A Whale Liquidated a $16.48M Long Position in BTC, Profiting $63K

**December 31 – Per Coinglass data:** If Ethereum drops below $2900, cumulative long liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will hit $850 million. Conversely, if Ethereum surpasses $3050, cumulative short liquidation intensity across major CEXs will reach $951 million. **BlockBeats Note:** Liquidation charts do not display the exact number of contracts or precise value of contracts at risk of liquidation. Instead, the bars on these charts represent the relative importance of each liquidation cluster compared to adjacent clusters—i.e., "intensity." As such, the chart indicates how significantly the underlying asset’s price will react when it hits a specific level. A taller "liquidation bar" means the price, once reached, will trigger a more intense response driven by a liquidity cascade.

As of December 31, the "Die-Hard Bull" crypto whale has closed long positions in ETH, SOL, UNI and PUMP, per monitoring from Hyperinsight (link: https://t.me/HyperInsight). The whale currently holds high-leverage long positions with unrealized losses as follows: - FARTCOIN: $5.82M notional in 10x leverage, entry price $0.2945, unrealized loss $65k; - BTC: $29.64M notional in 40x leverage, entry price $89,013.1, unrealized loss $88k.

On December 31, Farside data shows U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs posted a net inflow of $67.9 million yesterday—snapping a four-day net outflow streak. Breakdown: - ETHE: +$50.2 million - Grayscale ETH: +$14 million - FETH: +$3.7 million This version aligns with U.S. financial news conventions: concise structure, intuitive "+" for inflows, "snapping" (a common term for ending streaks) instead of "ending," and "posted" (standard for reporting fund flows) instead of "saw." The breakdown uses bullet points for readability, a typical choice in U.S. market updates.

**U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post $355.1M Net Inflow on Dec 31 (per Farside)** Farside data shows U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $355.1 million on December 31, snapping seven consecutive days of net outflows. Breakdown of key ETF inflows: - IBIT: +$143.7M - ARKB: +$109.6M - FBTC: +$78.6M - BITB: +$13.9M - HODL: +$5M - Grayscale BTC: +$4.3M

**December 31st Update** Stephen Moore—a conservative economist and former senior economic advisor to Donald Trump’s first term—recently publicly criticized the Trump administration’s broad tariff policies, labeling them a "hidden tax" on consumers that could dampen economic growth and weaken employment. "Tariffs are taxes, and taxes are never a good thing," Moore said—a stance sharply at odds with his past support for trade protectionism. He noted that while the government frames tariffs as a tool to revitalize manufacturing and fund tax cuts, their costs are often passed directly to consumers, driving up prices and worsening inflation. Multiple research institutions project a new round of tariffs set to take effect by 2025 could raise the U.S. tax burden by roughly $1.2 trillion over the next decade, cutting GDP by about 0.4% and eliminating 344,000 jobs. Moore also emphasized tariffs’ regressive nature, which hits low- and middle-income families hardest. Moore called for

December 31 — Perpetual contract exchange Pacifica announced Wednesday a 9-day 50% trading fee discount, running from 17:00 Beijing Time on December 30 to 17:00 January 8. All market trading fees will be halved, cutting the base rate from 0.015% to 0.0075%. Trader Ron (X: @Ron521520) — who has accumulated platform points — analyzed the discount will drop per-point costs from ~$0.3825 to ~$0.19. The point program is expected to run 22 weeks with a 25% airdrop rate, letting each point redeem for ~1.136 tokens. Founded in January 2025 by the former FTX COO and three co-founders, Pacifica hit $83 billion in total trading volume within its first 5 months and now has over 34,000 users. Some traders built points via high-frequency trading; the discount is set to slash point acquisition costs sharply. Additionally, on-chain data and copy trading tool Coinbob has launched the Coinbob Pacifica bot (@CoinbobPAC_bot). Users can track and replicate high-frequency strategies via the bot to