πŸ¦‘ Leviathan News Daily Digest - December 21, 2025

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πŸ’° Market Snapshot (24h)

  • 🟒 BTC: $88,288.00 (+0.31%)
  • πŸ”΄ ETH: $2,971.67 (-0.04%)
  • πŸ”΄ OPEN: $0.7061 (-1.06%)

πŸ“ˆ Top Gainers: * 🟒 UNI: $6.28 (+10.1%) * 🟒 SPELL: $0.0002 (+3.0%) * 🟒 SYRUP: $0.3293 (+3.0%)

πŸ“‰ Top Losers: * πŸ”΄ S: $0.0753 (-4.2%) * πŸ”΄ OP: $0.2691 (-3.9%) * πŸ”΄ AAVE: $175.21 (-3.1%)

πŸ”₯ Top Stories

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1. Ethereum’s β€˜Glamsterdam’ upgrade aims to fix MEV fairness. Glamsterdam is a two simultaneous upgrades taking place on Ethereum’s two core layers. At the heart of the upgrade is ePBS and Block-level Access Lists. The full scope of the upgrade has not yet been finalized, but developers are targeting it to go live in 2026. - Coindesk

🏷️ MEV β€’ Web3 Development β€’ Developers

πŸ’¬ Let's go Ethereum πŸ”₯ β€” @Hades
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2. Sony files patent for AI-powered censorship tech to alter video game content as part of its push to future-proof PlayStation as it prepares for the next console generation Playstation 6 era. Sony’s approach could allow players to customize what they see and hear without developers creating separate game versions. - Interestingengineering

🏷️ Web3 Development β€’ Developers β€’ App

πŸ’¬ Interesting use of AI. This will. D lovely β€” @Hades
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3. A long-term view on finance concludes that real-world assets moving onchain is unavoidable. Tokenization is positioned as a structural shift in capital markets, not hype, driven by efficiency, access, and global liquidity. - 𝕏/@ZeusRWA

🏷️ Tokenomics β€’ Tokenization β€’ Onchain Liquidity

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4. Crypto VCs are shifting toward FinTech-style investing as token-first exits fade, prioritizing real revenue, payments, trading, and compliance-driven models. Stablecoins and markets now anchor sustainable crypto businesses as fundamentals replace narrative-driven growth. - 𝕏/@0xshawnpang

🏷️ revenue β€’ Crypto VC β€’ Fintech

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5. Publicly traded companies are rapidly accumulating Ethereum, with corporate ETH treasuries now holding over 5% of total supply. Leaders include BitMine, SharpLink, and Coinbase, signaling Ethereum’s growing role in institutional balance sheets. - decrypt.co

🏷️ Trade β€’ BitMine β€’ $ETH

SQUID Pass Winner

πŸ† SQUID Pass Winner

This Thursday December 18th, RAAC is officially launching its gold-backed stablecoin $pmUSD! The launch is via a bond sale on Apebond, where $1M pmUSD will be available with a reward going from 2 to 5%! This means: for every $1 USDT / USDC you deposit, you receive up to $1.05 pmUSD after the locking period. On top of that, this sale also marks the start of the RAAC points program, and participating in this sale will grant the biggest point multiplier of the program! Finally, this sale is private for the RAAC Bots holder, the Llamas and the ApeBond premium users! Follow RAAC on X for additional details! - 𝕏/@i

🏷️ Bond β€’ $USDT β€’ WenLLama

🎯 Trading Signals

πŸ”΄ 420 ($420): SELL - Bitcoin exchange balances increased by 8,000 coins (selling pressure), while Ethereum saw 32,000 coins move to exchanges.[1] Paradoxically, stablecoins experienced a net inflow of $420 million, revealing investors rotating into defensive positions ahead of year-end uncertainty and potential economic data releases.

πŸ“ˆ Backtest Results

Buy the News Strategy

How would a portfolio perform if it traded daily on Leviathan News headlines?

Strategy includes risk management: -20% stop loss on all positions, +20% profit-taking (50% position reduction) on all positions.

  • Portfolio Value: $11,022.05
  • Total Return: +10.22%
  • Days Since Start: 31 (since 2025-11-19)
  • Cash: $2,527.90

Current Positions

  • 🟒 AAVE: 18.12986 @ $172.04 entry, $175.23 current = $3,176.88 (P/L: $+57.79)
  • 🟒 CRV: 2,584.45561 @ $0.41 entry, $0.35 current = $892.17 (P/L: $-171.39)
  • πŸ”΄ WLFI: 13,327.29069 (SHORT) @ $0.14 entry, $0.13 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+148.52)
  • πŸ”΄ YFI: 0.28022 (SHORT) @ $3,846.71 entry, $3,351.51 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+138.77)
  • 🟒 TON: 720.45646 @ $1.50 entry, $1.47 current = $1,059.36 (P/L: $-18.58)
  • 🟒 BNB: 0.31751 @ $903.15 entry, $852.66 current = $270.73 (P/L: $-16.03)
  • 🟒 SYRUP: 593.83560 @ $0.24 entry, $0.33 current = $195.56 (P/L: $+53.11)
  • 🟒 ETH: 0.36090 @ $3,133.68 entry, $2,971.63 current = $1,072.45 (P/L: $-58.48)
  • 🟒 HYPE: 61.88170 @ $27.88 entry, $24.01 current = $1,486.07 (P/L: $-239.00)
  • 🟒 XRP: 570.52082 @ $2.01 entry, $1.91 current = $1,092.32 (P/L: $-55.44)
  • 🟒 AVAX: 43.06774 @ $13.33 entry, $12.12 current = $522.03 (P/L: $-51.85)
  • 🟒 SUI: 371.93867 @ $1.54 entry, $1.43 current = $532.92 (P/L: $-40.96)
  • 🟒 SOL: 5.09335 @ $132.12 entry, $124.60 current = $634.63 (P/L: $-38.29)
  • πŸ”΄ DOGE: 4,284.65360 (SHORT) @ $0.14 entry, $0.13 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+37.45)
  • 🟒 OP: 1,962.37370 @ $0.29 entry, $0.27 current = $528.07 (P/L: $-47.29)
  • 🟒 UNI: 47.65892 @ $5.86 entry, $6.28 current = $299.28 (P/L: $+20.03)

Trades Today

  • 🟒 SELL 593.8356 SYRUP @ $0.33 ($195.56, P/L: $+53.11)

Sell the News Strategy

Once it's in the headlines, it's supposedly too late! How would your portfolio perform if you did the opposite of the signal?

Strategy includes risk management: -20% stop loss on all positions, +20% profit-taking (50% position reduction) on all positions.

  • Portfolio Value: $7,504.29
  • Total Return: -24.96%
  • Days Since Start: 31 (since 2025-11-19)
  • Cash: $11,118.06

Current Positions

  • πŸ”΄ CRV: 2,160.18613 (SHORT) @ $0.41 entry, $0.35 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+148.02)
  • 🟒 WLFI: 14,468.18589 @ $0.14 entry, $0.13 current = $1,921.32 (P/L: $-161.23)
  • πŸ”΄ UNI: 33.28450 (SHORT) @ $6.25 entry, $6.28 current = $0.00 (P/L: $-0.93)
  • πŸ”΄ MON: 0.07221 (SHORT) @ $0.04 entry, $0.02 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+0.00)
  • 🟒 YFI: 0.22017 @ $3,846.71 entry, $3,351.51 current = $737.91 (P/L: $-109.03)
  • πŸ”΄ TON: 566.06491 (SHORT) @ $1.50 entry, $1.47 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+14.60)
  • πŸ”΄ BNB: 0.20615 (SHORT) @ $903.15 entry, $852.66 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+10.41)
  • πŸ”΄ ETH: 0.24693 (SHORT) @ $3,133.68 entry, $2,971.63 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+40.02)
  • πŸ”΄ HYPE: 39.66156 (SHORT) @ $27.89 entry, $24.01 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+153.76)
  • πŸ”΄ ENA: 44.16149 (SHORT) @ $0.27 entry, $0.21 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+2.67)
  • πŸ”΄ XRP: 377.76238 (SHORT) @ $2.01 entry, $1.91 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+36.71)
  • πŸ”΄ AVAX: 28.51670 (SHORT) @ $13.33 entry, $12.12 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+34.33)
  • πŸ”΄ SUI: 246.27399 (SHORT) @ $1.54 entry, $1.43 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+27.12)
  • πŸ”΄ SOL: 5.26793 (SHORT) @ $135.08 entry, $124.60 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+55.21)
  • 🟒 DOGE: 2,551.57337 @ $0.14 entry, $0.13 current = $333.09 (P/L: $-22.30)
  • πŸ”΄ OP: 1,240.52237 (SHORT) @ $0.29 entry, $0.27 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+29.89)
  • πŸ”΄ AAVE: 3.05790 (SHORT) @ $181.85 entry, $175.23 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+20.25)

Trades Today

  • 🟒 COVER 0.0722 MON @ $0.02 ($0.00, P/L: $+0.00)
  • 🟒 COVER 44.1615 ENA @ $0.21 ($9.17, P/L: $+2.67)

Performance vs Benchmarks

Benchmark returns show the benchmark's performance since portfolio start. Portfolio returns show how much better/worse the portfolio performed relative to the benchmark.

  • BTC Only: -4.88%
    • Buy: +15.10%
    • Sell: -20.07%
  • BTC + ETH (50/50): -4.78%
    • Buy: +15.00%
    • Sell: -20.18%
  • BTC + ETH + OPEN (33/33/33): -9.78%
    • Buy: +20.00%
    • Sell: -15.18%

Disclaimer: Trading strategies generated by AI, which is wrong about everything, so you'd have to be a complete hick to take financial advice from one!