The US stock market closed with the Nasdaq up 1.35%

Bitcoin and Ethereum options worth $3.15 billion will expire today. （Watcher.Guru）

[A newly created wallet withdraws over $12 million in assets from Binance and Bybit] A newly created wallet withdrew over $12 million worth of crypto assets from the Binance and Bybit exchanges 2 hours ago, including 3,500 ETH (approximately $10.23 million), 2,135 BNB (approximately $1.79 million), and 3.74 million USDT.

[A new wallet withdraws ETH, BNB, and USDT from Binance and Bybit] A new wallet address withdrew 3,500 ETH (approximately $10.23 million), 2,135 BNB (approximately $1.79 million), and 3.74 million USDT from the Binance and Bybit platforms 2 hours ago.

**[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.