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Odaily Planet Daily reports that Vitalik Buterin stated that the current ZK-EVM has entered the alpha stage, with production-level performance, and the remaining work mainly focuses on security; meanwhile, PeerDAS has officially launched on the Ethereum mainnet. Vitalik pointed out that this is not a gradual optimization but a transformation of Ethereum into a new type of P2P network that combines decentralization, consensus mechanisms, and high bandwidth. He reviewed that BitTorrent has high bandwidth but no consensus, while Bitcoin has consensus but bandwidth is limited due to full replicati

BlockBeats News, December 30 – Against the backdrop of the Federal Reserve's effective rate cuts easing recession risks, the key indicator measuring volatility in the US bond market is heading towards its largest annual decline since the global financial crisis. As of last Friday, the ICE BofA MOVE Index (which reflects expected bond market volatility) has fallen to approximately 59, the lowest since October 2024. The index has been steadily declining from around 99 at the end of 2024, and is expected to record one of the most significant annual drops since data collection began in 1988, secon

ChainCatcher News reports that the US stock market is currently at a historic high, with the S&P 500 Index just about 1% away from breaking through 7,000 points for the first time, potentially marking the eighth consecutive month of gains and setting the longest monthly rally since 2017-2018. Murphy & Sylvest Wealth Management senior wealth advisor Paul Nolt stated that unless an external shock occurs, the path of least resistance for the stock market remains upward. The Federal Reserve meeting minutes will become a market focus next week, with investors closely watching when the Fed might fur

PANews December 27 News, despite the holiday season in the external markets, gold, silver, and platinum prices all surged to record highs, continuing the historic rally of precious metals at the end of the year. Looking ahead to next week, with New Year's Day approaching, there are virtually no major macroeconomic data releases, and global financial markets will remain in an extremely low liquidity state, with trading volumes expected to be significantly below normal levels. The true start of the 2026 market trend may have to wait until the second week of January. Here are the key points the m

PANews December 27 News, Galaxy Research Director Alex Thorn stated on the X platform that for Bitcoin to achieve positive returns in 2025, its price must close above $93,389 on the last day of the year. Currently, Bitcoin investors' sentiment is undoubtedly quite subdued, but some portfolio managers may reconsider Bitcoin in January 2026. This year, Bitcoin has received many positive news, and this "positive" seems to have become the norm. Despite a mediocre performance at the end of the year, the US Bitcoin ETP has performed much more steadily. Since reaching a historic high of $62 billion i

PANews December 25 News, crypto analyst Ali Charts stated that Bitcoin (BTC) price cycles exhibit significant regularities in both timing and magnitude. According to historical data, it takes approximately 1064 days for Bitcoin to move from market bottom to top, and about 364 days to fall from the top to the next bottom. Specifically:
Cycle 1: Bottom in January 2015, top in December 2017, lasting 1064 days; followed by a bear market lasting 364 days, with a bottom in December 2018.
Cycle 2: Bottom in December 2018, top in November 2021, lasting 1064 days; bottom in November 2022, with a price

PANews December 24 News, Scroll stated on the X platform that some announcements in the past few months led some people to mistakenly believe that Scroll DAO was shutting down. The misunderstanding was caused by the announcement of a governance restructuring, but this move is not intended to shut down the DAO. DAO governance will continue and will be improved based on the lessons learned.

According to ChainCatcher news and Cryptoslate, the price of Bitcoin surpassed $100,000 this year, triggering celebrations in the market. However, Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy, pointed out that when adjusted for inflation based on the purchasing power of the dollar in 2020, the actual purchasing power when Bitcoin reaches $100,000 is only about $80,000 in 2020 terms. Since 2020, the US CPI has risen from 258.8 to over 320, significantly eroding the purchasing power of the dollar. To reach a true $100,000 (2020 purchasing power), the market price would need to be around $125,000. Howe

BlockBeats news, on December 23, Bitwise advisor Jeff Park posted on social media stating, "As we approach the end of 2025, the price performance of Bitcoin has disappointed many. A reminder: without an increase in its own volatility, there cannot be a truly meaningful rise in Bitcoin's price."

According to BlockBeats news on December 22, market data shows that the Gold/Silver Ratio is about to fall below its lowest point in nearly five years, currently reported at 60.027. Despite gold prices continuously reaching historical highs recently, silver prices have also set new highs with an even greater increase. Today, spot gold has first surpassed $4400 per ounce, with a year-to-date cumulative rise of nearly 68%, while spot silver has first surpassed $69 per ounce, with a year-to-date cumulative rise of nearly 139%.

PANews December 19 News, according to hyperbot data, Huang Licheng closed his 13-minute BTC long position with a profit of $6,292.92 nine hours ago, then closed two rounds of ZEC long positions lasting 4 minutes and 17 minutes with a total profit of $2,982, and also closed a 14-minute HYPE long position with a profit of $2,642. In addition, his ETH long position has experienced multiple additions and reductions, currently holding 4,000 ETH, with a scale of approximately $11.32 million, and an unrealized loss of $410,000. Notably, his ETH long position from yesterday 20:37 to today 03:52 result

PANews December 18 News, according to Cointelegraph, the non-profit organization Jito Foundation, which supports the development of the Jito platform, announced that it will return to the United States due to the "more clear rules" on digital assets in the US. Jito Labs co-founder and CEO Lucas Bruder stated that during "Operation Chokepoint 2.0," the cryptocurrency industry was cut off from banking services, forcing the Jito Foundation to operate overseas. He pointed out: "Banks do not provide services to us, and vendors refuse to sign contracts with us. Every product decision faces real but

PANews December 16 News, according to CoinDesk, as institutional interest in tokenized assets and on-chain assets grows, BlackRock is actively hiring new employees to strengthen its digital asset strategy, aiming to expand cryptocurrency and blockchain-related products worldwide. On a certain job board, BlackRock states that it is recruiting seven digital asset-related positions, six of which are based in the United States and one in Singapore. One position in the US focuses on expanding BlackRock's iShares digital asset ETF product line. The "Vice President/Director of Digital Asset Product S

Golden Finance reports that Negentropic, co-founder of Glassnode, stated that the Japanese central bank's rate hike trading is currently the most crowded trading target in the market. Many accounts on social platform X are rehashing similar information. The 25 basis point increase has long been reflected in current asset prices. The only situation that could trigger a negative market reaction is if the Bank of Japan issues hawkish forward guidance. Given that Japan is cautiously seeking a balance among a current account deficit, inflation, and yen appreciation, it has no intention of acting ra

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Pi Network announced the results of its first Open Network era Hackathon. The event received over 215 submissions of mainnet applications that meet ecosystem requirements. The winning project was BlindLounge, a privacy-first anonymous social dating platform that requires KYC verification and integrates Pi Payments to enhance authenticity and prevent abuse. Runner-up Starmax offers a Pi-based loyalty rewards system for merchants and users. Third place RUN FOR PI is a fast-paced parkour game that directly integrates Pi into its in-game economy system. Five other

PANews December 12 News, according to CoinDesk reports, the cryptocurrency sector no longer needs to be listed annually by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) as a threat to the U.S. financial system. However, this is not an isolated case, as the report has actually shifted focus away from the "vulnerabilities" of the financial system. The 2025 FSOC report’s table of contents has completely removed the frequently appearing term "vulnerabilities." Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged in the opening letter of the report that previous analyses focused on identifying dangers

BlockBeats News, December 11th. On October 25th this year, Kyrgyzstan officially approved and launched the pilot construction of the Central Bank Digital Currency "Digital Som" system. Chinese technology service provider Sign successfully undertook the project development and actively participated. The reason why Sign stands out in fierce international competition is primarily due to its full-stack solution "SignStack." This solution precisely addresses the paradox faced by Kyrgyzstan in its digital transformation—balancing "sovereign independence" and "international connectivity." It has esta

BlockBeats news, December 10, according to Bloomberg, U.S. President Trump stated that he will begin the final round of interviews for the next Federal Reserve chair this week and will consider several candidates. On Tuesday, Trump told the media aboard Air Force One, "We will consider several different candidates, but I already have a very clear idea of who I want." White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett remains the leading candidate to succeed Powell as head of the Federal Reserve, but his victory is not a foregone conclusion. Trump recently said he would select the new

PANews, December 9—According to Jintou, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has announced that it will not release a Producer Price Index (PPI) press release for October 2025. Due to a funding interruption (which caused a government shutdown), the BLS is delaying the collection of data for the October reference period. The BLS plans to release the October data together with the November 2025 PPI press release on January 14, 2026.

ChainCatcher News: Argentine cryptocurrency platform Lemon Cash confirmed on December 4 that due to its external analytics service provider Mixpanel being hacked on November 9, some users’ names and email addresses were leaked. Lemon Cash emphasized that the platform’s own systems were not attacked and that users’ private keys, mnemonic phrases, funds, and account balances were not affected. The company has emailed affected users to warn them to be alert for potential phishing attacks. Notably, OpenAI is also a Mixpanel client and has terminated its business relationship with the provider foll