Market Signal Briefing

On a cold ‘Betwixmas' December morning, the mood around Bitcoin feels familiar and strange at the same time.

Familiar, because the story still swings between euphoria and anxiety. Strange, because the people watching the chart now include a different crowd.

Some are still the veterans who lived through 2017 and 2021, some are newer, the ones who got exposure through a brokerage account and an ETF ticker, the kind of investor who never had to learn what a seed phrase is.

Bitcoin is trading around $89,000. That number would have sounded ridiculous a few years ago, and it still does if you zoom out. Yet it also feels like a comedown, because only weeks ago, the market was living through a peak near $126,000 and then the fall that followed.

That drop was pinned, in part, on rising Treasury yields, tariffs, and ETF outflows, a reminder that Bitcoin now breathes the same air as the rest of global risk markets.

Which sets up the real point for 2026.

If Bitcoin prints a fresh all-time high next year, after already topping in 2025, it changes the emotional rhythm that people have built their expectations around.

Traders call it the four-year cycle, the halving shows up, supply issuance drops, a big rally follows, then the hangover. Everyone has their own version, but the timing pattern has acted like a metronome.

A 2026 all-time high would be more than another green candle. It would be a signal that the metronome is losing its grip, and that something else is now keeping time.

The old cycle story, and why 2026 is the stress testThe “four-year cycle” idea is built on a clean premise: every halving reduces new supply, the market tightens, price runs, then the cycle exhausts, and a deep drawdown clears out leverage and excess.

Historically, the most prominent peaks often arrived about a year to a year and a half after a halving. In the classic telling, the halving is the match, the rally is the fire, and the second year is where the fire burns out.

The reason 2026 matters is that it sits on the wrong side of that old calendar. The most recent halving happened in 2024; the market already pushed into new highs before the halving in a way that caught plenty of people off guard, then it pushed higher again in 2025. If Bitcoin goes on to set another meaningful high in 2026, it starts to look less like a neat four-year pulse and more like a longer macro cycle with corrections along the way.

That difference matters for anyone trying to write the next chapter, and it matters for the people whose lives are tied to these moves, the retail holders who measure time in bull markets, the founders who time fundraising windows, the miners who live and die by margins, the institutions that now have to explain their exposure in quarterly letters.

A simple bar to clear, and what the math says it takesBitcoin would need to take out the prior high near $126,000. From roughly $89,000 today, that is about a 42 percent climb.

That is not a moonshot by Bitcoin standards, it is also not free. In plain compounding terms, the market would need something like 3 percent a month on average to get there by the end of 2026, or closer to 6 percent a month to do it by mid-year.

Real markets do not move in smooth lines, but the math is useful because it tells you what the hill looks like before you start arguing about weather.

When you ask what needs to happen for that climb to be plausible, you end up back at three forces that have become harder to ignore over the last two years.

Rates, flows, and access.

Rates, because the market has already shown it can punish Bitcoin when real yields rise, a non-yielding asset has to fight for attention when investors can get paid to sit in cash.Flows, because ETFs and ETPs have turned Bitcoin into something that can be bought and sold in size without touching a crypto exchange, and that means a single week of institutional risk-off behavior can now matter.Access, because the next wave of demand is increasingly about distribution, platforms, compliance rails, and whether Bitcoin is a single click away inside the systems people already use.Those three factors are also the most legible way to talk about a cycle break without turning it into astrology.

The supply and demand story that actually moves priceAfter the 2024 halving, the network creates about 450 new Bitcoin a day. At roughly $89,000 per coin, that is about $40 million of new supply value per day, around $15 billion over a year at current prices.

This is not a perfect proxy for sell pressure. Miners do not sell every coin, and long-term holders and exchanges add their own dynamics. Still, as a back of the envelope reality check, it works.

If the market wants higher prices, someone has to absorb supply, and the absorption has to be persistent enough to matter. This is where the ETF era becomes the core of the 2026 debate.

Citi’s forecast for 2026 puts a price target around $143,000, and it includes a rough expectation of around $15 billion in ETF inflows. Whether you agree with that target or not, it gives a useful way to frame the year, because that flow number is on the same order of magnitude as a year of post-halving issuance value.

Even if Bitcoin’s long-run story is still driven by halvings, the range of plausible paths gets wide fast. The dotted line marks the expected 2028 halving, the dashed line is the prior ATH.If ETFs, corporates, and other allocators collectively bring in net new demand that matches or exceeds the flow of new supply for long stretches, a new all time high becomes a plausible outcome without requiring a retail mania. If flows stall, or reverse, then Bitcoin has to climb while fighting both gravity and its own reflexes, and the odds shift.

CoinShares data shows that the ETP market is already large enough to leave fingerprints. There have been strong inflow weeks, the yearly total in 2025 still looks big in absolute terms, and the drawdowns in AUM show how quickly risk appetite can change.

So 2026 becomes a year where the question is less about whether Bitcoin’s code will keep doing what it always does, and more about whether the people and institutions around it keep choosing to hold, add, and distribute it.

A rates regime that stops punishing BitcoinPicture the kind of investor who used to scoff at Bitcoin, then quietly bought exposure through an ETF when it became administratively easier.

That person is not usually thinking about halving cycles, they are thinking about opportunity cost, correlation, and what their portfolio gets paid to do while it waits.

Real yields have been a major part of the story in late 2025, and the narrative around the price drop after the October peak leaned on rising Treasury yields alongside ETF outflows. In that world, Bitcoin trades more like a high-beta asset, and it's treated as optional when the safe alternative pays.

For Bitcoin to print a new high in 2026, you would usually expect at least one of two things to change.

Either real yields stop rising and start easing, which makes non-yielding assets easier to own, or Bitcoin’s demand becomes strong enough that it shrugs off higher yields.

The first path is the cleaner one, and it is the more traditional macro setup for risk assets and alternative stores of value. The second path is the one that would truly feel like a regime shift, and it likely requires something bigger, broader access, more persistent institutional accumulation, and a market that has absorbed the ETF structure into its normal functioning.

Access as the quiet catalystThe most underappreciated part of the last two years is how much the buying process has changed.

Bitcoin used to require friction. You had to sign up somewhere, learn a new interface, and accept a kind of personal responsibility that most investors did not want. That friction served as both a demand limiter and a safety barrier.

Now the friction is lower. ETFs have made it easier to buy, and the next step is for brokerages and banks to go further, which Reuters reporting suggests is exactly what parts of Wall Street are exploring. If spot crypto trading becomes embedded inside mainstream brokerage platforms, the number of potential marginal buyers expands again, including people who will never open a crypto exchange account.

This matters for 2026 because access can change the shape of demand.

Retail manias tend to be bursty, you get a flood, then a drought. Allocations through familiar financial plumbing can be slower, stickier, and more boring, which is also another way of saying it can extend a trend and stretch timing expectations.

A cycle break does not have to look like fireworks, it can look like a grind.

A plausibility model, in plain termsHere is the part most cycle arguments skip, probability.

We can model Bitcoin’s chance of touching a new all-time high with a simple approach that traders and risk managers have used for decades, a stochastic process where price wiggles with volatility, and drifts upward or downward based on the expected return environment.

You can debate the assumptions, and you should, but it gives a disciplined way to talk about outcomes.

Using today’s price near $89,000, an all-time high barrier at $126,000, and an annualized volatility estimate around 41 percent from CF Benchmarks’ BVX, we can plug in a drift assumption based on a real-world forecast, Citi’s $143,000 target for 2026 implies a positive drift consistent with that year-end level.

The longer the window, the more chances Bitcoin has to tag a new high, in this base-case simulation, the odds steepen into 2027, then flatten as the halving approaches.With those inputs, the model gives a probability in the rough neighborhood of 70 percent that Bitcoin touches a new all-time high at least once during 2026.

That is a conditional statement, and it says something important.

With volatility this high, Bitcoin does not need an immaculate rally path to print a new high, it needs enough positive drift so that the random swings have a favorable bias.

Then we can extend the horizon out to the estimated 2028 halving window. Under the same drift assumption, the probability that Bitcoin fails to print a new all-time high at any point before the 2028 halving falls into single digits.

If you assume a more conservative path, strong momentum in 2026 followed by a cooler, consolidating 2027 into early 2028, that failure probability rises into the mid-teens.

If ETF inflows stay large enough for long enough, they can matter more than the halving calendar because they can overwhelm new supply on a dollar basis.The “no new high before the next halving” outcome is possible, and it becomes meaningfully more likely if 2027 turns into a risk-off digestion year. The market’s base case, under optimistic drift assumptions, still leans toward another high before 2028.

So what has to happen in 2026 for the cycle to feel brokenIf you strip away the jargon and keep it grounded, the conditions look like this.

The flow regime needs to turn supportive again. Sustained net inflows through ETFs and other ETPs, and a return of confidence after periods of outflows, with enough consistency to offset new supply and entice sidelined capital back in.The macro backdrop needs to stop acting like an anchor. Ideally, real yields stabilize or fall, and the market’s appetite for risk assets returns in a way that supports high beta exposures.Access needs to keep expanding. Broker platforms, banks, and the broader distribution layer matter because they expand the buyer base without requiring a cultural conversion. This is the boring infrastructure story, and it is often the story that changes market structure.Regulation needs to feel clearer. The U.S. stablecoin framework and Europe’s MiCA era both point toward a world where crypto operates inside more defined rules. Clarity can scare off some behavior, it can also unlock a larger pool of capital that was waiting for rules it can live with. In 2026, that unlock matters more than slogans.Bitcoin’s scarcity narrative gets a new milestone. The approach toward 20 million coins mined lands as a psychological marker for a market that is always searching for symbols. In earlier cycles, the halving date was the symbol. In a more mature cycle, milestones can stack, and the story becomes a long arc rather than a single calendar event.Put those together, and a 2026 all-time high stops sounding like a magical break of fate; it starts sounding like an extension of a structural shift that began when the market moved on chain demand into traditional financial wrappers.

What we might expect as we head toward the 2028 halvingIf Bitcoin does break out again in 2026, the next phase becomes the more interesting one.

In the old cycle script, 2027 would be the year where the air comes out, the market bleeds, and everyone waits for the next halving like a scheduled sunrise.

A cycle break changes that emotional pacing.

It changes the context. Corrections become something you manage inside a broader trend rather than something that ends an era.

A reasonable expectation, if 2026 prints a meaningful new high, is that 2027 turns into a consolidation year rather than a full reset. Volatility can compress as the buyer base becomes more institutional, and the market starts to behave more like a macro asset with crypto-specific catalysts rather than a standalone casino.

The halving in 2028 then becomes less of a sudden shock and more of a committee event, a date that asset allocators can plan around, with the story framed as incremental tightening in supply against an expanding access layer.

That kind of market can still rally post-halving, and it can still sell off sharply. The difference is that the driver is no longer only the ritual of the cycle; it is the interaction of liquidity, flows, and risk appetite.

And then 2029, where the story becomes about maturityIf you follow that path out one more step, 2029 starts to look like a year where Bitcoin’s biggest question is identity.

In a world where access is mainstream and regulation is clearer, Bitcoin has to prove what role it plays when the novelty is gone. Some people will keep treating it like digital gold, some will treat it like a levered bet on liquidity, some will treat it like a strategic reserve asset, especially if sovereign signaling continues to evolve.

This is where the “human interest” part comes in.

The most important shift is not that the chart breaks a pattern, it is that the people holding Bitcoin may no longer share the same time horizon or the same reasons for owning it.

The retail holder checking price on a phone during a commute, the miner watching margins, the founder building a company, the portfolio manager trying to justify exposure to a committee, they all pull on the market in different ways, and those different ways can smooth the old extremes while still leaving plenty of room for drama.

A 2026 all-time high would be a headline. The deeper story is the slow replacement of a folklore cycle with a more grown-up, more complicated engine.

If the market wants that outcome, 2026 is the year it has to earn it, through flows that stick, a macro backdrop that stops fighting, and access that keeps widening, so that Bitcoin’s next peak feels less like a once every four years event and more like part of a longer, messier march into the mainstream.

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BNB Smart Chain has scheduled the activation of its Fermi hard fork on mainnet for Jan. 14, following nearly two months of testing on the network’s testnet.

The upgrade will reduce the block interval from 750 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, aiming to support time-sensitive applications that require sub-second block confirmations. According to technical documentation from the BNB community, the change is designed to improve performance for use cases such as payments and advanced DeFi applications that depend on faster execution.

Fermi also introduces extended voting parameters to compensate for communication delays between nodes caused by the shorter block times. In addition, the upgrade includes a new indexing mechanism that allows users to download only specific portions of the ledger instead of the full block history, reducing computing and storage requirements.

BNB Smart Chain currently processes around 222 transactions per second, although its theoretical maximum throughput is significantly higher. The network has seen steady growth in active addresses, bringing it closer to other high-throughput layer-1 blockchains. The Fermi upgrade reflects a broader push by blockchain networks to increase throughput and reduce latency in order to better support decentralized applications.

Source: BNB Smart Chain technical documentation (GitHub)

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According to Charles Hoskinson, the race between Solana and Ethereum looks different depending on the time frame. Solana may win ground quickly because it moves fast. Ethereum looks set to aim for a broader, slower build that could matter more later.

Short-Term Gains For Solana
Solana’s appeal is plain. Its network pushes a lot of transactions every day and it can adopt upgrades more quickly, Hoskinson said. That speed has helped projects bring tokenized stocks and other finance tools onto the chain.

Reports have disclosed that the total value of tokenized equities on Solana recently hit about $185 million. Platforms such as xStocksFi, Superstate, and Remora Markets are among those building there. For traders and some institutions, low fees and high throughput are hard to ignore.

A Large Financial Gap Remains
Still, there are big differences under the surface. Solana’s total value locked and stablecoin use sit at about 10% of Ethereum’s levels. That gap means the kinds of financial activity seen on Ethereum are not yet matched on Solana.

The size of a chain’s financial ecosystem affects what kinds of services and markets can grow on it. So while adoption on Solana is growing, the scale of on-chain lending, staking and stablecoin volumes is still much smaller when compared with Ethereum.

Ethereum’s Research-First Approach
Ethereum’s work is focused on research and longer-term upgrades, especially in areas like zero-knowledge proofs and advanced scaling methods. Reports have suggested that Ethereum is aiming to move more of its validation to cryptographic proof systems so it can act as a verification layer for many networks.

SOL market cap currently at $69 billion. Chart: TradingView
Speed Now, Strategy Later
Hoskinson framed the difference as one of timing. Solana’s leadership and design allow quicker decisions and faster rollout of new features. Ethereum’s path is marked by heavy research and slow coordination.

This means Solana may capture use and attention in the near term, while Ethereum’s technical direction could shape broader infrastructure over a longer span. Both approaches come with trade-offs. One focuses on quick adoption, the other on building systems that rely on stronger mathematical proofs.

Tokenized stocks on Solana reach a new All-Time High with ~$185M in total value.

Solana stands as the institutional infrastructure of choice for leading tokenized stock platforms like

– @xStocksFi

– @SuperstateInc’s Opening Bell

– @RemoraMarkets pic.twitter.com/xr7q54sucs

— Capital Markets (@capitalmarkets) December 24, 2025

What This Means For Markets
For investors and builders, the split is clear: architects chasing rapid growth may prefer Solana today, while those betting on deep financial stacks and broad verification may stick with Ethereum.

The $185 million milestone for tokenized stocks on Solana signals rising trust in blockchain-based equity products, but it is small compared with traditional markets. Reports and comments from industry figures like Hoskinson help explain why different teams pick one chain over another.

In the end, both chains are being tested by real use, and their paths will be measured by what users and institutions choose to run on them.

Featured image from Equiti, chart from TradingView

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Shiba Inu recorded a liquidation imbalance close to 5,000%, dominated by long positions, yet the price moved higher instead of posting the expected decline.
Within four hours, roughly $10,590 in long positions were liquidated versus just $213 in shorts, a leverage cleanup that did not translate into sustained downside pressure.
SHIB trades near $0.00000721, turning that area into a key level: holding it would reinforce the idea of a technical reset, while losing it could trigger a deeper correction.

Shiba Inu delivered an atypical session that once again highlighted the interaction between derivatives, leverage, and the spot market in meme coins. The token posted a liquidation imbalance close to 5,000%, an event that in most cases ends with lower prices. This time, the opposite happened.

CoinGlass data shows that the hit was almost entirely concentrated on long positions. On the four-hour chart, around $10,590 in longs were liquidated versus just $213.72 in shorts. The market carried out an aggressive cleanup of buyer-side leverage, a typical signal of exhaustion after late entries. However, the price did not follow the same path.

Instead of extending the drop, SHIB broke higher and closed the session in the green. According to TradingView, the token trades near $0.00000721, up 2.12% on the day. The move featured a fast jump after the liquidation, followed by a choppy consolidation phase near the intraday highs. There was no gradual bleed or an additional cascade of liquidations.

The rebound was not driven by a short squeeze either. Short positions played almost no role, ruling out forced buying from short liquidations. The move fits a different reading: the market flushed excess long leverage, and once the forced selling was done, spot buyers stepped in to absorb supply.

SHIB: Technical Reset or Structural Weakness?
This type of reaction suggests SHIB was not as fragile as derivatives positioning implied. Leverage was crowded, but underlying demand remained active. In that context, the liquidation acted as a technical reset rather than a sign of structural weakness.

The $0.0000072 level now becomes a key reference point. If SHIB manages to hold that zone on pullbacks, derivatives traders may view the episode as a reset and start looking for a return toward the intraday spike area. On the other hand, a clear break below $0.000007, combined with another long-heavy liquidation wave, would shift the bias and validate the case for a deeper corrective move

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USD1 surpassed $3 billion in market capitalization, ranking as the sixth-largest stablecoin and the 32nd-largest cryptocurrency overall.
Binance drove demand by offering a 20% APR and migrating BUSD-backed collateral into USD1.
The stablecoin was used to execute a $2 billion payment, triggering a wave of criticism over its alleged political implications.

USD1 has crossed the $3 billion mark in market capitalization and entered a new phase of consolidation within the stablecoin market.

With a valuation close to $3.12 billion, the token issued by World Liberty Financial now ranks as the sixth-largest stablecoin and the 32nd-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The surge did not come from gradual adoption, but from targeted decisions that concentrated liquidity in a very short period of time.

Binance was the decisive factor. The exchange launched a Booster Program offering a 20% APR on flexible savings products using USD1, a yield far above the sector average. At the same time, Binance began converting all collateral backing BUSD-linked tokens into USD1 on a 1:1 basis. That move positioned it as the core stablecoin within the exchange’s ecosystem and secured its use across trading, lending, and other high-volume products. The result was structurally driven demand rooted in infrastructure, not in retail spot market activity.

WLFI Secures Deals to Expand USD1’s Use and Reach
World Liberty Financial played a different role. While Binance supplied liquidity, WLFI focused its strategy on distribution and use cases. The project defines USD1 as a payment- and transfer-oriented stablecoin rather than a speculative vehicle. It also signed agreements with Coinbase and FalconX, extending it’s reach to both retail users and institutional players, and formed partnerships with Bonk and Raydium that opened the door to on-chain capital on Solana, where flows typically move through USDC.

However, the expansion has been shaped by a heavy political backdrop. A key flashpoint was a $2 billion payment from Abu Dhabi–based MGX fund to Binance, executed entirely in USD1. The transaction took place shortly before Donald Trump granted a pardon to Binance co-founder CZ, fueling suspicion in Washington. Senator Elizabeth Warren pointed to that connection to challenge the GENIUS Act, warning that the regulatory framework could be vulnerable to political deals that might favor private projects such as WLFI.

USD1 will now need to prove it can sustain its market capitalization without relying on extreme incentives like a 20% APR. With new rules approaching and under heightened scrutiny, the market will begin to assess whether demand reflects real, durable usage or an artificial boost driven by short-term mechanisms

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Multiple Bitcoin transfers worth over $1 billion spark discussions as Bitcoin has retraced from its recent breakout attempt.

Cover image via U.Today

Bitcoin has returned to the red territory after showing signs of a potential rebound earlier today. Amid this negative price move, large Bitcoin holders have been spotted moving the asset in large quantities over the last hour.

On Friday, December 26, blockchain monitoring platform Whale Alert shared data revealing seven massive crypto transfers carrying a total of over $1 billion worth of Bitcoin.

With the transfers coming at a sensitive time when all leading cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, are trading in the red territory, the movements sparked discussions across the crypto community, raising curiosity about what may be coming.

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Bitcoin whales in action The tracker provided information on the multiple crypto transfers, revealing seven heavy transactions carrying a total of 13,904 Bitcoin.

Most of the transfers were identical, carrying about 1,994 to 1,998 BTC, with each transfer moved between two unknown wallets. Notably, the transfers were worth about $1.03 billion in total. None of the transfers was traced to any known sender or destination, causing market watchers to wonder about the purpose of the movements.

Considering the mysterious nature of all the transfers, the community could not speculate on their potential impact on Bitcoin’s ongoing price movement, as observers debated whether the activity represents institutional repositioning or attempts to sell or accumulate the asset.

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Nonetheless, some commentators have linked the transactions to the current decline in Bitcoin’s price, assuming that whales may be reshuffling their holdings.

Amid these massive whale moves, Bitcoin has continued to slide alongside other leading altcoins, suggesting heightened selling pressure. Notably, data from CoinMarketCap shows that Bitcoin has declined by 1.01% over the last 24 hours, sliding from an intraday high of $89,459 to $87,374, its current trading price.

Bitcoin ETFs have also reflected the negative trend across top funds, with the largest Bitcoin ETF provider, BlackRock, recording an outflow of $91.4 million in just one day.

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TLDR

Investors are using cryptocurrency losses to offset record gains from the S&P 500.
Unlike stocks, crypto is not subject to “wash-sale” rules, allowing for immediate repurchases.
Experts warn of increased selling pressure before the new 1099-DA form takes effect.

Bitcoin recently fell 30% from its peak this autumn, which has turned out to be an unexpectedly useful tool for taxpayers. While the traditional stock market had a solid year, with the S&P 500 reaching 18%, those who put capital into investing in Bitcoin are taking advantage of their “red numbers” to map out tax-loss harvesting strategies.

This strategy allows holders to sell their assets in the red to cancel out capital gains obtained from other investments, such as stocks or real estate. If losses exceed gains, taxpayers can deduct up to $3,000 from their ordinary income, carrying over the surplus to the next fiscal year.

The Strategic Advantage of “Harvest-and-Rebuy” in Crypto
One advantage of investing in Bitcoin compared to the stock market is the absence of the IRS wash-sale rule. In the traditional market, an investor must wait 31 days to repurchase the same asset if they wish to claim the loss.

However, since the regulator treats Bitcoin as property and not as a security, users can sell and repurchase their positions on the same day, maintaining their market exposure while securing the tax benefit.

Certified Public Accountant Robert Persichitte explains it clearly: “You can sell that Bitcoin, buy it on that same day, and it doesn’t trigger that limitation.” This flexibility is concentrating selling activity in the final weeks of December as investors look to optimize their portfolios before the end of the year.

However, the scenario could soon become more complicated. By 2026, the IRS will require brokers and exchanges to file Form 1099-DA, which will increase scrutiny on every transaction.

In summary, for now, those who chose to start investing in Bitcoin during the autumn peaks see the current volatility as a way to make losses “more digestible” through comprehensive tax planning. They are integrating their digital assets into a global financial strategy that no longer treats them as isolated islands.

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Posted: December 27, 2025

BNB Chain will activate the Fermi hard fork on its mainnet on 14 January 2026 at 02:30 UTC, according to BNB Chain Developers.

The Hard Fork marks a major network upgrade aimed at improving block times, throughput, and overall execution performance.

The hard fork introduces a significant reduction in block intervals alongside a bundle of execution and consensus-level enhancements.

Validators and node operators are required to upgrade their clients ahead of the activation. This is so they can remain in sync with the network following the fork.

What the BNB Chain Fermi hard fork changes
At the core of the Fermi upgrade is a shift toward shorter block times, which reduces latency for transactions and improves confirmation speeds across the network. 

The changes are designed to support more time-sensitive activity, including decentralised finance trading, liquidations, and high-frequency on-chain interactions.

The upgrade also bundles several protocol improvements intended to optimise execution efficiency and validator coordination. 

BNB Chain developers have positioned Fermi as part of a broader roadmap focused on scaling performance rather than expanding block size or altering economic parameters.

Upgrade comes as stablecoin liquidity remains elevated
The timing of the hard fork is notable given current on-chain conditions. 

Data tracking BNB Chain’s activity through 2025 shows that stablecoin market capitalisation on the network has remained elevated. The growth is despite the fluctuation of total value locked [TVL] over the course of the year.

Stablecoin supply climbed steadily from early 2025 and remained near the $12–13 billion range toward year-end. This suggests sustained transactional demand rather than purely speculative capital.

Source: DefiLlama

By contrast, TVL peaked mid-year before easing, highlighting a shift toward usage-driven activity over passive liquidity accumulation.

Against that backdrop, improvements to execution speed and transaction finality are directly relevant. 

Faster blocks can reduce settlement delays and improve capital efficiency for users moving stablecoins across decentralised applications, bridges, and payment rails.

What to watch after activation
Following the hard fork, attention will turn to network stability, realised block times, and any changes in transaction throughput. 

Market participants will also be watching to see whether faster execution translates into increased activity across DeFi protocols and stablecoin transfers in the weeks following activation.

For now, the confirmed activation date places Fermi as one of BNB Chain’s most important infrastructure upgrades heading into 2026.

Final Thoughts

BNB Chain is prioritizing speed and execution with the Fermi hard fork, signaling a shift toward infrastructure upgrades.
With stablecoin liquidity holding up despite TVL fluctuations, the timing suggests the upgrade is aimed at improving real transaction flow rather than chasing headline growth.

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Dogecoin has experienced a months-long downtrend as bearish chart signals reveal price has surrendered crucial $0.15-$0.20 support levels, resulting in DOGE declining over 60% year-to-date.

However, newly emerging on-chain activity suggests the Dogecoin price prediction is split between bullish reversal and bearish continuation scenarios.

Long-Term Holders Accumulate as Speculative Supply ContractsAccording to Glassnode data, Dogecoin speculative supply is contracting while longer-term holders display early accumulation signals.

The 1-year to 2-year holder cohort has expanded its share of Dogecoin supply from approximately 21.84% to 22.34%. While the increase appears modest, the signal carries significance.

Source: GlassnodeThese holders typically accumulate only when they believe downside risk is beginning to diminish.

Network coin activity, measured via the spent coins metric, reinforces this perspective.

The on-chain amount spent on coins has plummeted sharply.

The spent coins age band metric dropped from roughly 251.97 million DOGE to about 94.34 million DOGE, representing a decline exceeding 60% in coin movement.

Reduced coin activity potentially indicates fewer holders are rushing to transfer or liquidate tokens.

Historically, similar activity declines have preceded short-term relief rallies in Dogecoin.

Earlier in December, a comparable slowdown preceded a rally from near $0.132 to $0.151, a nearly 15% move within three days.

Dogecoin Price Prediction: 4-Hour Chart Shows Defined Downtrend StructureThe chart shows Dogecoin trading in a well-defined downtrend on the 4-hour timeframe, with price currently hovering around the $0.125 region.

Market structure remains bearish, characterized by lower highs and lower lows, and price continues to trade below all highlighted resistance zones. The most immediate level to watch is the $0.12 area, which has been marked as a critical support.

Source: TradingViewThis level is acting as a demand floor for now, but repeated tests weaken its strength, increasing the risk of a breakdown if sellers remain dominant.

On the upside, the $0.14 zone stands out as an important resistance, aligning with prior consolidation and multiple rejection points.

As long as Dogecoin remains below this level, upside attempts are likely to be corrective rather than trend-reversing. A more meaningful bullish confirmation would only emerge if price reclaims and holds above the broader $0.16 resistance band.

Such a move would signal a shift in momentum and could open the door for a recovery toward $0.18 first and potentially $0.20–$0.21, which aligns with the higher target levels marked on the chart.

Until then, rallies into resistance are likely to attract selling pressure.

Momentum indicators reinforce the cautious outlook.

The RSI is sitting near the low-40s, below the neutral 50 level, indicating weak momentum and a market that still favors sellers.

While RSI is not deeply oversold, suggesting room for short-term bounces, it does not yet show the strength typically associated with trend reversals.

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Large Chainlink withdrawals from Binance recently revealed a clear shift towards long-term holding. Especially as big wallets reduce exchange supply and ease selling pressure. In fact, a newly created wallet removed over 329k LINK, immediately reducing liquid supply. 

At the same time, the Chainlink Reserve added nearly 90k LINK, pushing total holdings above 1.32M LINK. Together, these moves drain exchange-side availability from two directions. 

However, the price has not reacted impulsively to the same – A sign of deliberate accumulation rather than speculative chasing. 

Moreover, reduced exchange balances often dampen sell pressure during pullbacks. As supply tightens, sellers lose leverage. 

Consequently, downside extensions struggle to gain momentum. Such a setup favors stability and patience. 

Over time, persistent absorption tends to pressure price upwards, especially when demand remains consistent under the resistance level. 

Chainlink challenges channel ceiling after demand bounce
Chainlink, once upon a time, was trading within a demand zone – One where buyers repeatedly stepped in to defend structure. This zone halted the broader decline and forced price stabilization. 

From there, LINK rebounded towards the descending channel resistance near $13.20–$13.50. And yet, the structure still seemed to respect overhead levels on the price charts. 

For LINK, the $14.65 resistance remains the first upside hurdle, followed by $16.66, which previously acted as a distribution pivot. 

Above that, $20 stands as the macro reclaim level. Meanwhile, failure to hold above $12 would reopen downside risk towards demand. 

Therefore, acceptance above channel resistance might carry far more weight than short-lived breakout wicks. Such a phase often precedes trend transitions when demand persists.

Source: TradingView

Buy-side absorption persists under overhead resistance
Spot taker CVD over the 90-day period seemed to be firmly positive, indicating sustained buy-side aggression despite sideways price action. 

At press time, the indicator continued to show taker buy dominance, meaning market buyers might be consistently absorbing sell orders. 

This behavior matters because it highlights accumulation, rather than distribution. However, the price did not surge – Confirmation of patience instead of hesitation. 

Additionally, the absence of sharp CVD reversals suggested that buyers have maintained conviction, without relying on leverage. As a result, the selling pressure has struggled to expand. Instead, the price might be compressing into tighter ranges. 

Over time, persistent buy-side absorption beneath resistance often increases the probability of a directional breakout.

Short liquidations outweigh longs as pressure fades
Finally, liquidation data confirmed fading downside stress across derivatives markets. On 26 December, total short liquidations reached approximately $59.46k, while long liquidations totalled just $10.55k. 

Binance alone accounted for $26.94k in short liquidations, compared to $9.89k on the long side. 

Bybit recorded $24.76k in shorts liquidated, while long liquidations remained minimal across venues. This imbalance showed that sellers absorbed most forced exits. Meanwhile, longs stayed largely intact, signaling confidence rather than panic. 

Moreover, liquidation spikes stayed modest, confirming controlled leverage. This environment might just favor stabilization, while reducing the risk of cascading downside moves.

In conclusion, Chainlink seemed to be trading in a key zone between $11.75 support and $14.65 resistance. Exchange outflows and reserve accumulation have been reducing selling pressure too. 

Price consolidation below resistance underlined balance, not weakness. While buyers have continued to step in, liquidation data highlighted limited downside risk. As long as LINK holds above $11.75, the downside will remain contained. 

A clean move above $14.65 would likely allow the price to push towards $16.66, with supply conditions supporting further upside rather than a deeper pullback.

Final Thoughts

A fall in exchange supply and steady buying continue to limit downside risk for LINK.
Structural compression hinted that a directional move may emerge as selling pressure fades. 

U.S.-China tensions are once again rattling global markets after China announced new sanctions against American defense companies, a move that has coincided with a fresh decline in Bitcoin prices. The development underscores how geopolitical risks and trade relations continue to influence both traditional assets and the cryptocurrency market.

According to a Bloomberg report, China revealed sanctions targeting 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 senior executives, signaling strong opposition to recent U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. Among the firms named are Boeing, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Maritime Services, and Vantor. China’s Foreign Ministry stated that the sanctioned companies will face asset freezes within the country and will be prohibited from conducting business with Chinese entities. These measures highlight Beijing’s increasingly firm stance on what it considers violations of its core interests.

The announcement had an immediate impact on Bitcoin. Data from TradingView shows that BTC fell to around $87,000, down from an intraday high near $89,000, as investors reacted to the renewed geopolitical uncertainty. Market participants often view Bitcoin as a risk-sensitive asset during periods of escalating global tensions, despite its long-term narrative as a hedge against macro instability.

China criticized the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan as “large-scale,” following confirmation from the U.S. State Department that the Trump administration approved a package worth up to $11 billion. A spokesperson from China’s Foreign Ministry warned that any individual or enterprise involved in arms sales to Taiwan would “pay the price,” reinforcing the seriousness of the sanctions.

U.S.-China relations have been a key market driver throughout the year. Earlier trade disputes, including reciprocal tariffs imposed in April, weighed heavily on Bitcoin and the broader crypto market. Notably, Trump’s threat of a 150% tariff in October was among the catalysts for the sharp October 10 crypto market crash. Although tensions eased after a one-year trade truce was reached, the latest sanctions have reignited concerns.

Adding to investor anxiety, Bitcoin has struggled to rally even as equities and safe-haven assets like gold hit new highs. This divergence is fueling speculation that Bitcoin and the wider crypto market may already be entering a bearish phase, with prices potentially facing further downside pressure if geopolitical risks continue to escalate.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ("Inspire Medical Systems, Inc." or the "Company") (NYSE: INSP) of a class action securities lawsuit.

CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between August 6, 2024 and August 4, 2025. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:

https://zlk.com/pslra-1/inspire-medical-systems-inc-lawsuit-submission-form?prid=181407&wire=3

INSP investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.

CASE DETAILS: According to the filed complaint, defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: In truth, the launch of the Company's new product, Inspire V, was a disaster because demand for Inspire V was poor, as providers had significant amounts of surplus inventory and were reluctant to transition to a new treatment. Moreover—and contrary to defendants’ statements assuring investors that Inspire had taken all necessary steps to ensure a successful launch and, later, that the launch was in fact proceeding successfully—Inspire had failed to complete basic tasks that were essential predicates to launch. Among other things, as defendants were ultimately forced to admit, Inspire failed to complete training and onboarding for “many” of its treatment center customers; failed to set up basic IT systems, including a customer approval process; failed to ensure that critical insurer claims software was properly updated to facilitate claims processing and payment; and failed to ensure that Medicare reimbursement was in place at the time of the launch.

WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. during the relevant time frame, you have until January 5, 2026 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.

WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services’ Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.

CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10004
[email protected]
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com

NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Freeport-McMoRan Inc. ("Freeport-McMoRan Inc." or the "Company") (NYSE: FCX) of a class action securities lawsuit.

CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between February 15, 2022 and September 24, 2025. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:

https://zlk.com/pslra-1/freeport-mcmoran-inc-lawsuit-submission-form?prid=181408&wire=3

FCX investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.

CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Freeport did not adequately ensure safety at the Grasberg Block Cave mine in Indonesia; (2) the lack of proper safety precautions constituted a heightened risk that could foreseeably lead to the death of Freeport’s workers; (3) this constituted an undisclosed heightened risk of regulatory, litigation, and reputational risk; and (4) as a result, defendants’ statements about Freeport-MoMoRan’s business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.

WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Freeport-McMoRan Inc. during the relevant time frame, you have until January 12, 2026 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.

WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services’ Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.

CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10004
[email protected] 
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com 

NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Synopsys, Inc. ("Synopsys, Inc." or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SNPS) of a class action securities lawsuit.

CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Synopsys, Inc. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between December 4, 2024 and September 9, 2025. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:

https://zlk.com/pslra-1/synopsys-inc-lawsuit-submission-form?prid=181409&wire=3

SNPS investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.

CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) the extent to which the Company’s increased focus on artificial intelligence customers, which require additional customization, was deteriorating the economics of its Design IP business; (2) that, as a result, “certain road map and resource decisions” were unlikely to “yield their intended results;” (3) that the foregoing had a material negative impact on financial results; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Synopsys, Inc. during the relevant time frame, you have until December 30, 2025 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.

WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services’ Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.

CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10004
[email protected]
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com

NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Stride, Inc. ("Stride" or the "Company") (NYSE: LRN) of a class action securities lawsuit.

CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Stride investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between October 22, 2024 and October 28, 2025. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:

https://zlk.com/pslra-1/stride-inc-lawsuit-submission-form-3?prid=181413&wire=3

LRN investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.

CASE DETAILS: According to the filed complaint, defendants made false statements and/or concealed that Stride was (1) inflating enrollment numbers by retaining “ghost students”; (2) cutting staffing costs by assigning teachers’ caseloads far beyond the required statutory limits; (3) ignoring compliance requirements, including background checks and licensure laws for its employees, and ignoring federally mandated special education services to students; (4) suppressing whistleblowers who documented financial directives from Stride’s leadership to delay hiring and deny services to preserve profit margins; and (5) losing existing and potential enrollments.

WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Stride during the relevant time frame, you have until January 12, 2026 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.

WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services’ Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.

CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10004
[email protected] 
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com 

NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Blue Owl Capital Inc. ("Blue Owl Capital Inc." or the "Company") (NYSE: OWL) of a class action securities lawsuit.

CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Blue Owl Capital Inc. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between February 6, 2025 and November 16, 2025. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:

https://zlk.com/pslra-1/blue-owl-capital-inc-lawsuit-submission-form?prid=181419&wire=3

OWL investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.

CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Blue Owl was experiencing a meaningful pressure on its asset base from business development companies' redemptions; (2) as a result, the Company was facing undisclosed liquidity issues; (3) as a result, the Company would be likely to limit or halt redemptions of certain business development companies; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Blue Owl Capital Inc. during the relevant time frame, you have until February 2, 2026 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.

WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services’ Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.

CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10004
[email protected] 
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com 

NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in StubHub Holdings, Inc. ("StubHub Holdings, Inc." or the "Company") (NYSE: STUB) of a class action securities lawsuit.

CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of StubHub Holdings, Inc. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired StubHub common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company’s September 2025 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:

https://zlk.com/pslra-1/stubhub-holdings-inc-lawsuit-submission-form?prid=181420&wire=3

STUB investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.

CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company was experiencing changes in the timing of payments to vendors; (2) those changes had a significant adverse impact on free cash flow, including trailing 12 months free cash flow; (3) as a result, the Company’s free cash flow reports were materially misleading; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in StubHub Holdings, Inc. during the relevant time frame, you have until January 23, 2026 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.

WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services’ Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.

CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10004
[email protected]
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com

NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Coupang, Inc. ("Coupang, Inc." or the "Company") (NYSE: CPNG) of a class action securities lawsuit.

CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Coupang, Inc. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between August 6, 2025 and December 16, 2025. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:

https://zlk.com/pslra-1/coupang-inc-lawsuit-submission-form?prid=181422&wire=3

CPNG investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.

CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Coupang had inadequate cybersecurity protocols that allowed a former employee to access sensitive customer information for nearly six months without being detected; (2) this subjected Coupang to a materially heightened risk of regulatory and legal scrutiny; (3) When defendants became aware that Coupang had been subjected to this data breach, they did not report it in a current report filing (to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)) in compliance with applicable reporting rules; and (4) as a result, defendants’ public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.

WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Coupang, Inc. during the relevant time frame, you have until February 17, 2026 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.

WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services’ Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.

CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
33 Whitehall Street, 27th Floor
New York, NY 10004
[email protected] 
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com 

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Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.

ISELIN, N.J., Dec. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Outlook Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OTLK), a biopharmaceutical company focused on enhancing the standard of care for bevacizumab for the treatment of retina diseases, today announced that effective December 19, 2025, the Outlook Therapeutics, Inc. Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of Outlook Therapeutics common stock with a per share exercise price of $2.01 per share to two new employees.

The above-described awards were granted as an inducement material to the employees entering into employment with the Company in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

About Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.

Outlook Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of ONS-5010/LYTENAVA™ (bevacizumab-vikg, bevacizumab gamma) to enhance the standard of care for bevacizumab for the treatment of retinal diseases. LYTENAVA™ (bevacizumab gamma) is the first ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab to receive European Commission and MHRA Marketing Authorization for the treatment of wet AMD (wet age-related macular degeneration). Outlook Therapeutics commenced the commercial launch of LYTENAVA™ (bevacizumab gamma) in Germany and the UK for the treatment of wet AMD.

In the United States, ONS-5010/LYTENAVA™ (bevacizumab-vikg) is investigational. If approved in the United States, ONS-5010/LYTENAVA™, would be the first approved ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab for use in retinal indications, including wet AMD.

Investor Inquiries:
Jenene Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
JTC Team, LLC
T: 908.824.0775
[email protected]

Current position represents 0.34% of fund AUM, which places it outside the fund's top five holdings.

Blueshift Asset Management, LLC disclosed a sale of Bath & Body Works (BBWI +0.35%) shares in its November 13, 2025, SEC filing.

What happenedAccording to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated November 13, 2025, Blueshift Asset Management, LLC reduced its holding in Bath & Body Works by 105,980 shares during the prior quarter. The estimated value of this trade was approximately $3.14 million based on quarterly average prices. Following the sale, the fund held 42,412 shares worth $1.09 million at quarter-end.

What else to knowAfter the sale, Bath & Body Works comprised 0.34% of the fund’s 13F assets under managementTop holdings after the filing: 

NYSEMKT:SPY: $27.30 million (8.41% of AUM)NYSEMKT:IWM: $18.59 million (5.73% of AUM)NASDAQ:CROX: $4.08 million (1.26% of AUM)NASDAQ:HTZ: $2.94 million (0.91% of AUM)NYSE:SHW: $2.90 million (0.89% of AUM)As of November 12, 2025, shares were priced at $22.40.One-year total return: (27.15%) with alpha versus S&P 500 of (41.22) percentage pointsThe position was previously 1.37% of the fund's AUM as of the prior quarterCompany OverviewMetricValueRevenue (TTM)$7.36 billionNet Income (TTM)$699.00 millionDividend Yield3.6%Price (as of market close 2025-11-12)$22.40Company SnapshotOffers home fragrance, body care, soaps, and sanitizer products under the Bath & Body Works and White Barn brands through retail stores and e-commerce platforms in North America and internationally via franchise and licensing partners.Operates a specialty retail business model, generating revenue primarily from product sales in company-operated stores, online channels, and international partnerships.Targets consumers seeking personal care and home fragrance products in the United States, Canada, and select international markets.Bath & Body Works, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer with a significant presence in the North American personal care and home fragrance market. The company leverages a multi-channel distribution strategy, combining a large network of retail stores with robust e-commerce operations and international partnerships to drive sales and brand recognition.

Foolish takeBlueshift sold most of its Bath & Body Works shares after the stock experienced a significant downturn.

After rising early in the year, the stock sharply reversed from a 52-week intraday high of $41.87 per share. By the third quarter of 2025, the decline continued, and it ended the quarter trading just below $26 per share.

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Bath & Body Works was the company’s third-largest position in Q2, which arguably speaks to the significance of this sale. Nonetheless, it may have made the correct decision as the stock plunged further in November after the company announced its Q3 earnings.

During the quarter, net sales fell by 1% yearly, leading to a considerable decline in net income. Management attributed it to lower discretionary spending and more promotional activity on the part of the company.

Nonetheless, most of Blueshift’s largest investments outside of ETFs are retailers, so the company may have an eye for this sector. Also, the fund holds 426 different stocks, so at 0.34% of AUM, Bath & Body Works is a significantly less critical holding for the fund.

Glossary13F assets under management: The total value of securities a fund must report quarterly to the SEC on Form 13F.
AUM (Assets Under Management): The total market value of investments managed by a fund or investment firm.
Alpha: A measure of an investment's performance relative to a benchmark, showing value added or lost by active management.
Dividend Yield: Annual dividend payments divided by the stock price, expressed as a percentage.
Specialty retail: A retail business focused on a specific product category or market segment.
Multi-channel distribution: Selling products through multiple methods, such as physical stores, online platforms, and partners.
Franchise and licensing partners: Third parties allowed to operate stores or sell products using a company's brand in exchange for fees or royalties.
Total return: The investment's price change plus all dividends and distributions, assuming those payouts are reinvested.
TTM: The 12-month period ending with the most recent quarterly report.

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SummaryInvesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF (VRP) is a preferred stocks ETF with moderate credit and interest rate risk, but significant concentration risk in financials.VRP demonstrates high returns since June 2020 compared to preferred ETFs, with low volatility and shallow drawdowns.Despite flattish share price and distribution, VRP's total return has outpaced inflation since inception.VRP is one of the best picks for investors seeking passive exposure in preferred stocks. valiantsin suprunovich/iStock via Getty Images

This article updates my review from March in light of current holdings and recent performance.

VRP strategy Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF (VRP) was launched on May 1, 2014 and tracks the ICE Variable Rate Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index. VRP has 330

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