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Major cryptocurrency prices are trading sideways this Wednesday as investors exercise caution. This market stagnation is driven by light holiday trading volumes, anticipation of upcoming U.S. economic reports, and a record options expiry this week. Summary Crypto prices are experiencing slight declines on Wednesday, amidst thin holiday liquidity. Traders are awaiting the release of a key U.S. economic data set for later today. A major options expiry event due Friday is adding to the caution. According to data from CoinGecko, the total crypto market cap fell slightly, by 0.7% to $3.02 trillion last check on Wednesday, Dec. 24, Asian time. Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest crypto asset by market cap, seesawed between $86,800 and $88,100 before stabilizing near $87,000 when writing, down by 0.5% in the past 24 hours. Ethereum (ETH) slid 0.8% to $2,940 while other large-cap cryptocurrencies such as BNB (BNB), XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Tron (TRX) recorded losses between 1-2%. Some of the smaller-cap crypto assets, such as Midnight (NIGHT), Pump.fun (PUMP) and Uniswap (UNI) stood as the top laggards, posting losses of 14%, 8%, and 7%, respectively. Investors are maintaining a cautious stance and reducing exposure to risky assets ahead of the Christmas holiday period, which is typically characterized by lower trading volumes as traders realize profits. Data compiled by CoinGlass shows that the futures open interest of the total crypto market has declined by 1.3% over the past 24 hours to $128.1 billion. The volume in the spot market also dropped 10% to $101 billion. At the same time, investor appetite remains in check due to a confluence of macro headwinds and upcoming market events. When writing, the Crypto Fear Greed Index was at 24, indicating persistent “Extreme Fear.” Traders remain cautious ahead of US Jobless data Crypto prices have remained suppressed as traders have taken aback today as they wait for the release of U.S. jobless data later today. The data is expected to come slightly hotter at around 223,000–225,000 new claims. As such, hotter-than-expected data could tend to put more pressure on the Fed to cut rates. However, comments from several Fed officials and the Fed chair himself have lately set a more hawkish tone for rate cuts, at least for early 2026. Cryptocurrencies tend to rally on expectations of rate cuts and pull back when they are delayed or deemed less likely to occur in the near future. The market had turned bearish just days before after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 0.75%, the highest in the past 30 years, a divergence from the Fed, which cut rates in December to a range of 3.50%-3.75%. Cryptocurrencies have historically been volatile when the BoJ ramped up interest rates, as it can strengthen the yen and potentially unwind “carry trades” that involve borrowing in Japan to invest in higher-yielding, riskier assets elsewhere. Record options expiry spooks investors Adding another layer of bearish pressure, traders are also preparing for nearly $27 billion to $28.5 billion of options expiry from Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts on Deribit that will take place on Friday, Dec. 26. If this record expiry comes to take place, it would mark the largest expiry in the exchange’s history. As such, the hedging from market makers around the “max pain” price (currently around $96,000 for BTC) could keep prices fixated until the options expire. However, it should be noted that once the record expiry takes place on Friday, it could trigger a post-expiry relief rally or increased volatility as mechanical hedging pressure dissipates and the market resets for 2026. Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only.

Unification proposal initiating the fee switch for UNI was submitted, according to on-chain analytics. The move could affect governance and staking dynamics as markets monitor the outcome of the proposal and its potential impact on transaction economics. In parallel, an active whale or institutional holder that previously staked UNI has continued accumulation. In the last six hours, the address withdrew 2,179,487 UNI from Coinbase, valued at about $12.68 million. The balance now stands at roughly 3.629 million tokens (about $20.02 million), with an average withdrawal price near $5.51 and a realized profit around $740,000. Some observers note the address may be Coinbase-controlled or wallet-managed rather than a direct corporate stake. As liquidity and governance signals unfold, investors should watch for further on-chain flows and official updates on the Unification proposal and exchange participation, which could influence UNI price action and liquidity incentives.

BlockBeats News, December 24th, according to on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) monitoring, the whale / institution that staked UNI before the Unification proposal submission continues to accumulate UNI. In the past 6 hours, he once again withdrew 2,179,487 UNI from Coinbase, worth $12.68 million; as of now, the address has accumulated 3.629 million tokens ($20.02 million), with an average withdrawal price of $5.51, realizing a profit of $740,000. At the same time, one possibility cannot be ruled out: the address may belong to Coinbase and is just wallet management.

BlockBeats News, December 24th, according to Coinbob Popular Address Monitoring, the "BTC OG Insider Whale" is still in a long position for ETH and has not taken any recent action. The "Ultimate Short" placed a BTC take-profit order at $76,200 yesterday. The details are as follows: "pension-usdt.eth": Currently holding a 3x leveraged ETH long position with a position size of approximately $89.08 million, average price of $2,967, liquidation price of $1,662, and unrealized profit of $75,000. Yesterday, sold 17% of the position at the ETH price high and bought back at the low, adding approximately $15 million to the position. "BTC OG Insider Whale": After adding to ETH and SOL long positions on the 18th, there have been no further position adjustments. The account still maintains an overall unrealized loss of approximately $44.20 million. Its main holding is an ETH long position, with an unrealized loss of $36.84 million (-30%), average price of $3,147, position size of approximately $603 million. It also holds BTC and SOL long positions, both in unrealized losses. The current total position size is approximately $728 million, with $2.49 million lost in funding fees. It currently ranks first in ETH long positions on Hyperliquid. "Ultimate Short": Continues to realize profits from its BTC short position, with a closing size of approximately $4.35 million yesterday, recording a profit of around $1.17 million. The current BTC short position size is approximately $43.81 million, with an unrealized profit of $12.02 million (548%), liquidation price of $102,000. This month, it has realized a total of about $57 million in profits and currently has take-profit orders set at $67,200 to $76,200. "Paul Wei": The current BTC long position has an unrealized loss of about 3.2%, accounting for 12% of the total $100,000 capital, with most funds still in open orders. The BTC long and short orders trigger range has been adjusted to $85,600 to $89,200. Since November 16th, it has accumulated $3,100 in profit. "Shanzhai Short Air Force": This address has recently focused on shorting, holding short positions in approximately 13 tokens including HYPE, ASTER, UNI, and ETH, with a total position size of around $22.74 million. Today, it continues to close positions in multiple tokens including ASTER and HYPE. In recent days, it has completely closed positions in 8 tokens. In less than two months, it has made a profit of $83.14 million by shorting multiple tokens. It currently remains the largest ASTER short whale on-chain, with an average entry price of $1.19, unrealized profit of $2.74 million (371%).