Although the Avalanche Foundation holds about $3 billion worth of AVAX tokens, it still raised $250 million in a private token sale led by Galaxy Digital, Dragonfly, and ParaFi Capital, with participation from more than 40 other firms, including SkyBridge and Morgan Creek Digital.

Grayscale has announced the launch of the Optimism Trust fund, which aims to provide investors with exposure to the Optimism ecosystem.

US President-elect Donald Trump was named Person of the Year 2024 by Time magazine and photographed on the cover. Famous photographer Platon said that Trump once again demonstrated his influence with his strong control over the media and personal charm, leaving an important moment in history.

BitcoinTreasuries data shows that about 144 companies hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets.

Push Protocol plans to launch the Push Chain testnet in phases in mid-January 2025 and launch the mainnet at the end of the year. The blockchain will have features such as wallet and gas fee abstraction, sharding technology, and sub-second transaction finality. It will also serve as a universal settlement layer for all Layer 1 and Layer 2 chains, supporting cross-chain operations of "universal smart contracts".

According to Daniel Hertmantsev, chairman of the Ukrainian Tax Committee, Ukraine is expected to pass a bill to formally legalize cryptocurrencies in the first quarter of 2025. Nevertheless, cryptocurrencies will be taxed according to the securities model, and the profits from converting assets into fiat currency will be taxed, without any tax incentives. Hertmantsev said that this move was made after consultation with European experts and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prevent the use of cryptocurrencies to evade traditional market taxes.

The Dogecoin vulnerability only affects nodes that have not been updated to the latest version, which account for the majority of the network, but does not include centralized exchanges (CEX) and other major custodians. Therefore, most Dogecoin users are not affected by the incident, and most users have limited understanding of the self-custody mechanism.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, AMP, an Australian asset management company with $56 billion in assets under management, recently purchased $27 million worth of Bitcoin.

Swiss cryptocurrency bank Sygnum released the "2025 Crypto Market Outlook Report" pointing out that 2025 may become an important turning point in the cryptocurrency market. The report predicts that with the continued inflow of funds from institutional investors, the improvement of the regulatory environment and the possible inclusion of Bitcoin in sovereign wealth funds and central bank reserve assets, the price of cryptocurrencies will rise. The report emphasizes that the attitude of the US government and regulators has shifted to favor the development of cryptocurrencies, especially the improvement of regulation will mainly benefit altcoins. However, risk factors such as inflationary pressure, tightening liquidity cycle and memecoin bubble may limit the market's gains. The report also pointed out that innovation at the infrastructure level has become the focus of the industry. Although Ethereum faces challenges, emerging public chains have performed outstandingly. In addition, the performance of altcoins has also been constrained by private entities obtaining project benefits and the lack of user growth in some applications.