According to @CoinMarketCap, applications are open for CMCLabs, its accelerator program for crypto startups. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 22, 2025, https://twitter.com/CoinMarketCap/status/2002982468173877285; Application: https://t.co/Em8EBdkTTC. For traders, monitor CMCLabs announcements on CoinMarketCap’s official channels to spot cohort reveals, token generation events, and listing timelines if and when disclosed by the program to inform watchlists and liquidity planning. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 22, 2025, https://twitter.com/CoinMarketCap/status/2002982468173877285.

According to CoinMarketCap, Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp said upgrading the Bitcoin protocol to meet post-quantum security standards may take at least 5–10 years due to the network’s decentralized consensus model, setting a multi-year horizon for any quantum-resistant cryptography transition in BTC’s base layer, source: CoinMarketCap citing Jameson Lopp on X, Dec 22, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Santiment founder Maksim Balashevich said Bitcoin (BTC) could still drop toward around $75,000 before a true market bottom because crypto traders have not shown enough fear on social media, indicating capitulation has not occurred yet (source: @CoinMarketCap citing Maksim Balashevich of Santiment). This flags elevated downside risk until sentiment reflects stronger fear, with traders watching for capitulation signals in social metrics to confirm a bottom (source: @CoinMarketCap citing Maksim Balashevich of Santiment).

According to @CoinMarketCap, Maple Finance CEO Sid Powell said stablecoins could process $50 trillion in transactions in 2026, signaling a step-change in on-chain settlement scale relevant to crypto trading and DeFi credit markets, source: CoinMarketCap. He also stated that all capital markets activity will eventually take place on-chain, setting expectations for deeper liquidity and broader settlement rails across tokenized finance, source: CoinMarketCap. Based on the $50 trillion forecast, implied average throughput is roughly $4.2 trillion per month and about $137 billion per day in 2026, providing concrete benchmarks for monitoring stablecoin flow momentum, source: CoinMarketCap.

According to @CoinMarketCap, CryptoQuant analysts state Bitcoin is in a bear market as demand growth has fallen below trend since October, indicating weakening demand momentum, source: CoinMarketCap Twitter post citing CryptoQuant, dated Dec 22, 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, CryptoQuant highlights downside risk levels at 70,000 dollars and potentially 56,000 dollars in the second half of 2026, which defines key BTC risk thresholds for traders, source: CoinMarketCap Twitter post citing CryptoQuant, dated Dec 22, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, users earn Alpha Points by holding or trading eligible tokens within a 15-day rolling window, and requirements should be checked when each project launches; recent benchmarks cited were 220 points for Theoriq and 230 points for the Dec. 15 airdrop, source: @CoinMarketCap. Points can be redeemed on the Alpha Events page once trading for the project begins, source: @CoinMarketCap. Claims must be confirmed within the announced timeframes or eligibility is forfeited, source: @CoinMarketCap.

According to @CoinMarketCap, SentismAI (SENTIS) led Binance Alpha gainers with a 199% weekly jump, total Alpha trading volume rose 5.49% to $10.33B, the Alpha Fear Index dropped to 21 after 18 straight days, and nine tokens were removed from the Alpha list (source: @CoinMarketCap).

According to CoinMarketCap, traders should track their 15-day point balance daily because inactivity can drop balances below the 220–230 eligibility thresholds, potentially affecting access and rewards. Source: CoinMarketCap tweet, Dec 21, 2025. They advise exiting tokens scheduled for delisting before Dec. 19 to avoid widening spreads and evaporating liquidity that can impair fills. Source: CoinMarketCap tweet, Dec 21, 2025. Funding rates above 0.01% have historically preceded 20%+ market corrections within 48 hours, making this threshold a key risk trigger for position sizing and hedging. Source: CoinMarketCap tweet, Dec 21, 2025. Traders should prepare for heightened volatility around the Jan. 13 CPI release as the primary near-term catalyst and plan risk controls accordingly. Source: CoinMarketCap tweet, Dec 21, 2025. Avoid low-cap assets showing 3x+ turnover because exits can become difficult during broad selloffs, increasing slippage risk. Source: CoinMarketCap tweet, Dec 21, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, total crypto market capitalization reached 2.97 trillion USD, up 1.19 percent, as 24 hour trading volume rose 29.20 percent to 150.14 billion USD. According to @CoinMarketCap, the CMC Fear and Greed Index fell to 21, marking 18 consecutive days in Fear, the longest streak since November 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, perpetual futures volume increased 31 percent to 1.41 trillion USD and average funding rates jumped 264 percent to 0.006 percent. According to @CoinMarketCap, the Binance Alpha sector market cap was 14.62 billion USD with trading volume up 5.49 percent to 10.33 billion USD despite a 2.31 percent 24 hour decline.

According to @CoinMarketCap, the week’s top performers were SentismAI (SENTIS) up 198.74% to $0.4709 with a $92.3M market cap and $116.5M volume, Alliance Games up 195.22% to $0.005134 with a $2.13M market cap, and Bitlight up 179.51% to $2.07 with an $89.5M market cap, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 21, 2025. RaveDAO (RAVE) rose 136.44% to $0.4315 with a $99.4M market cap and $198.7M volume (largest reported volume in this snapshot), while Belong gained 96.31% to $0.004968 with a $352.6K market cap, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 21, 2025. Shoggoth (SHOG) advanced 84.26% to $0.004234 with a $4.23M market cap, and Boost (BOOST) climbed 80.70% to $0.003394 with a $447.6K market cap, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 21, 2025. Liquidity and momentum within this set were led by RAVE and SENTIS by reported volume, highlighting concentrated interest in small- and mid-cap altcoins this week, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 21, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Citi analysts set Bitcoin's 12-month base case at $143,000, with a bullish scenario of $189,000 and a bearish scenario of $78,500, driven by anticipated ETF interest and regulatory clarity (source: @CoinMarketCap). Based on figures and drivers cited by @CoinMarketCap, the targets imply a $110,500 scenario spread and roughly a 2.4x bull-to-bear multiple, which traders can use for risk limits, options strike selection, and catalyst tracking focused on ETF flows and regulatory milestones (source: @CoinMarketCap).

According to @CoinMarketCap, Arthur Hayes forecasts Bitcoin (BTC) will rally in Q1 2026 as the Federal Reserve increases liquidity, targeting around $200,000 by March 2026, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 20, 2025. For traders, the actionable cues are the Q1 2026 window, an approximate $200,000 upside target, and monitoring Fed liquidity signals that underpin Hayes’s thesis, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 20, 2025.

According to the source, David Sacks said U.S. Senators have scheduled a January committee markup for the country’s anticipated crypto market structure bill, signaling the next procedural step in early 2026 if advanced. source: David Sacks public remarks relayed on Dec 19, 2025 In Senate procedure, a committee markup is where members consider amendments and can vote to report a bill to the full Senate, potentially setting up floor action if approved. source: U.S. Senate committee process Traders should monitor official Senate committee calendars to confirm the specific date and manage event risk around the markup window once posted. source: U.S. Senate committee calendars

According to @CoinMarketCap, ECB President Christine Lagarde said the central bank has completed technical preparations for a digital euro and now awaits legislative approval. Source: CoinMarketCap tweet dated Dec 19, 2025. The ECB previously entered a preparation phase starting November 2023 to design, test, and select providers for core components of a potential digital euro, indicating operational readiness steps are in place. Source: European Central Bank, press release "ECB to proceed with digital euro preparation phase," Oct 18, 2023. Any issuance requires EU co-legislators to adopt the European Commission’s June 2023 proposal establishing the legal framework and consumer safeguards for a digital euro. Source: European Commission, digital euro legislative proposal and Q&A, June 28, 2023. For traders, a euro CBDC would provide a public, risk-free digital settlement asset that research suggests could reduce reliance on private stablecoins for payments, affecting demand for EUR-denominated tokens. Source: Bank for International Settlements, Annual Economic Report 2023, CBDC chapter. Monitor euro stablecoins and EUR pairs liquidity, particularly EURC issued by Circle and EURT issued by Tether, as MiCA’s e-money token regime and oversight of significant tokens will shape issuance and use in the EU. Source: Circle EURC documentation; Tether EURT information; European Commission MiCA regulation 2023 and EBA/ESMA implementation updates 2024.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Synthetix is launching a perpetual futures DEX on the Ethereum mainnet after a three-year absence from Layer 1, beginning with a private beta that supports Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) markets, with access limited to the private beta phase as disclosed. Source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 19, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Kaleidoco successfully pitched on Killer Whales Season 2, earning 3 out of 5 SWIM votes from @cryptomanran, @GracyBitget, and @illaDaProducer and securing a share of the season’s prizing, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 19, 2025. The series is produced by Hello Labs, CoinMarketCap, and AltcoinDaily and is powered by $HELLO, directly tying the program’s visibility to the HELLO token’s ecosystem, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 19, 2025. Kaleidoco is positioned as immersive entertainment focused on AI companions and AR storytelling, while the confirmed linkage that the show is powered by $HELLO makes HELLO the token associated with the show’s engagement and prizing, source: @CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 19, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Kaleidoco (@particleink) successfully pitched on Killer Whales Season 2, earning 3 out of 5 SWIM votes and securing a share of the season’s prizing, source: @CoinMarketCap on X dated Dec 19, 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, the SWIM votes were cast by @cryptomanran, @GracyBitget, and @illaDaProducer, source: @CoinMarketCap on X dated Dec 19, 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, Killer Whales Season 2 is produced by Hello Labs (@thehellolabs), CoinMarketCap, and AltcoinDaily, and the series is powered by $HELLO, source: @CoinMarketCap on X dated Dec 19, 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, Kaleidoco is positioned as immersive entertainment redefining AI companions and AR storytelling, which contextualizes the project’s narrative focus within a show powered by $HELLO, source: @CoinMarketCap on X dated Dec 19, 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, the full episode link was shared via the KillerWhalesTV account on X, and $HELLO is the only cryptocurrency symbol referenced in the announcement, which is relevant for traders tracking token exposure tied to the series, source: @CoinMarketCap on X dated Dec 19, 2025.

According to the source, JPMorgan analysts forecast the stablecoin market will total USD 500-600 billion by 2028, disputing near-term multitrillion-dollar estimates (JPMorgan research cited Dec 19, 2025). For traders, this projection provides a moderated growth baseline for stablecoin supply into 2028 to calibrate liquidity assumptions across spot and derivatives markets (JPMorgan projection, Dec 2025).

According to the source, ETHGas raised $12 million in a seed round led by Polychain Capital to develop a real-time Ethereum blockspace trading platform targeting 50-millisecond block times, source: public X post dated Dec 19, 2025. For context, Ethereum’s current slot time is 12 seconds, implying the stated target is roughly 240 times faster, source: Ethereum.org documentation on slots and epochs. Lower block times reduce per-block latency available for arbitrage and MEV, which tends to compress time-sensitive spreads and alter orderflow dynamics, source: Daian et al., Flash Boys 2.0 and Ethereum.org resources on MEV and proposer–builder separation. Traders can monitor forthcoming technical milestones, testnet performance, and any integrations with builders or relays as potential catalysts for ETH liquidity and MEV strategy returns, source: Ethereum.org proposer–builder separation overview and Flashbots research literature.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Bloomberg Intelligence commodities strategist Mike McGlone warned that Bitcoin (BTC) could drop to $10,000 in 2026, framing a significant downside risk level for traders to monitor. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 19, 2025. He added that sharp corrections often follow periods of intense wealth creation, underscoring the potential for deeper pullbacks in the current cycle. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 19, 2025.