PANews reported on December 24 that China Properties Investment Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-listed company, announced it will use its own funds to purchase and hold BNB (Binance Coin) and other suitable digital assets in batches on the open market as strategic reserve assets. The company stated that the plan will not affect its daily operations, and the funds will come from its existing capital.

BlockBeats News, December 24, according to Coinbob Hot Address Monitor, the HYPE short position of the whale starting with 0xd16 has realized significant gains. Since November, this address opened a short position around $39 and has been continuously rolling positions. The current position size is approximately $6.43 million, with the average cost reduced to $35.7, unrealized profit has reached $3.28 million, with a return rate as high as 509%. The current liquidation price is $32.78.Additionally, during the holding period, the whale has repeatedly used about 10% of the funds to establish short-term long positions to capture market rebound opportunities, hedge risks, and enhance returns. This strategy has been relatively effective so far, driving the total account assets to double.

BlockBeats 消息，12 月 24 日，据 Arkham 监测，易理华旗下 Trend Research 屯币地址 1 小时前从 Aave 借款 2000 万美元，并存入 Binance。今日消息，易理华旗下的二级投资机构 Trend Research 通过借贷杠杆继续增持 46,379 枚 ETH 价值约 1.37 亿美元。易理华则表示「Trend Research 再准备 10 亿美元，继续增持 ETH。」

PANews reported on December 24 that eight departments, including the People's Bank of China, issued the "Opinions on Financial Support for Accelerating the Construction of the Western Land-Sea New Corridor." The Opinions propose exploring international cooperation in digital finance. It supports provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) along the corridor to participate in multilateral central bank digital currency bridge projects, promoting the use of central bank digital currencies in cross-border payments with Thailand, Hong Kong, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other countries. It also supports exploring and promoting pilot projects for cross-border payments of digital RMB between the mainland and Singapore. Furthermore, it supports eligible provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) along the corridor to build cross-border e-commerce digital service platforms, connecting with cross-border e-commerce and trade digitization platform companies in countries such as Singapore to enhance cross-border e-commerce service capabilities. The section on expanding the cross-border use of the RMB mentions: strengthening bilateral monetary cooperation with Southeast Asian and Central Asian countries to create supporting conditions for the cross-border use of the RMB; further promoting the pilot program for facilitating RMB settlement in trade and investment at a higher level, supporting foreign trade enterprises to use RMB for settlement more often; supporting ASEAN investors to invest in RMB and reinvest domestically; encouraging RMB pricing and settlement for bulk commodity transactions; supporting the cross-border transfer of RMB cash by banking financial institutions; supporting banks to use RMB for pricing and settlement when conducting cross-border financing, cross-border guarantees, and cross-border asset transfers; supporting eligible provincial (autonomous region, municipality) legal person banks along the Belt and Road to join the RMB cross-border payment system; leveraging the advantages of digital RMB such as payment-settlement, low cost, and programmability, researching the use of digital RMB smart contracts to create innovative solutions, and exploring the feasibility of expanding the application of digital RMB in scenarios such as channel payment settlement, financing, and tax refunds; and studying the expansion of the geographical scope of digital RMB cross-border application, utilizing bilateral and multilateral cross-border business models to reduce costs and increase efficiency in channel cross-border payments.

BlockBeats news, December 24, affected by the Christmas holiday, the Hong Kong stock market will close early this afternoon and will be closed for the next two days; the U.S. stock market will close early at 02:00 Beijing time on the 25th and will be closed tomorrow; the German and Italian stock markets will be closed starting today, while the French, British, and Spanish stock markets will close early today and will be closed for the next two days.Today, the precious metals, energy, and foreign exchange futures contracts of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will close early at 02:45 Beijing time on the 25th, and the stock index futures contracts will close early at 02:15 Beijing time on the 25th; the Brent crude oil futures contracts of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will close early at 03:00 Beijing time on the 25th.

BlockBeats News, December 24th: According to a joint consultation conclusion released by the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong will further advance the licensing system for virtual asset trading and custody service providers. This move aims to strengthen the regulation of virtual asset trading and custody services, ensuring the stability and sustainable development of the market.The consultation also mentioned that for virtual asset management services and advisory service providers, Hong Kong will conduct a further one-month public consultation. It is expected that the system will be similar to the regulatory framework of the traditional securities market and will clearly define the regulated activities under different virtual asset licensing regimes.

PANews reported on December 24th that, according to a Binance announcement, to improve trading quality, Binance will delist five spot trading pairs—BIO/FDUSD, ENS/FDUSD, INJ/ETH, TREE/BNB, and VTHO/TRY—at 03:00 UTC on December 26th. The delisting only affects the relevant trading pairs; the tokens themselves can still be traded through other pairs on the platform. Binance will also simultaneously terminate the services of the related trading bots, and users are advised to adjust their settings accordingly to mitigate asset risks.

PANews reported on December 24th that Gate Web3 will launch a New Year's "Opening Day" promotion from December 25th, 2025 to January 7th, 2026. Users who complete their first transaction (including Swap or Web3 DEX trading) within the Gate App will receive a 100% chance of a random airdrop reward and a first-order gas fee subsidy. Furthermore, all users who accumulate a certain amount of Swap trading will unlock tiered cash rewards. Furthermore, Gate Web3's efficient trading tool, Meme Go, has launched a long-term "Global Smart Money Golden Finger Recruitment Program." This program recruits insightful on-chain hunters and community KOLs globally, granting them entry into the official core talent pool. Pool members will enjoy priority access to official business collaborations, early airdrop whitelisting, and massive traffic support from Gate, enabling them to enjoy long-term monetization benefits.

BlockBeats 消息，12 月 24 日，Arthur Hayes 刚刚将 682 枚 ETH（价值约 200 万美元）存入 Binance。

BlockBeats 消息，12 月 24 日，据官方公告，Binance 将于 12 月 26 日 03:00 (UTC) 移除 BIO/FDUSD、ENS/FDUSD、INJ/ETH、TREE/BNB 和 VTHO/TRY 现货交易对。