Binance BCH/USDT perpetual trading volume surged 25 times within 10 minutes, with a turnover of 182 million US dollars in the past 24 hours, a decrease of 1.16% A surge in trading volume generally indicates an increase in market trading activity or large-scale fund buying and selling operations, which may be caused by certain important market changes or news announcements. According to AiCoin data, the comprehensive ranking of Binance contracts ranks first in the world

[LayerZero Community Vote on Activating Protocol Fee Mechanism Fails] The LayerZero community vote on whether to activate the protocol fee mechanism has failed due to not reaching the quorum. The next vote will be held in 6 months. The proposal involves charging a fee for each LayerZero message, not exceeding the cost of verification and execution, and converting the collected fees into ZRO for burning.

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Damon has stated that "Bitcoin will be shut down within 10 years," and now JP Morgan is preparing to launch Bitcoin related services. （The Bitcoin Historian）

[Galaxy Research Director Says Bitcoin Imitating Gold to Counter Currency Depreciation May Become a Trend] Galaxy Research Director Alex Thorn stated on the X platform that for Bitcoin to achieve positive returns by 2025, its year-end closing price would need to exceed $93,389. However, investor sentiment is currently relatively low, though some portfolio managers may reassess Bitcoin in January 2026. Despite several favorable developments for Bitcoin this year, its year-end performance has been lackluster. Meanwhile, U.S. Bitcoin ETPs have remained relatively stable, with fund inflows only decreasing by 9% since hitting a historical high of $62 billion in October. Galaxy believes that Bitcoin imitating gold as a hedge against currency depreciation may be driven by large asset allocators and central banks.

[Former Russian Traffic Police Officer Sentenced to 7 Years for Stealing Bitcoin] On December 27, a former traffic police officer from Ufa, Russia, was sentenced to 7 years in prison for stealing approximately 20 million rubles (equivalent to several hundred thousand US dollars) worth of Bitcoin. The incident occurred in 2022, when the officer illegally accessed the mobile phones of two detained individuals while handling a case. Using messaging apps and crypto wallets, he transferred BTC, accompanied by acts of violent evidence collection. The court sentenced him to 7 years in a general-regime prison, ordered him to compensate the victims approximately 20 million rubles, and stripped him of his police rank.