If Bitcoin breaks $89,000, the mainstream CEX cumulative short liquidation pressure will reach 399 million.

On December 29th, Coinglass data shows total net inflow of ETH across centralized exchanges (CEXs) reached 31,000 in the past 24 hours. Top 3 CEXs by ETH inflow: - Binance: 22,300 ETH - Coinbase Pro: 11,600 ETH - Gate: 2,745.41 ETH OKX led ETH outflows with 2,072.21 ETH withdrawn.

**December 29th (Cointelegraph) — Crypto analyst Adam Livingston says Bitcoin has surged roughly 27,701% since 2015, far outperforming silver (≈405%) and gold (≈283%) over the same period, labeling it a "top asset."** **Gold advocate and Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff pushed back, arguing only the last four years’ performance should be compared and claiming "Bitcoin's time has passed."** **In response, Orange Horizon Wealth co-founder Matt Golliher noted that commodity prices tend to converge to production costs long-term—price hikes drive supply growth—while Bitcoin’s fixed supply makes its market logic distinct.** **2025 saw sharp gains for precious metals: Gold hit an all-time high of ~$4,533 per ounce, and silver neared $80 per ounce. Bitcoin, however, trended relatively stagnant that year.** **Also in 2025, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) fell nearly 10%—one of its worst annual performances in a decade. Arthur Hayes says the Fed’s loose policy and dollar weakening will be lon

On December 29th, Coinglass data shows net Bitcoin inflows to centralized exchanges (CEXs) hit 2,593.63 BTC over the past 24 hours. The top three CEXs by inflow volume were: - Kraken: net inflow of 1,372.71 BTC - Binance: net inflow of 591.79 BTC - Gate: net inflow of 565.12 BTC Additionally, Coinbase Pro recorded a net outflow of 294.74 BTC, topping the outflow list.

Coinbase Investment Research Director David Duong noted on December 29: “We see specialized blockchain networks—including L2s, standalone L1s, and app-specific chains—emerging rapidly, quickly reshaping the crypto infrastructure competitive landscape. For instance: - Circle’s Arc platform, built for USDC-focused institutional use cases, aims to be a compliant, best-in-class institutional infrastructure; - The Tempo network (incubated by Stripe and Paradigm) focuses on bridging institutional payment rails, targeting the massive cross-border payments and global trade market; - The Canton Network is building a private, permissioned blockchain to unlock trillions of dollars in institutional capital tied up in asset tokenization and securities exchanges.” This infrastructure fragmentation isn’t accidental—it’s a strategic institutional response to a core challenge: Large firms generally refuse to outsource their core business logic to competitor-controlled platforms. At its root:

On December 28, Hyperliquid announced on Discord its team token unlock schedule: 1.2 million HYPE will unlock on January 6, with monthly unlocks on the 6th going forward.

On December 28, Uniswap announced it has eliminated all interface fees for its app and API. Earlier reports confirmed the Uniswap "Fee Switch Activation Proposal" passed its final governance vote. Following a two-day timelock, the fee switch for Uniswap v2 and v3 will activate on the Unichain mainnet—triggering UNI token burns. The proposal will also burn 100 million UNI tokens from the Uniswap treasury and roll out a protocol fee discount auction system to boost liquidity provider returns.