Tom Lee, Chairman of BitMine, stated in an article on the X platform that many institutional investors typically exit the market during the final holiday trading period of the year, shifting market dominance to algorithmic and bot trading programs. This, coupled with year-end selling driven by tax avoidance needs, contributes to the market dynamics in the last few days of December. Previously, when BitMine disclosed its purchase of 44,463 ETH last week, Lee also pointed out that as the year-end holidays approach, overall market activity tends to decline, and tax-avoidance selling can exert temporary downward pressure on cryptocurrency and related stock prices. This impact is typically most pronounced between December 26th and December 30th, and BitMine is adjusting its market strategy based on this seasonal characteristic.

Trader CBB posted on the X platform that people spent months promoting a certain token, but the token's valuation failed to break $3 billion within 24 hours of its launch after being fully diluted, and he called the token a pure junk coin.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Bitmine (@BitMNR) has staked an additional 118,944 ETH, worth $352.16 million. Currently, Bitmine has staked a total of 461,504 ETH, with a total value of $1.37 billion. In addition, a newly created wallet received 32,938 ETH from FalconX, worth $97.8 million; this address likely belongs to Bitmine.

According to Odaily, Cointelegraph reported on the X platform that the supply of XRP on exchanges has dropped to 1.6 billion, marking a seven-year low. This represents a significant decrease from the 3.76 billion recorded in October.

According to Foresight News, Erik Zhang, founder and core developer of Neo, has accused fellow founder Da Hongfei of failing to fulfill his promise to publicly disclose financial reports. Zhang has called for Hongfei to release a complete and verifiable financial report to the community, detailing all assets managed by the Neo Foundation (NF) and itemizing all expenditures. Additionally, Zhang stated that during their most recent phone conversation, an agreement was reached for Hongfei to focus on the operation and development of NeoX and SpoonOS starting January 1, 2026, and to cease involvement with Neo's mainnet. In response, Da Hongfei issued a statement asserting that Erik Zhang controls the majority of Neo's funds and influences consensus node voting. Hongfei emphasized that blockchain projects should not be controlled by a single individual. He has urged Zhang over the years to transfer NEO/GAS tokens from his personal custody to NF's multi-signature address, while Zhang retains the role of key holder. However, Hongfei claims Zhang has consistently delayed this process, recently indicating that the transfer would occur around the completion of the N3 migration. Hongfei explained that he had refrained from publicly addressing the issue to maintain public trust and allow for orderly resolution. He expressed regret that his restraint has been misunderstood, stating, "I should have done this sooner."

The value of stablecoins will ultimately be capped by the price of Bitcoin, which has the potential to exceed that cap. They do not pose an existential threat to Bitcoin.

Cointelegraph reported on the X platform that the supply of XRP on exchanges has fallen to a 7-year low of 1.6 billion, a significant drop from 3.76 billion in October.

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Trump’s White House is defunding and dismantling the CFPB, aiming to shut it down and fire 90% of its staff. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/trump-cuts-funding-for-consumers-at-cfpb/

According to Etherscan data, Ethereum's mainnet saw a record 2.2 million transactions yesterday, while the average fee dropped to just $0.17. Ethereum's previous record for highest transaction fees was set in May 2022, when users paid over $200 per transaction on average. Through continuous network upgrades, network fees have significantly decreased despite increasing usage. The growth in mainnet transaction volume indicates that users are returning to Layer 1 mainchains, while developers are increasingly using Ethereum as a settlement layer. Token Terminal data also shows that the number of newly created and published smart contracts on the Ethereum chain reached an all-time high of 8.7 million in the fourth quarter. Ethereum underwent two major upgrades in 2025: the Pectra upgrade in May focused on validator improvements, staking flexibility, and preparation for future scalability features; the Fusaka upgrade in early December increased the gas limit from 45 million to 60 million, while significantly improving scalability, data processing, and network efficiency.

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Central Bank, Central Bank Digital Currency, Digital Yuan, Policy, China was the first country to adopt "yield-generating stablecoins" on a large scale. (Golden Finance) Currency is used, not designed.

Tokenized Stocks, RWA, SEC, US Stocks, In-depth Analysis: The Two Paths of Tokenization Behind DTCC US Stocks - Jinse Finance, In the US public market, investors have never truly "owned" stocks.

As traditional finance (TradFi) gradually moves onto the blockchain, the actions of large intermediaries are at odds with future development trends. The more they champion a particular cryptocurrency vision, the less likely that vision is to succeed.

Vitalik: Achieving power without control by centering on power balance, similar to Ethereum practices.

Meta has bought Singapore-based AI startup Manus for around $2 billion to integrate its technology into Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI. The deal ends Chinese ownership and operations in China, while giving Meta a revenue-generating AI product with millions of users.

Tokyo-based Metaplanet is closing 2025 with a massive Bitcoin purchase, buying 4,279 BTC for $451 million, bringing the company's total holdings to 35,102 BTC.

Cryptocurrencies are poised to split into two entirely different cultural spheres, but only one can become a pillar of the global financial system.

How wrong were the 2025 BTC price predictions? Jinse Finance reports that analysts gave very high expectations, but the market did not follow suit.

The valuation of new tokens will be significantly compressed in 2025, with the infrastructure and gaming sectors experiencing the most significant declines.