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.

According to @lookonchain, wallet 0xE9D0 borrowed 1M USDC to purchase 5,211 AAVE and now holds 338,544 AAVE valued at $69.08M on Aave while carrying $30.8M in USDC debt. According to the Arkham Intelligence address explorer cited by @lookonchain, these balances and liabilities are visible on-chain and reflect continued use of recursive borrowing by this address.

According to @lookonchain, a trader labeled BitcoinOG (account 1011short) deposited another $110M USDC into Hyperliquid to add long exposure in BTC and SOL; source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1999133026484465751 and https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1999288129006764271. Lookonchain reported the wallet’s position snapshot as 140,094 ETH (~$450M), 1,000 BTC (~$91.8M), and 100,000 SOL (~$13.6M) on Hyperliquid at the time of posting; source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1999133026484465751. In a follow-up, Lookonchain stated the trader added 20,000 ETH (~$63.3M) as the market fell, showing 140,094 ETH valued around $442M with a liquidation price of $2,387.28; source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1998919895493566545 and https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1999288129006764271. Lookonchain also noted the trade’s PnL shifted from more than $26M profit to over $2.4M loss; source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1998919895493566545. Based on Lookonchain’s valuation snapshots, notional exposure across ETH, BTC, and SOL exceeded approximately $555M at that time; source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1999133026484465751.

According to Onchain Lens, a whale wallet deposited 4.59 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 20x leveraged ETH long position on December 12, 2025, source: Onchain Lens on X; HyperBot trader page https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x72718B839a4EB8ee4034D24C1C1A1B1F1CE41E2c. The activity is identified as the first time this wallet executed such a trade on HyperLiquid, source: Onchain Lens on X; HyperBot trader page https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x72718B839a4EB8ee4034D24C1C1A1B1F1CE41E2c. The deposit size and 20x leverage indicate a single-entity high-leverage ETH exposure that traders can monitor via the referenced tracker, source: Onchain Lens on X; HyperBot trader page https://hyperbot.network/trader/0x72718B839a4EB8ee4034D24C1C1A1B1F1CE41E2c.

According to @OnchainLens, Machi deposited $299,842 USDC into HyperLiquid and increased his ETH 25x long to 6,900 ETH with an entry at $3,240.93 and a liquidation price at $3,130.95 (source: @OnchainLens). Onchain Lens reports this equates to roughly $22.36 million notional exposure at entry, with the new deposit about 1.34% of notional and approximately 3.4% downside to the stated liquidation based on the figures provided (source: @OnchainLens). Based on numbers cited by @OnchainLens, traders can monitor the $3,130.95 liquidation level on HyperLiquid as the key trigger zone for potential forced unwinds of this position (source: @OnchainLens).

According to @OnchainLens, the Bitcoin OG (10/11) address deposited an additional $110M USDC into HyperLiquid, bringing total deposits to $230M, opened new 5x BTC and 20x SOL long positions, and continues to hold a 5x ETH long position; all figures and positions are as reported by @OnchainLens and the referenced HyperLiquid tracker. Source: @OnchainLens; hyperbot.network. According to @OnchainLens, the combined value of all open positions is $556M with approximately $10M in unrealized profit at the time of reporting. Source: @OnchainLens.

According to @Celo, a16z crypto estimates stablecoins settled about 46 trillion dollars in transaction volume last year, exceeding PayPal by more than 20x, nearing 3x Visa, and rapidly approaching ACH volumes; source: a16z crypto. a16z crypto also notes stablecoin transfers can complete in under one second at sub-cent fees, highlighting speed and cost advantages for on-chain payments; source: a16z crypto. For trading, the scale of USDT and USDC rails underpins liquidity across centralized exchanges and DeFi, where stablecoins serve as dominant quote and settlement assets that shape depth and spreads; source: Kaiko Research.

According to @Celo, stablecoin activity on Ethereum is hitting new highs: 40% of Ethereum Mainnet transactions now interact with stablecoins, a record share (source: @growthepie_eth); Ethereum has led all L1s in net stablecoin inflows over the past three months with more than $12.5 billion (source: @iamjosephyoung); Stripe will begin supporting stablecoin payments tomorrow, enabling merchants to accept USDC and other assets (source: @kucoincom); and SkyEcosystem’s sUSDS is now the largest yield-bearing stablecoin (source: @stablewatchHQ).

According to @Celo, Ledger has enabled CELO swaps on Ledger Wallet and announced support for Celo-native USDT, USDC, and Mento Labs’ cUSD, cEUR, cCOP, cGHS, and cREAL, providing on-ledger access for these assets (source: https://x.com/Celo/status/1999118054027104717; https://x.com/Celo/status/1996503636462231862). According to @Celo, CELO swaps are live now on Ledger Wallet, allowing users to execute CELO trades directly from hardware custody (source: https://x.com/Celo/status/1999118054027104717). According to @Celo, the rollout was highlighted at Binance Blockchain Week with a limited-edition Celo-branded Ledger Flex giveaway to the first attendee who swapped CELO at the Celo booth (source: https://x.com/Celo/status/1999118054027104717). According to @Celo, traders using Ledger can now transact CELO and manage the listed Celo-native stable assets within the Ledger ecosystem as supported assets (source: https://x.com/Celo/status/1999118054027104717; https://x.com/Celo/status/1996503636462231862).

According to @OnchainLens, a newly created wallet deposited $1.67M USDC into HyperLiquid and opened an ETH long position with 3x leverage, indicating fresh leveraged exposure on a decentralized perpetuals venue; source: @OnchainLens on X, Dec 11, 2025. For sizing context, using the reported $1.67M deposit, the maximum theoretical notional at 3x leverage would be roughly $5.01M if the full collateral were deployed, which traders can use to benchmark potential order size and risk; figures source: @OnchainLens, calculation based on reported deposit and leverage. Traders can monitor live position updates for this wallet via HyperTracker to track fills and risk in real time; source: app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0x310a61ada99f2267949b45ca90ad75660dae350c. No entry price, exact position notional, or liquidation levels were disclosed in the source, so risk parameters should be inferred cautiously from the available on-chain alert; source: @OnchainLens.

According to CoinMarketCap, Taiwan has cleared a stablecoin regulatory framework slated for 2026, providing a public timeline for market access planning; source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 11, 2025. According to CoinMarketCap, Argentina’s banks are targeting an April rollout for crypto services, indicating a near-term on-ramp expansion for local users; source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 11, 2025. According to CoinMarketCap, Robinhood is entering Indonesia, adding a retail gateway in a high-growth Southeast Asian market; source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 11, 2025. According to CoinMarketCap, the Philippines’ GoTyme has added crypto access for 6.5 million users, increasing potential retail participation; source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 11, 2025. According to CoinMarketCap, Hong Kong has launched a crypto tax framework, formalizing treatment that traders can reference for compliance-sensitive flows; source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 11, 2025. Traders can monitor USDT and USDC quotes, BTC and ETH spot volumes, and local fiat pairs tied to Taiwan, Argentina, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong as these access and policy changes roll out; source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 11, 2025.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a social post claims Donald Trump is offering U.S. residence for $1,000,000 for individuals and $2,000,000 for companies, plus a $15,000 service fee, and mentions a higher-tier "Platinum Card" plan, but the post provides no official government document or agency link for verification (source: @ai_9684xtpa tweet dated Dec 11, 2025). For context, the existing USCIS EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program sets minimum investments at $800,000 in targeted employment areas or $1,050,000 otherwise, with changes formally published on USCIS.gov and in the Federal Register before taking effect (sources: USCIS EB-5 Program; Federal Register). From a trading perspective, treat this as an unverified headline and seek confirmation via USCIS.gov, the Federal Register, or official White House releases before repositioning, while monitoring stablecoin on/off-ramp proxies such as USDT and USDC order-book depth and spreads for any observable shifts in liquidity conditions (sources: USCIS; Federal Register; WhiteHouse.gov; Kaiko research on stablecoin market depth). Stablecoins represent the majority of crypto trading volume and are widely used for cross-border value transfer, making USDT and USDC liquidity metrics relevant watchpoints for traders tracking USD-linked flows around policy news (source: Chainalysis 2024 Geography of Cryptocurrency report).

According to @EmberCN, a whale who deployed 120 million USDC to go long ETH in recent days added 20,000 ETH (about $66.42 million) overnight, bringing the long position to 100,000 ETH valued around $335 million, with a $3,158 average entry and approximately $16.73 million in unrealized profit as reported on X on Dec 11, 2025 (source: @EmberCN). The data indicates the position was in profit at the time of the post (source: @EmberCN).

According to @1HowardWu, Circle has partnered with privacy blockchain Aleo to launch USDCx, a privacy-enhanced and compliant stablecoin for crypto markets, source: @1HowardWu on X, Dec 10, 2025. Howard Wu said USDCx will enable hidden transaction records and asset flows to provide bank-level privacy for institutional settlements and large-value transactions, source: @1HowardWu on X, Dec 10, 2025. Fortune separately reported the Circle-Aleo collaboration and identified the product as USDCx, corroborating the announcement, source: Fortune, Dec 9, 2025. The stated design targets compliant institutional use cases where confidentiality of transaction data is required while transacting in a dollar stablecoin, source: @1HowardWu on X, Dec 10, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, Circle has launched USDCx on the Aleo testnet, describing it as a privacy-focused version of USDC that offers bank-level privacy for transactions while maintaining compliance records for regulators. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 10, 2025. The post specifies this is a testnet release, indicating USDCx is not yet live for production mainnet transactions. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 10, 2025. No timeline, exchange support, or liquidity details are provided in the post, so immediate trading utility or market impact is not indicated by the announcement itself. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 10, 2025. For traders tracking stablecoin infrastructure, the key actionable takeaway from the post is the introduction of a compliance-preserving privacy design on Aleo, with any deployment to mainnet or venues unmentioned in the source. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Dec 10, 2025.

According to @CoinMarketCap, stablecoins are among the few crypto businesses with proven product–market fit, underscoring their trading utility in 2025 (source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 10, 2025). According to @CoinMarketCap, while USDT and USDC remain market leaders, a new cohort of stablecoins surged in 2025, catalyzed by Circle's IPO and the GENIUS Act, which reframed competitive dynamics and flows (source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 10, 2025). According to @CoinMarketCap, the market has bifurcated into two rails: crypto-native yield products such as Ethena USDe, Falcon Finance USDf, and Sky USDS offering returns above T-Bill rates via CeDeFi and DeFi strategies, versus institutional stablecoins like PayPal PYUSD, World Liberty Financial USD1, and Ripple RLUSD emphasizing full compliance (source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 10, 2025). According to @CoinMarketCap, the 2025 race centers on yields versus compliance, defining how traders assess risk, return, and adoption across these stablecoin segments (source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 10, 2025).

According to @OnchainLens, a whale deposited $5.5M USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 7x leveraged long position on ETH on Dec 10, 2025 (source: @OnchainLens on X). The post includes a Hyperbot trader page link that attributes the activity to a specific address on HyperLiquid, serving as the reference for this disclosure (source: hyperbot.network link shared by @OnchainLens). Traders may monitor HyperLiquid ETH perpetual open interest and funding rates for follow-through after this sized entry (source: @OnchainLens for the disclosed position).

According to @lookonchain, wallet 0x76AB sold 1,654 ETH for 5.49M USDC, deposited the funds to Hyperliquid, and opened a 7x ETH long totaling 11,543 ETH valued at 38.4M USD with a liquidation price at 2,907.6 USD, source: @lookonchain; Hypurrscan.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, an address dubbed the 10/11 crash insider holds a 80,985.83 ETH long on Hyperliquid at a $3,108.49 average, valuing the position near $269M with about $17.72M unrealized profit as ETH traded above $3,300; source: @ai_9684xtpa. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the trader deposited an additional 40M USDC as margin and is using only 38.35% margin, leaving capacity to scale the long; source: @ai_9684xtpa. According to @ai_9684xtpa, there is a resting buy order for 19,108.68 ETH at $3,280, totaling roughly $62.67M in bid liquidity that remains unfilled; source: @ai_9684xtpa. According to @ai_9684xtpa, this ETH long is the address’s second-largest position since the 10/11 crash short, indicating elevated directional exposure; source: @ai_9684xtpa. According to @ai_9684xtpa, traders may monitor the $3,280 liquidity and the low margin utilization as potential drivers of order flow and volatility in ETH derivatives on Hyperliquid; source: @ai_9684xtpa.