Morning News Update #Web3
🪙 Vitalik Buterin donates 50 $ETH to Defend Roman Storm’s legal fund via Juice Box, supporting the Tornado Cash developer’s defense.
📊 Crypto VC funding hit $13.6B in 2024, accounting for 4.9% of total $279B investments, with projections reaching $18B in 2025 due to lower interest rates and clearer regulations.
💵 Solana stablecoins grew by $1B in December, bringing TVL to $5B, driven by $USDC at $4B and $USDT at $1B.
📈 Dollar rose 8% in 2024, marking its best year since 2015, driven by strong US economic performance and Trump’s tax and tariff policies.
⛏ Bitcoin miners earned $1.41B in December, the highest since April, with $1.37B from block rewards and $38.9M from fees.
