BlockBeats news, December 24th, renowned trader and chart analyst Peter Brandt, who accurately predicted the 2018 Bitcoin crash, stated in a post yesterday, "Bitcoin is unprecedented, and there may never be anything like it again. Over the past 15 years, Bitcoin has experienced five parabolic rallies on a logarithmic scale, followed by declines of at least 80% (the current cycle is not yet over)."Peter Brandt also mentioned that he is deeply researching the question of "when Bitcoin will bottom out." However, he predicts the next bull market peak will occur in September 2029.

PANews reported on December 24th, citing the Financial Times, that the global crypto industry completed 267 mergers and acquisitions deals in 2025, totaling $8.6 billion , nearly four times the number in 2024 and setting a new record. The Trump administration's prioritization of crypto as a national priority, pushing for regulatory easing, lawsuit dismissals, and the establishment of a national crypto reserve, fueled the influx of capital. Coinbase's $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit was the largest deal of the year, while Kraken and Ripple acquired NinjaTrader and Hidden Road, respectively. Eleven crypto companies raised a total of $14.6 billion through IPOs throughout the year. The M&A boom is expected to continue in 2026 due to compliance pressures and the implementation of stablecoin regulations.

BlockBeats news, December 24, Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov proposed allocating 17.45 million CRV tokens (approximately $6.2 million) to Curve's development company Swiss Stake AG to support ecosystem development, technical R&D, and ongoing development of lending protocols. Egorov stated that the funds will be used for software development, infrastructure and security enhancements, and to support Swiss Stake AG's core contributor team of about 25 people. Planned objectives include launching and expanding the new lending system Llamalend, developing on-chain foreign exchange conversion functionality, and optimizing Curve's user interface and cross-chain capabilities.However, voting results show that 54.46% of participants opposed the proposal, while 45.54% expressed support. Voting data indicates that addresses associated with the two major DeFi protocols Yearn Finance and Convex Finance accounted for nearly 90% of all opposing votes.Some community members expressed concerns about centralization, questioning whether Curve's governance relies too heavily on a small number of individuals. Others suggested that before approving any new funding, Swiss Stake should better explain the usage of past funds. Curve community members also believe that past allocations have already distributed substantial protocol funds, and further grants could be "staged" to avoid negative impacts on CRV's price.

BlockBeats news, December 24, according to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in negative premium for 10 consecutive days, currently reported at -0.0648%.BlockBeats note: The Coinbase Bitcoin premium index measures the difference between the Bitcoin price on Coinbase (a mainstream U.S. trading platform) and the global market average price. This index is an important indicator for observing capital flows in the U.S. market, institutional investment activity, and changes in market sentiment.A positive premium indicates that the Coinbase price is higher than the global average, typically implying: strong buying pressure in the U.S. market, active entry of institutional or compliant funds, ample dollar liquidity, and optimistic investment sentiment. A negative premium indicates that the Coinbase price is lower than the global average, usually reflecting: significant selling pressure in the U.S. market, declining investor risk appetite, rising market risk aversion, or capital outflows.

BlockBeats News, December 24: Glassnode posted on social media that since early November, the 30-day moving average (30D-SMA) of net inflows for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs has turned negative and has persisted to date.This persistence indicates that institutional investors are in a phase of low participation and partial exit, further confirming the overall liquidity contraction trend in the cryptocurrency market.

Deep Tide TechFlow News, December 24: According to the official announcement, the Huobi HTX 'Earn Interest Day' event will commence at 10:00 (GMT+8) on December 24 and last until 00:00 (GMT+8) on January 2, 2026. During the event, 27 mainstream popular assets in flexible-term products will enjoy a limited-time interest rate increase. Subscriptions will receive up to 15% annualized subsidies, with stable returns and benefits upgraded simultaneously. There is also a chance to win the surprise grand prize of the Apple new product family bundle. This event covers 27 popular assets including USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, TRX, SOL, DOT, ADA, SUI, and APT, with participation limited to specified coin-based flexible-term earn products. Users whose net new asset amount during the retention period reaches designated thresholds will receive USDT flexible-term product interest rate increase coupons as rewards—the more stable the retention, the higher the returns. Additionally, the platform will randomly select 3 lucky users from the top 20 eligible users ranked by net new amount to award the Apple new product family bundle. Users simply need to log in to Huobi HTX via the web, click the top navigation [Earn] or enter the [Earn] section through the Huobi HTX App homepage, click 'Sign Up Now', complete the subscription, and meet the retention requirements to participate in the interest rate increase and prize draw. Visit the event page now to seize the limited-time high-yield opportunity!

ChainCatcher reports that the Hyper Foundation announced on social media that the HYPE in the aid fund address has been officially recognized as burned. This governance vote used staking weight for tallying, with the result being 85% of staking supporting the burn, 7% opposing, and 8% abstaining.

PANews reported on December 24 that, according to the official WeChat account of "Shanghai Cyberspace Administration," as of December 24, Shanghai has added 9 new generative AI services that have completed registration, bringing the total number of registered generative AI services to 139.

PANews reported on December 24 that Jack Yi, founder of Liquid Capital, tweeted that his company Trend Research is prepared to invest another $1 billion to increase its ETH holdings, emphasizing "consistency between words and deeds" and strongly advising market participants not to short sell, saying "this will be a historic opportunity."

BlockBeats news, December 24, according to Farside Investors monitoring, Bitcoin ETFs had a net outflow of $188.6 million yesterday, while Ethereum ETFs had a net outflow of $95.5 million.