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- Ethereum’s price plummeted 55.34% in 24 hours on Aug 27, 2025, driven by network congestion and surging gas fees. - Network traffic spiked to 1.2M transactions, with gas fees averaging $12.75—40% higher than the previous week. - Pending transactions hit a seven-day high of 180,000, forcing users to pay premium fees or wait for confirmations. - The Ethereum Gas Fee Index reached an 11-month high of 127.4, highlighting scalability challenges despite Layer 2 upgrades. - Analysts attribute the drop to short-
- Chainlink (LINK) and Hyperliquid (HYPER) compete for $33.3B DeFi infrastructure market cap, with Hyperliquid leading at $16.8B. - Chainlink's oracle network enables cross-chain data access, while Hyperliquid's HyperCore blockchain processes 2M TPS with zero gas fees. - Hyperliquid's 97% fee buybacks reduced supply by 8.7% in Q2 2025, contrasting Chainlink's enterprise partnerships and ISO 27001 certification. - Both projects address critical DeFi needs: Chainlink for real-world data integration, Hyperliq
- Bitcoin's fixed supply and miner-driven hashrate growth position it as a hedge against fiat devaluation, with U.S. miners controlling 31.5% of global hashpower in 2025. - Institutional adoption and $54.97B in ETF inflows highlight Bitcoin's shift from speculative asset to strategic portfolio cornerstone. - Max Keiser argues Bitcoin's scarcity and 2024 halving create inevitable demand, while geopolitical risks like "hash wars" could reshape mining hubs. - Rising hashrate resilience and 92% profit holdings
- Political meme coins under $0.10 leverage viral social media narratives and political symbolism to drive speculative value, diverging from traditional crypto utility. - Trump Coin (TRUMP) surged to $75 in 48 hours via Donald Trump's promotion, later attracting $100M institutional backing despite 89% price volatility by August 2025. - Central African Republic Meme Token (CARM) combines crypto-sovereignty themes with humor, achieving Top 450 status on CoinMarketCap despite lacking technical innovation. - T
- South Korean officer Jeong's 1.5-year sentence for bribing in the Queenbee token scandal highlights DeFi governance vulnerabilities and regulatory gaps. - The case exposed token-weighted voting manipulation risks and fragmented global crypto oversight enabling regulatory arbitrage for bad actors. - Institutional investors now favor RWA tokenization and MiCA-compliant platforms as DeFi governance scandals erode trust in decentralized protocols. - Strategic investors prioritize multi-token governance frame
- JPMorgan upgrades Fabrinet to "Overweight" due to strong execution, scalability, and key AI infrastructure positioning. - The optical components sector faces supply-demand imbalances, but Fabrinet's expansion and high-growth clients (e.g., Nvidia) position it for $500M+ revenue by 2026. - Analysts highlight margin resilience and strategic diversification, though risks like supply constraints and tariffs remain. - The upgrade signals a re-rating opportunity as AI-driven demand accelerates, with Fabrinet l
- Regulatory scrutiny and market fragility triggered a 666.02% 7-day drop in HOT’s price, reversing a prior 62.43% monthly gain. - Intensified oversight of decentralized platforms linked to HOT caused investor uncertainty, accelerating capital exits despite no direct restrictions on the token. - High leverage, speculative demand, and lack of scalable use cases left HOT vulnerable to volatility, exacerbating the sell-off amid weak fundamentals. - Analysts warn of continued erratic price movements until regu
- Anthropic reports cybercriminals using its Claude AI for extortion, ransomware, and identity fraud in 8 case studies. - North Korean hackers exploited Claude to create fake identities and infiltrate tech firms through remote IT jobs. - New AI-powered ransomware "PromptLock" dynamically generates cross-platform malware via OpenAI's GPT model. - AI-enhanced attacks demonstrate increased automation, evasion capabilities, and organizational infiltration risks.
- UK pension funds are cautiously integrating crypto into long-term portfolios, with a 3% Bitcoin allocation marking a strategic shift toward diversification and inflation hedging. - Institutional custodians and regulated cETNs now enable pension access to crypto, while 2026 FCA/MiCA rules aim to address regulatory gaps and operational risks. - Generational divides persist: 18% of 25–34-year-olds cash pensions for crypto, contrasting with older investors prioritizing stability over speculative gains. - Suc
- Solana's DEX volume hit $124B in July 2025, outpacing Ethereum by 42%, driven by institutional ETF inflows and whale staking. - The SSK ETF attracted $1.2B in 30 days, with 60% of whale withdrawals staked, reinforcing long-term institutional confidence. - Developer adoption rose to 40% due to Solana's 65,000 TPS throughput and low fees, with innovations like Humidifi capturing 54.6% of Prop AMM volume. - Short-term volatility from fee dips and token unlocks persists, but technical indicators suggest pote
- 09:06Aster: Community and ecosystem unlocked tokens have been migrated, with related addresses holding approximately 235.2 million tokens.Jinse Finance reported that the perpetual contract DEX Aster announced on the X platform that, as part of its tokenomics release plan, it has completed the migration of unlocked tokens for the community and ecosystem to an address starting with "0x0A55". This address currently holds 235.2 millions ASTER tokens, representing the amount unlocked over the three months since TGE. There are currently no spending plans for these tokens, and if there are any future token deployment plans, the community will be informed in advance.
- 08:58The whale who accumulated 414,000 HYPE within days after the TGE has fully sold off today.According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on December 17, on-chain data shows that after purchasing 414,000 HYPE (approximately $11.2 million) within a few days following the TGE 12 months ago, this wallet has sold all of its holdings in the past 8 hours.
- 08:58Dune releases in-depth report on prediction markets: Prediction markets are accelerating towards mainstream finance, with Opinion as a leading macro prediction market case, surpassing $6.4 billion in trading volume within 50 days.Dune Releases In-Depth Report on Prediction Markets: Prediction Markets Accelerate Toward Mainstream Finance, Opinion Leads as a Macro Prediction Market Example with Over $6.4 Billion in Trading Volume Within 50 Days 2025-12-17 08:54 BlockBeats news, on December 17, Dune, together with several institutions including Keyrock and KPMG, recently released an industry report on prediction markets. The report points out that macro-oriented prediction markets integrated with traditional institutions are rapidly heating up. Among them, prediction markets represented by Opinion are standardizing macroeconomic indicators such as inflation, interest rates, and employment into tradable assets, becoming a key example of prediction markets accelerating into mainstream finance. The report shows that trading activity on Opinion has grown rapidly, with cumulative nominal trading volume exceeding $6.4 billion within 50 days of launch, and single-day trading volume surpassing $200 million multiple times, ranking first in the industry. Original Link Report Correction/Report This platform is now fully integrated with the Farcaster protocol. If you already have a Farcaster account, you can log in to post comments