CryptoPatel

BREAKING: BlackRock's BUIDL becomes the first tokenized Treasury to pay $100M in dividends
Quick facts:
→ $1.7B assets Under Management
→ Launched March 2024 on Ethereum
→ Now live on 7 Chains (Solana, Aptos, Avalanche)
The world's Largest Asset Manager is Validating RWA with Real Yields.

🇨🇳 China's Digital Yuan to Pay Interest from 2026
Starting January 1, 2026, Chinese banks will pay interest on digital yuan (e-CNY) wallet balances, A major shift from "Digital Cash" to "Deposit Currency."
Why It Matters:
→ Competing with Alipay & WeChat Pay
→ Full deposit insurance protection
→ Cross-border pilots with Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia planned
This is NOT crypto, it's state-controlled digital money with full oversight. China leading the global CBDC race while banning crypto.

BITCOIN at a MAKE-OR-BREAK zone
$BTC must break $90,000 to unlock the $107,000 upside.
❌ If $90K fails → Downside Opens to $70K–$65K
Technicals Show a Bearish Pennant And Pattern Target: ~$70,000
These levels are CRITICAL. Watch closely.

Real-world assets in DeFi have surged to $17B in TVL, overtaking DEXs to become the 5th-Largest Sector.
Tokenized U.S. Treasurys, Private Credit, and Commodities are moving on-chain, Led Mostly by Ethereum.
It’s Real Yield + Real Assets + Blockchain Rails.

🇺🇸 TOM LEE’S 2026 CRYPTO OUTLOOK
Tom Lee is Projecting a Strong 2026 cycle 👇
#Bitcoin : $200,000
#Ethereum : $7,000–$9,000
Tom Lee's (@fundstrat ) #Bitmine bought 44,463 $ETH ($130M) last week. Now Holding 4.11M ETH Worth $12B.

🍔 Steak ’n Shake Says if every customer paid in Bitcoin for one year, its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could reach ~$500M.
Why it Matters 👇
🔹 Accepting $BTC via Lightning Network since May 2025
🔹 ~50% Lower Fees vs Credit Cards
🔹 All #BTC Payments Flow Directly into its SBR
🔹 15% Same-Store Sales Growth, Beating Major Peers
🔹 BTC Rewards via Fold Partnership
They’re Now the First Major U.S. Restaurant Chain with a Strategic #Bitcoin Reserve.

LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE CHECK
Since 2015, Bitcoin is up +27,701%, Far ahead of Traditional Safe Havens.
Returns since 2015:
Bitcoin: +27,701%
Silver: +405%
Gold: +283%
A clear reminder of $BTC unmatched long-term upside compared to precious metals.

WHY $SANTOS LONG SETUP:
✅ Sell-side sweep likely
✅ Strong OB + FVG confluence
✅ Discounted HTF price
✅ Clear upside liquidity
Entry: $1.580 | SL: $1.378 | Targets: $1.84/$1.99/$2.28–$2.29
Plan: Wait for sweep, enter on confirmation, take partials at targets.
#SANTOS @SantosFC

STABLECOIN SUPPLY SNAPSHOT
Over 53% of all stablecoins are issued on Ethereum ($ETH).
This reinforces $ETH role as the primary settlement layer for stablecoin activity and on-chain liquidity.
Despite competition, Ethereum still dominates.

Top 10 Dapps by TVL: 2021 vs 2025
In 2021, TVL leaders were spread across DEXs, CDPs, and yield aggregators: Driven by active trading and yield farming.
By 2025, TVL is concentrated in lending, liquid staking, and restaking protocols.
The shift shows DeFi moving from activity-heavy apps to balance-sheet infrastructure, where capital stays parked and productive for longer periods.
DeFi is maturing.

Wallet 0xa339 has sold 50,623 $ETH at an average of $2,921, realizing approximately $15M+ in profit through structured, leveraged positioning.
This is not emotional Selling, it’s Controlled Profit-taking, which can introduce Short-term Supply Pressure.
How Price Absorbs this Supply will Define the Next Move.
Watch the reaction, not the headline.

ETHEREUM MONTHLY TREND CHECK
If December closes red, then 75% of $ETH months in 2025 will have finished in the red.
A clear Sign of Persistent Downside Pressure and a tough year for Ethereum Holders.
The monthly close matters.

Google Takes Stakes in Public Bitcoin Miners
$5B+ in deals so far:
TeraWulf → 14% stake
Cipher Mining → 5.4% stake
Hut 8 → $7B deal
Google backing miners to convert $BTC infrastructure into AI data centers.
Big Tech sees value in crypto infrastructure. Bullish.

$ETH at a Critical HTF Support Inflection.
$2,890 is the Structural Demand level.
Acceptance above this level Preserves Bullish Market Structure.
If Support Holds → Upside Continuation Toward $3,650 and $4,250.
Failure to Hold → Bullish Thesis Invalidated.
Binary Zone. Directional Expansion Pending.
#Ethereum @ethereum

SILVER | Monthly TA – High-Risk Zone
#Silver is in a vertical Expansion Phase and Trading far above Long-Term Trend Support.
Price is testing a macro Supply / Distribution Zone after a Parabolic advance.
If Distribution Confirms:
→ Mean Reversion Toward 0.382–0.5 Fib ($39–$31)
→ Extended Correction into 0.618 Fib (~$24) Possible
Momentum is Climactic — Risk > Reward at Highs.
This is a Decision Zone, not a Chase Zone.
Monthly Timeframe | Structure > Noise
Disclaimer: This is Pure TA. Markets involve Risk. NFA & DYOR Before Making any Trading or Investment Decisions.

🇷🇺 JUST IN: Russia's Largest Bank Sberbank just issued the country's FIRST-EVER Crypto-backed loan.
Borrower: Bitcoin miner Intelion (298 MW capacity)
Collateral: Bitcoin held in bank custody
Russia is also opening retail Crypto Trading in 2026 with a $3,800/year limit.
TradFi × Crypto is happening. Faster than you think.

$660,000,000 in Bitcoin… Locked Behind 2 Password Guesses
He owns 7,002 $BTC
Worth $660,000,000 today.
And he can’t access any of it.
This is Stefan Thomas’ nightmare 👇
In 2011, he got paid 7,002 #BTC for making a simple “What is Bitcoin?” video.
He stored it on an IronKey USB.
Military-grade encryption.
Password written on paper.
Then… he lost the paper.
The catch:
IronKey allows only 10 password attempts.
After that → self-destruct. Forever.
He’s already used 8 attempts.
❌ Only 2 guesses left.
One wrong move = $660M gone forever.
A top cybersecurity firm says they can crack it.
He said NO,