Binance Alpha will list RAYLS (RLS), with a Phase 1 airdrop threshold of 242 points.

On December 1, per Onchain Lens monitoring, Bhutan’s government transferred 175.44 ETH to another wallet address, valued at roughly $497,000. This wallet is likely linked to QCP Capital.

On December 1, a Societe Generale strategist noted in a report that upcoming U.S. economic data are expected to continue showing the economy’s resilience, sticky inflation, and a slight deterioration in labor market conditions. That said, U.S. Treasury yields still have room to decline by the end of 2026. The strategists added: “Following the Fed’s rate cut at its December meeting, we expect the central bank to cut rates twice more next year.” Societe Generale also projects the two-year Treasury yield will fall steadily to 3.20% and the 10-year yield to 3.75% by end-2026. (FX678)

As of December 1, Coinglass data reveals Bitcoin’s December performance history spanning 12 trading periods since 2013: 5 months posted gains, 7 ended in losses. The largest monthly gain hit 46.92% in December 2020, while the steepest drop was 34.81% in December 2013. Since 2013, Bitcoin’s average December return stands at 4.03%, with a median return of -3.59%.

On December 1st, Binance Futures issued an official announcement detailing automatic liquidation for specific perpetual contracts, scheduled for December 5, 2025, at the following times (UTC+8): - 5:00 PM UTC+8: SXPUSDT and MILKUSDT U-1 Perpetual Contracts - 5:30 PM UTC+8: OBOLUSDT and TOKENUSDT U-1 Perpetual Contracts Following completion of the automatic liquidation, Binance Futures will delist the aforementioned perpetual contract trading pairs.

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