According to @CoinMarketCap, BNB Smart Chain’s Fermi hard fork is scheduled for mainnet activation on Jan 14 at 02:30 UTC, lowering the target block interval from 750 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds (3x faster block production) — source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025. The confirmed activation time and shorter block interval set a clear timeline for execution timing changes tied to block inclusion on BSC markets for BNB — source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin fell from nearly $90,000 to $86,628 in less than an hour on Friday, resulting in around $70 million in long liquidations. According to @CoinMarketCap, the latest intraday low from the move is $86,628, providing a near-term reference level for traders.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Uniswap's UNIfication proposal to turn on the protocol's fee switch and burn 100 million UNI was approved on Thursday, with 125.3 million UNI voting in favor and only 742 UNI against. According to @CoinMarketCap, the vote outcome indicates overwhelming DAO support for enabling the protocol fee mechanism and executing a 100 million UNI burn, key parameters that directly affect token supply and protocol fee policy.

According to the source, Phong Le said on the Coin Stories podcast this week that Bitcoin’s market fundamentals have never been stronger despite the recent price decline, source: Coin Stories podcast. For trading strategy, the source emphasizes a long-term focus, indicating traders should prioritize sustained BTC positioning over short-term volatility plays, source: Coin Stories podcast.

According to @CoinMarketCap, a new Social Mentions KOLs tab is now live across all DexScan token pages, enabling traders to spot voices that consistently show up early before price moves (source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025). The tool lets users sort KOLs by followers, call frequency, and ROI to separate credible operators from noise, providing an objective way to validate momentum-driven setups and reduce false signals (source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025). For trade execution, this feature centralizes track records so participants can benchmark influencer performance and prioritize signals with measurable ROI when scanning token pages (source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025).

According to @CoinMarketCap, today’s options expiry has market attention centered on the 82K and 95K price levels as key focus areas for near-term direction, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025. @CoinMarketCap reports that most creators expect a move down first to grab liquidity, followed by a move higher, implying a short-term dip-then-rip bias into expiry, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025. For trading, this suggests monitoring any sweep toward the 82K focus level and subsequent strength back toward the upper focus level near 95K to align with the majority view, while a direct move higher without a prior sweep would diverge from that consensus, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, analyst Benjamin Cowen told Bankless that any Ethereum ETH rally to new all-time highs in 2026 could be a bull trap, with a sharp pullback toward 2000 potentially following a major price surge, source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025; Bankless interview.

According to @CoinMarketCap, around 13 million meme coins launched in 2025 while the sector’s market cap fell 62% to $38.3B and trading volume dropped 76% to under $3B, source: CoinMarketCap. Given CoinMarketCap’s reported 76% volume decline and 62% market-cap drawdown, traders should anticipate thinner liquidity, wider spreads, and higher slippage across small-cap meme coins and adjust position sizing and order types accordingly, source: CoinMarketCap. CoinMarketCap’s year-in-review highlights Pump.fun activity, Trump-themed token crashes, and DOGE “going to Wall Street,” indicating liquidity concentration in a few names versus a fragmented long tail, source: CoinMarketCap. Allocations that prioritize deep-liquidity assets like DOGE for execution and risk management align with the liquidity conditions described by CoinMarketCap’s 2025 data, source: CoinMarketCap.

According to @CoinMarketCap, onchain prediction markets are now overtaking meme coin trading volume, signalling a rotation to the next meta that traders can front-run by tracking sector flows and liquidity shifts across narratives. Source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025, and CoinMarketCap Academy Meme Coin Recap 2025. @CoinMarketCap also advises reviewing 2025 wins and losses to refine strategy and execution, and maintaining discipline and information hygiene when reallocating risk during narrative shifts. Source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 26, 2025.

According to CoinMarketCap, the sector’s market cap dropped 62% to $38.3B while trading volume fell 76% to under $3B, signaling a sharp contraction in activity. CoinMarketCap also reports Pumpfun has reclaimed 80% market share after Bonk_fun’s summer flip and generated $640M in YTD revenue, second only to HYPE across crypto. According to DefiLlama, the sector currently ranks 4th on its narrative tracker. For traders, CoinMarketCap’s reported volume drawdown and market share concentration highlight leaner turnover and venue concentration risk within this segment.

According to CoinMarketCap, the NFT market cap fell to $2.5 billion in December 2025, the lowest level of 2025 and 72% below January’s $9.2 billion peak, source: CoinMarketCap (Twitter, Dec 26, 2025). Weekly NFT sales failed to surpass $70 million throughout December, signaling subdued turnover and thin liquidity for NFT traders, source: CoinMarketCap (Twitter, Dec 26, 2025). These conditions typically mean slower price discovery, wider spreads, and higher slippage risk when entering or exiting NFT positions, which encourages tighter risk controls and selective execution, source: CoinMarketCap (Twitter, Dec 26, 2025).

According to @CoinMarketCap, BTC rose 2.37% and ETH gained 1.76% as total crypto market capitalization reached 3 trillion dollars, with crypto grinding higher on low volumes while equities set new highs, source: CoinMarketCap. According to @CoinMarketCap, key market drivers include an Aave governance dispute and Solana’s launch of Kora targeting fee-free transactions, source: CoinMarketCap.

According to the source, Canton Coin rallied over the past week after DTTC said it will tokenize U.S. Treasury securities on the Canton Network, with the token outperforming BTC and ETH during the same period (source: DTTC announcement; source: the source update on X). The reported leadership versus BTC and ETH highlights short-term relative strength in Canton Coin tied to the tokenized Treasuries catalyst for this week (source: the source update on X).

According to @CoinMarketCap, Pudgy Penguins lit up the Las Vegas Sphere with animated penguin characters during Christmas week as the project expands beyond digital collectibles (source: @CoinMarketCap). Traders should monitor Pudgy Penguins secondary-market metrics—floor price, 24-hour sales volume, listing depth, and bid activity—during and after the Sphere campaign window to assess liquidity and sentiment shifts (source: @CoinMarketCap). Also track ETH market liquidity and broader NFT sector flows to evaluate whether the high-visibility activation coincides with changes in NFT risk appetite (source: @CoinMarketCap).

According to the source, global crypto derivatives turnover reached $85.7 trillion in 2025 with an average daily volume of $264.5 billion, and Binance captured nearly 30% of market share, source: CoinGlass. For trading, the concentration of nearly 30% on a single exchange indicates venue risk concentration and makes execution quality and risk controls highly sensitive to Binance-specific conditions, source: CoinGlass. Traders focusing on liquidity-driven strategies should prioritize monitoring top-venue flows and derivatives-led price discovery given the scale of turnover reported, source: CoinGlass.

According to CoinMarketCap, spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw a combined $232 million in net outflows on Wednesday as traders reduced positions ahead of Christmas. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 25, 2025. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) recorded $91.37 million in outflows, while Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust (ETHE) posted $57 million in outflows. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 25, 2025. The day’s negative flows concentrated in BTC and ETH ETF products indicate position trimming into the holiday period. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 25, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Binance has listed Kyrgyzstan’s som-pegged stablecoin KGST, adding a new KGS-linked token to the exchange (source: CoinMarketCap on X). CoinMarketCap also reports that Kyrgyzstan recently launched a gold-backed dollar stablecoin and that lawmakers approved a state crypto reserve (source: CoinMarketCap on X). For traders, the Binance listing provides a direct venue for KGST exposure; specific pairs, liquidity, and launch details were not provided in the source (source: CoinMarketCap on X).

According to @CoinMarketCap, Dragonfly general partner Rob Hadick told CNBC that Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH) will both capture the tokenization market without pushing each other out, comparing the dynamic to social media where multiple platforms succeed (source: CNBC interview, relayed by CoinMarketCap on Dec 25, 2025). For trading, this CNBC comment, shared by CoinMarketCap, frames the tokenization narrative as multi-chain rather than zero-sum across ETH and SOL, a relevant consideration for positioning within the tokenization theme (source: CNBC interview, via CoinMarketCap).

According to @CoinMarketCap, crypto mergers and acquisitions total $8.6 billion across 267 deals this year, an 18% increase in transaction count and a 300% increase in total value year over year. According to @CoinMarketCap, this implies an average deal size of roughly $32.2 million this year versus about $9.5 million last year, reflecting materially larger tickets. According to @CoinMarketCap, the implied prior-year totals are approximately $2.15 billion across about 226 deals, providing a clear baseline for traders tracking deal flow and sizing.

According to @CoinMarketCap, opBNB’s Volta cut block time to 500ms, and the Fourier mainnet is scheduled for January 7, 2026 at 250ms block time. source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 25, 2025, https://twitter.com/CoinMarketCap/status/2004160320928190578. The source expects games, social, and micro-transactions to default to opBNB, while higher-value DeFi settles back to BSC when needed. source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 25, 2025, https://twitter.com/CoinMarketCap/status/2004160320928190578. For trading, the clear catalyst is January 7, 2026 and the activity split between opBNB and BSC to monitor for liquidity and usage patterns in the BNB ecosystem. source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 25, 2025, https://twitter.com/CoinMarketCap/status/2004160320928190578.