[December 23, 2025 Cryptocurrency News]
1. Market Trends
- Bitcoin (BTC): Approximately **$88,500**, with a daily fluctuation of 3%, briefly broke $90,000 before retreating
- Ethereum (ETH): Approximately **$2,995**, down about 1% in 24 hours, fluctuating in the range of 2,960-3,070
- Total Market Capitalization: $3.07 trillion, down 0.8% from the previous day
- Key Alert: $28 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options will expire on December 26, increasing market volatility
2. Policy Updates
- Trump Administration: Officially committed to supporting the autonomy of cryptocurrency custody, banning financial institutions from forcing users to use third-party custody
- Regulatory Changes: SEC Chairman Gary Gensler officially announced his resignation on January 20, 2025 (Trump's inauguration day), with pro-crypto former commissioner Paul Atkins nominated to succeed him
- Indonesian Regulation: The Financial Services Authority announced 29 licensed cryptocurrency trading platforms, accelerating the compliance process
3. Trading Events
The Aster Human and AI Contract Trading Competition concluded today:
- Human Camp: Among 70 traders, 28 had their funds reduced to zero, with an overall loss of 26.1%, net loss of $182,000
- AI Camp: Overall loss of only 4.14%, net loss of $12,000, with Claude 4.5 series AI performing the best
- Personal Champion: "Tippy" (X:tippy_crypto), account funds $27,400 (initial $10,000)
4. Exchange Updates
- Binance: Today delisted 15 leveraged trading pairs, including DOT/FDUSD, ENA/FDUSD, etc., to reduce high-risk trading
- Coinbase: Announced the acquisition of the prediction market startup The Clearing Company, marking the 10th acquisition this year
- KuCoin: Obtained EU MiCAR license and Australian AUSTRAC registration, becoming one of the few exchanges with dual regulatory recognition
- Bybit: Announced it will delist four tokens, including TURBOS and LADYS, on December 30
5. Security Incidents
- Address Poisoning Scam: A user lost $50 million USDT due to using a contaminated address (matching the first and last characters of the real address)
- Attackers contaminated transaction history by sending minute "dust transactions" to the victim's address, misleading users into copying the wrong address
6. Other Important Updates
- JPMorgan: Currently evaluating providing cryptocurrency trading services for institutional clients, including spot and derivatives
- DWF Labs Report: The $19 billion liquidation in the crypto market in 2025 has cleared excessive leverage, leading to a healthier market
- Cryptocurrency Payments: MoonPay president predicts that tokenization will reshape the financial industry faster than digital technology disrupts traditional media
