According to @OnchainLens, over the past 48 hours Vitalik Buterin sold UNI, ZORA, BNB, KNC, OMG and other meme tokens from his wallet as observed on-chain; source: @OnchainLens. Following these disposals, the wallet transferred $564,672 USDC and 27 ETH (about $80,364) via the RAILGUN Project; source: @OnchainLens, Nansen profiler. The referenced Nansen profiler page lists the sales and subsequent transfers, confirming timing, assets, and amounts for traders tracking whale activity; source: Nansen profiler.

According to the source, the Republic of the Marshall Islands recently used the Stellar network to distribute a universal basic income payment as a live test of whether crypto rails can substitute for basic banking. This government-to-person payout use case aligns with Stellar’s public positioning for disbursements and cross-border transactions, per Stellar Development Foundation documentation. USDC is live on the Stellar network and is commonly used for compliant fiat-linked payouts on Stellar rails, per Circle’s USDC on Stellar announcement. For trading, participants commonly monitor XLM-relevant network metrics such as daily transactions, active addresses, and on-chain stablecoin volumes published by Stellar Development Foundation reports and blockchain explorers like Stellar Expert to gauge activity following real-world pilots, per Stellar Development Foundation reporting and Stellar Expert data.

According to Lookonchain, Vitalik Buterin's wallet sold 114,500 KNC valued at 22.3K dollars, 30.57M STRAYDOG valued at 10.3K dollars, and 1.05B MUZZ valued at 5.6K dollars over the past two days. Source: Lookonchain on X, Dec 20, 2025. Lookonchain also reported the wallet received 32,560 USDC and 1.89 ETH worth about 5.6K dollars from these sales. Source: Lookonchain on X, Dec 20, 2025. In a separate update, Lookonchain noted the wallet sold 29,500 KNC worth 6K dollars and 30.5M STRAYDOG for 15,916 USDC. Source: Lookonchain on X, Dec 20, 2025. Lookonchain referenced Arkham Intel for transaction details tied to the Vitalik Buterin entity page. Source: Arkham Intel via Lookonchain on X, Dec 20, 2025.

According to @OnchainLens, Vitalik Buterin sold 55,000 KNC for 12,150 USDC and 1.05 billion MUZZ for 1.89 ETH, approximately 5,640 dollars, on December 20, 2025, with the activity attributed to his labeled address on Arkham Intelligence; sources: Onchain Lens on X; Arkham Intelligence at intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/vitalik-buterin. The Arkham entity page shows the executed swaps and counterparties as USDC and ETH, enabling traders to verify exact sizes and timestamps for KNC and MUZZ order flow tracking; source: Arkham Intelligence at intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/vitalik-buterin.

According to @glassnode, on a 90D-SMA basis, USDT and USDC on-chain transfer volume averages about $192B per day, nearly twice the ~$103B/day moved by the top five crypto assets, showing liquidity and settlement activity are increasingly concentrated in stablecoins. Source: Glassnode. Within stablecoins, USDC accounts for roughly $124B/day and USDT about $68B/day on the 90D-SMA. Source: Glassnode. By comparison, 90D-SMA transfer volumes for major assets are BTC ~$81B/day, SOL ~$9.6B/day, ETH ~$7.9B/day, XRP ~$2.2B/day, and BNB ~$1.6B/day, indicating native asset transfer activity is comparatively subdued. Source: Glassnode. For traders, this confirms stablecoins are the primary on-chain liquidity rails across crypto markets, while native asset transfers remain relatively muted. Source: Glassnode.

According to @glassnode, on a 90-day SMA basis, stablecoins now dominate on-chain value transfer with USDC at roughly $124B and USDT at roughly $68B (source: @glassnode). According to @glassnode, major native assets show comparatively lower transfer value with BTC at roughly $81B, ETH at roughly $7.9B, SOL at roughly $9.6B, XRP at roughly $2.2B, and BNB at roughly $1.6B (source: @glassnode). According to @glassnode, stablecoins have become the primary liquidity rails while native asset transfers remain subdued, highlighting where on-chain liquidity currently concentrates (source: @glassnode).

According to Lookonchain, the wallet labeled vitalik.eth sold 29,500 KNC and 30.5 million STRAYDOG for a total of 15,916 USDC on Dec 19, 2025, with the KNC tranche valued at roughly $6,000 at execution (source: Lookonchain on X). According to Arkham Intelligence, these transactions are attributed to the Vitalik Buterin entity on its explorer and show proceeds consolidated in USDC (source: Arkham Intelligence explorer).

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 @OnchainLens, a single whale deposited and sold 255 BTC on HyperLiquid for USD 21.77 million in USDC, source: @OnchainLens. Later, the same wallet opened BTC and ETH short positions on HyperLiquid with 10x leverage totaling USD 77.4 million in notional value, source: @OnchainLens. The open shorts consist of 876.27 BTC valued around USD 76 million and 372.78 ETH valued around USD 1 million, source: @OnchainLens; CoinMarketMan HyperTracker.

According to @OnchainLens, a wallet attributed to dex88p deposited 1,000,000 USDC into HyprLiquid and increased its ORCL long using 20x leverage, as shown on the HyperBot portfolio page for address 0x7034a2de52fEDDF2db4EF7B7Abec7fef574a122e. Source: Onchain Lens on X, Dec 18, 2025; HyperBot https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x7034a2de52fEDDF2db4EF7B7Abec7fef574a122e. This on-chain action adds stablecoin margin to a DeFi derivatives venue and raises this wallet’s leveraged long exposure in ORCL perpetuals on HyprLiquid, relevant for traders tracking ORCL perps flow and positioning. Source: Onchain Lens on X, Dec 18, 2025; HyperBot https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x7034a2de52fEDDF2db4EF7B7Abec7fef574a122e.

According to @CryptoKing4Ever, stablecoins are now processing higher monthly transaction volume than Visa, indicating accelerating adoption of crypto payment rails for settlement and transfers, source: @CryptoKing4Ever. The source asserts this as evidence that the “crypto has no use case” narrative is ending, a data point traders may track as a proxy for demand in stablecoin-denominated markets and on-chain liquidity conditions, source: @CryptoKing4Ever.

According to @OnchainLens, as HYPE trades below $25, a whale holding a 5x long is sitting on an unrealized loss exceeding $19.6 million, based on the HyperBot trader page data (source: @OnchainLens; HyperBot trader page). The same source reports the whale deposited $2 million USDC to avoid liquidation, shifting the reported liquidation price to $20.65 (source: @OnchainLens; HyperBot trader page). For trading, the $20.65 liquidation level flagged by the source is the key trigger point for that wallet’s position, with $25 and $20.65 as immediate levels to monitor highlighted by the source (source: @OnchainLens; HyperBot trader page).

According to CoinMarketCap, Exodus is partnering with MoonPay to develop a USD-backed stablecoin targeted for an early 2026 launch, with MoonPay to issue and manage the asset and integration planned for Exodus Pay, source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 17, 2025. The announcement does not specify the blockchain networks, ticker, reserve attestation, or compliance framework, source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 17, 2025. The plan indicates the stablecoin will be distributed through Exodus Pay at launch, making it a new USD liquidity option within Exodus’s wallet and payment ecosystem, source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 17, 2025. No token economics, redemption terms, or chain support details are provided yet, so spread, liquidity, and on-chain integration cannot be assessed at this time, source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 17, 2025.

According to @lookonchain, Arthur Hayes received 32.42 million USDC over the past two days from Binance, Galaxy Digital, Wintermute, and several other platforms, with transaction details referenced via the Arkham Intel entity page for Arthur Hayes (source: @lookonchain post on Dec 17, 2025, citing Arkham Intel). According to @lookonchain, the disclosure lists inbound transfers, counterparties, the total size, and the two-day window and does not provide evidence of subsequent exchange deposits or deployments, so traders tracking stablecoin flows can anchor monitoring to this timestamped inflow and sender list as reported by @lookonchain.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale deposited 1.57 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a BERA short position with 5x leverage on Dec 17, 2025, with the transaction and position details referenced via the linked HyperBot trader page. Source: Onchain Lens on X; HyperBot trader page.

According to @lookonchain, Machi deposited $1.2M USDC into Hyperliquid and opened a 25x long totaling 4,100 ETH ($12.08M) with a stated liquidation price of $2,698.71, source: @lookonchain. This sets $2,698.71 as the key account liquidation threshold that traders can monitor for risk management on ETH perpetuals, source: @lookonchain.

According to Onchain Lens, Machi (@machibigbrother) deposited $1.2 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 25x leveraged ETH long position. Source: Onchain Lens https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2001078863468847574; Hypertracker https://app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0x020ca66c30bec2c4fe3861a94e4db4a498a35872 According to Onchain Lens, as the market continued to decline, the new 25x ETH long was completely liquidated. Source: Onchain Lens https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2001078863468847574 According to Onchain Lens, the cumulative loss tied to Machi’s ETH leverage trading now exceeds $22.9 million. Source: Onchain Lens https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2001078863468847574 According to Onchain Lens, this sequence represents large forced long-liquidation flow in ETH perps on HyperLiquid during the downside move, which is directly observable via the provided wallet tracker. Source: Onchain Lens https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2001078863468847574; Hypertracker https://app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0x020ca66c30bec2c4fe3861a94e4db4a498a35872

According to the source, the U.S. FDIC has proposed the first U.S. stablecoin rule emerging from the GENIUS Act; confirm by checking the proposal docket on fdic.gov or the Federal Register when posted. Source: user-submitted social media post; fdic.gov. Under the Administrative Procedure Act, proposed rules proceed through notice and public comment before any finalization, so near-term trading impact hinges on the published text and timeline once the docket appears. Source: 5 U.S.C. 553. Traders should be ready to parse reserve composition, redemption windows, custody and disclosure requirements in the proposal to map likely effects on USD stablecoin liquidity and on USDC and USDT market spreads once the text is available. Source: U.S. Treasury President's Working Group report on stablecoins 2021; OCC Interpretive Letters 1170 to 1179.

According to @binance, the final 2025 AskBinance campaign tied to Binance Blockchain Week will award 200 USDC to each user whose question is selected, with a submission deadline of Dec 14 at 23:59 UTC (source: Binance official X post dated Dec 12, 2025; Binance survey page). To participate, users must like and repost the announcement, comment their question with the AskBinance hashtag, and complete the official Binance survey referenced in the post (source: Binance official X post dated Dec 12, 2025; Binance survey page). Rewards are denominated in USDC as stated in the announcement (source: Binance official X post dated Dec 12, 2025).

According to @simplykashif, India has entered the global top 10 for crypto transactions following a rise in stablecoin activity; the post did not share the underlying dataset or methodology. Source: @simplykashif on X (Dec 12, 2025). Chainalysis reports that stablecoins constitute the majority of on-chain transaction volume globally and are especially prevalent in emerging markets such as India, highlighting the trading importance of USD-pegged pairs like USDT and USDC for liquidity and price discovery. Source: Chainalysis, 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency report.