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

As of Dec. 8, per HyperInsight monitoring, two addresses linked to Abraxas Capital (0x5b5, 0xb83) have consistently closed ~$10.26M worth of ETH short positions over the past two days. ### Key Position Details: - Current size: ~$51.57M - Average entry price: $3,522 - Unrealized profit: $6.68M (130% return) - Realized profits from funding rate settlements: $13.61M Per ongoing tracking, Abraxas Capital has been cutting its ETH short position since early November—shrinking from $267M to $51.57M, totaling $217M in closures. A portion of the proceeds was used to boost HYPE spot holdings, with the current position standing at ~$53.84M. Additionally, the two addresses have closed most of their 22 prior short positions, now holding only 3 positions above $200k: ETH shorts, HYPE shorts, and FARTCOIN shorts. Previously, they were Hyperliquid’s largest short whale.

On December 8, the election for the 8th Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) concluded, with Legislative Council member John Wu securing re-election with 1,311 votes. Wu noted, “This election was highly competitive, and I’m deeply honored to be re-elected. Over the next four years, I’ll continue advancing my policy agenda, driving growth in Hong Kong’s finance and technology sectors—especially Web3, artificial intelligence, and related industries—to create new economic growth engines for the region.”

Dec. 8 — While another Federal Reserve rate cut is all but certain, the key question is how Chair Jerome Powell will frame the outlook for further monetary easing next month. With Fed policymakers split increasingly between hawks and doves, Powell faces a tricky balancing act at this week’s central bank meeting. Wall Street is betting on a “hawkish rate cut”: after delivering this month’s dovish-aligned cut, Powell may refrain from signaling a January rate reduction to placate the Fed’s hawkish wing. In a report Friday, a Bank of America analyst noted: “Powell is confronting the most divided FOMC in recent years. As such, we expect he’ll again balance the expected rate cut with a hawkish tone at the press conference, as he did in October.” But the Fed chair has repeatedly stressed policymakers have no preset policy path — rate moves will hinge on incoming data. For that reason, BofA is doubtful Powell can pull off the “hawkish rate cut” easily, particularly given the slew of market-

On December 8, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan tweeted that Harvard University drastically expanded its Bitcoin holdings in Q3—boosting them from $117 million to $443 million—while also increasing its gold ETF allocation from $102 million to $235 million. Harvard is placing bets on currency devaluation trades and favors Bitcoin over gold with a 2:1 allocation ratio.

On December 8, Chinese crypto analyst Banmuxia said in a post: “This week, the Fed’s rate cut and balance sheet expansion will normalize tight liquidity. A broad rally is expected this week (U.S. stocks, crypto, precious metals, etc.), and next month could also see a broad uptick.” Banmuxia also referenced an article published November 11, noting: “Starting in December, the Fed will pause its balance sheet reduction and may begin expanding it. Liquidity will then normalize—similar to October 2019. The real liquidity flood will wait until May next year, when Trump controls the Fed, echoing March 2020.”

As of December 8th, official sources confirm the Stable mainnet will launch today at 9:00 PM Beijing time (8:00 AM Eastern Time). As of press time, Polymarket odds show an 86% chance the Stable Token’s fully diluted valuation (FDV) will exceed $20 billion on its first day, while the probability of its market cap topping $40 billion sits at just 20%. STABLE’s pre-launch price on top exchanges is currently $0.035, translating to an FDV of $35 billion.