BTC rose to $88,000 after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates. The increase, seen as a potential risk-off trigger, failed to spark a flight into the yen. What to know : BTC rose to $88,000 from $85,200 in five hours after the BOJ hiked rates The increase had been seen as a potential risk-off trigger, but failed to spark a flight into the yen. Open interest rose faster than price, and funding rates flipped decisively positive, signaling fresh leveraged longs rather than short covering. SOL and XRP saw declining open interest and altcoin-season indicators hit new lows, while ETH outperformed BTC despite broader weakness.

[Ethereum Developers Name the Next Upgrade After Glamsterdam as 'Hegota'] Ethereum developers have named the next upgrade after Glamsterdam as 'Hegota.' Hegota combines the execution layer Bogota upgrade and the consensus layer Heze upgrade. Bogota continues the tradition of naming updates after Devcon host cities, while Heze is named after a star. The main EIPs for Hegota will be finalized in February, while development work for Glamsterdam (Ethereum's first planned upgrade in 2026) is still ongoing.

The representative of 'BTC OG Insider Whale,' Garrett Jin, expressed a bullish outlook, setting the first target at $106,000 for Bitcoin and $4,500 for Ethereum. Garrett Jin believes that the bearish logic is collapsing, and the probability of ETH outperforming the Nasdaq 100 Index in the coming months is increasing. Currently, 'BTC OG Insider Whale' holds a $693 million long position, with a floating loss of $42.55 million. The opening price for ETH is $3,147.39, and for BTC, it is $91,506.7.

According to AiCoin's real-time on chain monitoring, from 19:16 to 19:45 (UTC+8) today, "pension whale (pension usdt. eth)" opened multiple ETH positions, with a total of 10000 ETH and a value of $29.62 million. As of press time, the value of its ETH long position is $29.68 million, with a floating profit of $59600. Whale Address: 0x0ddf9bae2af4b874b96d287a5ad42eb47138a902

[Launchpad Cadenza Plans IPO to Raise $200 Million, Seeking Mergers in the Digital Asset Sector] Special purpose acquisition company Launchpad Cadenza announced plans to raise $200 million through an IPO, with Class A common stock and warrants to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols 'LPCV' and 'LPCVW,' respectively. The offering is expected to be completed on December 19, 2025. Launchpad Cadenza will seek to merge with or acquire technology and software infrastructure companies within the blockchain, fintech, and digital asset ecosystems.