MANTRA DAO Initiates Survey Vote to Solicit Feedback on Team Token Burn Execution

December 27, Garga.eth—co-founder of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)—announced on X that Yuga Labs has acquired Improbable’s Unreal Engine creation platform and inked a permanent licensing deal with Improbable for Otherside’s high-concurrency technology. Additionally, Improbable’s associated engineers and developers will join Yuga Labs; the exact acquisition sum remains undisclosed. Yuga Labs reportedly plans to further expand Improbable’s software and tools in 2026 and accelerate delivery of new gaming experiences for Otherside.

On December 27, per Arkham monitoring, an address starting with "0xE040" deposited 40 million YGG tokens into Binance seven hours earlier—valued at roughly $2.65 million. Over the past five months, this address has periodically transferred YGG tokens to Binance’s deposit address. The tokens originally originated from the treasury and multisig addresses of Yield Guild Games (YGG), a play-to-earn guild.

On December 27, per Alternative data, today’s Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 23 (up from 20 the prior day), signaling persistent market fear sentiment. Since November 3, the index has stayed below 30 — a trend also observed in Q4 2022. Note: The index ranges from 0 to 100, with weights assigned to these metrics: Volatility (25%), Market Trading Volume (25%), Social Media Hype (15%), Market Surveys (15%), Bitcoin Market Dominance (10%), and Google Trends Analysis (10%).

On December 27, official sources confirmed that rewards for the Arbitrum Network Alpha Transaction Race (covering VSN and LAVA) began distribution at 11:00 AM UTC+8 that day. Users who claim their rewards after the first 48 hours will receive an additional 5 Alpha points—either VSN or LAVA, based on which meets the eligibility criteria.

**Bank of China Completes First Cross-Border Digital RMB QR Code Payment with Laos** December 27: Under joint guidance from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the Bank of the Lao PDR, Bank of China (BOC) wrapped up the first cross-border digital RMB QR code payment transaction between the two nations. BOC’s Vientiane Branch also became one of the first institutions to connect to PBOC’s cross-border digital RMB payment platform. By providing real-time exchange rate quotes and efficient clearing services, BOC verified on-site QR code payments for Lao merchants. The service lowers cross-border settlement barriers: Chinese tourists can scan merchants’ QR codes via the digital RMB app to pay directly in yuan at the real-time rate (no foreign currency exchange needed). Local Lao merchants don’t need to update their payment devices—they can automatically receive funds in compliance using existing processes.

On December 27, CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju cited Bitcoin spot order flow distribution data, noting that during Bitcoin’s recent prolonged range-bound volatility, a consistent pattern has emerged: **"Price Rallies: Retail FOMO, Whale Sell-Offs; Price Drops: Retail Capitulation, Whale Accumulation"**. The market is currently in a price decline phase with whales actively accumulating.