Merry Christmas lads
My $BTC chart hasn't moved in over a month
Ping pong chop between HTF levels while every other asset class has been pumping
Need volatility expansion to allow me to buy the top/sell the bottom on a failed momentum trade so I can blame Wintermute
Cheers

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According to ME News, on December 28th (UTC+8), Coinbob's hot address monitoring showed that the "alt short seller" transferred $2 million to Hyperliquid yesterday and then established a short position in ZEC around $446. The current position size is approximately $1.32 million, with an average price of $479, and the address is still adding to its position as of press time. This address had already liquidated its positions in MON, ZEC, and Trump before Christmas this week, and significantly closed out its short positions in ASTER, UNI, PUMP, and other cryptocurrencies...

The "fake short seller" returned to the short after the holiday to add to short positions, profiting from previously closed short positions in UNI, ZEC, etc. at low points.

Coinbase Institutional says shifting market structure, not hype cycles, will shape crypto trading and adoption in 2026 as activity concentrates in a few key areas.

Coinbase says three areas will dominate the crypto market in 2026

Author | Messari
Compiled by Odaily Odaily(@OdailyChina)
Translator | Dingdang (@XiaMiPP)
Editor's Note: While Bitcoin has repeatedly "hit the wall" and its price has continued to fluctuate between $80,000 and $90,000, market attention is likely still largely focused on Bitcoin itself. However, ZEC, a representative asset in the privacy sector, has once again broken through the $500 mark, currently trading at $518, representing a nearly 40% increase from its recent low. Even more intriguing is...