Arthur Hayes just transferred 508 ETH to Galaxy Digital

On December 19th, Onchain Lens monitoring shows a whale at address "0xa8e" has shorted 1,125.2 BTC with 40x leverage. The position is currently valued at $99 million, with a liquidation price of $89,130.95. In prior trades, the whale has already lost over $3 million.

On December 19, Tom Lee—Chairman of Ethereum Treasury firm BitMine—told CNBC in an interview: “I don’t think Bitcoin has peaked yet. We were overly optimistic earlier about hitting that mark by December. But I do believe Bitcoin could reach a new all-time high by the end of January 2026. So we shouldn’t assume the prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, or other cryptocurrencies have peaked.”

On December 19th: Traders spent most of December wondering if the usual year-end “Santa Rally” would materialize as expected. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing streak that had held earlier in the month. Historical trends suggest the stock market could keep climbing: Castle Securities data shows that since 1928, the S&P 500 has had a 75% chance of rising in the final two weeks of December, with an average gain of 1.3%. Goldman Sachs’ trading desk team—including Gail Hafif—said: “It’ll be hard to fight the seasonal tailwind we’re about to hit and improved positioning, unless there’s a major shock. While we don’t necessarily expect a sharp rally, we do see room for more upside through year-end.” (FXStreet)

As of December 19, the probability on Polymarket that Bitcoin will hit $100k again this year is 11%. It stands at 32% for Bitcoin reaching $95k again, and 24% for it falling below $80k.

On December 19, **HyperInsight** (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight) reported that since October, several high-profile crypto whales and traders have either closed positions at breakeven or suffered significant losses amid market volatility. Below are previously covered addresses: - **"Bullish on ETH Post-Oct 11 Crash"**: Final trade: An ETH long position opened Nov 7 incurred a $2.28M loss. Over two months, the trader exited with a total loss of $9.32M. - **"Whale Liquidated for $97M"**: Final trade: A ZEC short position on Nov 20 lost $0.56M. The trader closed at breakeven after a 30-day loss of $6.25M; they’re also a known player on Roobet and Stake.com. - **"BTC Bottom Buyer in November"**: Final trade: An ETH long on Nov 18 netted $0.91M, partially offsetting a $7.30M loss that same day. Over 30 days, the trader exited with a net loss of $5.77M. - **"WLFI Advisor Ogle"**: Final trade: A BTC long on Oct 16 lost $0.80M. Over 60 days, the trader exited with a small net

December 19: Binance Alpha has launched zkPass (ZKP). The token’s current price is $0.21, with a market capitalization of $42 million. Eligible users will receive a 200 VOOI token airdrop—valued at approximately $42 at current rates.