Introduction x402 is an open payment standard launched in 2025, aimed at officially activating the HTTP 402 status code and transforming it into an internet-native payment mechanism. A technical standard jointly promoted by the internet infrastructure company Cloudflare and the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Compared to traditional models that require creating accounts, binding credit cards, or pre-loading funds, x402 embeds payment requests directly into HTTP responses, allowing clients (whether human, robot, or AI agent) to automatically recognize payment information and complete transactions.
Affected by the global shortage of photovoltaic and AI hardware supplies, domestic silver prices have shown a certain degree of premium compared to the international market.
Types of silver investment:
——Physical silver ——Shanghai Gold Exchange: Silver T+D (SGE Ag T+D), spot deferred trading ——Shanghai Futures Exchange: Silver futures, commodities ——Silver ETF and paper silver, non-physical financial derivatives ——International silver, "London silver" or Comex futures, the core of global silver pricing
Lila's current issues: 1. A fiat currency with an inflation rate of 31% per year 2. If you don't make money by holding it, purchasing power decreases every year
Why can it survive?
- Because the interest given is higher
Normal people see a leak, they either block it or give up
Turkey's reaction to a leak: TM It must be that I didn't add enough water; as long as I add enough, the bucket will always have water
So despite devaluing by 30% each year, the deposit interest is 56% per year That is, saving in a bank can still make money
Thus, this interest rate differential attracts global capital It's equivalent to always having someone playing, leading to liquidity
Liquidity is the core of capital, not low volatility
Relying on trading rather than value = trading currency
On the other hand, counterintuitively, as long as this devaluation is expected, there are ways to hedge
With hedging, it's not a risk but a cost
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Open Source Scythe 31: The Merits of Bad Money - Turkish Lira, Shorting in the Crypto Space, and the Buyback Narrative
I first heard about the 'Gresham's Law' in middle school: Under the condition that the legal exchange rate remains unchanged, the currency with lower actual value (bad money) will drive the currency with higher actual value (good money) out of circulation, causing the market to be flooded with bad money. This is what we often refer to as 'bad money drives out good money.' But what I was thinking at the time was:
Since the free market emphasizes supply and demand, if bad money can drive out good money, isn't that saying bad money is more powerful?
We have all experienced this, unless you are that 'bad money.' It was only after working that I realized this matter is essentially determined by stance + microstructure.
December 11: DAO representative @DeFi_EzR3aL and Marc Zeller (Aave Chan Initiative Founder) publicly accused Aave Labs of unilaterally transferring front-end swap fees (estimated at $1-10M per year) from DAO to Labs by replacing ParaSwap with CoW Swap.
December 12-13: Stani Kulechov responded that the front-end is a product owned by Labs (not a core protocol), with revenue independent of the DAO; emphasized that Labs self-funded the development of the interface and purchased $10M worth of $AAVE to prove "alignment."
December 16: Former Aave CTO Ernesto Boado (co-founder of BGD Labs) submitted proposal ARFC “$AAVE token alignment. Phase 1 – Ownership,” suggesting that brand assets (aave.com, social media, GitHub, etc.) be transferred to a legal entity controlled by the DAO, adding anti-capture mechanisms.
December 16-21: Intense forum discussions ensued, with DAO members criticizing Labs' control over key channels. Stani released a “master plan” roadmap, emphasizing V4, Horizon, and App, pushing for trillion-scale; DAO members (like Duo Nine) warned that “DAO has no leverage.”
December 22: Stani unilaterally moved the proposal to Snapshot voting (despite only discussing for 5 days), claiming it met governance frameworks. Ernesto publicly denied: did not agree to submission and considered the rushed vote “disgraceful.” Marc Zeller and others criticized “unprecedented interference” and voting during the holiday period (Christmas). Whales sold 230K $AAVE (approximately $38M), causing the token to drop over 10%.
December 22 (latest): The community continues to debate, with Polymarket voting probability at only 25%. Critics claim Stani is using his founder role to interfere with governance; supporters believe Labs needs to incentivize development.
CPI fraud In the data, the rent increase in November was originally low
It was actually found that, assuming 0 growth in October rent
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The U.S. November CPI data was delayed after the government shutdown ended.
Data shows that inflation is significantly lower than expected, with the overall CPI year-on-year growth rate dropping to 2.7% and the core CPI falling to 2.6%.
This result indicates that the U.S. disinflation process is accelerating. The market reacted to this, with the market capitalization of silver briefly surpassing Alphabet, indicating the direction of capital flows.
Currently, the market has generally raised expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again in March 2026. The macroeconomic environment has shifted to a state more favorable for liquidity-sensitive assets.
The U.S. November CPI data was delayed after the government shutdown ended.
Data shows that inflation is significantly lower than expected, with the overall CPI year-on-year growth rate dropping to 2.7% and the core CPI falling to 2.6%.
This result indicates that the U.S. disinflation process is accelerating. The market reacted to this, with the market capitalization of silver briefly surpassing Alphabet, indicating the direction of capital flows.
Currently, the market has generally raised expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again in March 2026. The macroeconomic environment has shifted to a state more favorable for liquidity-sensitive assets.
Google Labs Launches a Brand New Experimental Browser Disco, Featuring Gemini 3
Disco is currently an experimental browser independent of Chrome, used to test the new concept of GenTabs.
GenTab can be understood as "AI-generated mini-applications" that automatically create interactive interfaces based on your search intent, chat history, and open tabs, instead of just providing you with a bunch of links or a summary.
For example, when planning a trip to Japan, Disco will read the webpages of attractions and food you have opened and directly generate an interactive map and itinerary planner in the browser.
Disco is currently just an early experiment from Google Labs and has opened a waiting list.
The core of blockchain is verifiable And complete transparency is a forced compromise that comes with it
Thus MEV, front-running, and other concepts were born
If traditional finance is to fully integrate with blockchain, addressing privacy issues is essential
First generation: Mixing coins: Tornado represents a whirlwind, mainly solving the privacy of asset transfer Second generation: ZK, mainly solving the privacy of proof, off-chain proof, on-chain verification Third generation: MCP, data sharding, but currently only applied in key management that matches well
Blockchain is just a tool for traditional finance Using the characteristics of 'blockchain' Such as transparency, real-time settlement To trade other financial products
The native assets of blockchain Are few and far between
On December 10th (Wednesday), the Federal Reserve (Fed) will hold its last annual FOMC meeting.
Core Event: The market widely expects the Federal Reserve to announce a rate cut of 25 basis points, but the real focus will be on Powell's press conference after the meeting (3:30 AM Beijing time on Thursday).
Key Highlights and Significance:
This meeting is seen as a critical moment that will determine the macroeconomic direction for 2026. Liquidity Expectations: The market is closely watching whether the Federal Reserve will initiate a monthly $45 billion Treasury bond purchase program (referred to as 'reserve management operations'), which is viewed as a disguised way to inject new liquidity into the market.
Politicization of Policy: This meeting faces rare internal disagreements (the highest number of dissenting votes since 2019), marking a shift in monetary policy formulation that is being reshaped by 'political' divisions.
Regulatory Resonance: This macro monetary policy juncture coincides with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins explicitly stating that ICOs will be transferred to CFTC regulation. This means that the 'expectations of monetary easing' and 'structural rollbacks in regulation' are colliding within the same time window, directly impacting the pricing logic of silver and cryptocurrency assets.
As of December 2025, silver prices are at a historically high moment, with futures prices breaking into the $56-$57/ounce range, and the cumulative annual increase astonishingly reaching about 90%, significantly outperforming gold.
The immediate effect of the sharp rise is that there is not enough spot silver available in the market.
Those who previously shorted silver are forced to buy back at high prices (also known as "short squeeze"), and warehouses around the world are urgently reallocating supplies to respond.
In terms of long-term impact, expensive silver puts immense pressure on downstream manufacturers producing photovoltaic panels and AI hardware, as raw material costs soar.
However, this has also made the market recognize a reality: silver is a crucial "green industrial necessity," and in the long run, there simply isn't enough.