According to DB News, the DOJ is cleared to sell 69,370 $BTC($6.58B) confiscated from Silk Road.

**December 29 Update: U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Hit Massive Holiday Outflows** Data as of December 29 shows U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded massive outflows during the Christmas period, with cumulative net outflows totaling approximately $782 million. Friday’s single-day net outflow hit $276 million—the highest of the holiday season. Specifically: - BlackRock’s BITO posted nearly $193 million in outflows on the day; - Fidelity’s FBTC saw around $74 million leave; - Grayscale’s GBTC faced modest but ongoing redemptions. As a result, total assets under management (AUM) for spot Bitcoin ETFs dropped to roughly $113.5 billion, falling below the $120 billion mark set earlier in December. Notably, Bitcoin’s price held steady around $87,000 despite the outflows, indicating the withdrawals were more likely driven by year-end asset rebalancing and reduced holiday liquidity—not market panic. Analysts add this marks the sixth straight trading day of net outflows for the E

On December 29, Indian police arrested a former Coinbase customer support employee in Hyderabad over his alleged role in an internal data breach Coinbase disclosed in May this year—marking the first known arrest in the case. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed the news. The breach dates back to December 2024. Investigations found cybercriminals bribed overseas customer support staff to gain access to internal systems, stealing sensitive data from 69,461 users. Stolen information included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and government-issued ID documents. The attackers demanded a $20 million ransom, which Coinbase refused to pay. Instead, the company launched a $20 million reward program (matching the ransom amount) to track down and apprehend those involved. In its Q2 earnings report, Coinbase disclosed the incident resulted in $307 million in expenses—covering user compensation, legal fees, and security upgrades. Coinbase is also facing a shareholder clas

On December 29, per Coinglass data, Ethereum’s cumulative long liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) would hit $395 million if the token falls below $2,900. Conversely, if Ethereum breaks above $3,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity on these same major CEXs would reach $497 million. BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do not display the exact number or total value of contracts at risk of liquidation. Instead, the bars on these charts reflect the relative importance of each liquidation cluster compared to adjacent clusters—meaning they measure intensity, not absolute contract values. In short, these charts indicate how strongly a given price level will impact markets. A taller "liquidation bar" signals that hitting that price will trigger a more intense reaction due to a liquidity cascade.

On December 29th, MLM Monitor reported: An hour ago, a wallet address sold ~100,000 HYPE tokens (valued at ~$2.5 million). It then transferred the proceeds to another wallet and launched a 5-hour TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) trade to long 500,000 LIT tokens (≈$1.73 million). As of now, 77,000 LIT tokens (~$266,000) have been executed. Involved addresses: 0xd9225c2b6383f6e532c01c34d7588b1106b9e30b 0xa71d664f7899dbe4ac768c1b162c4c5610e978aa The associated address also unstaked an additional 100,000 HYPE tokens (≈$2.54 million) nearly simultaneously, which will unlock in 7 days. This address received 684,415.94 HYPE tokens total at TGE (Token Generation Event) and ranks as the 20th largest airdrop recipient. Its cumulative earnings solely from HYPE exceed $17 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