「Copycat Whale」 massively reduced their ZEC short position, then used the funds to open a short position on LIT.
December 30 — Per Coinbob Popular Address Monitoring (link: https://t.me/Coinbob_track_CN), the so-called "Shanzhai Air Force Leader" has significantly cut its ZEC short by 43.3% over the past 3 hours, equal to ~$713,000 in value.
Subsequently, the address redeployed capital to open a LIT short near $2.82, currently holding ~44,100 tokens (valued at ~$125,000) — and is still actively adding to the position as of press time.
Monitoring data shows the address is the largest short holder for UNI and ASTER on the Hyperliquid exchange. It once held 22 shorts at once; after closing nearly half its positions in December, it has resumed opening new shorts recently, with total position value standing at ~$25.72 million.
Lately, the address has been primarily shorting: it has fully closed 10 shorts so far this month and specializes in capitalizing on altcoin price swings. Data indicates an 80% win rate over the past 30 days, with $82.27 million in net profits this year.
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Unleash Protocol Smart Contract Notice of Unauthorized Activity, Some User Funds Transferred
Dec. 30 — Unleash Protocol, an IPFi platform built on the Story ecosystem, announced a security incident involving its smart contracts: unauthorized activity led to the draining and transfer of user funds.
Initial probes show an external address exploited Unleash’s multisig governance mechanism to gain administrative access, then executed an unauthorized contract upgrade that enabled unauthorized asset withdrawals. Affected assets currently identified include WIP, USDC, WETH, stIP and vIP. The assets were later transferred to an external address via third-party cross-chain infrastructure.
Unleash noted the incident originated from its own governance and permission framework, with no evidence to date of impact on Story Protocol’s contracts, validators or underlying infrastructure. The impact appears contained to Unleash’s relevant contracts and administrative permissions. All protocol operations are currently paused.
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SlowMist Annual Security Report: Security Incidents Throughout the Year Caused Approximately $2.935 Billion in Losses
December 30th — Per data from SlowMist Blockchain, there were 200 security incidents across the year, leading to roughly $2.935 billion in losses. Compared to 2024 (410 incidents, ~$2.013 billion in losses), while incident numbers dropped sharply, losses rose by about 46% year-over-year.
### Ecosystem Distribution
Ethereum remains the most frequently targeted and hardest-hit ecosystem, with annual losses of ~$254 million—far ahead of other chains. BSC follows closely, with related losses of ~$21.93 million; Solana ranks third, at ~$17.45 million.
### Project Tracks
DeFi projects are the top target: In 2025, 126 incidents (63% of the year’s total) led to ~$649 million in losses—down 37% from 2024 (339 incidents, $1.029 billion). Exchange platforms saw only 12 incidents but incurred a massive $18.09 billion in losses; Bybit alone lost ~$14.6 billion in one breach, the year’s most severe.
### Attack Causes
Contract vulnerabilities were the main driver (61 incidents); X acco
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A whale deposited 1x short LIT position, becoming the top bear on LIT on Hyperliquid
December 30th — Per on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa), a whale has deposited 4.35 million USDC into Hyperliquid, opened a 1x short position of 1,110,677 LIT tokens with an average entry price of $2.74, and currently holds an unrealized loss of $25,000.
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「Strong Long」 Whale Liquidation: 40x Leverage, $13.18M Long Position on BTC
On December 30th, per HyperInsight monitoring (via https://t.me/HyperInsight), whale address 0x90924 — previously labeled "firmly bullish" — closed a 40x leveraged long position of 150 BTC (~$13.18 million) 10 minutes ago.
The whale still holds an 8x leveraged long position worth ~$17.53 million across a basket of altcoins: ETH, SOL, SUI, AAVE, HYPE, PUMP, XPL, and ASTER, with an unrealized profit of $65,000.
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LIT Jumps 18% in Past Hour, Probability of "Market Cap Over $30 Billion on First Day" on Polymarket Rises to 52%
December 30:
Per market data, LIT has bottomed out at $2.24 post-launch, rebounded sharply, and is now trading at $2.847—up nearly 18.11% over the past hour.
Meanwhile, Polymarket’s probability for the prediction that LIT’s market cap will exceed $3 billion on its first day of listing has climbed to 52%.
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