Layer1 intellectual property blockchain Story Protocol announced the launch of Agent TCP/IP, an experimental framework that allows intellectual property (IP) transactions between smart agents, covering training data, creative style, investment strategies, etc., aiming to usher in a new era of "smart economy".

Pudgy Penguins, Lil Pudgys, Rogs and SBTs holders can participate. The claim period is 88 days. Unclaimed tokens will be permanently locked and destroyed after the period ends.

Unicoin, whose main product is a cryptocurrency backed by physical assets such as real estate, was accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of fraud, misconduct and the sale of unregistered securities.

and set as the record date for the first distribution. The first distribution is expected to be completed within 60 days of the effective date and will apply to permitted claims in the convenience category. FTX has partnered with BitGo and Kraken to assist in the distribution of recoveries to customers and creditors. Distribution requirements include completing KYC verification, submitting tax forms, and connecting with designated service providers.

Avalanche announced that it has launched the Avalanche9000 upgrade, which significantly reduces the cost of deploying "subnet" blockchains and running smart contracts, while optimizing the verification mode and reducing the C-chain base fee (from 25 nAVAX to 1 nAVAX).

According to the Coinbase announcement, Coinbase will support the Parcl (PRCL) token (SPL token) on the Solana network. The PRCL-USD trading pair is scheduled to start trading at 1:00 am Beijing time on December 18, 2024 (9:00 PT time on December 17), provided that liquidity conditions are met.

The launch date for Ripple's dollar-pegged stablecoin is December 17. "RLUSD will be available on global exchanges starting tomorrow," Ripple said in a statement on Monday. "Each RLUSD token is fully backed by U.S. dollar deposits, U.S. government securities, and cash equivalents." An independent auditing firm will be responsible for creating proof of RLUSD's reserve assets to increase transparency. These proofs will be released monthly.

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son will visit President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and will announce a $100 billion investment in the United States over the next four years. Sources revealed that Son will also promise to create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and related infrastructure, and the funds will be deployed before the end of Trump's term. It is reported that the funds may come from various sources controlled by SoftBank, including the Vision Fund, capital projects or chipmaker Arm Holdings (ARM.US).

Liquidity staking protocol Lido announced that Lido on the Polygon network will be officially deactivated in the next few months. After extensive DAO forum discussions and community voting, LDO token holders requested to stop Lido on the Polygon protocol, and this process will begin soon. Lido said that the strategic refocus on Ethereum and the lack of scalability of Polygon POS are the reasons for deactivating Lido on the Polygon network.

From the bear market low of $15,487 in November 2022, Bitcoin has surged more than 573%, and its price is up 130% so far this year. The current bull run reflects strong institutional demand, led by ETFs and spot accumulation. Historical data suggests that we are in the middle of the cycle, after the halving in April 2024, and the market may peak around Q3-Q4 2025, about 450 days after the halving.

Riot Platforms announced that it used the proceeds from the recent issuance of $594 million, 0.75% convertible bonds to purchase 667 bitcoins at an average price of $101,135 per bitcoin (spending approximately $67.457 million). This acquisition increased its total bitcoin holdings to 17,429, with a total market value of approximately $1.8 billion based on the current market price of $17,429 per bitcoin. Through this acquisition and mining production so far this year, Riot's return per BTC is 36.7% quarter-to-date and 37.2% year-to-date.

Stablecoin issuer Ethena announced that it has publicly launched a new stablecoin product called USDtb in partnership with real-world asset tokenization company Securitize. USDtb’s reserve funds are invested in BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL).