Santa’s Sleigh Doesn’t Have BTC In It

Group 1 - Bitcoin (BTC) continues to experience rangebound trading, with recent tests of mid $90k levels failing and dropping below $87k after three consecutive days of decline [1][2] - The upcoming macroeconomic events, including Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) reports, could influence market expectations for rate cuts, which may impact BTC and other cryptocurrencies [2] - Perpetual futures funding rates for BTC are flat at around 3% annualized on centralized exchanges, while decentralized exchanges (DEX) show higher rates around 11% annualized, indicating potential for arbitrage trading [3]