PANews reported on December 22 that, according to Russian media, Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina stated in response to a reporter's question that cryptocurrency mining may be another factor contributing to the ruble's strength. She clarified that the ruble's appreciation cannot be directly attributed to the growth of cryptocurrency mining, as activity in this sector did not begin in 2025. However, she acknowledged that mining does indeed have an impact on the currency market. Starting November 1, 2024, sole proprietorships and legal entities registered with the special registry of the Federal Tax Service (FTS) of Russia can engage in cryptocurrency mining. Sole proprietorships do not need to register to mine, but must comply with an energy consumption limit of 6,000 kilowatt-hours. Miners must declare their income. According to the Russian Industrial Mining Association (IMA), Russia ranks second in the world in mining capacity, accounting for more than 16% of global computing power during the summer.

BlockBeats News, December 22, according to Globenewswire, U.S.-listed company Datavault AI Inc. (DVLT) announced the acquisition of two key U.S. patents, advancing its on-chain content management and tokenized intellectual property portfolio. The newly issued patents cover groundbreaking systems and methods for secure content licensing and tokenized monetization utilizing blockchain technology and smart contracts.

BlockBeats news, on December 22, CoinShares released its latest weekly report, showing that digital asset investment products experienced an outflow of $952 million last week, marking the first outflow in four weeks. The outflows were almost entirely concentrated in the United States, amounting to $990 million, partially offset by inflows from Canada and Germany. Ethereum saw outflows of $555 million, Bitcoin had outflows of $460 million, while Solana and XRP continued to attract inflows, indicating selective investor support for Ethereum.

ChainCatcher reports, according to monitoring by on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a whale has further expanded its short position after previously selling 255 BTC to open a short position, and added a SOL short. Currently, the investor holds short positions of 1,182.67 BTC (approximately $105.6 million), 1,266 ETH (approximately $5.8 million), and 7,883.15 SOL (approximately $1 million), with the SOL short using 20x leverage. The investor is currently bearing over $2.35 million in unrealized losses.

PANews reported on December 22nd that, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale that sold 255 BTC and established short positions in both BTC and ETH not only added to its position but also established a new short position in SOL with 20x leverage. The specific position details are as follows: 1,182.67 BTC ($105.6 million) 1,266 ETH ($5.8 million) 7,883.15 SOLs (approximately US$1 million) The whale's current unrealized losses exceed $2.35 million.

PANews reported on December 22 that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past three days, 11 newly created wallets withdrew 1.567 million LINK tokens (worth approximately $19.8 million) from Binance.

BlockBeats news, December 22, according to Lookonchain monitoring, over the past three days a total of 11 newly created addresses withdrew 1.567 million LINK tokens from Binance, approximately $19.8 million, with the addresses as follows:0xf440838830CC265DB72C81bfBa240E5A4cEb1CC40x3B89a89b1014A1a14F6cBc4a9306405Bb110f4350x7E7a2942fB96254380f8635a11cd2651eEA915650xcbfDfED7d9FECD07ef1563db2a5a6fAF780A40cC0x60Cc105FDB4CC57a3A45b908437F4AE8aA388Be70x7B4c37216ceb36 01473A6afb380455eA0d7DD4A40xb227E8A6CFa85Eae6B4c232E4952d6655aBc3DDa0xbfBB06B53080FbD03D228565237829f6601b6E0a0x4dde56Fb0a734a69C79b00ECcBbF165057a1d3E60xFC951AdE3150970cab2a524AD0E4E48e48a264B30xD402390Ccc2cA74cD4C18C80A75FcFE45e41f044

BlockBeats News, December 22: According to market data, the gold/silver ratio is about to fall below its lowest point in nearly five years, currently at 60.027.Despite gold prices continuously hitting record highs recently, silver prices have also reached new highs with even greater gains. Today, spot gold broke above $4,400 per ounce for the first time, accumulating a nearly 68% increase year-to-date, while spot silver broke above $69 per ounce for the first time, accumulating a nearly 139% increase year-to-date.

BlockBeats news, December 22, KobeissiLetter released data indicating that the current rally in the U.S. stock market is historic, with American households now holding a higher proportion of stocks in their net worth than real estate for the third time in the past 65 years. Meanwhile, corporate stocks and mutual funds accounted for approximately 31% of net worth in the second quarter of 2025, reaching an all-time high. Since 2008, this proportion has more than doubled. In comparison, the peak during the dot-com bubble in 2000 was around 25%.At the same time, the proportion of U.S. household real estate assets in total net worth fell below 30% in the second quarter, marking the first time since 2021 and significantly lower than the peak of 38% reached before the real estate bubble burst in 2006.

BlockBeats News, December 22: Crypto wallet Rabby Wallet officially announced that a user has recovered 85,740 USDC stranded in Multichain since 2023. Users can track and extract assets left in DeFi protocols, even if the original frontend has become inactive.In 2023, the cross-chain routing protocol Multichain project collapsed, leading to a large-scale abnormal outflow of assets totaling approximately $125 to $130 million, with the status of remaining assets unclear and most user funds inaccessible. In May 2025, the Singapore High Court approved the liquidation application of the Multichain Foundation. As the liquidation process advances, some previously frozen or locked funds are gradually becoming available for withdrawal, particularly assets not transferred by hackers or released after seizure by law enforcement.