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Bitcoin faces renewed sell pressure from spot and futures traders, with key indicators warning of a dip below $110,000 if momentum holds.
Solana price surged past $216, but on-chain data shows rising sell pressure. Exchange balances and profit signals suggest the rally may be tested unless a key level is broken.
- Solana validators consider Alpenglow upgrade to achieve 150ms finality and 107,664 TPS, enhancing its high-performance blockchain position. - Upgrade aims to narrow Solana-Ethereum performance gaps, leveraging PoH and parallel execution for scalability in DeFi, gaming, and trading. - Solana's $0.0003/tx cost vs. Ethereum's $4.02/tx and 100M+ daily transactions highlight its cost-efficiency edge in competitive blockchain markets. - Potential SEC-approved Solana ETFs by October 2025 and REX-Osprey ETF's $2
- BIS reports stablecoins/crypto drive 1/3 of central banks to accelerate CBDC development, with 91% still engaged in projects. - Emerging markets show higher stablecoin adoption in cross-border payments, while 67% of economies will soon regulate cryptoassets via bespoke frameworks. - Ripple's XRP maintains relevance in SBI's multi-rail payment system, coexisting with Chainlink's control layer for interoperability and liquidity. - BIS Innovation Hub advances blockchain-based solutions, aligning with 14% SW
- Philippine Senator Bam Aquino proposes blockchain-based national budget to enhance transparency, aiming to make every peso traceable by citizens. - The initiative would expand existing blockchain infrastructure by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), currently tracking SAROs and NCAs via Polygon's network. - BayaniChain supports the vision but clarifies no direct involvement, emphasizing blockchain's role in creating immutable records to combat corruption. - No formal bill has been filed yet, w
- President Trump removed Fed Governor Lisa Cook via Article II authority, citing FHFA's fraud allegations over conflicting mortgage residency claims. - Cook denied wrongdoing and vowed legal action, with the Fed defending its independence through "for cause" removal protections in the 1913 Act. - Critics labeled the move an "authoritarian power grab," warning it risks politicizing monetary policy and repeating 1970s-style economic instability. - Market reactions mixed as bond yields rose and analysts emph
- Pump.fun spent $10.66M in revenue to repurchase $58.7M PUMP tokens, reducing circulating supply by 4.261% and boosting price 4%. - The buyback program now accounts for 4.3% of PUMP's 1 trillion token supply, reinforcing Pump.fun's 84.1% market dominance over competitors. - Despite price volatility and lack of intrinsic value, automated liquidity strategies and buybacks have driven $226.3M 24-hour trading volume. - Critics highlight risks from speculative nature and limited user control, while the platfor
- Matchain’s 2025-2026 roadmap transforms $MAT from speculative asset to infrastructure-driven utility token via DeFi, fintech, and identity verification. - Phases include AI-powered tools, DeFi integration, real-world asset (RWA) adoption, and global expansion, aiming to embed $MAT in daily transactions and governance. - This shift aligns with blockchain’s maturation, offering investors a utility-focused token less vulnerable to market cycles and fostering ecosystem growth through increased demand.
- AI-driven tech stocks face selloff amid MIT's 95% AI ROI failure report and OpenAI's "bubble" warnings, triggering sector rotation and valuation concerns. - Fed's Jackson Hole speech (Aug 22, 2025) could pivot markets: dovish signals may revive growth stocks, while hawkish stance accelerates value sector rotation. - Strategic rebalancing recommends defensive sectors (consumer staples, utilities), undervalued tech leaders (AWS), and global diversification amid 37x AI valuations and 14.7x value sector P/E.
- Blackstone’s $11.5B TXNM Energy acquisition aims to inject patient capital into U.S. energy infrastructure, aligning with decarbonization goals and surging demand from data centers. - Proponents highlight private equity’s role in accelerating grid upgrades and clean energy transitions, citing precedents like coal-to-battery shifts that saved customers $30M. - Critics warn of affordability risks, regulatory delays, and historical precedents where private ownership raised utility costs for low-income house
- 09:06Aster: Community and ecosystem unlocked tokens have been migrated, with related addresses holding approximately 235.2 million tokens.Jinse Finance reported that the perpetual contract DEX Aster announced on the X platform that, as part of its tokenomics release plan, it has completed the migration of unlocked tokens for the community and ecosystem to an address starting with "0x0A55". This address currently holds 235.2 millions ASTER tokens, representing the amount unlocked over the three months since TGE. There are currently no spending plans for these tokens, and if there are any future token deployment plans, the community will be informed in advance.
- 08:58The whale who accumulated 414,000 HYPE within days after the TGE has fully sold off today.According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on December 17, on-chain data shows that after purchasing 414,000 HYPE (approximately $11.2 million) within a few days following the TGE 12 months ago, this wallet has sold all of its holdings in the past 8 hours.
- 08:58Dune releases in-depth report on prediction markets: Prediction markets are accelerating towards mainstream finance, with Opinion as a leading macro prediction market case, surpassing $6.4 billion in trading volume within 50 days.Dune Releases In-Depth Report on Prediction Markets: Prediction Markets Accelerate Toward Mainstream Finance, Opinion Leads as a Macro Prediction Market Example with Over $6.4 Billion in Trading Volume Within 50 Days 2025-12-17 08:54 BlockBeats news, on December 17, Dune, together with several institutions including Keyrock and KPMG, recently released an industry report on prediction markets. The report points out that macro-oriented prediction markets integrated with traditional institutions are rapidly heating up. Among them, prediction markets represented by Opinion are standardizing macroeconomic indicators such as inflation, interest rates, and employment into tradable assets, becoming a key example of prediction markets accelerating into mainstream finance. The report shows that trading activity on Opinion has grown rapidly, with cumulative nominal trading volume exceeding $6.4 billion within 50 days of launch, and single-day trading volume surpassing $200 million multiple times, ranking first in the industry. Original Link Report Correction/Report This platform is now fully integrated with the Farcaster protocol. If you already have a Farcaster account, you can log in to post comments