El Salvador's Bitcoin holdings exceed 6,000, with a mid-term goal of increasing holdings by 20,000
On December 29, according to data from the Salvadoran Ministry of Finance website, El Salvador's bitcoin holdings exceeded 6,000, now at 6,000.77, worth more than $569 million. In the past seven days, 19 bitcoins were added, and in the past 30 days, 53 bitcoins were added. Max Keiser, a senior bitcoin adviser to the president of El Salvador, revealed on December 22 that El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele has increased his daily bitcoin purchases, with a mid-term goal of adding another 20,000 bitcoins.
Metaplanet CEO: The company's stock price return rate ranks first among Japanese listed companies so far this year, reaching about 2,600%
On December 28, Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, a Japanese listed company, said on a social platform that among the 55,000 listed companies in the world, Metaplanet ranks first in the 2024 stock price return rate among companies with a market value of more than US$250 million and an average daily trading volume of more than US$50 million, with a return rate of about 2,600% this year. Metaplane's stock price ranks first in Japan's return rate this year, and its market value has soared by about 6,000% this year. Metaplanet has become one of the world's largest corporate holders of Bitcoin, ranking 15th among all listed companies, increasing its Bitcoin reserves from zero to 1,761. It has officially established its identity as a Bitcoin reserve company with a mission to promote the popularity, innovation and growth of shareholder value of Bitcoin.
Bio Protocol Co-Creation: In the future, the process of launching DAOs in the BIO ecosystem will be automated, and it is expected that 15-20 DAOs will be launched in the first quarter of next year
On December 28, Bio Protocol co-founder Paul Kohhaas said that when he was communicating with CZ, he admitted that Bio Protocol could produce about 6-7 DeSci DAOs a year, but CZ thought that the number was slightly less and it took too long to start an ecological project. However, in the continuous building, Paul Kohhaas and Bio Protocol have become more familiar with the startup procedure of a DAO. They currently hope to automate the startup process of the DAO project. It is expected that automation will greatly shorten the time for DAO to complete the startup process, so that more and more DAOs will appear in the Bio Protocol ecosystem. At present, according to its automated process, the team has reviewed 20-30 DAOs internally, of which 10 DAOs have basically completed the process. It is expected that 15-20 DAOs will be cold-started through launchpad in Q1 next year.
ai16z initiates token economics update proposal, plans to launch launchpad, staking and other mechanisms
On December 28, the ai16z Token Economics discussion board updated the latest proposal, the key points include:
Create an official ai16z launchpad for projects based on Eliza. The proposal argues that this will be a key mechanism to achieve flywheel token economics, thereby increasing the value of the $ai16z token. Ideas include charging fees at launch, requiring $ai16z holding for distributions, using $ai16z as a purchase token for proxy products, providing liquidity through $ai16z pairs, and supporting already launched projects.
Implement $ai16z staking to gain benefits like early access and fee sharing, driving demand and reducing circulating supply.
In the long run, ai16z should be positioned as the L1 of AI to consolidate its status and value. Development should be open source and have node incentives.
The IRS will begin taxing DeFi in 2027, and platforms will need to collect and report data starting in 2026
On December 28, according to financefeeds, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations requiring brokers to report digital asset transactions and incorporate decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms into the existing tax framework.
The rule, which will take effect in 2027, will force brokers to disclose transaction details, including gross proceeds and taxpayer information. Brokers must begin collecting and reporting data in 2026. The IRS estimates that 650 to 875 DeFi brokers will be affected, potentially affecting up to 2.6 million taxpayers.
The regulations are primarily aimed at “front-end service providers,” such as decentralized exchanges (DEXs) that facilitate digital asset trading. According to the IRS, these platforms act as intermediaries, and classifying them as brokers will help ensure tax compliance.
Su Zhu: Hyperliquid is in the early stages
On December 27, Zhu Su, co-founder of Three Arrows Capital, wrote, “Unless a black swan event occurs, I think we are in the early stages of Hyperliquid. The team has done a great job in designing a community around a profitable product.
There have been other successful perpetual contract trading platforms in the past, but these have generally returned less value to token holders. In some cases, tokens were used directly as issuance to generate USD fees, which were pocketed by shareholders, which was effectively a stealth sell-off. In other cases, despite the success of the token in generating a community, its underlying product had little usage. This is a feature of most DeFi Summers. It is extremely rare to have both. Hyperliquid's spot listing is a simple auction, and the value return goes directly into the token itself. "
Strive Asset Management, founded by Vivek, the leader of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has applied to list a "Bitcoin Bond" ETF
On December 27, it was officially announced that Strive Asset Management (founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, co-leader of DOGE, the U.S. government efficiency arm) has applied to U.S. regulators for approval to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will invest in convertible bonds issued by MicroStrategy and other companies.
The ETF is designed to provide exposure to “Bitcoin bonds,” which are described as “convertible bonds issued by MicroStrategy or other companies” that plan to “use all or a substantial portion of the proceeds to purchase Bitcoin,” according to a description in the filing.
The Strive Bitcoin Bond ETF will be actively managed and will gain exposure to “Bitcoin Bonds” through direct investment or through financial derivatives such as swaps and options.
Vitalik: I am very happy to be Moo Deng's adoptive father. 88 ETH has been reserved for Hippo and his friends
On December 26, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded in a post, “Thank you for the warm welcome and for your efforts for wildlife! I am very happy to be Moo Deng’s adoptive father, accompany her growth in the next two years, and support her with my 10 million baht donation, maybe more, because I have reserved 88 ETH for the hippopotamus and their friends. May they live long and prosper!”
Earlier, the Thai zoo where Moo Deng is located issued a statement saying that they would like to thank Vitalik Buterin for joining the wildlife funding program and generously donating 10 million Thai baht to support Moo Deng and his family. They look forward to working together in the next two years to bring benefits to the community of the Khao Kho National Zoo and all visitors.
South Korea’s central bank: Crypto investors now account for 30% of the country’s total population, and the average daily trading volume is comparable to the stock market
On December 25, according to Yonhap News Agency, data from the Bank of Korea showed that as of the end of November, there were 15.59 million cryptocurrency investors in South Korea, accounting for 30% of the total population of South Korea (about 51.23 million), an increase of 610,000 from the previous month. In November, the average daily trading volume of South Korean digital asset exchanges reached 14.9 trillion won (about 10.5 billion US dollars), close to the total trading volume of the South Korean KOSPI Index (9.92 trillion won) and the Korea A-share Index (6.97 trillion won).
As of the end of November, the total value of cryptocurrency assets held by South Korean investors reached 102.6 trillion won (about US$70.3 billion), a sharp increase from 58 trillion won (US$39.7 billion) in October.
Aave and Lido’s total net deposits exceeded $70 billion for the first time, accounting for 45.5% of the total deposits of the top 20 DeFi applications
On December 25, according to TokenTerminal data, the total net deposits of lending protocol Aave and liquidity pledge protocol Lido exceeded $70 billion for the first time in December (currently falling back to $67.37 billion). Among them, Aave ranked first with $34.3 billion, followed by Lido with $33.1 billion. The two major protocols together account for 45.5% of the total deposits of the top 20 DeFi applications.
In terms of TVL, Lido leads the DeFi ecosystem with $33.8 billion, and Aave ranks second with $20.6 billion. In the past 30 days, Aave's revenue increased by 27.5% to $12.5 million, and Lido's revenue increased by 24% to $9.6 million. In 2024, the total locked volume of DeFi has increased by 107% to $185 billion, and on December 16, it once exceeded $212 billion.
MicroStrategy to split 330 million common shares to 10.3 billion shares
On December 24, according to market news, MicroStrategy submitted a special meeting voting proposal to shareholders, planning to significantly expand its share capital. According to the proposal, the company's Class A common stock authorization number will be split from 330 million shares to 10.33 billion shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share; at the same time, the number of preferred shares authorized will increase from 5 million shares to 1.005 billion shares.
The proposal also includes amendments to the 2023 equity incentive plan to provide automatic equity awards to new directors and authorizes the suspension of special meetings to solicit additional votes, if necessary. The proposal, signed by W. Ming Shao, the company’s executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, will be put to a vote in Tysons Corner, Virginia, in 2025.
Sonic SVM will airdrop SONIC tokens to eligible TikTok users
On December 23, according to official news, SonicX, the first TikTok application layer launched by Sonic SVM, the first SVM blockchain on Solana, will distribute SONIC tokens to all eligible TikTok users. More than 2 million users have joined through a seamless registration process without setting up an external wallet or paying gas fees.
The airdrop snapshot is coming soon and there is still time for TikTok users to visit their official Sonic SVM account, access SonicX and become eligible for the upcoming airdrop event.
The event is the latest step for Sonic SVM towards its upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE), where eligible users will receive token rewards via an airdrop.
Lido Releases Ethereum SDK to Seamlessly Integrate Lido Staking Functionality into Off-Chain Applications
On December 23, Lido released the Lido Ethereum SDK, a TypeScript library that seamlessly integrates Lido’s staking functionality into your off-chain applications.
The Lido Ethereum SDK is a production-grade toolkit suitable for building Lido off-chain integrations (such as widgets, wallets, etc.) on the Ethereum protocol. It provides a set of tools, pre-built methods, and clear documentation to help users seamlessly integrate Lido's staking capabilities into their projects.
The Lido Ethereum SDK is the core backbone of the Lido staking widget interface, and thousands of stakers use the code every day.
Musk responded to speculation that Biden might pardon SBF: I would be shocked if this didn't happen
On December 23, Musk responded to a tweet about "Guess who might get an early pardon from President Biden, the second largest donor to the Democratic Party (pictured with an AI photo of Biden and SBF)" and said, "I would be shocked if this didn't happen." Biden will step down as President of the United States at noon on January 20, 2025, and transfer presidential power to President-elect Trump. A presidential pardon is a pardon granted by the President of the United States to prisoners who have committed federal crimes (excluding violations of state laws). Article II, Section 2, Item 1 of the United States Constitution grants the President the power to grant pardons. If the pardonee does not accept the pardon, the presidential pardon will not take effect.
Trump appoints Stephen Miran as chairman of Council of Economic Advisers
On December 22, President-elect Trump appointed Stephen Miran as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. Stephen Miran served as a senior advisor for economic policy at the Treasury Department during Trump's first term.
15 important AI Agent information revealed to me by the founder of ai16z
In December 2024, ai16z founder Shaw visited Shanghai to communicate with the Chinese crypto community and shared the future prospects of the AI Agent track and the analysis of more than ten projects. As a core project in the crypto industry, ai16z has attracted widespread attention with its open source framework Eliza and decentralized model, and its token market value has reached 1 billion US dollars. Shaw discussed the application prospects of AI Agent in social media, games and other fields, and emphasized that the current challenge is to build a reasonable token economic model to match the project value.
Spore launches a new AI self-reproduction method, with both parent and child coins flourishing
The Spore project quickly attracted market attention through the reproduction and evolution mechanism of AI Agent, combined with Phala's TEE technology and ai16z's AI framework. The market value of its token $SPORE exceeded US$25 million, and it also doubled the market value of the old project Phala ($PHA). Spore achieves independent reproduction through automated currency issuance and survival of the fittest mechanisms, and is closely related to Phala and ai16z. The currency prices of the three are significantly linked, but the risks are higher.
DeSci 6 cores: DAO, open data and journals, trusted experiments, IP and patients
Decentralized Science (DeSci) is a movement that uses blockchain technology to innovate scientific research, aiming to solve problems such as funding shortages, lack of transparency, and limited collaboration in traditional scientific fields. Through decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), NFTs, and open data platforms, DeSci provides a fair funding mechanism, incentivizes reproducible research, ensures data security and ownership, and promotes scientific democratization and global collaboration.
Christmas miracle: On-chain Waterdrop Funding MIRA quickly passes 80 million market value
A "Christmas miracle" took place in the crypto world: Runway CEO Siqi Chen raised funds for his daughter Mira, who suffers from a rare brain tumor. An anonymously issued Meme coin $MIRA quickly climbed to a market value of $80 million, and donated part of the funds for disease research. This event triggered a wave of crypto charity, accompanied by speculation and controversy, showing a complex picture of kindness and human nature.
List of 33 airdrop projects in 2025
This article introduces several potential blockchain projects and their airdrop opportunities, including Pump.fun, Phantom, Eclipse, Morph, etc. Pump.fun has attracted much attention in the community and plans to issue tokens in the future. Phantom has become one of the top choices for multi-chain wallets. Projects such as Eclipse and Morph provide interactive strategies through cross-chain transactions and ecological applications. In addition, projects such as Berachain, Abstract, and MegaETH are also attracting user participation through innovative technologies and financing. The article suggests obtaining airdrop opportunities by experiencing platform functions, participating in testnets, and staking.
AI-Pool: From FOMO to FUD, a sober reflection on the market frenzy
Last night, the crypto market was in a frenzy due to the AI-Pool project, which raised more than 35,000 SOL in a short period of time. However, the account of the founder Skely was blocked, which caused a crisis of trust and controversy. The core technology of the project combines TEE and AI Agent to try to achieve decentralization and fund security, but there are still technical and mechanism defects. Despite the constant turmoil, the advancement of AI-Pool has injected confidence into the market and also attracted attention to related technologies such as Phala Network.
Check out the top seven DeFi staking protocols in 2025
This article explores some of the top protocols that may attract much attention in 2025, including Lido Finance, Pendle Finance, EigenLayer, Ether.fi, Ethena, Jito, and Babylon. While each protocol provides basic staking services, it also has some unique features, such as yield tokenization, re-staking, or Bitcoin staking. Mastering and effectively utilizing these features will be the key to unlocking real returns. As the cryptocurrency market enters a new round of bull market, the DeFi field in 2025 is showing unlimited possibilities. Driven by continued innovation and widespread adoption, DeFi staking is expected to become an important way for us to obtain rich returns.
