[Zhao Changpeng: Does Not Hold Fiat, Uses Crypto-Linked Visa Card for Daily Transactions] During an interview with the head of Pakistan's cryptocurrency regulatory authority, Zhao Changpeng stated that he does not hold fiat currency and rarely uses cash. For daily transactions, he uses a Visa card linked to cryptocurrency as an interface with the fiat world. Zhao Changpeng pointed out that while cryptocurrencies are more volatile than fiat currencies, if using cryptocurrency as the benchmark, he can tolerate hourly or daily price fluctuations.

[Nansen CEO: Still Holding ETH, Ethereum Could Fail Before 2030 If the Community Doesn't Stay Vigilant] Alex Svanevik, CEO of the on-chain analytics platform Nansen, posted on the X platform stating that he personally still loves Ethereum and holds ETH. However, he noted that the Ethereum community is currently filled with a culture of complacency, often dismissing criticism with reasons such as high TVL or subjective metrics. If the Ethereum community does not maintain a sense of vigilance, it will face failure before 2030.

[Binance 'Whole Coin Holders' Inflow Drops to Lowest Since 2018] On-chain data shows that Binance's inflow of 'whole coin holders' with single transactions exceeding 1 BTC has sharply declined. The annual average inflow is approximately 6,500 BTC, marking the lowest level since 2018; the weekly average inflow is around 5,200 BTC, one of the lowest levels in this cycle. Despite the rise in Bitcoin prices, the inflow of whole coins has not increased but rather decreased, indicating reduced selling pressure from large holders, as well as the diversion of funds due to high valuations, increased exchanges, and the expansion of DeFi.

[Lighter TVL Surpasses $1.456 Billion All-Time High with Over $40.59 Million Single-Day Net Outflow] The TVL of decentralized perpetual contract exchange Lighter has reached an all-time high of $1.456 billion. Analyst J.A.E pointed out that this growth may be influenced by the upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE). On December 12, Lighter experienced a single-day net outflow exceeding $40.59 million, marking the second-highest level in its history.

[CZ Counterparty Whale's Two Long Positions Suffer Overall Unrealized Losses Exceeding $20 Million] Previously, CZ publicly disclosed the counterparty and profited from shorting ASTER. Two long-position addresses under the whale now show an overall unrealized loss exceeding $20 million. Among them, the wallet starting with 0x9eec9 holds a 15x leveraged ETH long position and a 10x leveraged XRP long position, with a total position value of approximately $255 million and an unrealized loss exceeding $15.75 million. The wallet starting with 0xbadb holds a 20x leveraged ETH long position and a 5x leveraged HYPE long position, with a total position value of approximately $93.65 million and an unrealized loss exceeding $4.4 million.