Vitalik Buterin claims that participating in predictive markets is healthier than regular markets

[Aave Community to Launch ARFC Proposal Vote on 'Transferring Brand Asset Control to Token Holders' Tomorrow] The Aave community will launch the ARFC proposal vote on 'Transferring Brand Asset Control to Token Holders' tomorrow at 10:40 on Snapshot. The voting will last until December 26. The proposal includes clarifying the ownership, usage rights, and related terms of Aave's brand assets and intellectual property, as well as granting the DAO control over these matters.

[A Whale Previously Liquidated for a Huge Amount Deposits $3 Million USDC and Opens High-Leverage Long Positions on Assets Like HYPE] Onchain Lens monitoring shows that a whale, who was cumulatively liquidated for $25 million during the October 11 crash, has deposited $3 million USDC again and opened a 10x leverage long position on HYPE on the HyENA platform. Currently, the whale holds long positions in BTC (20x), ETH (12x), HYPE (5x), and SOL (10x).

[Binance Alpha Launches Limited-Time Task, Chatroom Transfers Can Earn Alpha Points] Binance Alpha has launched a limited-time task where users can earn Binance Alpha points by completing cryptocurrency transfers in the Binance chatroom. The event period is from December 22, 2025, 08:00 to January 5, 2026, 07:59 (UTC+8). Each user can earn up to 5 Alpha points, and eligible transfer amounts must be at least $5 or an equivalent value.

📊 UPDATE: Bitcoin on-chain capital inflows weakening after 2.5 years of growth, sentiment recovery may take months, per CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju.

[Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio says Bitcoin is unlikely to be widely held by central banks due to transparency and security risks] Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio stated in a podcast with Nikhil Kamath that Bitcoin is unlikely to be widely held by central banks and most institutions due to key issues such as transaction transparency and the risk of being hacked.