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Macro perspective

Powell "slaps" Trump's Bitcoin reserve strategy, BTC plunges 5% and barely holds the $100,000 mark

On Wednesday afternoon local time, the Federal Reserve announced that it would cut its benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points, but hinted that the number of rate cuts in 2025 may be lower than previously expected. U.S. stocks and cryptocurrency markets plunged.

Hong Kong Virtual Asset Exchange has added 4 new members, a quick look at their backgrounds and latest regulatory routes

After OSL Exchange, HashKeyExchange and HKVAX, Hong Kong's licensed virtual asset trading platform (VATP) has welcomed four new members. At the same time, the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission is accelerating the approval process of virtual asset licenses and formulating a clear licensing procedure roadmap to further expand Hong Kong's presence in the Web3 field.

Reviewing historical Santa Claus trends: Will it happen again this year?

Cryptocurrencies have experienced "Santa Claus bounces" eight times in the past 10 years.

Arthur Hayes' new article: Bitcoin will collapse before Trump's inauguration, which will be a good time to buy the dip

Before we enter the “crash phase” of this cryptocurrency bull run, I think the crypto markets will experience a dramatic drop before Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025.

The crypto market ushers in "Black Thursday", how will the subsequent market trend develop?

What caused "Black Thursday"? What will be the future trend of the Fed's policy? What do industry insiders think of the current market situation?

Full text of the "U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" executive order: Manage BTC as a permanent national asset

Bitcoin can enhance the resilience of the dollar and support U.S. economic interests.

Summary of 2024 and Outlook for 2025

Presto: From Chaos to Clarity, 2024 Crypto Market Review and 2025 Forecast

Presto Research releases its first annual report, providing a comprehensive review of key market trends and forward-looking forecasts through 2025.

Coinbase Report: Outlook for the entire crypto market in 2025

Covering in-depth research in the crypto space, from altcoins to ETFs, from staking to gaming, and more. 2025 will be a critical year, with breakthroughs and advances likely to help shape the long-term trajectory of the crypto industry in the coming decades.

VanEck's top ten predictions for 2025: Bitcoin will rise to $180,000 in Q1, and Ethereum will reach $6,000

The on-chain activity of AI agents exceeds 1 million agents, and the daily settlement volume of stablecoins reaches US$300 billion.

Crypto x AI: 10 areas to watch in 2025

In this article, Archetype analyzes the top ten important areas worth paying attention to in 2025, ranging from the interaction of intelligent agents to decentralized computing, from changes in the data market to breakthroughs in privacy technology.

CoinShares 2025 20,000-word crypto outlook: As regulation becomes clearer, next year is expected to be the most transformative year for the industry

The gradual clarity of U.S. crypto policy will further accelerate the institutional adoption of Bitcoin.

For more 2024 summary and 2025 outlook, please go to the special topic " Bull Market Fantasy: 2024 Annual Summary and 2025 New Year Outlook "

AI and Meme

Interpretation of Binance Research Report: From a Joke to a Market Value of 100 Billion, How Did Meme Become Popular?

Memecoins have long since transcended simple jokes or short-lived trends; they are emerging as a combination of financial opportunity and cultural expression.

Exponential Growth Opportunities: Why AI Agent is the Next “DeFi Summer”?

AI Agent is a set of feasible narratives between DeFi and Metaverse. Compared with DeFi, it has a broader business logic scenario, and compared with Metaverse, it has tangible and visible application landing.

In-depth analysis of Memecoin: a product of jokes, with a market value of hundreds of billions

How to reduce shitcoin risk from choosing Memecoin?

Solana AI Hackathon is online: a look at 12 new AI Agent projects

Including autonomous transactions, DeFi Agent, multi-agent collaboration and other directions.

From Silicon Valley FOMO to Stanford, Crypto+AI Agent is on the eve of an epic explosion

No matter from which dimension you look at it, today's crypto AI Agent is very similar to DeFi and the metaverse at the end of 2020.

Virtuals Protocol has a market value of over 3 billion U.S. dollars. Which AI projects in the ecosystem are worth paying attention to?

In this article, Odaily Planet Daily will interpret the token data and the project business behind the tokens in the Virtuals ecosystem with a market value ranging from 10 million to 100 million US dollars.

A digital explanation of Fartcoin’s road to $1 billion: Institutional early layout may be the driving force, cold fermentation forges the new king of MEME

PANews analyzed Fartcoin’s social media popularity and the top 1,000 coin holding addresses, trying to explain how Fartcoin rose from zero to $1 billion.

PANews' account [MEME Daily] will select the hot memes of the day for readers to understand the track situation. Click here to view.

Hyperliquid ecosystem is booming

Hyperliquid ecosystem becomes a new outlet, a quick read on the pump platform Hypurr

The Hyperliquid ecosystem is still in its wild and rising stages, and there are great opportunities for “gold mining”.

Four dimensions to analyze Hyperliquid’s growth potential

This article will focus on Hyperliquid’s market opportunities and the fundamental investment logic of the $HYPE token.

The Next "On-chain Casino" After Solana, Hyperliquid Bull Market Gold Rush Guide

Online copycats are sluggish, while the Hyper ecosystem is unique.

A few cartoons to help you quickly understand Hyperliquid's auction mechanism

Hyperliquid’s auction mechanism determines the price at which new tokens are listed on spot exchanges.

Seize the opportunity

Bull market essentials: a look at 12 cycle tools and retreat indicators

This article will introduce 12 cycle determination tools and exit indicators. Multiple indicators show that this bull market cycle has not yet peaked.

PA Picture | A look at the recent airdrop information of 18 officially announced TGE projects

Recently, with the recovery of the crypto market, many projects have accelerated the TGE process and announced airdrop activities one after another. PANews has compiled the information of 18 recently announced TGE projects and their airdrops. Users who want to participate in the airdrops must apply for them in time within the validity period.

Review of the market trends of 11 new coins: Should you sell them at the open or hold them for the long term in a bull market?

In most cases, the opening is still the peak. If you can get the token within 5 minutes, it is recommended to take profits at the opening. VANA is expected to have a price of $15.9 and a market value of $479 million.

$250 million in financing to accelerate the upgrade of Avalanche 9000. What new plans does Avalanche have in the bull market?

The Avalanche9000 upgrade will reduce the deployment cost of Avalanche L1 by 99.9% and reduce transaction costs on existing C-Chains by 25 times.

Web3

PENGU opens with a FDV of over $6 billion, the fat penguin airdrops money from a helicopter, and offline physical dolls are snatched up

During this airdrop boom, Pudgy Penguins not only successfully pushed up the price of its NFT, but also further expanded its community and ecological influence. However, the interest stimulation brought by the airdrop also triggered a lot of speculative behavior, causing dissatisfaction in the community.

Trump's project WLFI bought 45 million US dollars worth of tokens. Who are the core decision makers behind it?

Trump's DeFi project WLFI purchased a large number of crypto assets in December, with a cumulative expenditure of nearly US$45 million, including ETH, cbBTC, LINK, AAVE, ENA and the latest ONDO. From the current situation, most of the leadership team are new faces, and there is still some uncertainty about the practicality and innovation of the project.

Polygon Ecosystem Crisis: AAVE and Lido Withdrew Collectively, Caused by the "Borrowing Chickens to Lay Eggs" Proposal

Polygon has returned to the discussion on social media, but not because of any major update, but because of the withdrawal of ecological partners such as AAVE and Lido.

Binance Space Review: Binance Alpha is just an observation pool. It will be launched on the main site only if it is popular and has enough attention

“Most meme coins will ‘return to zero’ in this round of waves, and only a few memes will survive.”

The staking APY is as high as 22037%, and the price of the currency has soared 46% against the trend. This article reveals the mathematical magic of USUAL

The actual daily rate of return is approximately 1.49%, and the investment can only be recovered after staking for one week.

Key Information

Trump family crypto project WLFI announces long-term partnership with Ethena Labs

Study: Bitcoin would need more than 300 days of downtime to be adequately protected against the threat of quantum computing

Bitfinex report: This round of crypto bull market is expected to peak around Q3 or Q4 2025

Ripple to launch its stablecoin RLUSD on December 17, followed by monthly verification

Solv Protocol Announces $SOLV Listing on Hyperliquid

Fuel Launches FUEL Genesis Airdrop: Eligibility Check Page is Online, Application Will Be Open on December 19

Source: SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in the United States to support the development of AI and related infrastructure

El Salvador officials: Will accelerate the purchase of Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, the official Bitcoin wallet Chivo will be sold or discontinued

Coinbase's revenue in the past 12 months reached $5.75 billion, surpassing Nasdaq