[Mainstream Prediction Platforms Reach Record Highs in Trading Volume and Number of Transactions] On December 5, according to Dune data, trading activity on mainstream prediction platforms remains robust, with nominal trading volume reaching $3.495 billion over the past week. Among them, Kalshi, Opinion, and Polymarket ranked top three with $1.212 billion, $1.096 billion, and $1.083 billion respectively. Additionally, the number of transactions over the past week hit 11.336 million, setting a new historical record.

[Largest ZEC Short Position on Hyperliquid Adds to Position, Unrealized Profit Shrinks by $3 Million] On December 5, driven by the continued rise of ZEC, the largest short position on Hyperliquid saw its short orders briefly approach the average entry price. Over the past hour, approximately $1.72 million was added to the position, bringing the current position size to around $14.1 million. Unrealized profit has narrowed from over $3.3 million yesterday to $300,000, with the average price adjusted to $412. This address began shorting ZEC on October 10 at an entry price of approximately $184, later averaging up to $419 through additional positions. On October 17, the unrealized loss peaked at $21 million. Additionally, this address is simultaneously shorting ETH, ZEC, MON, and HYPE, with the primary profit coming from the ETH short position. The current unrealized profit stands at $6.22 million (194%), with a position size of approximately $48.05 million and an average price of $4,014. Its 3x leveraged MON short position has a size of approximately $5.72 million, with unrealized profit of $2.26 million (118%), making it the largest MON short position on Hyperliquid.

[Whale 'pension-usdt.eth' Closes BTC Short Position, $11.67 Million Profit in 60 Days] On December 5, the whale address 'pension-usdt.eth' fully closed the 3x leveraged BTC short position opened yesterday, closing over $72 million in a short period and earning approximately $660,000 in profit. At 3 a.m. today, the address partially closed about $21 million. Yesterday, it held the largest BTC short position on the Hyperliquid platform, with a position size of approximately $93.2 million at an average price of $92,700. Since its first position opening in early October, the address has accumulated $11.67 million in profit through swing trading and large low-leverage positions.

[Spot Gold Breaks Through $4,230/oz, Up 0.51% Intraday] Spot gold price breaks through $4,230/oz, with an intraday increase of 0.51%.

Chainlink reserves have increased by 81131.31 LINK, bringing the total holdings to 1054884.02 LINK. （Cointelegraph）