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Foresight News reported that, according to a certain exchange, Norwegian listed company K33 has launched a crypto-collateralized lending service, allowing users to use BTC and ETH as collateral to obtain loans, with funds disbursed in stablecoins such as USDC. This product is currently only available to select eligible clients. K33 also stated that it will incorporate the company's bitcoin holdings into business operations to expand the yield-generating applications of digital assets.

According to Odaily, monitored by Glassnode, the bitcoin spot market environment is showing signs of improvement, with spot trading volumes rebounding and selling pressure easing. Although the price of bitcoin once fell below $93,000 and demand remains fragile, the net buy-sell imbalance indicator has broken through the upper band of the statistical range, signaling a significant reduction in selling pressure. Gracie Lin, CEO of a Singapore-based exchange, stated that the market has already digested most of the profit-taking expected by the end of 2025, and long-term holders are less willing to sell during the rebound, while institutions continue to buy through ETFs during pullbacks. As trade conflicts escalate and gold prices hit record highs, bitcoin is increasingly being viewed as a hedging tool in investment portfolios, rather than just a short-term trading asset. Analysts at Swissblock pointed out that the slowdown in bitcoin network growth and recent liquidity exhaustion are similar to the situation in 2022. Historical experience shows that subsequent indicator rebounds have driven major bull markets. Currently, bitcoin remains in a consolidation phase, but internal conditions are improving. (Cointelegraph)

According to ChainCatcher, research from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany shows that of the US tariffs imposed from January 2024 to November 2025, 96% of the costs are borne by US consumers and importers, while foreign exporters bear only 4%. Nearly $200 billions in tariff revenue is almost entirely paid domestically within the United States. The research challenges the political rhetoric that tariffs are paid by foreign producers. In reality, foreign exporters keep prices stable but reduce shipment volumes, and the costs are passed on by US importers at the border. Only about 20% of the tariff costs are passed on to consumer prices within six months, with the rest absorbed by importers and retailers, squeezing profit margins. Meanwhile, tariffs slowly drain disposable liquidity, reducing the funds available to consumers and businesses for speculative assets. This has led the crypto market, since October, to neither crash nor rise, but instead enter a period of liquidity stagnation.