According to @iampaulgrewal, it is inconsistent to both criticize stablecoin issuers for not paying yield and simultaneously work to prevent them from paying yield, source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Dec 8, 2025. The statement focuses on whether stablecoin holders should be able to receive yield from issuers, source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Dec 8, 2025.

According to @lookonchain, Circle minted another 500M USDC on Solana, with the transaction visible on Solscan for account 7VHUFJHWu2CuExkJcJrzhQPJ2oygupTWkL2A2For4BmE (source: @lookonchain; source: Solscan). @lookonchain also reports that cumulative USDC minted since the Oct 11 market crash has reached 15B, based on Solscan-tracked mint activity (source: @lookonchain; source: Solscan). Circle documentation states that USDC minting creates new tokens against customer deposits, so recorded mint events indicate fresh issuance that traders monitor when assessing stablecoin supply and liquidity conditions (source: Circle documentation; source: @lookonchain).

According to the source, French banking group BPCE will enable trading of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and USDC for 2 million retail customers directly within its banking apps, source: the source. The source adds that BPCE plans to expand this in-app crypto trading access to 12 million customers by 2026, source: the source. According to the source, the rollout creates a direct euro on-ramp inside a major French bank for BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC, with asset coverage and timelines limited to those stated, source: the source.

According to @OnchainLens, the Perp to Spot whale deposited 6M USDC into HyperLiquid and opened leveraged longs in ETH at 20x, SUI at 10x, and FARTCOIN at 10x, with the FARTCOIN long initiated yesterday, corroborated by CoinMarketMan Hypertracker wallet 0x8d0E342E0524392d035Fb37461C6f5813ff59244 (source: @OnchainLens; source: CoinMarketMan Hypertracker). This confirms fresh long-side exposure on HyperLiquid perps across ETH, SUI, and FARTCOIN on Dec 8, 2025, and provides a verifiable wallet for ongoing tracking (source: @OnchainLens; source: CoinMarketMan Hypertracker). Traders can monitor this wallet’s position changes alongside funding rates, open interest, and liquidation metrics on HyperLiquid for ETH, SUI, and FARTCOIN to assess directional pressure and risk management around the whale’s entries (source: @OnchainLens; source: CoinMarketMan Hypertracker).

According to @lookonchain, a trader labeled BitcoinOG (1011short) deposited a cumulative 70 million USDC to Hyperliquid and increased his ETH long to 54,277 ETH valued at 166.4 million USD, with a liquidation price of 1,795.3 USD per ETH (source: @lookonchain on X, Dec 8, 2025). According to @lookonchain, within the past hour the same trader deposited another 20 million USDC to Hyperliquid and opened a 5x long on 14,277 ETH worth 43.09 million USD at an entry price of 2,965.85 USD, with a liquidation price of 1,597.9 USD (source: @lookonchain on X, Dec 8, 2025). According to Hypurrscan data, the address activity and positions cited by @lookonchain are visible on-chain for verification (source: Hypurrscan).

According to @OnchainLens, a Bitcoin OG (10/11) has deposited an additional $60M in USDC (bringing total deposits to $70M) into HyperLiquid and increased a 5x ETH long now valued at about $165M, consisting of 54,277.33 ETH with an average entry of $3,048.31 and a liquidation price at $1,795.26. According to @OnchainLens, the trader has a resting order to further add at $3,000 on HyperLiquid. According to @OnchainLens, these reported levels ($3,000 bid, $3,048.31 entry, $1,795.26 liquidation) provide concrete reference points for ETH traders tracking large on-chain perp positions. According to @OnchainLens, cumulative USDC deposits of $70M represent posted margin available for managing the position on HyperLiquid.

According to @jchervinsky, The New York Times published a critical article on stablecoins that he characterizes as a hit piece and a bullish counter-signal for crypto sentiment, highlighting a perceived disconnect between mainstream narratives and market builders (source: Jake Chervinsky on X, Dec 7, 2025). For trading, stablecoin supply, dominance, and the Stablecoin Supply Ratio are key liquidity gauges that have historically aligned with risk-on phases in BTC and ETH, according to on-chain market studies by Glassnode (source: Glassnode research on stablecoin metrics). Stablecoins facilitate a dominant share of on-chain transaction value and exchange liquidity, making sentiment toward them directly market-relevant for price discovery and depth, according to Chainalysis 2024 reporting on crypto transaction composition (source: Chainalysis). Policy scrutiny of stablecoins remains a macro driver with potential effects on pegs, liquidity, and market structure, as noted by the U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council in its 2023 assessment of digital asset risks and interlinkages (source: U.S. FSOC 2023 Annual Report).

According to Lookonchain, the wallet labeled BitcoinOG (1011short) deposited another 20M USDC to Hyperliquid within the past hour, signaling fresh margin capital (source: Lookonchain on X: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1997708635905110066; Hypurrscan: https://hypurrscan.io/address/0xb317d2bc2d3d2df5fa441b5bae0ab9d8b07283ae). According to Lookonchain, the same wallet opened a 5x long on 14,277 ETH with a notional size of $43.09M at an entry price of $2,965.85, indicating a high-conviction leveraged position in ETH perpetuals (source: Lookonchain on X: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1997708635905110066; Hypurrscan: https://hypurrscan.io/address/0xb317d2bc2d3d2df5fa441b5bae0ab9d8b07283ae). According to Lookonchain, the stated liquidation price for the position is $1,597.9, providing a clear downside threshold for tracking liquidation risk and whale positioning on Hyperliquid (source: Lookonchain on X: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1997708635905110066).

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a large trader deposited 10,000,000 USDC as margin on Hyperliquid and placed a 10,000 ETH limit buy order valued around 30,000,000 dollars; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Dec 7, 2025. Traders focused on ETH perps and liquidity on Hyperliquid may monitor order book fills, funding, and open interest for execution signals tied to this reported order; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Dec 7, 2025.

According to @OnchainLens, the address labeled Bitcoin OG (10/11) deposited $10M USDC to HyperLiquid and opened a 5x leveraged ETH long position. Source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/1997693571185705015 The position size is 9,010.4 ETH with notional value of $26.8M, an entry price of $2,959.4, and a liquidation price of $1,888.2, as shown on the linked trader page. Source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/1997693571185705015 and https://hyperbot.network/trader/0xb317D2BC2D3d2Df5Fa441B5bAE0AB9d8b07283ae The liquidation sits roughly 36.2% below the reported entry (derived from $2,959.4 vs $1,888.2), framing the risk buffer for a 5x long on HyperLiquid. Source: levels reported by @OnchainLens and trader page https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/1997693571185705015 and https://hyperbot.network/trader/0xb317D2BC2D3d2Df5Fa441B5bAE0AB9d8b07283ae Traders may monitor ETH price reaction around the $2,959 entry and $1,888 liquidation levels to gauge squeeze or liquidation risk tied to this single large position on HyperLiquid. Source: levels per @OnchainLens and trader page https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/1997693571185705015 and https://hyperbot.network/trader/0xb317D2BC2D3d2Df5Fa441B5bAE0AB9d8b07283ae

According to @OnchainLens, a whale deposited $3,000,000 USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 10x leveraged short position on ETH. Source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/1997622829446303768 The trader activity is visible on HyperLiquid’s hyperbot dashboard for address 0x298629982613bF36C48d0B31afd2Fe7d1b4604dc, corroborating the deposit and short entry. Source: https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x298629982613bF36C48d0B31afd2Fe7d1b4604dc At 10x leverage, $3,000,000 in collateral corresponds to up to approximately $30,000,000 in notional short exposure if fully utilized. Source: leverage and deposit details from @OnchainLens above

According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet deposited 3,000,000 USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 10x HYPE long position, with the wallet shared at app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0x8d95b95710d1efa7fcc492959484b4281323d28c. According to @OnchainLens, this fresh-address leveraged long concentrates directional exposure in HYPE on HyperLiquid and is a notable on-chain signal for traders to monitor. According to @OnchainLens, the post was published on Dec 7, 2025 and highlights active high-leverage participation in HYPE on HyperLiquid.

According to @EmberCN, a looping-loan whale was liquidated for 32,000 AAVE at 101 USD during the Oct 11 drawdown; source: @EmberCN on X. The same address resumed accumulation on Nov 24, spending 14 million USDC to buy 80,900 AAVE at a 173 USD average; source: @EmberCN on X. Per the DeBank profile for address 0x372cae7fa19b81a9786a9081704ea1e2dad576b7, the address currently holds approximately 333,000 AAVE; source: DeBank 0x372cae7fa19b81a9786a9081704ea1e2dad576b7. According to @EmberCN, the blended cost is 167 USD and the liquidation price is 117.7 USD, with position value around 62.59 million USD; source: @EmberCN on X.

According to the source, MoneyGram is partnering with Fireblocks to enable faster, lower-cost payments and real-time treasury operations worldwide, source: the source. Fireblocks states its institutional platform supports secure stablecoin transfers, settlement, and automated treasury workflows for enterprises, aligning with the stated use case, source: Fireblocks product documentation. MoneyGram previously rolled out USDC cash-in and cash-out services on the Stellar network with the Stellar Development Foundation, establishing fiat on/off-ramps relevant to stablecoin remittances, source: MoneyGram newsroom and Stellar Development Foundation announcements. For trading, monitor on-chain stablecoin transfer volumes, exchange order-book depth in USDC and USDT pairs, and remittance-corridor FX costs, as research links institutional stablecoin usage with deeper liquidity and tighter spreads in crypto markets, source: BIS Quarterly Review and Kaiko market structure research.

According to @jessepollak, a new update highlighting the Base–Solana bridge was shared with a direct link on Dec 5, 2025, directing users to details on what’s new and different in the integration (source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025). The post itself does not disclose technical specifics in-line (such as supported assets, fee model, latency/finality, or security approach), so traders should review the linked resource and official Base and Solana documentation before routing size across chains to verify costs, settlement times, and risk parameters (source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025). From a trading perspective, confirmation of a direct Base–Solana path is relevant for execution routing of SOL, ETH, and stablecoin flows; once specifications are verified, compare bridge fees and slippage across venues and adjust cross-chain settlement workflows accordingly (source: @jessepollak on X, Dec 5, 2025).

According to @lookonchain, Circle minted another 500M USDC, bringing total USDC minted over the past month to 10B, based on blockchain tracking disclosures by the account source: https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1996952293938254236. Solana on-chain data shows a 500,000,000 USDC mint event linked to account 7VHUFJHWu2CuExkJcJrzhQPJ2oygupTWkL2A2For4BmE, confirming the transaction on Solana source: https://solscan.io/account/7VHUFJHWu2CuExkJcJrzhQPJ2oygupTWkL2A2For4BmE#transfers. USDC is native on Solana and is minted and redeemed 1:1 for US dollars, so new mints increase circulating supply until redeemed, expanding the available stablecoin float used across trading pairs and DeFi pools source: https://www.circle.com/en/usdc https://www.circle.com/en/multi-chain-usdc.

According to Bubblemaps, a presale sniper funded thousands of fresh wallets from exchanges, each receiving exactly 1,000 USDC before the presale, indicating deliberate track-covering behavior, source: Bubblemaps on X x.com/bubblemaps/status/1996892003192525231 Dec 5, 2025. This pattern suggests potential concentration of presale allocations under one actor and poses red flags for distribution fairness and short-term liquidity, so traders should monitor linked wallets and adjust risk controls, source: Bubblemaps on X x.com/bubblemaps/status/1996892003192525231 Dec 5, 2025. Actionable signal: watch for batches of new addresses seeded from exchanges with uniform 1,000 USDC deposits interacting with the presale contract as flagged by Bubblemaps, source: Bubblemaps on X x.com/bubblemaps/status/1996892003192525231 Dec 5, 2025.

According to @lookonchain, wallet 0x4825B8c4641dB7467AbDb00710bC1a34Ca1c61f4 spent $60.7M USDC to acquire 24,000 ETH at an average entry of $2,529 about five months ago, based on on-chain records. Source: @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1996888326155231690; ARKM Intel address explorer intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x4825B8c4641dB7467AbDb00710bC1a34Ca1c61f4 According to @lookonchain, the position’s unrealized profit peaked above $55M but now stands at $14.4M, implying roughly a 23.7% ROI and an estimated mark-to-market value near $75.1M based on these figures. Source: @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1996888326155231690 According to @lookonchain, two hours before the post the whale staked the entire 24,000 ETH balance. Source: @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1996888326155231690; ARKM Intel address explorer intel.arkm.com/explorer/address/0x4825B8c4641dB7467AbDb00710bC1a34Ca1c61f4 According to @lookonchain, the prior peak gain equated to about a 90.6% return on the $60.7M cost basis, underscoring the drawdown from the top. Source: @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1996888326155231690

According to @OnchainLens citing Nansen data, a whale staked 24,000 ETH valued at $75.94M after holding the position for five months (source: @OnchainLens, data: Nansen). According to @OnchainLens, the wallet 0x4825b8c4641db7467abdb00710bc1a34ca1c61f4 accumulated the 24,000 ETH for $60.7M in USDC and now shows an unrealized profit of about $15.2M based on current valuation (source: @OnchainLens, data: Nansen). According to @OnchainLens based on Nansen figures, the implied average entry price is roughly $2,529 per ETH and the current implied valuation is about $3,164 per ETH, equating to an unrealized gain near 25% (source: @OnchainLens, data: Nansen).

According to @pedrouid, stablecoins are the best onchain app, underscoring their central role in crypto trading, settlement, and payments on public blockchains (source: Twitter post by @pedrouid on 2025-12-05). Market microstructure data shows USDT and USDC are the dominant quote and settlement assets on centralized exchanges, capturing the majority of spot trading pairs and volume and concentrating liquidity for BTC and ETH (source: Kaiko Research, Stablecoin Market Structure and Liquidity, December 2023). On-chain metrics indicate stablecoins account for a leading share of transfer value on networks such as Tron and Ethereum, supporting market-making and arbitrage flows (source: Coin Metrics, State of the Network, June 4, 2024). For traders, actionable signals include tracking stablecoin supply growth, peg stability around 1.00, and exchange balances to assess liquidity conditions and depeg risk across crypto markets (source: Binance Research, Stablecoins in Crypto, August 2023; Circle, USDC Transparency and Disclosures, 2024).