According to Odaily Planet Daily, some macro analysts believe that if the Bank of Japan raises interest rates as expected on December 19th, Bitcoin may further retrace to the $70,000 level. Analyst AndrewBTC, tracking historical data, points out that since 2024, every rate hike by the Bank of Japan has been accompanied by a Bitcoin price drop of over 20%, such as a drop of approximately 23% in March 2024, approximately 26% in July 2024, and approximately 31% in January 2025. If the Bank of Japan raises rates next week, similar downside risks may reappear. (Cointelegraph)

According to OKX market data, ICE/USDT is currently priced at 0.002695 USDT, a 24-hour increase of 54.35%. The token reached a high of 0.003645 USDT in the past 24 hours, with a trading volume of approximately 573 million ICE (approximately $1.3656 million USD). Previously, OKX officially announced that it would delist the ICE/USDⓈ (ICE/USD) trading pair from 16:00 to 18:00 (UTC+8) on December 14, 2025, and the ICE/USDT trading pair from 16:00 to 18:00 (UTC+8) on December 16, 2025.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, based on monitoring by on-chain analyst Ai Yi, FOLKS' 24-hour contract trading volume on Binance reached $2.35 billion, ranking among the top three, second only to BTC and ETH. After several rounds of price fluctuations, OI still has $29.83 million in trading volume. Among 294 smart money traders, 65% of accounts (191) chose to go long, with a total position of $6.18 million and an average opening price of $21.88. Meanwhile, 35% of short investors (103) held positions of $2.57 million, with an average opening price of $15.64, most of which are likely in a state of holding onto losing positions opened at low points.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, crypto researcher 0xNing0x published an article on the X platform stating that the reason why US stocks and Bitcoin fell instead of rising after the Federal Reserve's rate cut this month lies in the change in the shape of the US Treasury yield curve before and after the rate cut. The Fed's three-pronged monetary policy move—a 25 basis point rate cut, the start of short-term bond purchases through quantitative easing (QE), and guidance towards one rate cut in 2026—has refined the steepening process of the US Treasury yield curve. This "bullish steepening" will dominate the global financial market trend from now until the first quarter of next year. Assets such as US AI stocks and Bitcoin, which are over-priced in optimistic rate cut expectations, will continue to be under pressure, while US high-yield stocks (bank stocks and industrial stocks) will enter a valuation repair cycle.

Huoxun Finance reported on December 14th that the *Economic Observer* published an article exposing a Ponzi scheme operated by Yuzhi Financial Co., Ltd. in China, using "virtual currency trading" as a gimmick. Yuzhi Financial Co., Ltd. and its platforms claimed that investors could earn a fixed 1% daily return (static return) by following Bitcoin contract trading, with additional dynamic rewards for recruiting new members. The minimum investment was 7400 yuan, with a claimed cumulative return of up to 370.6% in 30 days, and even doubling during annual promotional periods. However, there were no real transactions; the returns were paid to earlier investors through newer investments. Recently, multiple investors reported that their virtual asset trading app, "HSEX," was unable to withdraw funds normally. The platform subsequently required users to pay a "self-certification deposit" of 20% of their total account balance and increased the withdrawal fee from 10% to 30%. Previously, the Joint Office for Preventing and Combating Illegal Financial Activities in Xinyi City, Guangdong Province, the Leading Group Office for Preventing and Combating Illegal Financial Activities in Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the Financial Affairs Center of Shigu District, Hengyang City, Hunan Province had all issued relevant risk warnings. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange also disclosed that Yuzhi Financial and its related HSEX and HKEX websites had been listed as suspicious websites multiple times and had no connection with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.