AiCoin Daily (December 27th)

[Ethereum's Contract Trading Volume Hits Record High This Year, Futures Trading Volume Exceeds $6.74 Trillion] CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost pointed out that Ethereum's contract trading volume this year has far surpassed previous levels. Taking Binance as an example, futures trading volume exceeded $6.74 trillion, nearly double that of 2024. Over the past year, the ratio of spot to futures trading was approximately 0.2, reflecting the market's heavy reliance on leverage. Futures trading has significantly influenced Ethereum's price trends. This year, Ethereum's price volatility was amplified, ultimately achieving a historic high by a narrow margin.

Whale address 0xDDC4 purchased 20375 AAVEs for 1086 ETH (approximately 3.13 million US dollars) 9 hours ago. Since December 3, 2024, the address has purchased a total of 59588 AAVEs, with a total cost of approximately $13.47 million and an average price of $226. Currently, the account has a floating loss of approximately $4.3 million. （Lookonchain）

[Whale Closes Short Positions on BTC, AAVE, and SOL, Profits $1.13 Million] According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale who 'sold 255 Bitcoin' has closed its short positions on Bitcoin (BTC), AAVE, and Solana (SOL), earning a profit of $1.13 million. As of now, the whale's total cumulative profit exceeds $5.08 million.

On chain monitoring shows that BitMNR has for the first time deposited 74880 ETH into Ethereum PoS staking, worth approximately $219 million. BitMNR currently holds 4.066 million ETH, and based on the current annualized yield of approximately 3.12%, if all of them are pledged, they can earn approximately 126800 ETH interest per year, worth approximately $371 million. (Ashes)

Bitmine pledged 748800 ETH worth 219.2 million US dollars one hour ago; SharpLink Gaming redeemed 35627 ETH worth $104.4 million 4 hours ago. （Lookonchain）