Ethereum adds a record 8.7 million new smart contracts in the fourth quarter

[Wallet Associated with Arthur Hayes Deposits 6.27 Million ENA to Bybit] According to monitoring by Onchain Lens, the wallet address 0x229…A86E associated with Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) deposited 6.27 million ENA to Bybit, valued at $1.28 million.

1. The minutes of the Federal Reserve's December meeting will be released tonight 2. Trump says US will explore buying Bitcoin 3. UK plans to implement regulatory framework for cryptocurrency assets by 2027 4. BlackRock transfers 657.962 BTC to Coinbase 5. Tether Casting $1 Billion USDT on TRON Network 6. Cypherpunk increased its holdings of 56418.09 ZECs, with a total warehouse holding of 1.76% of the circulating volume 7. Russia plans to impose criminal penalties on illegal cryptocurrency miners

[Tom Lee Analyzes Holiday Trading Period Crypto Market Dynamics] Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat and chairman of BitMine, posted on the X platform, pointing out that the final holiday trading period of the year is typically marked by many institutional investors exiting the market. Algorithmic trading programs and bot trading programs begin to dominate the market, while tax-loss selling also impacts the market. These factors collectively shape the market dynamics during the last few days of December. BitMine previously disclosed that it had increased its holdings by 44,463 Ethereum last week and mentioned that year-end tax-loss selling tends to depress the prices of cryptocurrencies and related stocks, with the impact being particularly significant between December 26 and 30. Today's news reveals that BitMine has once again staked Ethereum worth 118,944 ETH and increased its holdings by 32,938 ETH.

[Probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged in January next year is 85.1%] According to CME 'FedWatch' data, the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in January next year is 14.9%, while the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 85.1%. By March next year, the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 45.2%, the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 48.3%, and the cumulative probability of a 50 basis point rate cut is 6.5%.

[Bitmine Stakes 118,944 ETH and Adds 32,938 ETH] According to Onchain Lens data, Bitmine has newly staked 118,944 ETH, valued at approximately $352.16 million, bringing its total staked amount to 461,504 ETH, with a total value of approximately $1.37 billion. Meanwhile, a newly created wallet received 32,938 ETH from FalconX, valued at approximately $97.8 million, and the wallet is suspected to belong to Bitmine.