BlockBeats news, December 9th—Zcash (ZEC) has recently performed strongly. After 127,000 BTC held by "Prince Group" leader Chen Zhi was confiscated by the US government and the main culprit in the 60,000 BTC money laundering case, Qian Zhimin, was apprehended, ZEC's price surged past $750 on the privacy narrative. However, a new feature launched today by blockchain tracking platform Arkham has shaken Zcash's privacy narrative. Earlier today, Arkham added on-chain monitoring for Zcash, marking over half of Zcash's shielded and unshielded on-chain transactions, involving $420 billion worth of transactions, all linked to known individuals and institutions. Arkham's de-anonymization efforts for Zcash so far include: 53% of Zcash transactions have been

Bernstein, which manages approximately $800 billion in assets, has recently published a Bitcoin research report that has drawn significant attention from the market. The firm states that Bitcoin’s decade-long “four-year halving cycle” has officially ended, and a long-term bull market phase led by institutional capital is taking shape. According to the report content shared by VanEck executive Matthew Sigel, Bernstein believes that Bitcoin’s current structural demand is being reshaped by institutional buying. Although Bitcoin’s price has recently corrected by nearly 30%, ETF outflows have remained under 5%, indicating that most institutional buyers view BTC as a strategic asset rather than a short-term trading tool. This sustained net ETF inflow is highly consistent with the long-term accumulation trend of large institutions and also reflects that the structure of the Bitcoin market is undergoing profound changes.

Since the launch of the Bitcoin network in 2009, the number of independent addresses holding more than 0.1 Bitcoin has generally increased, but over the past 24 months, it has continued to decline, dropping from 4,548,107 to 4,443,541. The decline began at the start of 2024 and has now reached a two-year low.

Gate News bot 消息，Gate 行情显示，BTC 跌破 91000 USDT，现价 90993.1 USDT。

Odaily Planet Daily news: BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. announced on December 8, 2025, that the company's total holdings of crypto assets, cash, and "moonshot" investments reached $13.2 billion. As of 4:00 PM ET on December 7, the company's crypto asset holdings included 3,864,951 ETH (valued at $3,139 each), 193 BTC, and $36 million in shares of Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS), as well as $1 billion in cash. The company's ETH holdings now exceed 3.2% of the total ETH token supply, with a target to accumulate 5%. The company's chairman T

Gate News bot message, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has expanded its Bitcoin portfolio with a substantial acquisition of 10,624 BTC, investing $962.7M at an average price of $90,615 per Bitcoin. Following this purchase, the company's total Bitcoin holdings have reached 660,624 BTC. The cumulat

BlockBeats news, on December 8, QCP released its daily market commentary stating that BTC experienced sharp fluctuations in the $88,000 to $92,000 range on Sunday, while ETH also quickly surged from $2,910 to $3,150. As year-end liquidity continues to decline, the market has become particularly sensitive to small capital flows. However, despite the strong volatility, liquidation volumes remain small, indicating that market participation and positions have continued to decrease this quarter. The open interest of the two major assets’ perpetual contracts has dropped 40–50% from the highs in October, and retail sentiment has returned to bearish levels. Meanwhile, supply is tightening significantly. In the past two weeks, about 25,000 BTC have been withdrawn from exchanges, and for the first time, ETF and corporate holdings have exceeded exchange balances; ETH exchange reserves have also fallen to a near ten-year low, indicating that while retail investors are exiting, long-term capital is quietly accumulating. Market focus

Bitcoin is hovering near the 0.382 Fibonacci key support level, with the market watching to see whether it can hold this bullish defense line. Analyst Daan Crypto Trades has warned that if this level is breached, Bitcoin could fall back to the $76,000 region from April and potentially damage the high time frame bullish structure. Last weekend, Bitcoin briefly dropped below $88,000 during a round of leveraged liquidations, then rebounded to $91,500. Analyst Bull Theory described this move as a typical "low-liquidity weekend liquidation," viewing it as a maneuver to squeeze leveraged positions in both directions by taking advantage of weak market structure. Next, the market is awaiting the Federal Reserve FOMC meeting, with a widely expected 0.25% rate cut. However, since the first rate cut in October, crypto market sentiment has actually cooled, mainly because Powell has emphasized that decisions will be data-driven, making it difficult for the market to simply bet on a long-term easing cycle. Markus Thielen of 10x Research pointed out that weaker ETF inflows in December and declining trading volumes have limited Bitcoin's short-term breakout potential, while narrowing volatility has also increased downside risk.

Gate News bot 消息，据 2025 年 12 月 8 日 Gate 官方公告 Gate Launchpool 即将开启第 345 期，推出 Stable (STABLE) 代币空投活动。用户可质押 BTC、GT 或 STABLE 代币免费瓜分 4,000,000 STABLE 代币奖励，挖矿时间为 2025 年 12 月 8 日 22:00 至 12 月 15 日 22:00 (UTC+8)，奖励每小时发放一次，100% 解锁。 本期 Launchpool 升级了参与规则，BTC 质押池的锁仓上限将根据用户 60 日总交易量确定。交易量计算方式为：60 日现货交易量 + 60 日合约交易量 × 40% + 期权交易量 × 5%。用户 60 日总交易量需达到最低要求 60,000 USD 才能参与 BTC 质押池并获得空投奖励。 StableChain (STABLE) 是一条为稳定币支付而生的 USDT 原生 Layer 1，每笔交易以 USDT 结算，具备亚秒级最终性和低费用特性。Gate Labs 未参与该项目投资。

According to HyperInsight monitoring, on December 8, the address "Calm Order King" had three long positions with unrealized losses totaling $900,000. Specifically: a 40x short position on 93.73 BTC with an unrealized loss of $240,000, a 20x short position on 44,000 SOL with an unrealized loss of $200,000, and a 10x short position on 1.22 million ZEC with an unrealized loss of $460,000. The current balance is $640,000.

Driven by expectations that the Federal Reserve may cut rates by 25 basis points this week, cryptocurrencies rose in tandem with Asian stock markets on Monday. Bitcoin prices edged up to around $91,300, gaining 2% over the past 24 hours and up more than 6% over the past week, continuing last week’s rebound. However, BTC still faces significant resistance near $94,000. FxPro analyst Alex Kuptsikevich pointed out that this rally is still part of a corrective structure, but if momentum continues, Bitcoin has a chance to further test the $98,000 to $100,000 range.

Philippine digital bank GoTyme launches cryptocurrency services in partnership with Alpaca, allowing users to buy and sell 11 types of crypto assets within the app, with automatic exchange rate conversion supported for transactions. GoTyme focuses on simplicity and plans to expand to Vietnam and Indonesia, with no plans to optimize for profitability before 2027.

According to Gate News Bot on December 8, citing CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, BTC (Bitcoin) is currently trading at $91,257.58, up 2.08% in 24 hours, having reached a high of $94,060.77 and a low of $83,862.25 in the same period. The 24-hour trading volume reached $49.977 billion. The current market cap is approximately $1.82 trillion, an increase of $37.152 billion compared to yesterday. Bitcoin is an innovative payment network and a new kind of money. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks; transaction management and the issuing of bitcoins are carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin is open-source; its design is public, nobody owns or controls Bitcoin, and everyone can participate. Through its unique properties, Bitcoin allows for exciting uses that could not be achieved by any previous payment system.

According to ChainCatcher, as reported by CoinDesk, two wallets associated with Casascius physical bitcoins have recently transferred a total of 2,000 bitcoins, worth approximately $180 million, after being dormant for over ten years. These bitcoins had not been touched since 2011 and 2012, when the price of bitcoin was under $15, compared to nearly $90,000 today. Casascius physical coins were created by Utah entrepreneur Mike Caldwell in 2011 as physical collectibles containing embedded private keys, with denominations ranging from 1 to 1,000 BTC. Each coin comes with a tamper-evident holographic seal to protect the private key underneath. Due to the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) flagging Caldwell as an unlice

Star responded on social media to the allegations that Moore Threads co-founder Li Feng borrowed 1,500 BTC and failed to return it, stating that the debt issue will be handled according to the law and encouraging attention to positive developments in the future. At the same time, Star disclosed the historical background of the agreement and Li Feng's breach of contract.

金色财经报道，法国金融媒体The Big Whale披露该国金融巨头BPCE已公布最新推出的加密货币交易服务详情，据悉该服务将允许客户通过Hexarq管理的独立数字资产账户买卖BTC、ETH、SOL和USDC，每月收取2.99欧元管理费用和1.5%的交易佣金，此外该行还表示虽然现阶段暂覆盖约200万客户，但在2026年计划扩大旗下全部1200万零售客户，分阶段推出旨在监测采用情况和系统性能。

a16z points out in a recent article that Bitcoin faces issues with governance efficiency and proactive migration, making it urgent to shift to quantum-resistant digital signatures. If the community cannot reach consensus, a hard fork may occur. In addition, holders must proactively migrate their assets, and millions of bitcoins vulnerable to quantum attacks could lose protection as a result.

On-chain data analyst Murphy pointed out that the short-term Behavior Weighted Trend Signal (BWTS) can identify selling pressure and trend capitulation behavior. A divergence between BWTS and BTC price often signals panic selling has been cleared, indicating a potential rebound. Currently, the BWTS pattern is similar to that after the Luna crash in 2022, suggesting that rebound conditions still exist.

According to BlockBeats, due to recent position adjustments by “Calm Order King,” the account currently holds a total position size of approximately $24.18 million, with a floating profit of $570,000, and has achieved 15 consecutive wins. The main positions include short positions in BTC, SOL, ZEC, and MON, all of which have performed better than expected.

The Yield Basis protocol activated its fee switch on December 6, becoming the latest crypto protocol to distribute revenue to token holders. Users can claim 17 accumulated Bitcoins, worth nearly $1.6 million, for a period of four weeks starting from September. This proposal has been unanimously approved by token holders.