According to Artemis data scientist Kavilsh, Solana is emerging as a liquidity layer, with on-chain SOL-USD trading volume exceeding the combined SOL spot volume on Binance and Bybit for three consecutive months. https://t.co/7xw8TJLgDM https://t.co/DwextrM1XhKaviish (@kaviish):Solana isn’t just a memecoin chain. It’s becoming the liquidity layer of crypto.Onchain SOL-USD volume has exceeded Binance + Bybit spot SOL volume for 3 consecutive monthsThis is what real adoption looks like https://t.co/5NRFaJWVlG ...

Asia's weekly TOP10 crypto news (Dec 15 to Dec 21) Russia reaffirms crypto is not legal tender; Japan delays crypto tax reform to 2028 and plans a yen stablecoin; India clears Coinbase’s CoinDCX stake; North Korea steals $2.02B in crypto; Norway’s sovereign fund backs Metaplanet’s Bitcoin strategy and more. https://t.co/BpPYRAfFkW ...

Justin Sun: SBF Sought Billions in Rescue Funds Before FTX CollapseIn a CNBC interview on August 15, 2023, Justin Sun confirmed that SBF had reached out to him for assistance. Sun stated they discussed a preliminary rescue package worth at least $1 billion, which would have allowed users to withdraw Tron-based tokens. However, hours after the plan was announced, SBF lost control of the exchange, and the legal team that took over decided to shut down operations completely. Consequently, the broader bailout p ...

Grayscale says tokenized assets remain extremely small today—about 0.01% of global equity and bond markets—but could grow roughly 1,000x by 2030 as blockchain infrastructure matures and regulation becomes clearer. The firm expects this shift to drive significant on-chain activity on Ethereum (ETH), BNB, Solana (SOL), and Avalanche (AVAX), with Chainlink (LINK) playing a critical middleware role in enabling secure data flows.https://t.co/nneYSe7Pex ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said prediction markets can act as a more rational tool for emotionally charged topics. While acknowledging theoretical risks, he argued that small-scale markets don’t incentivize large-scale harm. Compared with social media’s hype and lack of accountability, prediction markets tie opinions to real financial consequences, helping align discussions closer to truth and providing more credible probability signals.https://t.co/X1KJpTXcGb ...

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said the altcoin season “never ended”—many traders simply missed the winners. Speaking on a podcast, he argued investors expect past narratives to repeat, but this cycle is about new themes and new assets, citing Hyperliquid’s HYPE token surge and Solana’s major comeback as examples.https://t.co/a7OWNGaO3y ...

According to Fortune, Swedish BNPL giant Klarna has partnered with Coinbase to accept capital from institutional investors in the form of stablecoins. Klarna’s CFO said stablecoins open access to an entirely new class of institutional funding.https://t.co/NL3bMIUjND ...

IOSG：Some Thoughts on Altseason in This CycleThe article argues that a 2021-style broad altseason is unlikely to return due to expanded token supply, fragmented liquidity and attention, institutional preference for BTC/ETH, and lack of breakout apps. Instead, altcoin performance will likely be slower, more selective, and fundamentals-driven—favoring DeFi blue chips and strong projects, while liquidity polarizes between institutional-grade assets and high-risk memes, with mid-tier tokens struggling.Read more ...

Etherealize co-founder Danny Ryan warned that while the Trump administration has advanced crypto legislation, the Trump family’s deep involvement in crypto has also created political tension—posing potential backlash risks once a new administration takes office. He said the industry must use this window to embed crypto into financial infrastructure so future debates shift from “whether it should exist” to how it should be regulated and used responsibly.https://t.co/8Gkjidt39x ...

The Ethereum Foundation said it is shifting priority from proving speed to security, setting a “non-negotiable” target of 128-bit provable security by end-2026 and requiring zkEVM teams to use an official tool to measure real security levels. EF outlined a three-stage roadmap: unified security assessment in early 2026, at least 100-bit security by mid-2026, and full 128-bit security with smaller proofs by year-end.https://t.co/645Vfzrck0 ...