Balance (EPT) will be listed on Binance Alpha and Binance Futures

On December 24, Jake Chervinsky—Chief Legal Officer at crypto venture capital firm Variant Fund—took to social media to note that the debate over tokens versus equity is just getting started. Many crypto projects launched during Gary Gensler’s tenure as SEC chair, when intense regulatory pressure pushed development teams to funnel nearly all value into equity rather than tokens. Now, as the policy landscape shifts and new opportunities emerge, understanding how tokens and equity can (or can’t) complement each other will take significant time and experimentation—and that experimental phase is underway right now. “I don’t have a specific take on Aave’s situation, but I want to stress one point: clarity is always paramount. Token holders need to clearly know what they own, what they can control, and what they can’t. The design space for capturing token value is far broader than traditional equity; I don’t think a standardized token model (like stocks) will emerge anytime soon. We

On December 24th, monitoring by The Data Nerd indicates that 8 hours ago, Whale 0xB85 withdrew 12,287 ETH (valued at approximately $36.04 million) from Binance. The whale then deposited the ETH into AAVE to borrow 20 million USDT, thus accumulating an additional 6,787 ETH. In total, the whale has accumulated 40,974 ETH (valued at roughly $121 million) and borrowed 63 million USDT from AAVE.

December 24 — Binance has launched its USD1 Booster Plan, per an official announcement, to boost rewards for USD1 holders. During the event, the first 50,000 USD1 holders who subscribe to the USD1 Capital Guaranteed Floating-Rate Earn Product will qualify for up to 20% APY, including exclusive tiered rates and real-time yields. The promotion runs from 8:00 AM UTC+8 on December 24, 2025, through 7:59 AM UTC+8 on January 24, 2026.

December 24th — Per on-chain analyst Ai Auntie’s (@ai_9684xtpa) monitoring, the whale/institution that staked UNI ahead of the Unification proposal submission continues to accumulate the token. Over the past 6 hours, the address has withdrawn another 2,179,487 UNI from Coinbase (valued at $12.68 million). As of press time, the address holds a total of 3.629 million UNI ($20.02 million), with an average withdrawal price of $5.51 — netting a $740,000 profit. Notably, the possibility that the address belongs to Coinbase for wallet management purposes cannot be ruled out.

Dec 24: Polymarket currently pegs the probability of Bitcoin dropping below $80k this December at 16%, 5% for falling below $75k, and 5% for surpassing $100k.

On December 24, Garrett Jin—linked to the "BTC OG Insider Whale" account—posted that the rally in silver, palladium, and platinum is primarily driven by short squeezes and unlikely to hold. Once these metals start to retreat, they’ll likely drag gold down too. Funds are set to rotate out of the precious metals sector and flow into Bitcoin and Ethereum.