BREAKING: $435 million has been liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the past 12 hours.

December 29: SOL has broken above $130, per HTX market data, with a 4.2% 24-hour gain. Alternatively (more concise for quick updates): As of Dec. 29, SOL has topped $130—up 4.2% in the past 24 hours, per HTX market data.

On December 29, per LookOnChain monitoring, whale address 0xA71d deposited 1.81 million USDC into HyperLiquid this morning and opened a 3x leveraged long position on 500k LIT—valued at $1.83 million.

On December 29, Trust Wallet CEO Eowync.eth issued a security incident update, noting 2,596 affected wallet addresses and roughly 5,000 claim submissions from those addresses—with data still being finalized.

December 29. SlowMist founder Tang Chao has issued a security alert, warning users to stay vigilant for poisoning attacks when using AI tools—these attacks leverage trigger words like agents md, skills md, or mcp, as related incidents have been reported. Once an AI tool’s dangerous mode is enabled, the tool can fully control the user’s computer automatically with no confirmation required. If the dangerous mode is disabled, however, every operation needs user confirmation, which impacts usability efficiency.

**December 29 – Lü Lei, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), stated in an article that the future digital yuan will receive central bank technical support to ensure implementation and regulation. It will carry commercial bank liability attributes, be account-based, and be compatible with distributed ledger technology (DLT) features.** **As a modern digital payment and circulation tool issued and circulated within the financial system, the digital yuan will function as a monetary unit of account, store of value, and support cross-border payments, he noted.** **Looking ahead, the selection of the digital yuan’s business and technical models will prioritize meeting real economy needs as its core starting point. The PBOC will take an inclusive and prudent approach to the development of both account-based and value-based digital currencies, aiming to enable the digital yuan to meet demands from different scenarios and business entities.** **(Source: Jinse)**

On Dec. 29, blockchain analytics firm LookOnChain reported that a newly created wallet withdrew 7,714 Zcash (ZEC) from cryptocurrency exchange Kraken 10 hours prior—valued at $4.12 million.