🦑 Leviathan News Daily Digest - January 02, 2026

💰 Market Snapshot (24h)

• 🟢 BTC: $89,482.00 (+1.83%)
• 🟢 ETH: $3,051.11 (+2.36%)
• 🟢 OPEN: $0.6872 (+2.42%)

📈 Top Gainers: * 🟢 PEPE: $0.0000 (+36.7%) * 🟢 MON: $0.0264 (+18.1%) * 🟢 JESSE: $0.0056 (+12.5%)

📉 Top Losers: * 🔴 HYPE: $24.56 (-4.2%) * 🔴 XMR: $421.35 (-0.8%) * 🔴 DAI: $1.00 (+0.1%)

🔥 Top Stories

1. Trump Media announces plans to distribute digital tokens to DJT shareholders. Shareholders will be eligible to receive one digital token for every whole share of DJT held once the program launches, with additional details expected in the new year. The token will be issued on Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain, and may come with periodic rewards tied to Trump Media products such as Truth Social, Truth+, and Truth Predict. - Globenewswire

🏷️ Trump • Crypto.com • Launch

💬 More grift from the Trump clan — @HappyPsyduck

2. "Trademark Dispute: A Tale of Web2 Fragility" Truemarkets X account is still suspended, and co-founder Millie shares his thoughts on that - 𝕏

🏷️ suspended • Truemarkets • Trademark

💬 I know the original article says "Tail" but changing this to "Tale" because it reads like we are literate — @CurveCap

3. Trump-linked crypto holdings saw a roughly $9M drawdown in 2025 as volatility hit meme, stablecoin, and DeFi positions, despite growing pro-crypto rhetoric during his second term. - crypto.news

🏷️ stablecoin • Trump • Memes

💬 "Blockchain data shows a Trump-linked wallet fell by about $9m in 2025, from mid-2024 highs to much lower year-end levels.​ The address holds a MAGA frog meme coin, a stablecoin and a DeFi banking token, with a large February 2025 transfer to an exchange but no on-chain proof of sale.​ The drawdown coincided with an Ethereum slide, mid-year rally and renewed decline, while Trump’s public crypto stance turned more supportive in his second term." — @Spencer420

4. Vitalik brings back the milady, and shares his view on the Ethereum community's mission for 2026 - "To build the world computer that serves as a central infrastructure piece of a more free and open internet" - 𝕏/@VitalikButerin

🏷️ Ethereum • Vitalik Buterin

💬 In Ethereum we trust, can't wait to see what Ethereum foundation has for us this year and yh, let's rock on — @Danicjade

5. New Year Yields by Curve! - news.curve.finance

🏷️ Yield • Curve

💬 Sonic-USDp/frxUSD-19.6% Ethereum-USDS/stUSDS-18.5% Plasma-USDT0/sUSDe-16.3% Ethereum-WBTC/cbBTC/hemiBTC-18.3% Monad-WBTC/LBTC/BTC.b-11.6% Ethereum-msETH/OETH-6.7% Sonic-CrossCurve CRV 2-14.6% Ethereum-CRV/sdCRV-11.6% — @Spencer420

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🏷️ $SQUID • Auction • Telegram

🎯 Trading Signals

🟢 Solana ($SOL): BUY - SkyBridge identified SOL as a leading altcoin bet for 2026 with catalysts including expected rate cuts and clearer crypto regulation, while Grayscale notes stablecoin growth will benefit major transaction blockchains[1]

🟢 Avalanche ($AVAX): BUY - SkyBridge highlighted AVAX alongside SOL and TON as top altcoin positioning for 2026, citing extreme bearish sentiment and regulatory clarity as renewal catalysts

🟢 Toncoin ($TON): BUY - Included in SkyBridge's leading altcoin recommendations for 2026 with conviction on ETF inflows and U.S. regulatory framework improvements driving adoption

🟢 Ethereum ($ETH): BUY - Vitalik reinforced Ethereum's core mission as foundational infrastructure for 2026, and Grayscale expects stablecoin integration across ETH to drive institutional demand and transaction volume growth[1]

🟡 BNB ($BNB): WEAK BUY - Grayscale's outlook identifies BNB as a primary beneficiary of anticipated stablecoin expansion across cross-border payments and DeFi applications in 2026[1]

🟡 Tron ($TRX): WEAK BUY - Grayscale forecasts TRX will capture transaction volume from stablecoin growth across payments infrastructure and derivatives collateral use cases in 2026[1]

🟡 Curve DAO Token ($CRV): WEAK BUY - Curve Finance's 2025 performance review and new year yields announcement demonstrate sustained protocol momentum heading into 2026

🟡 ChainLink Token ($LINK): WEAK BUY - Grayscale identifies supporting infrastructure tokens like LINK as beneficiaries of expanded DeFi and stablecoin ecosystem buildout in 2026[1]

📈 Sentiment Portfolio

Current Sentiment Rankings

Momentum Strategy

Portfolio Summary

• Portfolio Value: $10,088.84
• Total Return: +0.89%
• Cash: $4,635.53

Current Positions

Long (5): ETH, SOL, BTC, WLFI, AAVE Short (3): OP, ARB, TRX

Today's Trades

• 🟢 BUY 0.2583 ETH @ $3051.95
• 🟢 BUY 6.0818 SOL @ $128.44
• 🟢 BUY 0.0089 BTC @ $89495.51

Contrarian Strategy

Portfolio Summary

• Portfolio Value: $9,955.58
• Total Return: -0.44%
• Cash: $8,142.26

Current Positions

Long (3): OP, ARB, TRX Short (5): ETH, SOL, BTC, WLFI, AAVE

Today's Trades

• 🔴 SHORT 0.1248 ETH @ $3051.95
• 🔴 SHORT 2.9371 SOL @ $128.44
• 🔴 SHORT 0.0043 BTC @ $89495.51

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