Australia's Monochrome Spot Bitcoin ETF's BTC Holdings Rise to 1161 Coins

**Binance Alpha to Be First Platform to List RAYLS (RLS)** Dec. 1 — Binance Alpha announced in an official statement that it will be the first platform to list RAYLS (RLS), with Alpha trading set to launch at 7:00 PM UTC+8 on Dec. 1, 2025. Eligibility for the token airdrop requires holding at least 242 Binance Alpha Points. Users can claim 800 RLS tokens via the Alpha activity page. If the event remains active, the points threshold will automatically drop by 5 points every five minutes. Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha Points. Users must confirm their claim on the activity page within 24 hours; failure to do so will result in a waiver of the airdrop.

On December 1st, per The Data Nerd’s monitoring, a trader opened a short position on ~$18.8M worth of ETH at an average entry price of ~$2991 seven hours earlier. One hour later, the trader closed out the short, locking in a ~$909k profit. To date, the trader’s total profits on Hyperliquid have hit ~$10.23M.

On December 1, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda delivered his clearest hawkish signal to date, pushing market expectations for a BOJ rate hike in December to 64%. The yen strengthened, and short-term Japanese bond yields hit a new high since 2008. Amid expectations of Japan’s early policy normalization, global capital flows have repriced—pressuring both the U.S. dollar and high-volatility assets simultaneously. A sudden escalation in U.S.-Venezuela diplomatic tensions further amplified the sharp pullback in risk appetite. As risk aversion intensified, cryptocurrencies saw sharp volatility. During today’s Asian trading session, BTC plummeted, with liquidations piling up rapidly. Liquidation data shows a dense liquidation cluster around $92,300 acted as the key trigger for this selloff. After breaking below this level, downside momentum picked up, with BTC then testing secondary liquidity layers around $88,300 and $86,200. BTC is now searching for support at deeper liqu

On December 1st, on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) reported that a whale bought 65.65 WBTC for 6 million USDC at an average price of $91,384 during a market downturn in the early hours of November 29th. Within the past 5 hours, the whale has fully liquidated their entire position, selling the WBTC at $86,563 each—incurring a total loss of $316,000.

On December 1st, per data from Nansen, the top five blockchains by active addresses over the past seven days are: Solana (15.5M), BNB Chain (13.3M), Tron (7.2M), Avalanche (5.9M), and Polygon (5.2M).

On December 1, Bitget launched a double lottery event for new users. Eligible participants include new users on the Chinese-language official site and select channels. During the event, users who complete required KYC verification and meet futures trading volume requirements will earn scratch card chances and mystery box rewards—up to 6 scratch cards and 5 mystery boxes total. Each additional draw boosts grand prize odds, with a 100% winning rate. Scratch card prizes include 5–100 USDT airdrops and random limited-edition swag. Mystery box rewards cover up to 888 USDT, JD.com 500/1000 RMB e-coupons, Dyson hair dryers, gold bar necklaces, and other physical items. Full rules are posted on Bitget’s official platform. Users must click the “Join Now” button to register and join. The event ends at 10:00 AM on December 8 (UTC+8).