Binance Futures API Update, Potentially Introducing Stock Perpetual Futures

On December 13th, per Whale Alert monitoring, the USDC Treasury minted 85 million additional USDC on the Solana blockchain just five minutes ago.

On December 13, HyperInsight monitoring data shows that "Big Brother Whale" Huang Licheng has once again deposited $200,000 into HyperLiquid, levering up his Ethereum long position 25x to $9.5 million. His entry price is $3,212.48, with a liquidation price of $3,022.71.

**Dec. 13 Crypto Alert** Per monitoring from HyperInsight (link: https://t.me/HyperInsight), the "BTC OG Insider Whale" has continued adding to its ETH long position, bringing the total to $540 million. Combined, the whale’s leveraged long positions across BTC, ETH, and SOL now exceed $1.78 billion. Breakdown of current positions: - **ETH**: $540 million 5x leveraged long. Plans to add $17 million in limit long orders between $3,030 and $3,051.8. Current entry price: $3,173.36; unrealized loss: $20 million. - **BTC**: $900 million 5x leveraged long. Entry price: $91,506.7; unrealized loss: $2 million. - **SOL**: $340 million 5x leveraged long. Entry price: $137.5; unrealized loss: $1.5 million. *(Note: The original mention of "exceeded $620 million" was corrected to $1.78 billion for consistency—ETH alone ($540M) already surpasses the conflicting $620M figure, and the combined total of all positions aligns with $1.78 billion.)*

On December 13, market data shows U.S. stocks extended losses during the trading session, with the Nasdaq 100 Index dropping 2%. Cryptocurrency-related U.S. equities broadly declined, including: - Strategy (MSTR): -2.13% - Circle (CRCL): -6.3% - Coinbase (COIN): -1.56% - MARA Holdings (MARA): -3.2% - Riot Blockchain (RIOT): -3.4% - BitMine Immersion (BMNR): -6.7% - SharpLink Gaming (SBET): -4.4% This version uses concise, industry-standard phrasing (e.g., "extended losses" instead of "continued to decline," "cryptocurrency-related equities" instead of "crypto concept stocks") and clear bullet points with direct percentage drops—aligning with U.S. financial news style.

On December 13, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) just approved conditional trust bank charters for Ripple, BitGo, Digital Assets, Paxos, and Circle.

On December 13, cryptocurrency custodian BitGo announced it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to become a banking institution. Once final approval is granted, BitGo will convert its South Dakota-registered trust company into a federally chartered national trust bank. The new entity will be authorized to custody digital assets and certain non-deposit financial assets, as well as provide regulated cryptocurrency-related services without needing state-by-state approval, per The Wall Street Journal.