Bitcoin’s at $87k, ETH at $2,975. The market’s flat but there’s plenty happening underneath.
Tom Lee bought another $130 million in ETH for Christmas. The guy still holds $1 billion in cash heading into the new year. Not exactly bearish on crypto.
BlackRock’s BUIDL fund passed $2 billion in assets and hit $100 million in dividends. Real-world asset tokenization keeps attracting institutional money.
Metaplanet added 4,279 bitcoin, bringing its total to 35,102 BTC. Japan’s corporate BTC playbook keeps growing.
Not all good news. Unleash Protocol got hit with a $3.9 million exploit — funds went straight through Tornado Cash. Onchain perpetuals topped $1 trillion in monthly volume as traders chase yield. South Korea’s stablecoin regulation is stuck in deadlock. And Abundant Mining’s CEO says BTC volatility isn’t slowing mining demand one bit.
