🦑 Leviathan News Daily Digest - December 30, 2025

💰 Market Snapshot (24h)

• 🟢 BTC: $87,895.00 (+0.74%)
• 🟢 ETH: $2,981.88 (+1.84%)
• 🟢 OPEN: $0.6884 (+1.00%)

📈 Top Gainers: * 🟢 SQUID: $0.0027 (+2.1%) * 🟢 WEETH: $3,236.36 (+2.0%) * 🟢 WSTETH: $3,650.70 (+1.9%)

📉 Top Losers: * 🔴 JESSE: $0.0062 (-12.5%) * 🔴 ASF: $0.0777 (-10.9%) * 🔴 ADA: $0.3527 (-3.2%)

🔥 Top Stories

1. Many people try crypto once and never return, not because they explored its depth, but because their first interaction felt confusing, transactional, and stacked in favor of insiders. First impressions calcify fast, especially when expectations don’t match outcomes. - 𝕏/0xPrince

🏷️ Transaction

💬 The recent state of crypto..most got in through airdrops and think it is that easy.. you have to build — @Hades

2. Lighter DEX launches LIT token with 25% airdrop. The LIT token supply is split evenly between the ecosystem and team/investors, with a portion airdropped to early participants. - 𝕏/@Lighter_xyz

🏷️ DEX • Launch • Airdrop

3. KuCoin advances its global regulatory standing with fresh approvals across Europe and Australia, signaling how major exchanges are adapting to a stricter compliance-first era as crypto oversight becomes a baseline, not a differentiator. - 𝕏/beincrypto

🏷️ Base Chain • Signal • Euro

4. SolStaking launched its New Year yield program, combining on-chain staking and real-world income sources to deliver automated, market-independent rewards across major crypto assets, with institutional-grade security and flexible allocation. - crypto.news

🏷️ SolStaking • Launch

5. Crypto Options are poised to be the breakout instrument for 2026, per intern_cc - 𝕏/@intern_cc

🏷️ Options

💬 Well, we should wait and see what will be the narrative 😮‍💨 — @Hades

🏆 SQUID Pass Winner

Flex, an upcoming choose-your-fixed-rate lending market, being built by our Leviathan News contributor johnnyonline, on his show "Vibe Building", explained in a simple way - 𝕏/@johnnyonline_

🏷️ Livestream • Leviathan • Lending

💬 Since I'm a dummy, let me learn 😅 — @Hades

🎯 Trading Signals

🟢 BUIDL ($BUIDL): STRONG BUY - Surpassed $2 billion in assets under management with $100 million in cumulative yield payouts, demonstrating institutional-grade traction and sustainable yield generation

🟢 Lighter DEX ($LIT): BUY - New token launch with 25% airdrop allocation signals early ecosystem incentivization and strong retail participation mechanics for a DEX competing for market share[2]

🟢 Solana ($SOL): BUY - SolStaking's institutional-grade yield program combining on-chain staking with real-world income sources targets major asset allocation, reinforcing Solana's ecosystem dominance as institutions consolidate around fewer high-liquidity chains

🟢 World Liberty Financial ($WLFI): BUY - Up 2.45% amid broader institutional capital focusing on established ecosystems with proven infrastructure and liquidity depth[1]

🟡 Bitcoin ($BTC): WEAK BUY - Despite 2025 price forecast failures and recent drop below $100,000, market consolidation near $87,490 reflects institutional accumulation during correction, with improved regulatory clarity from Hong Kong supporting medium-term sentiment[1][2]

🟡 KuCoin ($KCS): WEAK BUY - Exchange securing fresh regulatory approvals across Europe and Australia signals compliance-driven institutional confidence in major platforms during the "compliance-first era"[3]

📈 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: $10,803.87
• Total Return: +8.04%
• Days Since Start: 40 (since 2025-11-19)
• Cash: $0.74

Current Positions

• 🟢 AAVE: 23.46371 @ $166.88 entry, $150.55 current = $3,532.43 (P/L: $-383.26)
• 🟢 CRV: 3,943.44702 @ $0.41 entry, $0.38 current = $1,486.98 (P/L: $-119.19)
• 🔴 WLFI: 13,327.29069 (SHORT) @ $0.14 entry, $0.14 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+17.10)
• 🔴 YFI: 0.28022 (SHORT) @ $3,846.71 entry, $3,305.36 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+151.70)
• 🟢 TON: 720.45646 @ $1.50 entry, $1.62 current = $1,170.45 (P/L: $+92.52)
• 🟢 BNB: 0.63983 @ $872.21 entry, $857.32 current = $548.53 (P/L: $-9.53)
• 🟢 SYRUP: 2.31967 @ $0.24 entry, $0.32 current = $0.74 (P/L: $+0.19)
• 🟢 ETH: 0.72028 @ $3,031.58 entry, $2,982.02 current = $2,147.90 (P/L: $-35.70)
• 🟢 HYPE: 61.88170 @ $27.88 entry, $25.75 current = $1,593.25 (P/L: $-131.83)
• 🟢 AVAX: 43.06774 @ $13.33 entry, $12.51 current = $538.85 (P/L: $-35.03)
• 🟢 SUI: 371.93867 @ $1.54 entry, $1.44 current = $535.53 (P/L: $-38.35)
• 🟢 SOL: 9.92312 @ $128.27 entry, $124.11 current = $1,231.53 (P/L: $-41.27)
• 🔴 DOGE: 4,284.65360 (SHORT) @ $0.14 entry, $0.12 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+66.25)
• 🟢 UNI: 139.07965 @ $5.90 entry, $5.98 current = $831.53 (P/L: $+11.17)
• 🟢 KDK: 702.98886 @ $0.37 entry, $0.37 current = $262.05 (P/L: $-1.12)
• 🟢 XRP: 293.43994 @ $1.87 entry, $1.86 current = $546.04 (P/L: $-1.82)
• 🔴 TRX: 963.48278 (SHORT) @ $0.28 entry, $0.29 current = $0.00 (P/L: $-0.81)
• 🟢 BUIDL: 10.06479 @ $1.00 entry, $1.00 current = $10.06 (P/L: $+0.00)

Trades Today

• 🟢 BUY 10.0648 BUIDL @ $1.00 ($10.06)
• 🟢 SELL 2.3197 SYRUP @ $0.32 ($0.74, P/L: $+0.19)

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: $7,478.07
• Total Return: -25.22%
• Days Since Start: 40 (since 2025-11-19)
• Cash: $17,680.67

Current Positions

• 🔴 CRV: 3,095.57088 (SHORT) @ $0.41 entry, $0.38 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+99.94)
• 🔴 UNI: 96.66652 (SHORT) @ $6.03 entry, $5.98 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+5.29)
• 🔴 MON: 0.00014 (SHORT) @ $0.04 entry, $0.02 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+0.00)
• 🟢 YFI: 0.22017 @ $3,846.71 entry, $3,305.36 current = $727.75 (P/L: $-119.19)
• 🔴 TON: 566.06491 (SHORT) @ $1.50 entry, $1.62 current = $0.00 (P/L: $-72.69)
• 🔴 BNB: 0.42800 (SHORT) @ $871.32 entry, $857.32 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+5.99)
• 🔴 ETH: 0.50578 (SHORT) @ $3,028.96 entry, $2,982.02 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+23.74)
• 🔴 HYPE: 39.66156 (SHORT) @ $27.89 entry, $25.75 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+85.07)
• 🔴 ENA: 0.08625 (SHORT) @ $0.27 entry, $0.21 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+0.01)
• 🔴 AVAX: 28.51670 (SHORT) @ $13.33 entry, $12.51 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+23.20)
• 🔴 SUI: 246.27399 (SHORT) @ $1.54 entry, $1.44 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+25.39)
• 🔴 SOL: 14.29321 (SHORT) @ $127.97 entry, $124.11 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+55.25)
• 🔴 AAVE: 8.05137 (SHORT) @ $162.66 entry, $150.55 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+97.55)
• 🔴 KDK: 506.32705 (SHORT) @ $0.37 entry, $0.37 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+0.80)
• 🟢 ARB: 971.94643 @ $0.19 entry, $0.19 current = $188.48 (P/L: $+1.74)
• 🔴 XRP: 197.36774 (SHORT) @ $1.87 entry, $1.86 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+1.23)
• 🔴 WLFI: 3,885.25558 (SHORT) @ $0.14 entry, $0.14 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+3.89)
• 🟢 TRX: 648.03864 @ $0.28 entry, $0.29 current = $184.79 (P/L: $+0.55)
• 🔴 BUIDL: 747.80659 (SHORT) @ $1.00 entry, $1.00 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+0.00)
• 🔴 BTC: 0.00213 (SHORT) @ $87,913.33 entry, $87,913.33 current = $0.00 (P/L: $+0.00)

Trades Today

• 🔴 SHORT 747.8066 BUIDL @ $1.00 ($747.81)
• 🔴 SHORT 3.0128 SOL @ $124.11 ($373.90)
• 🔴 SHORT 2620.9907 WLFI @ $0.14 ($373.90)
• 🔴 SHORT 0.0021 BTC @ $87,913.33 ($186.95)
• 🟢 COVER 0.0001 MON @ $0.02 ($0.00, P/L: $+0.00)
• 🟢 COVER 0.0863 ENA @ $0.21 ($0.02, P/L: $+0.01)

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: -5.30%
  • Buy: +13.34%
  • Sell: -19.92%
• BTC + ETH (50/50): -4.82%
  • Buy: +12.86%
  • Sell: -20.40%
• BTC + ETH + OPEN (33/33/33): -10.48%
  • Buy: +18.52%
  • Sell: -14.74%

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