The post Whales’ Bitcoin Trades Reveal Diverging Market Views appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Points: Two anonymous whales engage in Bitcoin trading with opposite leverage. Positions highlight diverging market views on BTC, raising volatility concerns. Market reactions focused on potential movements near liquidation points. Whales using the addresses ‘0x50b3’ and ‘0x9311’ simultaneously initiated significant leveraged Bitcoin positions, marking a high-stakes scenario identifiable via Lookonchain’s monitoring on December 6. This large-scale bet could trigger significant Bitcoin market volatility, reflecting current risk appetites amid leveraged trading environments, potentially impacting broader cryptocurrency market dynamics. Whales’ Contrasting Leverage Bets Signal Uncertainty Address 0x50b3 opened a 20x leveraged long position on Bitcoin with $27.5 million at stake, entering at approximately $89,642.7 and risking liquidation at $83,385. Meanwhile, address 0x9311 opted for a 40x leveraged short, putting $20 million at risk with an entry around $89,502.7, with a liquidation level of $95,114. Notably, Lookonchain detected these trades using on-chain analytics. The contrasting positions taken by the whales reflect diverging market sentiments. Analysts suggest that such high-leverage trades raise short-term volatility prospects. Traders are alert to potential liquidation scenarios if Bitcoin’s price drifts significantly from the established entry points, leading to potential market shifts. “Two whales have opened large, opposing Bitcoin positions with 20x long and 40x short leverage, highlighting a high-risk long-short battle around the $89,500–$89,600 price area.” Bitcoin Price Dynamics Amid High Stakes Did you know?In previous high-leverage Bitcoin trades, liquidation cascades have occasionally led to rapid price swings, expanding volatility beyond immediate leveraged positions. According to CoinMarketCap, currently, one Bitcoin (BTC) is priced at $89,740.13. Total market capitalization stands at $1.79 trillion, with a dominant market share of 58.58%. Trading volume reached $42.99 billion over the last 24 hours, reflecting a decline of 33.05%. Price shifts include a 0.30% rise over 24 hours, but a 25.75% drop over the past 60 days, as of December 6, 2025.… The post Whales’ Bitcoin Trades Reveal Diverging Market Views appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Points: Two anonymous whales engage in Bitcoin trading with opposite leverage. Positions highlight diverging market views on BTC, raising volatility concerns. Market reactions focused on potential movements near liquidation points. Whales using the addresses ‘0x50b3’ and ‘0x9311’ simultaneously initiated significant leveraged Bitcoin positions, marking a high-stakes scenario identifiable via Lookonchain’s monitoring on December 6. This large-scale bet could trigger significant Bitcoin market volatility, reflecting current risk appetites amid leveraged trading environments, potentially impacting broader cryptocurrency market dynamics. Whales’ Contrasting Leverage Bets Signal Uncertainty Address 0x50b3 opened a 20x leveraged long position on Bitcoin with $27.5 million at stake, entering at approximately $89,642.7 and risking liquidation at $83,385. Meanwhile, address 0x9311 opted for a 40x leveraged short, putting $20 million at risk with an entry around $89,502.7, with a liquidation level of $95,114. Notably, Lookonchain detected these trades using on-chain analytics. The contrasting positions taken by the whales reflect diverging market sentiments. Analysts suggest that such high-leverage trades raise short-term volatility prospects. Traders are alert to potential liquidation scenarios if Bitcoin’s price drifts significantly from the established entry points, leading to potential market shifts. “Two whales have opened large, opposing Bitcoin positions with 20x long and 40x short leverage, highlighting a high-risk long-short battle around the $89,500–$89,600 price area.” Bitcoin Price Dynamics Amid High Stakes Did you know?In previous high-leverage Bitcoin trades, liquidation cascades have occasionally led to rapid price swings, expanding volatility beyond immediate leveraged positions. According to CoinMarketCap, currently, one Bitcoin (BTC) is priced at $89,740.13. Total market capitalization stands at $1.79 trillion, with a dominant market share of 58.58%. Trading volume reached $42.99 billion over the last 24 hours, reflecting a decline of 33.05%. Price shifts include a 0.30% rise over 24 hours, but a 25.75% drop over the past 60 days, as of December 6, 2025.…

                                                                               Legal experts are concerned that transforming ESMA into the “European SEC” may hinder the licensing of crypto and fintech in the region.                     The European Commission’s proposal to expand the powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is raising concerns about the centralization of the bloc’s licensing regime, despite signaling deeper institutional ambitions for its capital markets structure.On Thursday, the Commission published a package proposing to “direct supervisory competences” for key pieces of market infrastructure, including crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), trading venues and central counterparties to ESMA, Cointelegraph reported.Concerningly, the ESMA’s jurisdiction would extend to both the supervision and licensing of all European crypto and financial technology (fintech) firms, potentially leading to slower licensing regimes and hindering startup development, according to Faustine Fleuret, head of public affairs at decentralized lending protocol Morpho.Read more