Selected Highlights

1. a16z regulatory head: supports lawsuit against the IRS over 'DeFi broker' rules

2. Musk claims that the 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher 'does not appear to be a suicide', related meme coin surged over 280% temporarily

3. Bio Protocol co-founder: The BIO airdrop for URO and RIF holders may consider both time weight and position weight

4. Federal Reserve spokesperson: The Federal Reserve is trying to assess the new government's impact on the economy and inflation

5. Solana co-founder Stephen Akridge sued by ex-wife, accused of stealing 'millions of dollars' in SOL staking profits

Articles & Threads

1. (Breaking the Deadlock and Rebuilding: A Comprehensive Outlook on the Crypto World in 2025)

Zeke, YBB Capital Research

Starting from the inscription craze, marked by the election of the first crypto president, 2024 is about to come to an end. This year, Crypto experienced an unusually 'bull market', with altcoins performing poorly and meme coins dominating. Ultimately, all streams lead back to BTC. Overall, despite some lows and dissatisfaction, Crypto is indeed moving in a more positive direction. In the upcoming year of 2025, we also have many areas worth paying attention to. This article will provide a brief outlook for next year based on recent viewpoints.

2. (a16z Crypto Year-End Special: From Stablecoins to AI Intelligent Agents, 8 Investment Giants Analyze Industry Trends)

Deep Tide TechFlow

a16z crypto recently released a year-end special program, divided into two parts. The first episode invited Sam Broner, Maggie Hsu, Daren Matsuoka, Joachim Neu, and Chris Lyons to discuss stablecoins, the crypto App Store, the current status of industry projects, the development of infrastructure, and prospects for 2025. The second episode featured Carra Wu, Eddy Lazzarin, and Karma as guests, delving into the hot topic of AI Agents, including the integration of AI and crypto, how we can effectively distinguish between humans and robots in the context of AI's increasing prevalence, and discussions on decentralized, truly autonomous chatbots, emphasizing the autonomy and commercial freedom that AI may achieve in the future.

24H Trending Projects (‼️ High Rug Risk ‼️)

Daily updates on new projects or community trends, filtered and ranked by the number of followers and growth of X Alpha accounts

Data source: getmoni.io

BlockBeats Note: The following are all early projects with relatively few followers, with extremely high Rug and contract risks, participation should be cautious and is not investment advice

1. Tsotchke Corporation (@tsotchkecoin)

Leading the thermodynamic revolution of quantum artificial intelligence computing + hardware.

2. Slinky | Compression Suite (@Slinky_Sol)

Slinky represents a breakthrough in Solana token technology, achieving true large-scale distribution through ZK compression.

3. neur (@neur_sh)

Smart co-pilot on the Solana chain.

Market data

Daily overall market funding heat (reflected by funding rates) and token unlocks

Data source: Coinglass, TokenUnlocks

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Token unlocks