Arthur Hayes's essay "Love Language"

Bitcoin will break $124,000 and head toward $200,000 (by March 2026).

https://cryptohayes.substack.com/p/love-language

Top 100 gainers in 24h: СС, APT, ZEC, JUP, ASTEDR, XMR, ENA, SUI, PEPE

https://dropstab.com/top-performance

The crypto market is neutral
BTC Dominance - 58.45%

Market Cap - $3.03T
BTC - $88,784 (+0.8%)
ETH - $3,023 (+1.61%)
BNB - $855 (+0.69%)
SOL - $126 (+0.54%)
MYX - $3.59 (+24.1%)

https://dropstab.com

Rumors: AAVE fell 10% due to a sale of $37 million tokens

https://x.com/lookonchain/status/2002910202673365049

Coinbase filed lawsuits in CT, MI, and IL to confirm what is clear: prediction markets fall squarely under the jurisdiction of the CFTC, not any individual state gaming regulator.

https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/2002815294079992114

8 CryptoPunks NFTs have found a permanent home at MoMA, where they’ll be preserved and cared for as part of the museum’s history

https://x.com/cryptopunks/status/2002149824117031057

Starting December 23, 2025, Aster will allocate up to 80% of daily platform fees toward ASTER buybacks

https://x.com/Aster_DEX/status/2003073063685181835

Strategy has increased its USD Reserve by $748 million and now holds $2.19 billion and ₿671,268

https://x.com/saylor/status/2003089335722328075

BitMine acquired 98,852 ETH worth around ~$302M last week

The company holds 4,066,062 ETH valued at ~$12.42B.

https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/bitmine-immersion-bmnr-announces-eth-holdings-reach-4-066-million-tokens-and-total-crypto-and-total-cash-holdings-of-13-2-billion-302647765.html

Coinbase to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company

https://www.theblock.co/post/383497/coinbase-to-acquire-prediction-markets-startup-the-clearing-company

JPMorgan Is Exploring Crypto Trading for Institutional Clients

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-22/jpmorgan-is-exploring-crypto-trading-for-institutional-clients

The crypto market is neutral
BTC Dominance - 58.48%

Market Cap - $3.02T
BTC - $88,199 (-0.66%)
ETH - $2,994 (-0.89%)
BNB - $854 (-0.12%)
SOL - $125 (-0.18%)

https://dropstab.com

Erebor Bank targets $350M raise with Peter Thiel backing at up to a $4.35B valuation

https://billionairereporter.com/crypto-focused-startup-erebor-bank-gets-higher-valuation/

Bithumb will list Theoriq (THQ)

https://feed.bithumb.com/notice/1651257

The crypto market is preparing for the expiry of $27 billion of bitcoin and ether options on Deribit on Friday

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/22/boxing-day-bonanza-usd27-billion-in-bitcoin-ether-options-set-for-year-end-reset

Lighter (LIT) premarket trading has started on Hyperliquid

Price: ~$4.04
FDV: $4.04B

https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/trade/LIT

Thiel-Backed Crypto Hoarder ETHZilla Sells 24,291 ETH at an Average Price of $3,068 (~$74.5M) to Pay Debt

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/thiel-backed-crypto-hoarder-ethzilla-sells-tokens-to-pay-debt

Wintermute: Markets remain range-bound but more resilient, and leadership narrows further into BTC & ETH

https://x.com/wintermute_t/status/2003430814206263491

Binance Futures Will Launch USDⓈ-Margined LITUSDT Perpetual Contract Pre-Market Trading (2025-12-23)

https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/6a33be00231c4539b3a4a625538e4d1e

Kodiak (KDR) trading has started on Gate and Kodiak Finance

Price: $0.36 (~1x Gate Launchpad sale price)
FDV: $36 million

Kodiak is a DEX + perp + liquidity protocol in the Berachain ecosystem.

The project has raised $2 million from Amber Group, Kenetic, Shima Capital, and dao5.

https://www.gate.com/trade/KDK_USDT