This week, the US Bitcoin spot ETF saw a cumulative net outflow of $4.971 billion

As of December 20, Coinglass data shows total crypto liquidations over the past 24 hours hit $125 million—with long positions totaling $60.7 million in liquidations and short positions $64.26 million.

December 20 — On-chain researcher Specter reports that the address which lost 50 million USDT in a phishing attack yesterday left an on-chain message for the attacker, noting a formal case has been filed. With help from law enforcement, cybersecurity agencies and multiple blockchain protocols, authorities have gathered significant actionable intelligence on the attacker’s activities. The attacker’s controlled wallet address is now under 24/7 monitoring. The attacker has been asked to return 98% of the stolen funds to a designated address within 48 hours. If compliant, they may keep $1 million as a white hat bounty (to reward vulnerability discovery and disclosure). This offer depends on full, timely cooperation. Upon return of the funds, victims will consider the matter resolved and take no further action. If the attacker refuses, the case will be escalated via legal and international law enforcement channels to identify the attacker and pursue criminal and civil charges.

On December 20, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) reported that two addresses tied to the same entity/institution purchased 5,678 ETH on-chain over the past hour. The average entry price was $2,985.7, with total spending hitting $16.95 million — kicking off a new swing trading round. Their last swing trade, executed between December 3 and 12, saw an investment of $14.97 million and netted a $137,000 profit.

On December 20th, per HyperInsight’s monitoring, a whale opened an ETH short position just 9 hours ago—utilizing 25x leverage to short 351.92 ETH (roughly $1.05 million). This marks one of 14 trades the whale has executed this month, with only one of those trades being profitable. The whale’s average entry price stands at $2,983.47, and the position is currently in a slight loss.

**Reuters: MicroStrategy May Be Dropped From MSCI, Major Indices; Could Lose $9B in Stock Demand** December 20 – MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR.O), the U.S. firm with heavy Bitcoin investments, could soon be removed from MSCI’s global benchmarks and other major stock indices, per Reuters. Analysts warn the move may erase up to $9 billion in stock demand for the company and dent the crypto-related sector’s overall appeal. In October, MSCI proposed excluding companies where digital asset holdings make up 50% or more of total assets, responding to client inquiries. The index provider argues such firms resemble investment funds—entities not included in its core index system. But crypto-linked companies push back, saying they are operational businesses focused on innovative product development, and label MSCI’s proposal unfair discrimination against the industry. Dozens of firms have added crypto tokens to their balance sheets in hopes of future gains, yet questions are mounting about the

December 20: BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes just withdrew 1.22 million ENA (worth approximately $257,600) from Binance, per Onchain Lens monitoring data.