MicroStrategy bought another 2,530 $BTC($243M) at an average price of $95,972 last week!

On December 17, OnchainLens analytics show a recently created wallet has withdrawn 775.11 BTC (valued at $67.23 million) from Binance.

On December 17, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) opened the X comment section early for his upcoming year-end Q&A, scheduled for the following day. CZ noted he will first address questions from the comment thread during the event, then take live questions. He also asked users not to use their questions to promote any cryptocurrency or project. Earlier reports confirmed the Q&A will take place this Thursday (December 18) at 8:30 PM UTC+8.

Binance Alpha will list zkPass (ZKP) on December 19, the exchange confirmed on December 17. Eligible users can head to the Alpha event page once trading goes live to claim the airdrop using Alpha Points. Stay tuned for additional details coming soon.

On December 17, per Onchain Lens data, a whale deposited 1.57 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 5x-leveraged short position on BERA.

December 17: Coinbase has released a forward-looking piece on 2026 cryptocurrency trends. Key factors to monitor include: - An improving market environment in H1 2026 - Integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptographic technology - Growing focus on Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization - Expansion of stablecoins and payment solutions - Projected market growth The full Coinbase 2026 crypto market outlook article will be published at a later date.

Dec. 17 — A Japanese political insider has disclosed a proposal to transition the country to a separate self-assessment tax system for crypto assets, with implementation set for January 2028. While the market had expected Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act Amendment Bill to pass in the Diet next year and the new tax system to launch as early as 2027, the government intends to delay tax reforms until it assesses market conditions under the revised law. Currently, crypto transaction profits in Japan fall under “miscellaneous income,” taxed alongside salary and other earnings with a top rate of 55%. Investors and industry groups have long pushed for a separate tax system matching the 20% rate applied to stocks. The government cites “ongoing need to strengthen investor protection measures” as the primary reason for the delay.