ChainCatcher news, Yilihua posted that after Japan's interest rate hike, the last major bearish factor has been exhausted. Recent volatility has been dominated by futures contracts, especially with short sellers making their final efforts, but in the face of the future bull market trend, these are all short-term behaviors. For investment rather than trading, now remains the best spot investment zone. Next year, the crypto industry will see significant positive developments, particularly in crypto policies, interest rate cuts and liquidity easing, and financial on-chain integration—these three decisive factors. If you want to achieve returns of several thousand dollars, you must endure fluctuations of a few hundred dollars. Winners in financial markets must first overcome human weaknesses.

PANews reported on December 19th that, according to The New Arab, Libyan authorities have intensified their crackdown on the cryptocurrency mining industry. In November 2025, prosecutors indicted nine people operating Bitcoin mining equipment at a steel plant in Zlitan, sentencing them to three years in prison and ordering the confiscation of their equipment and the recovery of illicit profits. Despite the Central Bank of Libya banning cryptocurrency transactions in 2018 due to concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing, such mining activities have continued. Legal expert Nadia Mohammed stated, "Libyan law does not explicitly criminalize cryptocurrency mining. Miners are often brought to court not for the act of mining itself, but for the series of illegal activities that often accompany it, such as illegal use of electricity, importing prohibited equipment, or using the proceeds for illegal purposes such as money laundering. The central bank should issue licenses and authorizations to regulate this activity, rather than leaving it unchecked."

BlockBeats news, December 19, according to @defioasis data dashboard, on December 18, Base announced the full launch of the Base app, with over 12,000 new users registering for the Base app that day, setting a new all-time single-day record.The total number of users on the Base app has now reached 175,650.

BlockBeats News, December 19: Garrett Jin, agent of the "BTC OG Insider Whale," stated that historically, the ETH/Nasdaq 100 ratio has repeatedly bottomed around 0.11, coinciding with the RSI approaching the 30 "oversold" zone, indicating that ETH is currently in a bottoming range. Looking ahead, the probability of Ethereum outperforming the Nasdaq 100 in the coming months has increased, with a target ratio between 0.16 and 0.22, implying approximately 50% to 100% upside potential.Given the high correlation between Ethereum and the Nasdaq 100, significant divergence is unlikely to persist. Mean reversion is inevitable, especially against the backdrop of broader policies such as potential U.S. quantitative easing resumption, direct cash stimulus to households, and SEC Chairman Atkins accelerating the on-chain migration of U.S. stocks to Ethereum.Additionally, weekly charts show that the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for BTC/Nasdaq 100 is severely oversold. With the RSI now below 30, it also signals that Bitcoin is poised for a strong bull market.BlockBeats previously reported that the "BTC OG Insider Whale" is a dormant BTC OG address inactive for 8 years, once holding over 50,000 BTC. Its operations have repeatedly aligned closely with Trump's statements and U.S. policy shifts, notably placing a $500 million BTC short position hours before the "10.11" crash, profiting nearly $100 million and drawing market attention. BitForex CEO Garrett Jin indicated that the address is linked to his clients.

BlockBeats News, December 19 – According to SolanaFloor, the early Solana DeFi protocol Lifinity has announced it will gradually shut down operations. Previously, the community governance nearly unanimously passed the 'terminate protocol' proposal. The team will convert approximately $42 million in vault assets plus $1.4 million in development funds into USDC and distribute them proportionally to LFNTY token holders.The community expects each token to be allocated $0.90–$1.10. The redemption system is expected to go live in about 9 days, and any remaining funds not claimed within one year will be airdropped proportionally again to users who have already claimed.