12.28 Morning Report:

There is an illusion that the shanzhai (copycat) projects are no longer following Bitcoin; is this my illusion?

1. $BTC continues to fluctuate downward, affected by the US stock market; the weekend's independent trend can be better grasped;

2. $ETH's exchange rate is rising, dropping less compared to Bitcoin;

3. $SOL continues to follow Bitcoin's movements;

4. $BNB is rising instead of falling, looks like there will be good news after the holidays, possibly a new launchpool on the way?

5. The IRS will start taxing DeFi in 2027;

6. Solana co-founder Stephen Akridge is being sued by his ex-wife, accused of stealing SOL staking rewards;

7. Galaxy Research releases annual cryptocurrency forecast, Bitcoin is expected to break $150,000 in the first half of 2025;

8. The Minister of Justice of Montenegro has signed an order to extradite former CEO of Terraform Labs Do Kwon to the United States;

Congratulations @stablekwon on your upcoming journey to America;

9. The launch of Pudgy Penguins tokens has driven Ethereum NFT trading volume to soar to $186 million;

10. Citibank: The continued adoption of stablecoins and cryptocurrency ETFs will be the main drivers of digital asset performance in 2025;

11. $ACT and $AVA have reached a partnership, a bunch of foreigners are starting to shout $AVA;

12. OpenAI plans to adjust its company structure to create "the most resource-rich nonprofit organization";

13. Analyst: The rising market share of USDT indicates that Bitcoin may face further downward pressure;

14. $SPORE continues to produce offspring, driving $PHA's price to rise over 500% recently;

15. @virtuals_io ecosystem is collectively thriving, many new coins emerged yesterday, beware of risks; the smaller the market cap, the higher the risk and reward;

16. @_kaitoai all the negative articles turned into learning materials overnight, the traffic seems to have been caught, but brothers, this 'front is high and back is low' attitude is quite admirable;