December 18, 2025 Cryptocurrency Daily Briefing

1. BTC Price Dynamics: As of today at 9 AM, Bitcoin is priced at $87,200, rebounding 0.2% from yesterday, firmly holding the key support zone of $85,000-$86,000, with the daily RSI showing bullish divergence signals.

2. ETH Key Level Contest: Ethereum is currently priced at $2,980, still struggling above the $2,900 neckline; if it breaks below, it will trigger a head and shoulders pattern, targeting $2,630; breaking above $3,300 will open up upward space.

3. Continuous Inflow into Digital Asset Funds: Last week, the global digital asset ETP saw a net inflow of $716 million, with total AUM reaching $180 billion, with the United States ($483 million) and Germany ($96.9 million) being the main inflow regions.

4. Fund Flow by Cryptocurrency: BTC saw a weekly inflow of $352 million, with strong demand for XRP ($245 million) and Chainlink ($52.8 million, a record), while short BTC products faced continuous fund outflows.

5. Major Breakthrough in U.S. Regulation: The OCC has approved five crypto companies, including Ripple, Circle, and Fidelity Digital Assets, to obtain national trust bank licenses, allowing them to conduct federal-level custody and interstate compliance operations.

6. U.S. Banks Open to Crypto Trading: The OCC has issued a letter clarifying that banks may engage in "no-risk principal trading," facilitating cryptocurrency purchases and sales for clients without needing to hold assets, officially bridging traditional finance and the crypto market.

7. Derivatives Market Liquidation Warning: In the past 48 hours, the cryptocurrency market saw long liquidations totaling $750 million, of which BTC futures accounted for $250 million, highlighting the risks of leveraged trading.

8. Update on Binance Executive Account Theft: Hackers hijacked He Yi's WeChat account to promote the Mubarakah token, inflating sales and profiting $55,000; Zhao Changpeng reminded users to be vigilant against false advertising on Web2 social platforms.

9. Significant Increase in ETH Annual Inflows: Ethereum has seen fund inflows of $13.3 billion this year, a 148% increase from 2024, while Solana's annual inflow reached $3.5 billion, a tenfold surge year-on-year.

10. Market Sentiment Outlook: Currently, the volatility in the crypto market is at a multi-month low, with the BTC resistance zone of $92,000-$94,000 being strong; the year-end market may be waiting for decisive signals of either "breaking above $94,000" or "falling below $2,900."