Starting next year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will temporarily reduce the size of its commissioners while waiting for the Senate to approve the nomination of presidential candidate Donald Trump. During this period, only Republican commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda will continue to perform their duties after taking office. According to Peirce, with the departure of SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, the agency's stance on the crypto industry will change significantly.

Pump Science announced on X that the token economics design is complete and that the BIO airdrop will be conducted. Regarding the token economics design: 5% of the future token supply will be distributed to holders of previous tokens (at the time of migration), and those who currently hold more PS tokens (RIF, URO) will receive new tokens in the future; this mechanism will continue as long as there are new issuances (forever). Regarding the BIO airdrop, BIO Protocol will airdrop BIO to holders of URO and RIF, pending governance approval to connect BIO to Solana, and more airdrops are being considered.

Demand from Bitcoin accumulators grew significantly during December, with these investors netting 225,280 BTC as of December 23, a monthly increase of 82.6%. At the same time, total sell-side liquidity (i.e., the amount of Bitcoin available for sale) in exchanges and ETFs fell by about 590,000 BTC. Notably, this easing of selling pressure was closely tied to a sharp drop of 520,000 Bitcoins ready for sale between December 22 and 23. The report also noted that the supply of Bitcoins from OTC counters, which handle large transactions, has fallen from 421,000 to 403,000, showing that investor demand is effectively absorbing selling pressure. In addition, the liquidity inventory ratio fell from 12 months in December to 5.5 months, further proving that the current supply is meeting investor demand at an accelerated pace.

Switzerland-based Hashgraph Group has obtained a fund management license from the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in the United Arab Emirates. The license obtained by Hashgraph Ventures Manager, a subsidiary of Hashgraph Group, allows it to launch a $100 million Web3 venture capital fund from the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

The Israeli Securities Authority (ISA) has approved six mutual funds that track the price of Bitcoin, launched by Migdal Capital Markets, More, Ayalon, Phoenix Investment, Meitav and IBI. Fund management fees range from 0.25% to 1.5%, and one of the funds is actively managed with the goal of outperforming Bitcoin. Initially, these funds will only trade once a day, but they may be able to trade continuously in the future.

Turkey today issued new cryptocurrency anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, requiring users with a single transaction amount exceeding 15,000 Turkish lira (about $425) to provide identity information to crypto service providers. The regulations will officially take effect on February 25, 2025.

Balaji, former CTO of Coinbase, tweeted that in the future, smart cars, smart watches and smart homes will be widely used, and each object will not only be able to communicate with people, but also communicate with each other, record conversations and coordinate tasks for its owner who holds the private key. He called this trend "AI Internet of Things". In response, Vitalik Buterin emphasized that ensuring that the ownership of the device belongs to the private key holder is not a default result, and it requires human efforts to promote it.