Suspected Sonic Labs-Related Address Transfers 11.78 Million S Tokens to Binance, Valued at Approximately $5.55 Million

On December 18, Glassnode analyst Chris Beamish drew on data from the Bitcoin HODLer Net Position Change metric to note that current long-term BTC holders are continuing to distribute their holdings. With additional supply entering the market, selling pressure is mounting.

December 18, Norwegian Travel Retail Company (TRN) announced it is now accepting Bitcoin payments at Oslo Airport. The payment service is powered by Satoshi Consult, whose solution adheres to Norwegian regulatory requirements. Currently, the service only supports orders for in-store pickup upon arrival in Oslo, but TRN is weighing expanding the option to additional locations and payment methods. Bitcoin payments won’t come with extra fees, though network or platform charges may apply to customers’ wallets.

On December 18, JPMorgan Chase migrated its tokenized deposit product JPM Coin (JPMD) from its internal permissioned chain Kinexys to Base—Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network— to address institutional clients’ needs for on-chain payments, collateralization, and margin settlement. JPMorgan noted that cash or cash-like instruments on public blockchains are currently primarily stablecoins, creating market demand for on-chain payment tools tied to bank deposits. JPMD is a permissioned token restricted to transfers between whitelisted users and can act as collateral or margin for crypto transactions. (Source: CoinDesk)

Starting at 16:00 GMT+8 on December 18, 2025, Binance Dual Investment will add support for the following new tokens: Aster (ASTER), Ethena (ENA), Zcash (ZEC), Uniswap (UNI), and Aave (AAVE). Supported trading pairs include: ASTER/USDC, ASTER/USDT, ENA/USDC, ENA/USDT, ZEC/USDC, ZEC/USDT, UNI/USDC, UNI/USDT, AAVE/USDC, AAVE/USDT. Available subscription tokens: ASTER, ENA, ZEC, UNI, AAVE, USDT, or USDC.

December 18—Per DefiLlama data, mainstream perpetual DEX (Perp DEX) trading volumes rose broadly over the past 24 hours. An ambiguous statement from Lighter’s CEO has dimmed market expectations for its token launch this year, pushing its trading volume lower (it now ranks third) while Hyperliquid has climbed to the top spot. Most platforms saw minimal changes to Total Value Locked (TVL), and some reported lower open interest than yesterday. Key Perp DEX metrics (past 24h): - Hyperliquid: Volume ~$79.1B | TVL ~$41.6B | Open Interest ~$66.7B - Aster: Volume ~$76.3B | TVL ~$13B | Open Interest ~$24.1B - Lighter: Volume ~$73.2B | TVL ~$14.6B | Open Interest ~$16.5B - EdgeX: Volume ~$49B | TVL ~$3.86B | Open Interest ~$7.48B - ApeX: Volume ~$24.4B | TVL ~$46.15M | Open Interest ~$1.4B - Backpack: Volume ~$13.8B | TVL Unavailable | Open Interest ~$1.98B - Variational: Volume ~$10.2B | TVL ~$66.18M | Open Interest ~$3.31B - Pacifica: Volume ~$6.31B | TVL ~$41.46M | Open