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Cryptocurrencies Approach New Year in Positive Mood
Bitcoin advanced to its highest price in three days, though all of the biggest cryptocurrencies are negative for the week.
Автор Sheldon Reback
Cryptocurrencies moved toward the year end in a positive mood, with bitcoin – the world’s largest crypto by market capitalization – adding about 3% over 24 hours and ether, the No. 2, also gaining more than 3%, CoinDesk data show.
- Bitcoin climbed above $48,000, the highest in three days, while ether topped $3,800, the highest price since Wednesday.
- All of the 10 largest cryptocurrencies by market cap were advancing as of 10:35 UTC, though all are lower than at the same time a week ago and all except Terra’s LUNA token and stablecoins tether and USDC are down more than 10% since the beginning of December, Messari data show.
- LUNA rallied after a November community proposal to “burn” tokens, or permanently remove them from circulation. It touched a record high of $103 earlier this week. In the past 24 hours, it has added 4% to almost $90.
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KuCoin captured a record share of centralised exchange volume in 2025, with more than $1.25tn traded as its volumes grew faster than the wider crypto market.
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- KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025, equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per month, marking its strongest year on record.
- This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralised exchange volume, as KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumes, which slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
- Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly split, each exceeding $500 billion for the year, signalling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
- Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activity, reinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
- Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activity, indicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.
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Lighter trading platform sees $250 million withdrawn 24 hours after airdrop
Bubblemaps CEO says outflows seen on Lighter on Dec. 31 are not uncommon as users rebalance hedging positions and move on to the next farming opportunity.
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- Approximately $250 million was withdrawn from Lighter after its $675 million LIT token airdrop.
- The withdrawals represent about 20% of Lighter's total value locked, according to Bubblemaps CEO Nicolas Vaiman.
- Large withdrawals post-token generation events are common as early participants exit, says CertiK's Natalie Newson.
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