December 2nd, the 30-year Japanese government bond yield hit a historic high, driven by persistently high inflation and increasing market expectations of a rate hike by the Bank of Japan later this month. It is currently up 1.5 basis points, at 3.405%. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda stated on Monday that the central bank will thoroughly discuss the possibility of a rate hike at the upcoming meeting, further raising expectations of a rate hike in the near term. The 10-year government bond yield held steady at 1.875%. (Kinshi)

December 2nd: The probability of "Bitcoin dropping below $80,000 in December" on Polymarket has increased to 55%, while the probability of dropping below $70,000 is currently at 15%. Furthermore, the probability of surpassing $100,000 is currently at 28%.

December 2nd, according to Whale Alert monitoring, an address holding 50 BTC (approximately $4.32 million) was just activated after being dormant for 15.7 years. It then transferred the 50 BTC to 5 newly created wallets.

December 2nd, several Coinbase shareholders have filed a lawsuit against the company's executives, accusing them of engaging in insider trading worth billions of dollars over the years. The lawsuit, filed in Delaware, alleges that Coinbase's top management and investors have concealed the company's failures in implementing Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, vulnerabilities to data breaches, and the extent of regulatory scrutiny into these issues.During the period when this information was allegedly concealed, internal personnel at Coinbase, including CEO Brian Armstrong and board member Marc Andreessen, sold $4.2 billion worth of company stock. The plaintiffs claim that these profits constituted "large-scale insider trading," taking advantage of the artificially inflated stock price of Coinbase.

December 2nd, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a wallet address associated with Paradigm transferred 6300 ETH to Coinbase (worth $17.6 million).

December 2, According to LookIntoChain's monitoring, there were a total of 10 new wallets created in the past week that received a combined total of 2,612 BTC (US$231 million) from BitGo.

December 2nd: Bitcoin briefly dropped below $84,000, experiencing a more than 8% decrease within 24 hours. The total crypto market capitalization fell below $3 trillion, with a total of $974 million liquidated across the entire network in the past 24 hours. Of this amount, long positions liquidated amounted to $851 million, leading to over 260,000 forced liquidations. In response to this crypto market crash, Arthur Hayes posted, citing the reason as the Bank of Japan hinting at a possible interest rate hike in December. The USD to JPY exchange rate fluctuated in the 155-160 range, indicating a hawkish stance by the Bank of Japan. Maclane Wilkison, the co-founder of Threshold Network, stated, "The Bank of Japan's signal of an impending rate hike has tightened global liquidity expectations and shaken risk assets."Additionally, Strategy's CEO, Phong Le, mentioned that they would only consider selling Bitcoin when the company's stock price falls below net asset value and they are unable to obtain new funds. Market concerns arose due to Bitcoin's price weakening, potentially leading Strategy to be forced to sell due to a lack of cash to pay dividends. In response, Strategy issued an announcement last night declaring the establishment of a $1.44 billion USD reserve fund specifically designated for paying preferred stock dividends and existing debt interest. The funds were derived from the proceeds of selling Class A common stock based on the market issuance plan. The current plan aims to maintain a reserve size covering at least 12 months of dividend payment requirements, with the ultimate goal of having a buffer fund pool covering 24 months or more of dividend payments.Previously, S&P Global Ratings downgraded Tether's USDT stability rating from "Restricted" to "Weak" and warned that a Bitcoin price decline could lead to undercollateralization risks for the stablecoin. Arthur Hayes posted, mentioning that a roughly 30% drop in the "gold + BTC position" would wipe out their equity capital, potentially rendering USDT theoretically insolvent. In response to this, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino countered the "Tether FUD" by stating that the group's equity is close to $30 billion USD. S&P's analysis did not consider additional group equity nor did it account for the approximately $500 million monthly basic income that only U.S. Treasury yield could bring.Boris Revsin, General Partner and Managing Director at Tribe Capital, described this as a "leverage cleanse" that triggered a chain reaction throughout the market. Additionally, the macro environment has become less favorable: short-term rate cut expectations have diminished, inflation has remained stubborn, the job market has weakened, geopolitical risks have increased, and consumer pressures are rising. These factors have collectively contributed to the weak performance of most risk assets over the past two months. William Stern, the founder of Cardiff, stated, "With just over a week until the Fed meeting and unclear inflation data, institutional investors are actively reducing risk. They are reluctant to hold assets with high volatility, such as Bitcoin, to avoid any hawkish remarks from Powell."

December 2nd, according to Coinbob Popular Address Monitor, in the past 7 hours, the "Calm Whale" newly opened long positions for BTC, ETH, and SOL around $84,900, with a total position size of $13.61 million. In addition, at 10 PM yesterday, this address closed a short position for BTC at a slight profit of $50,000, and previously closed short positions for MON, ZEC, and SOL.According to monitoring, since the 27th, this address has repeatedly deposited around $200,000 into Hyperliquid and opened multiple positions, increasing the account balance to $780,000. The current major positions are: 40x BTC long position at $6.51 million, with a floating profit of $100,000 (62%); 20x SOL long position at $3.52 million, with a floating profit of $60,000 (35%); 25x ETH long position at $3.50 million, with a floating profit of $58,000 (41%).Previously, the "Calm Whale" account had a floating profit of nearly $10 million but did not close the position, and subsequently experienced five rounds of significant liquidation, resulting in an actual loss of over $18 million. This trader started with a $3 million principal in September, once making a profit of over $30 million within two months due to accurate predictions, attracting significant attention. In November, multiple mistakes led to a loss of almost all profits.

December 2nd, according to an official announcement from the perpetual contract trading platform Pacifica, in order to help users who were liquidated during the recent market volatility regain confidence in trading, users who were liquidated between October 1st and December 1st (UTC 04:00) will enjoy a 20% bonus points reward for trading throughout December.This activity is mainly aimed at active users who were liquidated due to market fluctuations but have not given up trading, aiming to help users rebuild their trading momentum through actual rewards.Pacifica was co-founded in January 2025 by three founders, including former FTX COO Constance Wang. The platform has developed rapidly, launching its testnet in just two months and officially launching its mainnet on June 10th this year.

December 2nd: Federal Reserve Chair Powell did not comment on the economy and monetary policy in the prepared remarks for his speech at Stanford University.