「Die-Hard Bull」 Liquidates Multiple Altcoin Longs, Now Facing $153,000 Unrealized Loss

On December 31, Binance Alpha will launch the second round of Quack AI (Q) airdrop claims. Users with at least 240 Alpha points can claim 2,500 Q tokens on a first-come, first-served basis. If the reward pool isn’t fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically drop by 5 points every 5 minutes. Note: Claiming the airdrop will deduct 15 Alpha points.

**BANK OF CHINA TO PAY INTEREST ON DIGITAL YUAN WALLETS STARTING 2026** On December 31 (today), the Bank of China (BOC) issued an announcement confirming it will begin paying interest on digital yuan (e-CNY) real-name wallet balances held by its users starting January 1, 2026. Key details from the announcement: - Interest will be calculated using BOC’s current applicable deposit rate. - Interest calculation and settlement rules will mirror those for the bank’s demand deposits (standard checking/savings accounts). - The policy applies only to digital yuan wallets opened directly with BOC. No further terms or exceptions were disclosed in the initial notice.

On December 31st, Etherscan data shows Ethereum’s mainnet hit a new record yesterday with 2.2 million daily transactions, while the average transaction fee dropped to just $0.17. Ethereum’s previous all-time high for transaction fees came in May 2022, when users paid over $200 per transaction on average. Thanks to ongoing network upgrades, fees have plummeted even as usage has grown sharply. The surge in mainnet transaction volume signals users are flocking back to Ethereum’s Layer 1, while developers are increasingly positioning the chain as a settlement layer. Token Terminal data also shows the number of newly deployed smart contracts on Ethereum’s mainnet reached an all-time high of 8.7 million in Q4. In 2025, Ethereum saw two major upgrades: - The May Pectra upgrade centered on validator enhancements, staking flexibility, and laying groundwork for future scalability features. - The early December Fusaka upgrade increased the gas limit from 45 million to 60 million, dra

On December 31st, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said that crypto market liquidity may have bottomed out in November and is slowly recovering, signaling it’s time for cryptocurrencies to start rallying.

On December 31st, data from Coinbob Popular Address Monitor (https://t.me/Coinbob_track_CN) shows that in the past 2 hours, the "Shanzhai Short Leader" has again ramped up its short positions after LIT dropped to the address’s average entry price. It added over 750,000 LIT (roughly $2.07 million) in a short span. The current position size stands at $2.73 million, and as of press time, the address is still actively increasing its holdings. Monitoring data indicates this address is currently the largest short holder of UNI and ASTER on Hyperliquid. Previously, it held 22 short positions simultaneously; after closing nearly half of them in December, it has recently resumed gradually opening new short positions. Its total current position size is approximately $28.4 million. The address has focused on shorting recently—since the start of this month, it has closed 10 short positions, and it excels at capitalizing on altcoin price swings. Data shows its 30-day win rate is 80%, with yea