Nvidia buying AI chip Groq’s assets for about $20 billion
The deal will transfer Groq’s AI chip assets to Nvidia. The purchase expands Nvidia’s access to custom AI silicon and inference IP. It comes amid accelerating demand for AI compute infrastructure.
👉 cnbc.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-buying-ai-chip-startup-groq-for-about-20-billion-biggest-deal.html
The deal will transfer Groq’s AI chip assets to Nvidia. The purchase expands Nvidia’s access to custom AI silicon and inference IP. It comes amid accelerating demand for AI compute infrastructure.
👉 cnbc.com/2025/12/24/nvidia-buying-ai-chip-startup-groq-for-about-20-billion-biggest-deal.html
HashKey Capital raised $250M for its fourth crypto fund
The firm is targeting a total fund size of $500 million to invest in blockchain and Web3 projects. The initial close signals continued institutional interest in crypto venture opportunities despite broader market volatility.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2025/12/24/hashkey-capital-s-usd500-million-target-blockchain-fund-raises-usd250-million-in-first-round
The firm is targeting a total fund size of $500 million to invest in blockchain and Web3 projects. The initial close signals continued institutional interest in crypto venture opportunities despite broader market volatility.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2025/12/24/hashkey-capital-s-usd500-million-target-blockchain-fund-raises-usd250-million-in-first-round
Polymarket Users Affected by Security Breach
Polymarket confirmed that several users were affected by a security breach linked to a third-party vulnerability. Social media reports earlier this week cited unauthorized logins and drained account balances.
The issue impacted users who accessed Polymarket via Magic Labs, which provides email-based login and non-custodial ETH wallets.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2025/12/24/polymarket-points-to-third-party-login
Polymarket confirmed that several users were affected by a security breach linked to a third-party vulnerability. Social media reports earlier this week cited unauthorized logins and drained account balances.
The issue impacted users who accessed Polymarket via Magic Labs, which provides email-based login and non-custodial ETH wallets.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2025/12/24/polymarket-points-to-third-party-login
Decentralized Framework Tea Protocol Postpones TEA TGE to February 5
The TEA launch will be powered by Aerodrome Ignition on Base, with no further details disclosed.
Tea previously held a CoinList sale at a $50M valuation and ran incentivized testnets to improve anti-bot and anti-farming systems.
Tea is Web3 framework for sustainable open-source development, backed by ~$16.9M from Binance Labs, WAX, and others.
👉 x.com/teaprotocol/status/2003535820083630229?s=20
The TEA launch will be powered by Aerodrome Ignition on Base, with no further details disclosed.
Tea previously held a CoinList sale at a $50M valuation and ran incentivized testnets to improve anti-bot and anti-farming systems.
Tea is Web3 framework for sustainable open-source development, backed by ~$16.9M from Binance Labs, WAX, and others.
👉 x.com/teaprotocol/status/2003535820083630229?s=20
Biggest acquisitions conducted this year
This year’s largest acquisitions highlight a clear trend - consolidation is accelerating across trading, custody, and payments. As regulation tightens and institutions grow, market leaders are buying capabilities rather than building from scratch.
This year’s largest acquisitions highlight a clear trend - consolidation is accelerating across trading, custody, and payments. As regulation tightens and institutions grow, market leaders are buying capabilities rather than building from scratch.
Trust Wallet Extension Breach Leads to ~$6M in Stolen Funds
Multiple Trust Wallet users reported unauthorized fund outflows from their wallet addresses this midnight. The incidents followed a recent update to Trust’s Chrome browser extension.
👉 x.com/TrustWallet/status/2004316503701958786?s=20
Multiple Trust Wallet users reported unauthorized fund outflows from their wallet addresses this midnight. The incidents followed a recent update to Trust’s Chrome browser extension.
👉 x.com/TrustWallet/status/2004316503701958786?s=20
Uniswap's 100M UNI burn proposal successfully passes
“UNIfication” proposal got 125M UNI tokens voting in favor and virtually no opposition. 100 million UNI tokens will be burned, fee switches activated, and frontend fees removed.
👉 x.com/haydenzadams/status/2004265701083918475?s=20
“UNIfication” proposal got 125M UNI tokens voting in favor and virtually no opposition. 100 million UNI tokens will be burned, fee switches activated, and frontend fees removed.
👉 x.com/haydenzadams/status/2004265701083918475?s=20
Top 10 NFT Collections by volume in last 30 days
NFT trading activity continues to fall, with most top collections posting double-digit volume declines over the past 30 days. Pudgy Penguins and CryptoPunks still lead by volume, while Chromie Squiggle stands out as the only gainer.
NFT trading activity continues to fall, with most top collections posting double-digit volume declines over the past 30 days. Pudgy Penguins and CryptoPunks still lead by volume, while Chromie Squiggle stands out as the only gainer.
Crypto Market Check-In. Major Events & Headlines
As 2025 comes to an end, project activity has slowed, with fewer partnerships, developments, and major announcements. Market volatility has eased over the past few days.
Let’s review the latest updates heading into the new year, including prediction markets news, postponed TGEs, legal and policy changes, and more.
As 2025 comes to an end, project activity has slowed, with fewer partnerships, developments, and major announcements. Market volatility has eased over the past few days.
Let’s review the latest updates heading into the new year, including prediction markets news, postponed TGEs, legal and policy changes, and more.
Solstice’s Stablecoin USX Depegs to $0.92 Following Liquidity Drain
USX began depegging at 1:00 PM UTC, falling to $0.79 over the following hours due to drained liquidity on Orca and Raydium. Panic remains high, and selling pressure from USX holders continues, raises the risk of another liquidity crunch. USX is currently trading at $0.987.
Solstice is a Solana-based DeFi protocol built around USX, eUSX, and SLX.
👉 x.com/SolanaFloor/status/2004435403764589049?s=20
USX began depegging at 1:00 PM UTC, falling to $0.79 over the following hours due to drained liquidity on Orca and Raydium. Panic remains high, and selling pressure from USX holders continues, raises the risk of another liquidity crunch. USX is currently trading at $0.987.
Solstice is a Solana-based DeFi protocol built around USX, eUSX, and SLX.
👉 x.com/SolanaFloor/status/2004435403764589049?s=20
Oriole Insights Weekly Statement. Recent Listings, Polls & Bullish Projects
Oriole Insight is a new prediction platform on BNB Chain that tracks community sentiment across the crypto market. This week’s update covers the latest Up/Down and ROI market listings, along with the top-trending polls highlighted by the Oriole community.
Oriole Insight is a new prediction platform on BNB Chain that tracks community sentiment across the crypto market. This week’s update covers the latest Up/Down and ROI market listings, along with the top-trending polls highlighted by the Oriole community.
Collect on Fanable (COLLECT) will hold its TGE on Binance Wallet
The subscription period will run from December 17, 8:00–10:00 UTC. Eligible users must use Binance Alpha Points to participate, with an additional 120M COLLECT tokens reserved for upcoming campaigns.
👉 x.com/BinanceWallet/status/2004557650047164851
The subscription period will run from December 17, 8:00–10:00 UTC. Eligible users must use Binance Alpha Points to participate, with an additional 120M COLLECT tokens reserved for upcoming campaigns.
👉 x.com/BinanceWallet/status/2004557650047164851
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS IN JANUARY!
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
Lighter CEO confirms 50% of token supply for airdrop
TGE details expected to be announced soon. The roadmap includes a universal margin lending system using Layer 1 assets as collateral on Lighter, alongside a mobile app launch in the coming weeks.
👉 x.com/izebel_eth/status/2005053874185572440
TGE details expected to be announced soon. The roadmap includes a universal margin lending system using Layer 1 assets as collateral on Lighter, alongside a mobile app launch in the coming weeks.
👉 x.com/izebel_eth/status/2005053874185572440
Japan Publishes FY2026 Tax Reform on Classifying Crypto as Financial Products
Japan’s FY2026 tax reform plan may classify cryptocurrencies as financial products rather than speculative assets. It proposes separate taxation for spot trading, derivatives, and ETFs , similar to stocks, with up to three years of loss carryforward, likely limited to regulated assets. Staking, lending, and NFTs would remain under general taxation.
👉 coinpost.jp/?p=677468
Japan’s FY2026 tax reform plan may classify cryptocurrencies as financial products rather than speculative assets. It proposes separate taxation for spot trading, derivatives, and ETFs , similar to stocks, with up to three years of loss carryforward, likely limited to regulated assets. Staking, lending, and NFTs would remain under general taxation.
👉 coinpost.jp/?p=677468
Layer-1 Blockchain Flow Exploited for ~$3.9M in Security Incident
Flow Foundation is investigating a major security incident after the FLOW token dropped ~50% amid reports of suspicious minting and exchange trade halts.
After a $3.9M exploit, Flow considered a ~6-hour rollback, but the attacker had already bridged the funds. Partners, including deBridge, warned poor coordination could cause more damage. Flow says it is reviewing feedback.
👉 theblock.co/post/383808/flows-controversial-planned-rollback-to-undo-3-9M-exploit
Flow Foundation is investigating a major security incident after the FLOW token dropped ~50% amid reports of suspicious minting and exchange trade halts.
After a $3.9M exploit, Flow considered a ~6-hour rollback, but the attacker had already bridged the funds. Partners, including deBridge, warned poor coordination could cause more damage. Flow says it is reviewing feedback.
👉 theblock.co/post/383808/flows-controversial-planned-rollback-to-undo-3-9M-exploit
Trust Wallet (TWT) launches compensation to hack victims
Trust Wallet has begun a compensation process for users affected by a browser extension exploit that led to roughly $7 million in losses. Impacted users can submit claims as the team finalizes reimbursements and continues its security review.
👉 theblock.co/post/383801/trust-wallet-launches-compensation-process-for-7-million-browser-extension-hack-victims
Trust Wallet has begun a compensation process for users affected by a browser extension exploit that led to roughly $7 million in losses. Impacted users can submit claims as the team finalizes reimbursements and continues its security review.
👉 theblock.co/post/383801/trust-wallet-launches-compensation-process-for-7-million-browser-extension-hack-victims
Hyperliquid Releases 2025 Year Wrapped Highlighting 609,700 Users
Hyperliquid onboarded approximately 609,700 new users in 2025, according to ASXN data, pushing cumulative trading volume to around $2.95 trillion across 198.9 billion trades.
The platform generated roughly $844 million in revenue, recorded $3.87 billion in net inflows, and currently holds about $4.15 billion in total value locked (TVL).
👉 wrapped.hyperscreener.asxn.xyz
Hyperliquid onboarded approximately 609,700 new users in 2025, according to ASXN data, pushing cumulative trading volume to around $2.95 trillion across 198.9 billion trades.
The platform generated roughly $844 million in revenue, recorded $3.87 billion in net inflows, and currently holds about $4.15 billion in total value locked (TVL).
👉 wrapped.hyperscreener.asxn.xyz
Treasuries & ETFs Board. Crypto Accumulation & Capital Flows
Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $782 million in net outflows over the past week, with losses on every trading day. Ethereum spot ETFs also saw $102 million exit the market, while Solana spot ETFs bucked the trend, posting $13.14 million in net inflows .
Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $782 million in net outflows over the past week, with losses on every trading day. Ethereum spot ETFs also saw $102 million exit the market, while Solana spot ETFs bucked the trend, posting $13.14 million in net inflows .