Bitget Daily Digest (Dec.25)｜Mt. Gox Hacker May Have Sold 1,300 BTC Within 7 Days; Metaplanet Plans to Accumulate 210,000 BTC by End-2027; U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Come in at 214,000

Today’s Outlook

1、Metaplanet plans to increase its Bitcoin holdings to 210,000 BTC by the end of 2027.

2、Lookonchain reported that BlackRock transferred 2,292 BTC (approximately $199.8 million) and 9,976 ETH (approximately $29.23 million) to Coinbase Prime yesterday.

3、Arkham analyst Emmett Gallic stated that entities linked to Mt. Gox hacker Aleksey Bilyuchenko deposited 1,300 BTC (worth about $114 million) into unidentified exchanges over the past seven days. These addresses still hold 4,100 BTC (worth roughly $360 million). In total, about 2,300 BTC have been sold.

 

Macro & Hot Topics

1、U.S. initial jobless claims last week came in at 214,000, below the forecast of 223,500. Continuing claims for the week ending December 13 stood at 1.923 million, compared with expectations of 1.90 million.

2、BlackRock strategists Amanda Lynam and Dominique Bly noted that the Federal Reserve is expected to deliver only limited rate cuts in 2026. With cumulative easing already totaling 175 basis points, the Fed is nearing its neutral rate, and further cuts would likely require a sharp deterioration in the labor market. According to LSEG data, markets currently expect two rate cuts in 2026.

3、Swissquote senior analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya noted that gold has hit record highs more than 50 times this year, and the core drivers behind its rally remain intact. She added that gold’s medium- to long-term outlook remains constructive.

 

Market Performance

1、Over the past 24 hours, total crypto market liquidations reached $167 million, with long liquidations accounting for $102 million. BTC liquidations were approximately $53 million, while ETH liquidations were about $38 million.

2、Due to the Christmas holiday, U.S. markets closed early on Wednesday. The Dow Jones rose 0.6%, the S&P 500 gained 0.32%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.22%. Spot gold fell below $4,450, down 0.78% on the day.

3、Bitget BTC/USDT liquidation heatmap shows heavy leverage concentration around the current price (~$87,700). Short liquidations cluster around $88,500–$90,000, while long-side risk is concentrated near $86,000, suggesting price is likely to be “pulled” toward areas of higher liquidity.

4、Over the past 24 hours, BTC spot inflows totaled approximately $45 million, while outflows reached $52 million, resulting in a net outflow of $7 million.

News Updates

1、NVIDIA announced a $20 billion acquisition of Groq’s assets, clarifying that it is not a full acquisition of the company.

2、Former acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham has joined MoonPay as Chief Legal Officer.

3、OpenAI is reportedly considering introducing advertisements within ChatGPT.

4、USDC Treasury burned 50 million USDC on the Ethereum network.

5、Circle has launched tokenized gold and silver products backed by USDC.

 

Project Developments

1、Suspected Multicoin-related addresses acquired 60 million WLD from the Worldcoin team via OTC transactions.

2、Brevis released its $BREV tokenomics: total supply of 1 billion tokens, with 32.20% allocated to community incentives.

3、U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded net inflows of $11.93 million yesterday.

4、Ethereum L1 daily transaction count hit a 2025 high of 1.91 million.

5、Scroll clarified misconceptions regarding DAO shutdown rumors, stating the governance restructure aims to improve operations, not terminate the project.

6、Aptos stablecoin market cap has grown over 60% year-to-date, reaching a peak of $1.8 billion.

7、Aave’s founder increased holdings by $10 million worth of AAVE, strengthening governance voting power.

8、West Main Self Storage increased its Bitcoin holdings by 0.114 BTC, bringing total holdings to 2.074 BTC.

9、Data shows Aave lending volume has declined roughly 70% since August, indicating deleveraging across DeFi.

10、A whale reportedly opened a 127.4 million TST long position on Hyperliquid with 1–2x leverage, suspected of attempting price manipulation.

 

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