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Grayscale says tokenized assets remain extremely small today—about 0.01% of global equity and bond markets—but could grow roughly 1,000x by 2030 as blockchain infrastructure matures and regulation becomes clearer. The firm expects this shift to drive significant on-chain activity on Ethereum (ETH), BNB, Solana (SOL), and Avalanche (AVAX), with Chainlink (LINK) playing a critical middleware role in enabling secure data flows. — link

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said prediction markets can act as a more rational tool for emotionally charged topics. While acknowledging theoretical risks, he argued that small-scale markets don’t incentivize large-scale harm. Compared with social media’s hype and lack of accountability, prediction markets tie opinions to real financial consequences, helping align discussions closer to truth and providing more credible probability signals. — link

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said the altcoin season “never ended”—many traders simply missed the winners. Speaking on a podcast, he argued investors expect past narratives to repeat, but this cycle is about new themes and new assets, citing Hyperliquid’s HYPE token surge and Solana’s major comeback as examples. — link

According to Fortune, Swedish BNPL giant Klarna has partnered with Coinbase to accept capital from institutional investors in the form of stablecoins. Klarna’s CFO said stablecoins open access to an entirely new class of institutional funding. — link

IOSG：Some Thoughts on Altseason in This Cycle The article argues that a 2021-style broad altseason is unlikely to return due to expanded token supply, fragmented liquidity and attention, institutional preference for BTC/ETH, and lack of breakout apps. Instead, altcoin performance will likely be slower, more selective, and fundamentals-driven—favoring DeFi blue chips and strong projects, while liquidity polarizes between institutional-grade assets and high-risk memes, with mid-tier tokens struggling. Read more — link

Etherealize co-founder Danny Ryan warned that while the Trump administration has advanced crypto legislation, the Trump family’s deep involvement in crypto has also created political tension—posing potential backlash risks once a new administration takes office. He said the industry must use this window to embed crypto into financial infrastructure so future debates shift from “whether it should exist” to how it should be regulated and used responsibly. — link

The Ethereum Foundation said it is shifting priority from proving speed to security, setting a “non-negotiable” target of 128-bit provable security by end-2026 and requiring zkEVM teams to use an official tool to measure real security levels. EF outlined a three-stage roadmap: unified security assessment in early 2026, at least 100-bit security by mid-2026, and full 128-bit security with smaller proofs by year-end. — link

According to Bloomberg, bipartisan House lawmakers Max Miller and Steven Horsford are drafting a crypto tax framework that would exempt capital gains on regulated, dollar-pegged stablecoin transactions under $200 and allow staking and mining rewards to be taxed on a deferred basis for up to five years. The proposal would also bring digital assets under securities-related tax rules, permit eligible traders to use mark-to-market accounting, and extend wash-sale restrictions to cryptocurrencies. — link

According to Ash from the Memento Research, new token TGEs in 2025 have been a “bloodbath.” Among 118 TGEs tracked this year, 84.7% (100 / 118) of tokens have an FDV below their TGE valuation, meaning roughly four-fifths of tokens have failed post-launch; the median FDV has fallen 71% since TGE (or market cap down 67%); only 15% of tokens have an FDV above their TGE valuation. — link

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted on X that Tether is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to lead the development of its mobile cryptocurrency (and AI powered) wallet. According to the post, the wallet technology will be powered by WDK and QVAC. Paolo later shared an internal product screenshot showing an interface for creating a new wallet. — link

Weekly Project Updates: WLFI Token Expenditure Proposal Sparks Controversy, BNB Chain Launches New Stablecoin $U, Uniswap Fee Switch Proposal Enters Final Governance Voting, Jito Foundation Announces Return to US, etc — link

On December 19 (ET), spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net outflows of $158 million, with only Fidelity's FBTC seeing net inflows. Spot Ethereum ETFs posted total net outflows of $75.89 million, marking seven consecutive days of net outflows. Spot Solana ETFs recorded total net inflows of $3.57 million, while spot XRP ETFs saw total net inflows of $13.21 million. — link

According to SlowMist monitoring, a user lost nearly $50M in USDT to an address-poisoning scam. The victim mistakenly copied a look-alike address from transaction history and transferred 49,999,950 USDT to the attacker. The stolen funds were then converted to ETH, split into multiple wallets, and partly moved into Tornado Cash. — link According to Specter, the address that lost 50m USDT to a phishing attack posted an on-chain message to the attacker, stating that it demands the return of 98% of the stolen funds to a specified address within 48 hours, allowing the attacker to keep 1m as a white-hat bounty, and warns that failure to comply will lead to escalation through legal and international law enforcement channels, pursuing both criminal and civil action.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated in his year-end AMA that he is currently focusing his time on four main areas: Giggle Academy, YZi Labs, the BNB Chain ecosystem, and providing advice to governments worldwide. Regarding market prediction, he stated that the relatively certain criteria are: ease of use, capital efficiency, transaction fees, security, and a certain level of profitability. — link

The Blockchain Association, together with 125 crypto organizations, sent a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing the expansion of stablecoin yield restrictions under the GENIUS Act to the application layer and third-party platforms, arguing that such measures would stifle innovation and favor the banking system. The group said stablecoin reward mechanisms are comparable to credit card cashback programs, and banning yield sharing would weaken the competitiveness of stablecoins. — link

CryptoPunks announced that eight CryptoPunks have been officially added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The works were donated through an initiative led by Art on Blockchain, with participation from multiple crypto art collectors, and Larva Labs also contributed several pieces. The acquisition is widely seen as another landmark moment marking CryptoPunks' entry— as an early NFT project— into the mainstream institutional art system. — link

According to @_FORAB, Tom Lee's fund, Fundstrat, stated in its latest 2026 cryptocurrency strategy advice to internal clients that a significant correction is expected in the first half of the year, completely contradicting Tom Lee's public statements. The internal report sets target prices at BTC $60,000-$65,000, ETH $1,800-$2,000, and SOL $50-$75. This comes just moments after Tom Lee stated at Binance Week that Ethereum at $3,000 is severely undervalued. He previously predicted Ethereum would reach $15,000 by the end of 2025. — link The WuBlockchain team confirmed the authenticity of this information by reading the internal report released on December 17th. The price is $249 per month.

CZ at Bitcoin Asia Hong Kong - Full Transcript: Institutional Adoption and the Risks & Opportunities of DATs: At Bitcoin Asia 2025 in Hong Kong, Binance founder CZ said Bitcoin has entered a new phase of institutional adoption, with clearer regulation and traditional capital acting as major tailwinds. He noted that capacity remains Bitcoin’s core constraint, DAT treasury companies can channel equity-market capital into crypto but carry governance and cycle risks, and RWA and AI are likely to become key long-term growth drivers as programmable money meets programmable demand. Read more — link

CZ at Bitcoin Asia Hong Kong - Full Transcript: Institutional Adoption and the Risks & Opportunities of DATs: At Bitcoin Asia 2025 in Hong Kong, Binance founder CZ said Bitcoin has entered a new phase of institutional adoption, with clearer regulation and traditional capital acting as major tailwinds. He noted that capacity remains Bitcoin’s core constraint, DAT treasury companies can channel equity-market capital into crypto but carry governance and cycle risks, and RWA and AI are likely to become key long-term growth drivers as programmable money meets programmable demand. Read more — link

CZ at Bitcoin Asia Hong Kong - Full Transcript: Institutional Adoption and the Risks & Opportunities of DATs: At Bitcoin Asia 2025 in Hong Kong, Binance founder CZ said Bitcoin has entered a new phase of institutional adoption, with clearer regulation and traditional capital acting as major tailwinds. He noted that capacity remains Bitcoin’s core constraint, DAT treasury companies can channel equity-market capital into crypto but carry governance and cycle risks, and RWA and AI are likely to become key long-term growth drivers as programmable money meets programmable demand. Read more — link