ZKsync released a 2025 roadmap, including the following aspects: ① Simplify the developer experience: bytecode EVM equivalents, LLVM tools, VS Code debugger. ② Achieve a Web2-like user experience: in terms of performance, reach 10,000 TPS with a fee of $0.0001; in terms of security, implement the first phase, namely decentralized sorting and proof; in terms of user interface, develop a smart wallet SDK to support Web and mobile terminals; in terms of privacy, develop private Validium. ③ Connect public and private ZK chains with native interoperability for fast cross-chain transfers and method calls.

Crypto fund advertisements appear on Alipay. Can Chinese investors legally invest in cryptocurrencies through QDII?

Ethereum re-staking protocol EigenLayer has released its second improvement proposal (ELIP-002): Slashing. The ELIP proposal introduces a slashing mechanism for the EigenLayer protocol to enhance cryptoeconomic commitment and provide AVS (Active Verification Service) with tools to innovate and reward high-quality service operators.

Jay Jacobs, head of U.S. thematic and active ETFs at BlackRock, said in a speech at the "ETFs in Depth" conference: "We are still at the tip of the iceberg in terms of Bitcoin and especially Ethereum. Only a very small number of clients hold (IBIT and ETHA), so our current focus is on this rather than launching new altcoin ETFs."

Crypto supporter and U.S. Rep. French Hill of Arkansas defeated three other competitors to win the position of chairman of the country's Financial Services Committee. French Hill reportedly said in an Unchained podcast in July that stablecoins and market structure legislation would be the two bills he most wanted to pass after becoming chairman.

Smart contract platform Waterfall Network announced the completion of a new round of financing of US$11.6 million, with participation from Bolt's Capital, Alpha Token Capital and Enflux, providing it with funds to advance its research and development. The new funds will be used to strengthen the platform's infrastructure, simplify nodes and further improve them.

Paris-based financial group Oddo BHF SCA is working with crypto technology company Fireblocks on a euro-denominated stablecoin that it expects to launch next year pending regulatory approval, people familiar with the matter said.

Coinbase International Station announced on the X platform that Coinbase International Station and Coinbase Advanced will add support for Movement perpetual futures contracts. The MOVE-PERP market is expected to open at or after 17:30 on December 17, 2024, Beijing time.

On Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives introduced legislation to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve that could serve as a testing ground for the U.S. Treasury Department. Republican Rep. Giovanni Capriglione announced at the X Spaces event on Thursday that the proposed bill would allow the state to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve by accepting taxes, fees and donations in the form of Bitcoin and would hold it for at least five years.

Alipay officially clarified through social media that "seeing banana advertisements on platform X does not mean you can buy bananas on X", denying the rumors.

U.S. President-elect Trump said he would do great things in the field of cryptocurrency.

Coinbase Europe, Coinbase Germany, and Coinbase Custody International will delist Tether’s USDT and five other stablecoins (PAX, PYUSD, GUSD, GYEN, and DAI) on December 13. The move is to comply with the requirements of the European Crypto-Asset Market Regulation (MiCA).