On December 16th, per Cinder Monitor data, a crypto whale spent $31.12 million on various AI concept tokens during the early-year AI agent hype. Now, as the hype has cooled, the whale liquidated these AI agent tokens this morning, recouping just $2.57 million—resulting in a massive loss of $28.54 million (a 92% drop).

Per an official announcement, Bithumb will list the EDEN/KRW trading pair on December 16.

December 16 – Per an official announcement, Binance will delist the following margin trading pairs linked to its Leveraged Tokens program on December 23, 2025, at 14:00 UTC+8. Isolated Margin Trading Pairs: DOT/FDUSD, ENA/FDUSD, SEI/FDUSD, FIL/FDUSD, BONK/FDUSD, ZK/FDUSD, ETC/FDUSD, WLD/FDUSD, OP/FDUSD, NEAR/FDUSD, WIF/FDUSD, APT/FDUSD, DYDX/FDUSD, TIA/FDUSD, UNI/FDUSD Cross Margin Trading Pairs: DOT/FDUSD, ENA/FDUSD, SEI/FDUSD, FIL/FDUSD, BONK/FDUSD, ZK/FDUSD, ETC/FDUSD, WLD/FDUSD, OP/FDUSD, NEAR/FDUSD, WIF/FDUSD, DYDX/FDUSD, TIA/FDUSD ### Notes on U.S. English adjustments: 1. **Date format**: Used "December 16" (omitted ordinal "th" for brevity, common in U.S. news/announcements). 2. **Tone**: Swapped "According to" for "Per" (more concise, standard in U.S. financial/tech updates). 3. **Clarity**: Added "linked to its Leveraged Tokens program" to resolve the original phrasing’s slight ambiguity (aligns with U.S. audience preference for explicit context). 4. **St

On December 16, per Onchain Lens data, the 25x leveraged ETH position held by "Big Brother Whale" investor Huang Licheng was just liquidated, resulting in a total account loss of $22.9 million.

As of December 16th, monitoring data from HyperInsight (via its Telegram channel at https://t.me/HyperInsight) indicates that the 25x leveraged long position of 400 ETH associated with the address of "Big Brother Whale" Huang Licheng is currently carrying an unrealized loss exceeding 210%. The position’s liquidation price is $2900.1, while Ethereum’s current price stands at $2910—leaving less than $10 of buffer before liquidation risk materializes.

On December 16, data from Coinglass shows funding rates across major centralized (CEXs) and decentralized exchanges (DEXs) remain overwhelmingly bearish. Specific rates for key cryptocurrencies are available in the attached image. **BlockBeats Note**: Funding rates are fees set by crypto exchanges to align perpetual contract prices with underlying asset values. They facilitate fund transfers between long and short traders—exchanges do not collect this fee. The mechanism adjusts traders’ holding costs or profits to ensure contract prices track underlying assets. **Rate Sentiment Guide**: - 0.01% = baseline rate - >0.01% = broadly bullish market - <0.005% = broadly bearish market