1. OpenSea Foundation Established: The NFT market revival and the arrival of the airdrop gold rush season
Recently, TheBlock co-founder Mike Dudas revealed on social media that OpenSea has registered a foundation in the Cayman Islands, and the anonymous researcher of the Azuki NFT series, Waleswoosh, also posted a screenshot of OpenSea's registration in the Cayman Islands. Typically, Web3 projects register foundations in preparation for token issuance, leading to speculation about upcoming tokens and user airdrops. However, OpenSea still faces regulatory enforcement from the SEC, making its token issuance prospects uncertain. Additionally, OpenSea previously adopted traditional financing models, which have also somewhat restricted its token issuance process. However, faced with competitive incentives from platforms like Blur and Rarible, it is difficult to gather liquidity without a points system, and it is expected that OpenSea will implement a relatively compromise solution to benefit users. Click to read
2. Grayscale: 7 indicators to assess where we are in this bull market
From a historical perspective, cryptocurrencies show a clear four-year cycle, experiencing phases of consecutive price increases and decreases. Grayscale Research believes that investors can monitor various blockchain-based indicators and other metrics to track the crypto cycle and provide a basis for risk management decisions. Click to read
3. BTC's last Mega Cycle: Discussion on Bitcoin's value and price
The value of BTC in the macro realm, analogous to bonds and stocks in financial history, is the 'fuel' for a new round of human technological development; in the meso realm, it is the currency of the digital world that humanity will inevitably enter in the future, and also an index; in the micro realm, it is the landing of a new round of legal regulations and the compliance of token issuance, thereby attracting global private investment demand. Click to read
4. Has Ethereum's return to $4000 changed its fundamental ecosystem?
After several days of bull market correction, the ETH price has once again surpassed $3900. Looking back at Ethereum's development over the past year, there are many complex factors and emotions; on one hand, the Cancun upgrade was successfully completed, and the spot ETF was officially approved, welcoming a new bullish face in both technology and fundamentals; on the other hand, with Bitcoin, SOL, and BNB breaking historical highs one after another, ETH's price still hovers around the $4000 mark. Click to read
5. Galaxy Research Director: Future trends in the U.S. crypto market and regulatory landscape
Bitcoin is the biggest winner of the election so far. Since November 5, the world's oldest and largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has risen by 40%, and there are reasons to believe that there will be more increases in the future. Other crypto assets will also benefit. Investors expect a shift in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) stance towards digital assets, and many have pointed out how a relaxation or rollback of the SEC's classification of crypto assets as securities will support the crypto market and stakeholders. Click to read
