BlockBeats News, December 24th, Yi Lihua, founder of Liquid Capital (formerly LD Capital), posted on social media stating, "Firmly believe that now is the best buying zone for ETH, especially bullish on the 2026 bull market, with ETH's future target exceeding $10,000. Recalling the experience of 312, before 312 when BTC was hovering between $7,000 and $8,000, I went through my first real bear market in the crypto space and couldn't hold on any longer, selling all my Bitcoin, thus successfully avoiding the 312 crash. However, it later surged all the way to $69,000, and I never bought back BTC. This is a huge failure case of missing out on tens of thousands of dollars over a few thousand dollars. This time, with the same script, we successfully exited the market and cleared positions before 1011, but this time we chose to continuously add positions and buy, because we don't want to miss out on thousands of dollars again over a few hundred dollars. Trend investing and patient waiting are now the best strategies; we know a big rally is coming, just not sure which day."

BlockBeats News, December 24: Jake Chervinsky, Chief Legal Officer at cryptocurrency venture capital firm Variant Fund, posted on social media, stating, "The debate over tokens versus equity is just beginning. Many crypto projects were born during the era of former U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, when strong regulatory pressure forced development companies to direct almost all value toward equity rather than tokens. Today, the policy environment is changing, and new opportunities are emerging. It will take considerable time and experimentation to figure out how (or whether) tokens and equity can work well together. And this round of experimentation is starting now.I don't have a specific stance on Aave's situation, but I want to emphasize one point: clarity is always paramount. Token holders must clearly understand what they actually own, what they can control, and what they cannot. The design space for token value capture is extremely vast, far greater than that of traditional equity. I believe that, for a considerable period, it is unlikely that a standardized token model will emerge like stocks. We believe tokens should carry on-chain value, while equity should carry off-chain value. The core innovation unlocked by tokens is self-sovereign ownership of digital property. Tokens enable holders to directly own and control on-chain infrastructure without relying on off-chain intermediaries.Off-chain value, however, is different. Token holders cannot directly own or control off-chain revenue or assets, so in most cases, such value should belong to equity, not tokens. Of course, other models may also work. Some projects may choose a single-asset model with no equity at all, while others may decide to treat their tokens as tokenized securities and apply new rules that the SEC may establish for this market in the future."

BlockBeats news, December 24, according to The Data Nerd monitoring, 8 hours ago, whale 0xB85 withdrew 12,287 ETH (approximately $36.04 million) from Binance, then deposited it into Aave to borrow 20 million USDT, thereby accumulating an additional 6,787 ETH.In total, he accumulated 40,974 ETH (approximately $121 million) and borrowed 63 million USDT from Aave.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, OKX will launch LIT (Lighter) pre-market trading, with the specific schedule as follows: LIT/USDT pre-market trading opening time: December 24, 2025, 12:00 (UTC+8).

PANews reported on December 24 that OKX announced it will delist DEGENUSDT and CETUSUSDT perpetual contracts at 16:00 (UTC+8) on December 26.

BlockBeats news, December 24, Garrett Jin, agent of the "BTC OG insider whale," stated, "The rise in silver, palladium, and platinum is primarily driven by short squeezes and is difficult to sustain.Once these metals start to decline, they are likely to drag gold down as well. Funds will rotate out of the precious metals sector and flow into Bitcoin and Ethereum."

PANews reported on December 24 that, according to OKX market data, BTC has just fallen below $87,000 and is currently trading at $86,991.60 per coin, down 0.52% on the day.

BlockBeats news, December 24, Garrett Jin, agent for the "BTC OG insider whale," stated, "The rise in silver, palladium, and platinum is primarily driven by short squeezes and is difficult to sustain.Once these metals begin to decline, they are likely to drag gold down with them. Funds will rotate out of the precious metals sector and flow into Bitcoin and Ethereum."

BlockBeats News, December 24, Garrett Jin, agent of the "BTC OG Insider Whale," stated that going long on Nasdaq and shorting Coinbase has consistently been an effective strategy. This divergence indicates that the U.S. stock market is migrating on-chain, which is bullish for Nasdaq but bearish for high-frequency trading-focused participants like Citadel and Robinhood, as profits are being redistributed.Of course, this trend is also extremely bullish for Ethereum (ETH). Charlie Munger once said, "When people are fearful, wisdom tends to be evenly distributed; what truly determines the outcome is courage and patience."

PANews reported on December 23 that, according to a report by 10x Research, Ethena's synthetic stablecoin USDe has lost approximately $8.3 billion in market capitalization since the market crash on October 10, falling from $14.7 billion on October 9 to approximately $6.4 billion currently, almost halving. This plunge reflects a sharp decline in investor confidence in leveraged and synthetic collateralized models. The market crash on October 10th was the largest liquidation event in the history of the crypto market, resulting in the liquidation of over $19 billion in crypto positions and wiping out approximately $1.3 trillion in market capitalization, representing nearly 30% of the total market capitalization at the time. During the crash, USDe briefly de-pegged to approximately $0.65, but Guy Young, founder of Ethena Labs, stated that this temporary de-pegging was due to an issue with the exchange's internal oracle, not a problem with the protocol or collateral assets. Currently, the USDe price has recovered to $0.9987, but market activity remains weak, with trading volume down by about 50%, and US-listed Bitcoin spot ETFs experiencing net outflows of approximately $5 billion since the end of October. Analysts point out that this weakness is more due to the withdrawal of regulatory capital than retail selling.