with Fidelity's FETH ($6.14 million).

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $50.41 million on Dec. 12, according to data compiled by TraderT. BlackRock's IBIT was the only fund to experience a net inflow, attracting $52.37 million. Meanwhile, Fidelity's FBTC saw a net outflow of $1.96 million, while all other ETFs reported no net flows for the day.

Whale Alert reported that 2,265 BTC has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Antpool. The transaction is valued at about $205 million.

Over the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency perpetual futures market has seen significant liquidations, heavily skewed toward long positions. ETH led with $114 million in liquidations, 92.93% of which were longs. BTC followed with $73.77 million liquidated, with long positions accounting for 90.55%. SOL saw $25.24 million in liquidations, with 80.82% from longs.

Prosecutors in Florida have seized $1.5 million worth of cryptocurrency from a suspect in an investment fraud case, Decrypt reported. The suspect has been charged with fraud, money laundering, and theft. The seized assets include SOL, AVAX, DOGE, and PEPE.

An address believed to belong to Polychain Capital deposited 4.114 million PENDLE to FalconX approximately eight hours ago, AmberCN reported. The wallet accumulated these tokens between March and September. A sale of the deposited assets would result in a $3.25 million loss.

Strategy was not excluded from the Nasdaq 100 index, Reuters reported.

Itaú Asset, Brazil's largest asset manager with over $185 billion in assets under management, has recommended that investors allocate 1% to 3% of their portfolios to Bitcoin, Wu Blockchain reported. In a report, the firm stated that investing in Bitcoin can serve as a hedge against currency fluctuations and geopolitical tensions.

Coinbase plans to launch its own prediction market using technology from Kalshi, CNBC reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. An official announcement is expected as early as next week. The company explained that the initiative is part of its strategy to become a comprehensive exchange for trading all types of assets, including crypto tokens, tokenized stocks, and event contracts.

Solana is struggling with worsening on-chain metrics, Cointelegraph reported. The analysis noted that the network's Total Value Locked (TVL) has fallen by over $10 billion from its all-time high of $15 billion in September. Additionally, weekly DApp revenue has dropped to $26 million from $37 million two months ago. Activity in Solana-based memecoins has also decreased by 67% since January. The report added that the annualized funding rate is at 6%, indicating weakening demand for long positions.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has risen two points from the previous day to 19. The index measures the performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens, against Bitcoin. An "altcoin season" is declared when 75% of these top coins outperform Bitcoin over a 90-day period. A reading closer to 100 indicates a stronger altcoin season.

Fogo, an SVM Layer 1 chain, has canceled its planned FOGO token presale and will instead airdrop the tokens allocated for the sale, The Block reported. The allocation, valued at $20 million, represents 2% of the total FOGO supply. Fogo is scheduled to launch its mainnet in January of next year.

Chicago-based derivatives exchange and clearinghouse Bitnomial has received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch a prediction market, Cointelegraph reported. The company plans to offer contracts for betting on cryptocurrency prices, including BTC, and macroeconomic data, in addition to its existing crypto derivatives products. Bitnomial previously announced plans to launch a CFTC-regulated spot cryptocurrency exchange.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has fallen six points from the previous day to 23, shifting from the fear to the extreme fear category, according to data from Alternative. The index measures market sentiment on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 represents extreme fear and 100 signifies extreme optimism. The index is calculated based on several factors: volatility (25%), trading volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market cap dominance (10%), and Google search volume (10%).

Global credit rating agency Moody's has proposed a new scoring system to assess the creditworthiness of stablecoins, The Block reported. The framework would evaluate the quality of assets held in a stablecoin's reserves and their custody arrangements. Under this system, different dollar-pegged stablecoins could receive varying credit scores depending on their underlying collateral. Moody's is seeking feedback on the proposal from market participants until Jan. 26.

The blockchain-based zero-knowledge proof network Zerobase (ZBT) has refuted rumors of a front-end hack, which it said were raised by Lookonchain. In an official statement, the team clarified that the incident was a specific traffic hijacking caused by a security vulnerability at an external middleware provider. A forensic analysis concluded that this was not a protocol hack or a smart contract issue, with the team asserting that its protocol and contracts remain 100% safe. The hijacking was described as an isolated, client-side problem stemming from the external provider. Zerobase also reminded users of a previously reported phishing contract on BNB Chain that impersonates its interface to trick users into approving USDT withdrawals. The project has since implemented a security feature that automatically blocks deposits and withdrawals if it detects a user has interacted with a phishing contract while accessing staking services. The team urged users to be cautious of links from unofficial sources.

A man in his 40s has received a suspended prison sentence for embezzling hundreds of millions of won in company funds to invest in virtual assets, Money Today reported. He was accused of embezzling 423.38 million won (approximately $307,000) on four separate occasions to invest in Bitcoin while in charge of his company's financial management.

The DeFi industry has pushed back against a call from major U.S. market maker Citadel Securities for stricter regulation of tokenized securities, The Block reported. Citadel had previously submitted a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opposing regulatory exemptions for tokenized stocks in DeFi. The firm argued that while many DeFi platforms claim to be decentralized, they often have identifiable intermediaries such as developers and governance groups. In response, the DeFi Education Fund, a16z, the Chamber of Digital Commerce, and the Uniswap Foundation sent a letter to the SEC. They countered that autonomous software and technological infrastructure cannot be considered intermediaries under the SEC's legal definition because traders maintain control over their own assets.

Coinbase announced the addition of LIGHTER to its listing roadmap.

President Donald Trump is considering Kevin Hassett of the White House National Economic Council (NEC) and former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The president has previously stated he will nominate a new Fed chair early next year.

President Donald Trump said he wants U.S. interest rates to be 1% or even lower, The Wall Street Journal reported. When asked about his desired rate level in a year, Trump added that the nation's interest rates should be the lowest in the world.