BlackRock, with an asset management scale of $13 trillion, recommends that all institutional investors allocate 2% of their assets to Bitcoin. （The Bitcoin Historian）

[Lido Proposal Plans to Transform into a Comprehensive DeFi Platform, Setting Four Strategic Goals for 2026] The Lido community has released the 'GOOSE-3' proposal, aiming to transform Lido from an 'Ethereum staking middleware' into a comprehensive DeFi platform, while setting four strategic goals for 2026. The proposal was jointly submitted to Lido DAO by the Lido Labs Foundation, Lido Ecosystem Foundation, and Lido Alliance BORG, all of which are funded by Lido DAO. The goals include expanding the staking ecosystem, upgrading protocol resilience, expanding Lido Earn, and pursuing vertical expansion with practical commercial applications.

Monitoring shows that a whale account that previously profited $11 million by shorting ETH has deposited 4 million USDCs into the HyperLiquid platform to increase its current ETH short position worth $34.83 million, with a leverage of 25 times and a liquidation price of $3587.25. （Onchain Lens）

[Whale Shorts ETH with 25x Leverage, Position Size Reaches $28.75 Million] According to Onchain Lens data, a whale has profited $11.04 million from shorting ETH over the past 210 days. Currently, the whale holds a $28.75 million ETH short position with 25x leverage, entry price at $3,032, and liquidation price at $3,503. The position is currently at an unrealized loss of $87,210.

Large holder deposits have hit exchanges and realized losses are climbing, according to CryptoQuant and Glassnode, indicating the market’s rally is being built on thin liquidity.