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🚨 Market Update: Gold Now Tradable on Binance 🚨

Gold has officially entered the crypto trading ecosystem. Binance has launched XAU/USDT, allowing users to trade gold directly within the Binance platform.

Why this matters

Broader access: Crypto traders can now trade gold without leaving their usual trading environment.

Improved liquidity: More participants typically mean higher volume and tighter spreads.

Seamless execution: Same interface, speed, and tools used for crypto—now applied to gold.

Portfolio diversification: Easier exposure to a traditional safe-haven asset alongside digital assets.

With gold now accessible to a wider, crypto-native audience, market attention and activity around XAU could increase meaningfully.

We’ll be sharing XAUUSDT trade setups and insights with the same disciplined, data-driven approach used across our markets.

Stay tuned for updates.

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That situation is not acceptable, and it needs to be addressed responsibly.

$BAS
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I've got one for myself: Proof of Sweater (PoS) 🧶

I’ll be hosting a live AMA today on Binance Square, one of my favorite ways to connect directly with the community.

🕦 Time: 11:30 UTC
🗓️ Date: Thursday, Dec 18

Set a reminder and join via the dial-in link

🔥 Futures Market Movers

Strong momentum across multiple perpetual pairs today:

H/USDT: +49.07%

BEAT/USDT: +32.26%

CYS/USDT: +29.82%

ICNT/USDT: +29.45%

RAVE/USDT: +26.52%

POWER/USDT: +25.73%

PIPPIN/USDT: +21.76%

Volatility remains elevated—manage risk carefully and trade with discipline.

🌍 Global Wealth Distribution Snapshot — Total: $470.5 Trillion

The global wealth pyramid highlights how assets are distributed across the world’s adult population:

Top 1.6%
Individuals with net worth above $1 million control 48% of global wealth — approximately $226.5 trillion.

Next 16.4%
Those holding $100,000 to $1 million account for 39.2% of global wealth — around $184.5 trillion.

Middle 41.3%
Individuals with assets between $10,000 and $100,000 hold 12.1% of global wealth — about $56.8 trillion.

Bottom 40.7%
The lowest-wealth group, with assets below $10,000, share just 0.6% of global wealth — roughly $2.7 trillion.

This distribution underscores the significant concentration of wealth at the top of the global economic structure. Understanding where you fall within this pyramid can offer valuable perspective on financial planning and long-term goals.

End-of-Year AMA with CZ — Closing Out 2025

Join us for a live AMA to reflect on the year, discuss priorities for the road ahead, and answer questions from the community in real time.

🗓 Date: 18 December
⏰ Time: 4:30 PM (UTC+4)

🎥 Watch live on:
• X Spaces: https://x.com/i/spaces/1zqKVdaQPvLJB?s=20
• Binance Square: https://app.binance.com/uni-qr/cspa/33837306673345?l=en-AE&r=M7IIMDXU&uc=web_square_share_link&us=copylink
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/Tv7vsolZVXA

We look forward to your participation.

Mistakes I Made as a Beginner Trader — So You Don’t Have To

When I started trading, I expected fast and easy profits. I chased green candles, trusted every influencer, and ignored risk. That mindset cost me money, time, and peace of mind. Here are the key mistakes that taught me the most:

1. Trading without a plan
I entered trades based on hype or sudden price moves, with no clear entry, stop-loss, or target. When price went against me, I panicked. A simple plan would have protected my capital.

2. Risking too much per trade
I used oversized positions trying to get rich quickly. One bad trade erased weeks of gains. Capital preservation matters more than big wins.

3. Ignoring stop-losses
I kept telling myself, “It will come back.” Sometimes it did—often it didn’t. Losses grew because I refused to accept being wrong. Stop-losses are discipline, not weakness.

4. Overtrading
I felt the need to trade every move. This led to poor decisions, high fees, and burnout. The market rewards patience, not constant activity.

5. Chasing pumps
I bought after big green candles, thinking I was early—usually I was late. Smart money buys quietly and sells into excitement. Waiting for pullbacks changed everything.

6. Underestimating emotions
Fear made me exit too early; greed made me hold too long. Trading is a mental game. Emotional control is a skill built over time.

Final takeaway:
Trade with a plan, manage risk, protect your capital, and stay patient. Experience compounds—if you survive long enough to earn it.

🇯🇵 Bank of Japan Rate Decision Tomorrow
What comes next?

Recent price action has defied expectations:
• Bullish headlines → sell-offs
• Bearish headlines → sell-offs

Market sentiment remains highly unstable, and price action lacks clear directional logic. This raises a critical question:

Is this the final shakeout before a trend reversal — or is another sharp move still ahead?

Bitcoin now sits at a pivotal crossroads:
➡️ Upside scenario: $126,000
➡️ Downside risk: $74,000

Volatility is elevated, liquidity is tightening, and patience is essential.
Risk management matters more than conviction in moments like this.

$BTC
$XRP
$FORM

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⚠️ Market Alert: Japan’s Interest Rate Hike Incoming! 🇯🇵💣

The pressure is mounting! The Bank of Japan meeting on Dec 18–19 has markets pricing a 98% probability of a rate hike to 0.75%—the highest level in 30 years. This isn’t a rumor; it’s essentially a done deal.

📉 What this means:

The yen carry trade is collapsing. Borrowing yen is no longer profitable; major players are selling crypto to repay debts.

BTC and other coins are facing heavy downward pressure due to tightening liquidity.

The market panic is macro-driven, not faith-driven. Short-term liquidity risks remain unresolved.

💡 Advice for traders:

Do NOT try to catch the falling knife. High probability events like this can be brutal.

Preserve capital first. Wait for panic to subside.

Enter strategically to accumulate at lower prices—buy low, laugh last.

Stay disciplined and trade smart. ⚡
$ACE

The Bank of Japan’s expected interest rate hike on December 18–19 continues to exert pressure on global markets, with concerns over tightening liquidity intensifying rapidly. This, combined with MicroStrategy’s 8.3% decline yesterday, triggered a wave of panic selling in Bitcoin, pushing $BTC to an intraday low near 85,000.

Reviewing the current rate-hike cycle that began in 2024, Bitcoin has experienced progressively deeper corrections following each hike:

March 2024: ~23% decline

July 2024: ~26% decline

January 2025: >30% decline

The magnitude of these drawdowns has been expanding with each tightening phase. Based on this historical pattern, and considering further liquidity contraction heading into the year-end holiday period, the post–rate-hike outlook remains unfavorable.

The recent rebound to 94,500 remains notably weak, falling just 500 points short of the 95,000 rollover resistance. This strongly suggests that a meaningful position rollover is unlikely to be completed before year-end. As such, positions remain held with expectations of a move below 80,000 in Q1 of next year.

Regarding $ZEC
, a delayed correction phase has begun. Price is currently consolidating around the 400 mid-range. Last week’s weekly candle printed a long upper shadow on declining volume, indicating limited rebound strength. Under continued pressure from Japan’s tightening expectations, the probability of this week’s rebound exceeding last week’s high is extremely low.

Short orders remain positioned above 450 to continue rolling positions, execution contingent on market conditions. Within the broader downtrend, a breakdown below 300 to form a new cycle low remains a high-probability scenario. For now, the strategy is unchanged: remain patient and hold positions.

Market Update

There’s both good news and bad news.

Good news: The account balance has increased by 10,000 USDT.
Bad news: This increase came from an additional deposit.

After trading DOGE, the account experienced a significant drawdown — from approximately 1,000,000 USDT to 100,000 USDT. The loss has been substantial, and recovering without increasing position size feels challenging.

An additional 10,000 USDT has now been allocated and is ready for deployment. The plan is to carefully look for a potential bottoming structure before entering any new positions.

That said, this is a high-risk environment, and emotions should not dictate execution. Capital preservation and disciplined risk management are critical at this stage.

⚠️ Risk Reminder:
This is not financial advice. Trading leveraged or volatile assets like meme coins carries extreme risk. Only trade what you can afford to lose, and avoid emotional decision-making.

$DOGE

Communication Guidelines by Changpeng Zhao (Dec 2025)

To communicate effectively, please be concise and direct.

Principles

Be efficient. Get straight to the point.

Avoid formalities and small talk.

Messages without clear purpose may not receive a response.

Please avoid

Greetings without context (e.g., “Hi”).

Courtesy-only messages (“How are you?”, holiday wishes).

Meeting requests without an agenda.

Vague proposals (“important partnership,” “introducing someone important”).

Open-ended questions.

Requests to engage with meme coins.

Do this instead

Start with:

I am ___

I need ___ or I can provide ___

Keep your first message short (no more than one mobile screen).

Useful channels

Large trades: Binance OTC Desk

For most matters, going through me is slower—I primarily route requests.
Thank you for keeping communication efficient.

Communication Tips by CZ (Dec 2025)
Be efficient.
Don’t be polite. Get to the point.
I hate formalities.
I don’t chit chat.
You won’t get a response if you say any variation of the following:
“Hi”, then nothing
“How are you?”
“Good day to you sir!”
“Merry Xmas, Happy New Year, Happy Birthday, etc”
“Can we have a meeting?” (no agenda given)
“Let’s discuss an important partnership” (no specifics)
“Want to introduce you to XYZ (someone important)” (no specifics)
You may be referred to this article. I am efficient with my time, even if you may consider it impolite (apologies).
So, please be direct and tell me:
I am ___
I need ___ (or) I can provide ___
If your first message is too long (more than one mobile screen with large fonts for an elderly like me), it will likely be skipped.
A few tips:
For pitches, go to www.yzilabs.com 
For listings, apply online at www.binance.com  
For buying/selling large amounts of crypto, please contact Binance OTC desk.
Don’t ask open ended questions, I usually won’t know the answer.
Don’t ask me to interact with some meme coin.
For most things, going through me is slower. I don’t do much. I am mostly just a router, a slow one.
Hope you are not offended. Let’s communicate efficiently. Cheers,
CZ

$BEAT /USDT Long Setup 📈

BEAT is displaying strong bullish momentum after successfully holding above a key support zone. Buying pressure remains firm, and the overall structure continues to favor further upside as long as this support is maintained.

Trade Plan (Long):

Entry: 1.78

Targets:

TP1: 1.90

TP2: 2.05

TP3: 2.20

Risk Management:

Stop-Loss: 1.68

The bullish outlook remains valid while price holds above support. Execute with discipline and adhere to proper risk management principles.

Pause for a moment and observe a simple action: how many times today did you switch between apps to complete a basic task? Leave a chat, open a banking app, copy a reference, return, paste, confirm. This repetitive “digital choreography” has become normalized — yet it represents one of the largest inefficiencies in the modern digital economy: friction.

Toncoin (TON) is not merely another cryptocurrency attempting to compete on price or throughput. It is an architectural response to this friction.

Most observers evaluate TON as a financial asset. That framing misses the point. To understand its significance, it helps to borrow a concept from urban design. Early cities were divided by walls, separating commerce, residence, and governance. Today’s internet — Web2 — mirrors that model. Financial activity, communication, and identity are siloed across disconnected platforms.

The Open Network proposes something fundamentally different: a unified digital environment where communication, identity, and value transfer coexist within a single interface — the chat.

At the core of this design lies TON’s asynchronous architecture and dynamic sharding model. Unlike traditional blockchains that rely on synchronized block validation — akin to standing in a queue — TON processes transactions in parallel, much like simultaneous conversations in a crowded room. This structure allows scale without interruption, turning complexity into coordinated efficiency.

The strategic insight, however, is not purely technical. It is behavioral.

Sending value on TON is designed to feel no different from sending a sticker on Telegram. By embedding GameFi mechanics and Mini Apps directly into a messaging interface already used by hundreds of millions, TON removes the psychological barriers that have historically slowed blockchain adoption: logins, downloads, wallet anxiety, and unfamiliar UX.

Blockchain operations run silently in the background while users interact intuitively through taps and messages. This is abstraction at its highest level — not simplifying the

Headline of the Day: U.S. Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate has climbed to 4.6%, its highest level since November 2021, rising from 4.0% in February 2025. This deterioration in labor market conditions is a key reason the Federal Reserve is increasingly focused on stimulating domestic economic activity.

From a macro perspective, this backdrop is structurally bullish for scarce assets. If labor market weakness persists, policy support and liquidity expansion become more likely—a dynamic that historically favors assets such as Bitcoin (BTC).

Short-term outlook:
Expect continued uncertainty. As unemployment rises, recession concerns may intensify, contributing to elevated volatility across risk markets.

Key markets to monitor closely:

JPY/USD

Nasdaq

Gold

Government bond yields

These indicators will provide early signals on risk sentiment, liquidity conditions, and the potential timing of the next major market move.

📢 Powell Remarks: Rate Cuts Are Not Guaranteed

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that the fight against inflation is not yet complete and that future rate cuts are not assured. Monetary policy decisions will remain strictly data-dependent, with no preset timeline or automatic pivot.

Key Takeaways for Markets:

Inflation must show sustained cooling before policy easing is considered.

Strong economic data may keep interest rates higher for longer.

Weaker data could quickly revive expectations for rate cuts.

Market Implications:
Volatility is likely to remain elevated, as each CPI release, jobs report, and PCE reading carries increased significance. Investors should expect markets to react swiftly to incoming data.

Markets are watching closely — and the Fed is waiting.