Altcoins have historically shown a strong surge against BTC several months into major bull runs 🕯

After BTC’s initial rally, market participants often shift focus to alts, looking for underpriced opportunities.

Data from two previous cycles points to a similar pattern emerging soon. The Alts vs BTC ratio will likely pump again 🔼

BTC reclaims the $98,000 level 📈

Looks like bulls decided to fight back and return above $100k on Christmas Day 🎁

Unitree Robotics has unveiled a consumer AI robot that is now ready for shipment with a price tag of $150k 🤖

China is accelerating to the next level in robotics. They seem to be a few years ahead of everyone else 😨

Just look at how maneuverable and fast this robot is, you can't run away from it, even in the woods

✅ Bitcoin reached $99,300 and retraced back a bit with many expecting altcoin season to begin as historically bullish Q1 approaches 💰

Daily Digest:

🔸 On Friday 146,000 BTC options contracts valued at $14 billion will expire

🔸 Russia announced a 6-year ban on crypto mining in 10 regions, citing energy shortages 🚫

🔸 MicroStrategy calls shareholders meeting to fund more Bitcoin purchases

🔸 New Layer-1 blockchain Trrue received a $10 million investment commitment from GEM Digital

🔸 Scandinavian countries disclose tax records and addresses of crypto holders, providing criminals with a list of potential targets

🔸 Robinhood CEO says no plans to invest in Bitcoin 🙄

🔸 Texas Department of Banking has granted MoonPay a Money Transmitter License

🔹 Prices:

🥇 Bitcoin - $98,538 (↑4.4%)
✨ Ethereum - $3,485 (↑2.2%)
🧪 S&P 500 - 6,040 (↑1.10%)
🕗 DXY - 108.12 (↑0.08%)
🌉 Gold - 2,617 (↑0.17%)

BTC is up by $6,000 today

🤣 People who bought at $108k last week be like:

💸 Russian companies have begun using Bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments.

This happens following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions ✍️

Top 7 Token Unlocks of the Upcoming Week 🔓

The total value of tokens unlocked this week will exceed $91 million, which is not a big deal 👇

• SPACE ID (ID) — $35.32M
• Immutable (IMX) — $32.43M
• Grass (GRASS) — $9.49M
• Yield Guild Games (YGG) — $5.57M
• NFPrompt (NFP) — $3.85M
• GT Protocol (GTAI) — $2.52M
• Moonwell (WELL) — $2.33M

#unlocks

🇹🇷 Turkey has passed a law requiring crypto users to provide identification data for digital asset transfers above the $425 threshold.

This new regulation of the AML legislation for the crypto market has been prepared to be approved in February 2025.

The surveillance state is not going to allow crypto to exist without its intervention 🙄

What is a Santa Claus rally? 🎅

It’s typically a short-lived market surge that appears between Christmas and New Year. The idea is that holiday cheer, year-end bonuses, and tax adjustments drive up buying, fueling a quick pump 📈

🤑 It also happens in crypto because year-end excitement and extra funds can spark fresh investments. Some traders rebalance their holdings or finalize tax positions, occasionally triggering a short-term rally.

For beginners, remember that holiday sentiment can shift quickly. If you decide to jump in, set a clear budget and avoid risking more than you can lose 👨‍🏫

#FAQ

✅ At the end of Christmas, Bitcoin almost reached $100k, not all is lost, there are still 6 days left until the New Year and the bulls can still have a Santa rally 🎄📈

Daily Digest:

🔸 A new research report ranked Singapore as the world’s leading blockchain innovation hub

🔸 Turkey introduced stricter crypto AML regulations: people will need to report ID information when transferring more than $425 in crypto 🔍

🔸 Six Bitcoin mutual funds will debut in Israel on Dec. 31

🔸 Russia says it is using Bitcoin for international payments

🔸 In 2024, nearly $15 billion was distributed through crypto airdrops 🪂

🔸 Coinbase report says crypto stablecoins could grow to $3 trillion over the next five years

🔹 Prices:

🥇 Bitcoin - $98,744 (↑0.4%)
✨ Ethereum - $3,469 (↓0.3%)
🧪 S&P 500 - 6,040 (↑1.10%)
🕗 DXY - 108.14 (↓0.06%)
🌉 Gold - 2,624 (↑0.28%)

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Any altcoin as soon as you buy 😅

During the last bull cycle in 2021, after a small correction the insane altcoin season started around this time and lasted 4.5 months until the end of May 🔼

Do you think something similar will happen this time? Let's take a vote:

Yes — 👍

No — 🫡

Common Crypto Scams to Avoid 👮

1️⃣ Fake giveaways. They promise to double your coins or give free tokens but never deliver. Verify official links, ignore wild claims, and never send crypto to unknown addresses. Nobody wants to give you anything for free by DMing you.

2️⃣ Phishing and clone sites. Attackers replicate legit platforms or emails to steal keys. Double-check URL spelling, bookmark reliable sites, and avoid random links or attachments.

3️⃣ Social engineering. Crooks pretend to be famous figures, helpful tech support, your friend, etc. They are using trust and urgency to bait you. Real teams never demand private data through direct messages.

4️⃣ Ponzi schemes. They promise big returns but use new deposits to pay existing investors. Once recruitment dies, everyone loses. Investigate a project’s track record and watch out for “guaranteed profit.”

5️⃣ Seed phrase bait. Seed phrase bait. Scammers intentionally "leak" seed phrases from crypto wallet. To withdraw this money victim needs to deposit some gas money for a transaction. After this, they are immediately drained.

#FAQ

✅ After a failed attempt to climb above $100,000, Bitcoin fell to $95,000, where it spent the entire day today, dragging the whole market with it 📉

Daily Digest:

🔸 Solana’s Jito staking pool exceeded $100M in monthly tips

🔸 Putin claims he wants to end war in Ukraine

🔸 Stablecoin issuer Tether made its first crypto venture capital fund investment into Arcanum Capital 🤑

🔸 Strive, an asset manager founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, has filed SEC for ‘Bitcoin Bond’ ETF

🔸 FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame’s prison sentence was reduced by one year

🔸 Cancer lab to receive over $1 million in donations after charity memecoin MIRA soars 💵

🔸 South Korea sanctioned 15 North Korean IT organization members for crypto heists and cyber theft

🔹 Prices:

🥇 Bitcoin - $95,712 (↓3.4%)
✨ Ethereum - $3,334 (↓4.4%)
🧪 S&P 500 - 6,037(↓0.04%)
🕗 DXY - 108.08 (↓0.11%)
🌉 Gold - 2,633 (↓0.03%)

When you learned to sell before the dump 😅

💰 4 major tokens of this bull cycle that will surprise everyone with their price action 👇

• $HYPE - A decentralized trading protocol with an on-chain order book, offering a seamless, centralized exchange experience in a decentralized framework.

• $USUAL - A revenue-driven token redefining DeFi by linking real-world asset revenues to sustainable stablecoin yields.

• $ENA - A protocol offering a crypto-native synthetic dollar (USDe) through Ethereum staking and hedging strategies.

• $VIRTUAL - A platform integrating AI and blockchain for co-owning, tokenizing, and monetizing autonomous AI agents.

What tokens do you think will be in the spotlight in 2025? 🤔