🦑 Leviathan News Daily Digest - December 26, 2025

💰 Market Snapshot (24h)

• 🟢 BTC: $88,725.00 (+1.47%)
• 🟢 ETH: $2,975.70 (+1.83%)
• 🟢 OPEN: $0.6960 (+0.69%)

📈 Top Gainers: * 🟢 MON: $0.0249 (+6.7%) * 🟢 WLFI: $0.1411 (+5.1%) * 🟢 ENA: $0.2121 (+4.6%)

📉 Top Losers: * 🔴 COW: $0.2202 (-1.2%) * 🔴 AIOZ: $0.0959 (-1.1%) * 🔴 ASF: $0.0781 (-0.7%)

🔥 Top Stories

1. Tether froze about $3.3B across 7,268 addresses between 2023–2025, far exceeding Circle’s $109M, highlighting contrasting stablecoin enforcement models as issuers respond to scams, investigations, and regulatory pressure. - crypto.news

🏷️ Tether • Scam • Scams

💬 The gap is extremely wide 💀 — @Hades

2. "Merry Yieldmas" from Curve Finance! - news.curve.finance

🏷️ Curve

💬 TL;DR: Overall: Curve ended 2025 with stable TVL at $2.53B (-0.7% WoW). Top Yields: Hemi BTC pool led with 64.3%, followed by CrossCurve WETH ARB at 23.6%. crvUSD: Supply expanded +6% on low borrow rates (~0.9%); peg remained stable near $1. Llamalend: TVL grew to $223M (+3.4%) as borrowing increased. DEX Activity: Volumes (-13.2%) and fees (-17.9%) fell due to muted market volatility. — @Danicjade

3. Layer 1 and Layer 2 tokens struggled in 2025 as users consolidated, MAUs fell, and revenues flowed to stablecoins and derivatives. Weak tokenomics and poor value capture left undifferentiated chains under pressure heading into 2026. - crypto.news

🏷️ revenue • Layer 1 • stablecoin

💬 Let's see what 2026 holds for us — @Hades

4. India’s Enforcement Directorate raided 21 locations linked to 4th Bloc Consultants, alleging a decade-long crypto Ponzi that used fake exchange platforms, MLM-style referrals, and money laundering via wallets, shell firms, hawala networks, and foreign accounts. - crypto.news

🏷️ Ponzi • wallets • India

5. Stablecoin supply climbed past $314B in 2025, but usage told a different story as Tether led transaction activity, followed by RLUSD and USDC, while the Trump-backed USD1 surged into the top tier months after launch. - decrypt.co

🏷️ Trump • Tether • $LUSD

🏆 SQUID Pass Winner

Feel good using Resupply? That’s by design - 𝕏/@leviathan_news

🏷️ Resupply • UI • UX

💬 TL;DR: Ionut Nechifor, Resupply’s UI/UX designer, crafted the protocol’s visual identity and the iconic hippo mascot. His philosophy blends clarity, usability, and emotional connection, turning complex DeFi mechanics into approachable, intuitive interfaces. Drawing on traditional sketching, vector graphics, and game-inspired aesthetics, he emphasizes simplicity, trust, and storytelling in design. Currently, he’s developing Forma, a modular UI kit for Web3 designers, aiming to streamline professional UI creation with optional AI-powered features. — @Danicjade

🎯 Trading Signals

🟡 Bitcoin ($BTC): WEAK BUY - Trading at $87,490 with 0.75% 24-hour gains; institutional adoption strengthened in 2025 despite broader market headwinds

🟡 Ethereum ($ETH): WEAK BUY - Trading at $2,929.02 with positive momentum; showed renewed strength vs. Bitcoin following Fed rate cuts, though spot ETF institutional inflows disappointed expectations

🟢 Curve DAO Token ($CRV): BUY - "Merry Yieldmas" announcement signals active protocol engagement and yield optimization initiatives heading into year-end

🟡 Solana ($SOL): WEAK BUY - Trading at $121.99 with 0.43% gains; Layer 1 tokens under pressure in 2025 as users consolidated, but SOL's massive $800B TVL provides foundation for recovery

🟡 BNB ($BNB): WEAK BUY - Trading at $840.49 with 0.50% gains; $81.2B TVL suggests institutional backing despite broader Layer 1/2 consolidation pressures

🟢 World Liberty Financial ($WLFI): BUY - Surging 2.45% despite broader market; Trump-backed USD1 stablecoin surged into top tier recently, positioning WLFI ecosystem for strength

🟠 Arbitrum ($ARB): WEAK SELL - Layer 2 tokens struggled throughout 2025 as users consolidated and MAUs fell; weak tokenomics and poor value capture continue under pressure heading into 2026

🟠 Optimism ($OP): WEAK SELL - Similar Layer 2 headwinds; undifferentiated chain positioning faces structural challenges as capital flows to stablecoins and derivatives

📈 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: $10,852.13
• Total Return: +8.52%
• Days Since Start: 36 (since 2025-11-19)
• Cash: $629.29

Current Positions

• 🟢 AAVE: 21.67265 @ $168.20 entry, $156.16 current = $3,384.43 (P/L: $-260.99)
• 🟢 CRV: 3,943.44702 @ $0.41 entry, $0.40 current = $1,574.51 (P/L: $-31.66)
• 🔴 WLFI: 13,327.29069 (SHORT) @ $0.14 entry, N/A current = N/A
• 🔴 YFI: 0.28022 (SHORT) @ $3,846.71 entry, $3,338.52 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+142.41)
• 🟢 TON: 720.45646 @ $1.50 entry, N/A current = N/A
• 🟢 BNB: 0.63983 @ $872.21 entry, $841.73 current = $538.56 (P/L: $-19.50)
• 🟢 SYRUP: 37.11473 @ $0.24 entry, N/A current = N/A
• 🟢 ETH: 0.72028 @ $3,031.58 entry, $2,975.80 current = $2,143.42 (P/L: $-40.18)
• 🟢 HYPE: 61.88170 @ $27.88 entry, $25.07 current = $1,551.64 (P/L: $-173.43)
• 🟢 XRP: 570.52082 @ $2.01 entry, $1.87 current = $1,068.97 (P/L: $-78.79)
• 🟢 AVAX: 43.06774 @ $13.33 entry, N/A current = N/A
• 🟢 SUI: 371.93867 @ $1.54 entry, N/A current = N/A
• 🟢 SOL: 5.09335 @ $132.12 entry, $124.02 current = $631.66 (P/L: $-41.25)
• 🔴 DOGE: 4,284.65360 (SHORT) @ $0.14 entry, N/A current = N/A
• 🟢 UNI: 47.65892 @ $5.86 entry, $5.93 current = $282.53 (P/L: $+3.28)
• 🟢 KDK: 702.98886 @ $0.37 entry, N/A current = N/A

Trades Today

• 🟢 COVER 0.0030 BTC @ $88,726.31 ($270.58, P/L: $-3.95)
• 🟢 BUY 1358.9914 CRV @ $0.40 ($542.61)
• 🟢 BUY 0.3223 BNB @ $841.73 ($271.30)
• 🟢 SELL 1962.3737 OP @ $0.29 ($575.36, P/L: $+0.00)

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: $7,469.45
• Total Return: -25.31%
• Days Since Start: 36 (since 2025-11-19)
• Cash: $14,518.91

Current Positions

• 🔴 CRV: 3,095.57088 (SHORT) @ $0.41 entry, $0.40 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+31.23)
• 🔴 UNI: 33.28450 (SHORT) @ $6.25 entry, $5.93 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+10.77)
• 🔴 MON: 0.00226 (SHORT) @ $0.04 entry, $0.02 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+0.00)
• 🟢 YFI: 0.22017 @ $3,846.71 entry, $3,338.52 current = $735.05 (P/L: $-111.89)
• 🔴 TON: 566.06491 (SHORT) @ $1.50 entry, $1.54 current = $0.00 (P/L: $-23.41)
• 🔴 BNB: 0.42800 (SHORT) @ $871.32 entry, $841.73 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+12.66)
• 🔴 ETH: 0.50578 (SHORT) @ $3,028.96 entry, $2,975.80 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+26.89)
• 🔴 HYPE: 39.66156 (SHORT) @ $27.89 entry, $25.07 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+111.73)
• 🔴 ENA: 1.38005 (SHORT) @ $0.27 entry, $0.21 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+0.08)
• 🔴 XRP: 377.76238 (SHORT) @ $2.01 entry, $1.87 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+52.17)
• 🔴 AVAX: 28.51670 (SHORT) @ $13.33 entry, $12.46 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+24.65)
• 🔴 SUI: 246.27399 (SHORT) @ $1.54 entry, $1.41 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+33.56)
• 🔴 SOL: 5.26793 (SHORT) @ $135.08 entry, $124.02 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+58.28)
• 🟢 DOGE: 2,551.57337 @ $0.14 entry, $0.13 current = $320.94 (P/L: $-34.45)
• 🔴 AAVE: 5.60959 (SHORT) @ $166.71 entry, $156.16 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+59.17)
• 🔴 KDK: 506.32705 (SHORT) @ $0.37 entry, $0.37 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+0.02)
• 🟢 ARB: 971.94643 @ $0.19 entry, $0.19 current = $186.74 (P/L: $+0.00)

Trades Today

• 🟢 SELL 0.0022 BTC @ $88,726.31 ($190.90, P/L: $+2.78)
• 🔴 SHORT 935.3848 CRV @ $0.40 ($373.47)
• 🔴 SHORT 0.2218 BNB @ $841.73 ($186.74)
• 🟢 SELL 14468.1859 WLFI @ $0.14 ($2,041.17, P/L: $-41.38)
• 🟢 BUY 971.9464 ARB @ $0.19 ($186.74)
• 🟢 COVER 1240.5224 OP @ $0.27 ($334.56, P/L: $+29.16)
• 🟢 COVER 0.0023 MON @ $0.02 ($0.00, P/L: $+0.00)
• 🟢 COVER 1.3800 ENA @ $0.21 ($0.29, P/L: $+0.08)

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: -4.41%
  • Buy: +12.93%
  • Sell: -20.90%
• BTC + ETH (50/50): -4.47%
  • Buy: +12.99%
  • Sell: -20.83%
• BTC + ETH + OPEN (33/33/33): -9.96%
  • Buy: +18.48%
  • Sell: -15.35%

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