Ohio Congressman Steve Demetriou, who supports the cryptocurrency industry, has been elected as the new Majority Whip

**[Binance Alpha: Users with 233 points can claim 200 ZKP airdrop]** Binance Alpha will open zkPass (ZKP) trading on December 19, 2025, at 19:00 (UTC+8). Users with at least 233 Binance Alpha points can claim 200 ZKP airdrop tokens on a first-come, first-served basis. Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. If the reward pool is not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours; otherwise, it will be considered forfeited.

[A Whale Purchased 4,599 ETH and Increased Short Positions Within 24 Hours] A whale purchased 2,249 ETH (worth $6.54 million) from the HyperLiquid and Lighter platforms and increased 20x short positions on ETH across both platforms. In the past 24 hours, the whale has purchased a total of 4,599 ETH, worth $13.2 million.

[Kazuo Ueda: Making policy decisions based on core inflation is indeed possible] Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that the past two rate hikes focused on wage data, but making policy decisions based on core inflation is indeed possible.

[Maji Big Brother Adds 200 ETH Long Positions, Current Holdings at $14.2 Million] According to Hyperbot data, Maji Big Brother has once again added 200 ETH long positions, bringing current holdings to $14.2 million. The opening price is $2,917, with an unrealized profit of $200,000 and a liquidation price of $2,783.

[Kazuo Ueda: The stock effect of BOJ's government bond holdings still plays a role] Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that the stock effect of the Japanese government bonds held by the BOJ still plays a role to a certain extent.