Half Wood Summer: No Need to Overly Bearish on Bitcoin in the Next 1-2 Months, Trend About to Clarify

On December 26, per alternative data, the cryptocurrency Fear & Greed Index stands at 20 (down from 23 yesterday), signaling the market remains in "extreme fear" territory. Note: The Fear & Greed Index ranges from 0 to 100, with scores calculated using six weighted indicators: - Volatility (25%) - Market Volume (25%) - Social Media Hype (15%) - Market Surveys (15%) - Bitcoin’s dominance in the overall market (10%) - Google Trends Analysis (10%)

December 26 — The Bank of Lithuania (BoL) is warning cryptocurrency service providers operating in the country that they must secure a license by December 31, 2025, or face penalties. Any platform failing to meet this compliance deadline will soon be deemed to operate illegally in the Baltic nation, as Lithuania ramps up enforcement of relevant European Union (EU) regulatory rules. All entities offering crypto-related services in Lithuania are required to hold a valid license. For existing players in the space — including crypto exchanges and wallet service providers — regulators previously granted a transition period to obtain necessary operating permits; that window expires at the end of 2025. The BoL is again emphasizing this requirement is not a recommendation but a mandatory rule for market participants.

Per an official announcement dated December 26, Upbit will list YB. Or more concise (common in US news alerts): **Official Dec. 26 Announcement: Upbit to List YB**

December 26 – The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of SlowMist Technology shared on social media: - Users who’ve been consistently using a compromised version of the wallet must disconnect from the internet first, then export their mnemonic phrase to transfer assets. Opening the wallet online without this step risks compromise. - For wallets where the mnemonic phrase has already been backed up, transfer assets first before upgrading the wallet.

December 26th — Per monitoring from HyperInsight (Telegram: https://t.me/HyperInsight) and Coinglass, a short-term 3% surge in BTC’s price has triggered notable liquidations across the network. The largest single liquidation in the past 24 hours hit $14.14 million, tied to a BTC long position from a Hyperliquid address starting with 0xa8e. Over the past hour, that same address’s 40x-leveraged BTC long position saw two large liquidations totaling roughly $17.63 million — with the biggest involving 160 BTC (equivalent to ~$14.14 million). Following full liquidation of the position, the address quickly opened a 40x-leveraged BTC short position: ~$7.1 million in size, entry price $88,040, liquidation price $89,820.

On December 26, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) posted on social media, stating: “To date, the Trust Wallet hack has resulted in total losses of approximately $7 million. Trust Wallet will fully cover the associated losses, and user funds are secure. The team is still actively investigating how the hacker was able to successfully submit and release a new version of the browser extension.”