#China has accused the United States of carrying out a #cyberattack on the National Time Service Center of the PRC — an attack that could have disrupted communications networks, as well as financial, transportation, and power supply systems.
The Ministry of State Security of China stated that the attack was successfully repelled. The ministry called the U.S. a true “hacker empire” and the main source of chaos in cyberspace, noting that in recent years, Americans have frequently conducted cyberattacks against China, Southeast Asian countries, Europe, and South America.
#Trump on Tues ordered a “complete blockage” of sanctioned oil tankers from accessing Venezuela and labeled the Maduro gov’t a “terrorist regime.” Brent jumped and rose further on the news of potentially more Russia sanctions. RTRS
The US is preparing a fresh round of #sanctions on Russia’s energy sector should Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar. The new measures may be unveiled as soon as this week. BBG
Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that would fast-track reclassification of cannabis, according to NBC News.
US told China it's ready to defend interests in Indo-Pacific: BBG
Trump officials privately raise doubts about Hassett for Fed chair, with his critics saying he has not been effective as head of the National Economic Council, playing little part in driving policies: Politico
Amazon (AMZN +166bps premkt) is in talks to invest more then $10bn in OpenAI and sell it more chips and computing power, in the latest investment deal tying the AI start up to its infrastructure providers. FT
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners is withdrawing from the takeover battle for Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio plans to reject Paramount’s hostile bid, people familiar said, as its board sees the Netflix deal providing greater value. BBG
Japan’s exports gained 6.1% last month, topping estimates, with shipments to the US rising for the first time since Trump announced baseline tariffs in April. BBG
India’s central bank stepped in to support the rupee, propelling it to its biggest gain in seven months. BBG
India’s central bank governor expects the country’s interest rates to remain low for a “long period” as it enjoys robust economic growth that could soon be boosted by trade pacts being thrashed out with the US and Europe. FT
UK inflation slipped to the lowest level in eight months, with CPI rising 3.2% in November, less than expected. The pound weakened, and traders saw the data as all but sealing a BOE rate cut Thursday. BBG
Short term pain • BoJ rate hike risk, last times meant 20 to 30% $BTC drawdowns • First CME death cross printed • Social interest down hard, volume collapsed • Liquidations everywhere, weak hands getting rinsed
What actually matters • JPMorgan accepts $BTC and $ETH as loan collateral • Banks and institutions pulling in hundreds of millions • Governments, sovereigns, and funds accumulating quietly • Crypto rails being rebuilt inside TradFi • Macro outlook says massive QE/liquidity in 2026
Short term is choppy = noise Long term adoption is accelerating = signal
Strategy has acquired 10,645 $BTC for ~$980.3 million at ~$92,098 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 24.9% YTD 2025. As of 12/14/2025, we hodl 671,268 $BTC acquired for ~$50.33 billion at ~$74,972 per bitcoin.
Monday's 200M ASTER unlock is a non-event, but the volatility is the REAL risk. They'll try to trigger stop-losses.
Protect Your Capital: Size down your trade. Place your stop-loss wider, below the swing low. The potential upside is worth the risk, but only if you manage the Monday morning volatility.
• Public companies: ~1.07M $BTC • Governments: ~0.62M BTC • U.S. spot ETFs: ~1.31M BTC • Exchanges: ~2.94M BTC
In total, these entities hold ~5.94M BTC, or ~29.8% of the circulating supply, highlighting how liquidity is increasingly concentrated across institutions and custodians.
#China overall goods trade surplus surged +21% YoY, to a record $1.1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025.
This is already higher than the last full-year record of $990 billion.
China's trade surplus has nearly TRIPLED since 2019.
In November alone, the surplus jumped to $112 billion, the 3rd-largest monthly surplus on record.
Exports rose +5.9% YoY last month, significantly outpacing a +1.9% increase in imports.
This is all despite the -29% YoY decline in shipments to the US, the steepest since August, marking the 8th consecutive month of double-digit declines.
China has more than offset the US decline by ramping up shipments to the EU, Africa, and other emerging countries.
🔴In the past 24 hours , 107 038 traders were liquidated , the total liquidations comes in at $395.85 million 🔴The largest single liquidation order happened on HTX - BTC-USDT value $23.98M
⚠️ Never invest more than you can afford to lose. ⚠️ High leverage increases risk — not profit. ⚠️ Don’t chase fast money: greed, FOMO, and impatience are your worst enemies. ⚠️ Breaking your own trading rules is the most dangerous mistake.
If Bitcoin reaches $96.9K, roughly $10.2B in short leverage is set to be #liquidated .
As Warren Buffett says, “Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful.” Right now, everyone is short on Bitcoin : history tells us what comes next: a massive liquidity grab.