Behold! The phantom of spot demand haunts the hollowed halls of crypto exchanges, while derivatives squirm like damned souls in purgatory. Low liquidity? A carnival mirror warping reality! 🤪
As of today, December 29, our dear Ripple (XRP) token finds itself trading at $1.8700, which is nearly half of its lofty heights achieved earlier this year. How quaint! 🎈
So, our dear APT took a little nap-down 1.7% to $1.70- catching the market yawn. Unfortunately, it’s underperforming the big, bad crypto crowd, who seem to be slightly more energetic, or maybe just less sleepy. 😴
On the NIGHT/USDT chart, courtesy of the ever-reliable TradingView, the latest candle is sitting pretty at $0.092216, up a sprightly 2.67%. And would you Adam and Eve it? The price is holding firm above the Bollinger Bands basis of $0.085786. That old indicator, always the trend’s trusty sidekick, is lending its support-until, of course, it decides to throw in the towel. 🧢
La Banque du Peuple de Chine (PBOC, pour les intimes) a récemment lancé une mise à jour spectaculaire dans la saga de sa monnaie numérique, le fameux CBDC. Imaginez-la comme une révolution dans la gestion financière, avec un document portant un titre aussi pompeux qu’un prix Nobel : “Action Plan for Strengthening Digital RMB & Infrastructure”. Rien que ça, mes amis! 📜🧐
This shenanigan was spotted by Lookonchain, a detective agency for blockchain mysteries, on December 29. The trail goes back to October 2025-yes, the future-or as we like to call it, Tuesday. 📆
Let us not forget Michael Saylor’s signature dance-an “orange dot” on X-an ancient signal that signals, well, more Bitcoin. To his followers, it’s as predictable as sunrise: another purchase, another declaration of unwavering faith in the ~digital gold~. Truly poetic, when one considers that Strategy now boasts a staggering 672,497 BTC, valued at an eye-watering $50.44 billion. A sea of crypto, enough to drown out the skeptics, including Schiff himself, who seems convinced that the firm might sell its soul-or at least its stocks-to keep up with the Joneses (or the Satoshis). 🧙♂️
Markets are probably in the early phase of a crypto winter, echoing Bitcoin’s historical four-year cycle. Brett Knoblauch, the analyst with a name that sounds like a character from a 19th-century novel, says Bitcoin is roughly 85 days past its peak. Prices could remain under pressure for months, possibly even testing Strategy’s (MSTR) average breakeven price near $75,000. Because, you know, why not? 💸
For those not fluent in crypto-speak, a golden cross is when the 50-day moving average (the sprightly pup) leaps over the 200-day moving average (the old hound), suggesting that something-anything-positive might be brewing beneath the surface. 🍺 In SHIB’s case, this happened on the hourly chart, which is about as meaningful as a dog’s promise not to eat the homework. 📈
In the witching hour of December 29th, Bitcoin, that capricious siren, lured the unwary with a surge past $90,000. Hopes flickered like a dying candle 💫, as the crypto economy briefly bloomed to $3.1 trillion. But lo! The rally was a phantom, a trick of the market’s cruel hand. For when BTC peaked at $90,300, the truth emerged: a liquidity void so vast it could swallow souls. The bears rejoiced, for the downtrend’s chains remained unbroken, and resistance crumbled into dust.