👛 Recent funding rounds backed by major investors. Link.

It's not unreasonable to refresh your memory of yesterday's post.

Author: DropsTab

#investments


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Total RWA value. Link.

The global market for tokenized assets (RWA) has surpassed the $14B mark. Growth amounted to +66% y/y.

2025 prediction by Bitwise: RWAs will reach $50B.

Author: RWA.xyz

#forecast


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🍜 Over the past 7 days, NFT activity on Ethereum has increased significantly. Link.

It's hard to say at this point, Is this spike in activity a sign of a longer term revival or just traders trying to game the Pudgy Penguin airdrop.

Quote (Galaxy Research): NFT market recovers, trading volumes grow rapidly.

Data: DefiLlama

#trends


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Daily Dose of News 🎧
December 19, Thursday


General:

• Fed won’t hold bitcoin or push for strategic reserve, says Jerome Powell. Link.

• Nigerian SEC tightens crypto marketing rules. Link.

Product updates:

• Trump-backed World Liberty Financial and Ethena eye collaboration starting with sUSDe implementation. Link.

• Alchemy Pay has joined the Visa Ramp Provider program. Link

• German watchdog orders Worldcoin to delete non-compliant data. Link.

Release:

• MetaMask launches crypto card in US. Link.

• Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) have announced the official launch of their mainnet. Link.

• Kraken exchange announced the launch of its own Ink blockchain on the mainnet. Link.

• New Hedera HBAR ETP launched on Euronext. Link.

• Bitwise launches Solana staking ETP in Europe. Link.

Fundraising:

• Lens Protocol, a blockchain-based social graph has raised $31M. Link.

• Plume Network, an L1 platform integrating RWAs into blockchain, has raised $20M. Link.


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💬 Binance released the results of a major survey on cryptocurrencies. Link.

• 23.89% of respondents believe that AI tokens have the greatest growth potential
• Memcoins ranked second (19%)
• DeFi in third place (12%)

Author: Binance

#research


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Daily transaction volume on the Solana network sets records. Link.

55% of all crypto users in the world were on the Solana network in November.

Author: Coindesk
Chart: Artemis
Chart: Token Terminal

#trends


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🌻sBTC is live on Stacks Mainnet. Link.

Note: sBTC stands out as one of the most decentralized BTC versions on L2s, managed by a robust network of signers, including institutional giants, and offering a 5% APY passively.

Author: Stacy Muur

#yield


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💵 The peak in BTC in each halving cycle. Link.

If history repeats itself this time, the peak in BTC in this cycle can be expected in 4Q 2025

Author: Willy Woo

#forecast


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🤑 ETH ETFs saw $1.66B in December inflows. Link.

Total AUM hit $11B, with Grayscale's ETHE at $5B, reflecting rising institutional interest in crypto assets beyond bitcoin, confirming our past predictions.

Author: The Block Pro

#investments


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🥇Top tokens on HyperliquidX by gas paid for deployment. Link.

You can learn more about the ecosystem in a previous post.

Author: CryptoRank

#top


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🔥 Top AI projects by funds raised in 2024. Link.

Hot Narrative 2025. Note which projects' tokens have already been launched, and which TGEs still have more to come

Author: DropsTab

#investments


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🎺 Largest ETF outflow in 4 months. Link.

This wasn’t unexpected; market data had already signaled this shift. What’s next?

Author: Maartunn

#trends #forecast


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🛍Mastering Airdrops: How to build and spot winners using psychology. Link.

Authors breaking down the behaviors behind user engagement and the strategies that turn hype into real loyalty

Author: Three Sigma

#research


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Daily Dose of News 🎺
December 20, Friday


General:

• Barclays-backed Copper withdraws UK crypto license application. Link.

• Binance US aims to restore USD services early next year following regulatory challenges. Link.

• Cryptocurrency exchanges in the EU must delist USDT by Dec. 30 due to MiCA regulation. Link.

Product updates:

• The Open Platform releases TON Space wallet for users. Link.

• Nexus building decentralized supercomputer attracts 1.5M nodes during testnet. Link.

Release:

• SEC approves first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum combo ETFs from Hashdex and Franklin Templeton. Link.

• 21Shares registered at Delaware for Polkadot Trust. Link.

Listing:

• Bithumb will list DBR (DeBridge). Link.

Fundraising:

• Fraction AI, a project simplifying AI agent creation, has raised $6M. Link.

• FLock, a project dedicated to constructing a decentralized solution for AI, has raised $3M. Link.

• Hexagate, a Web3 security platform, has received funding in an M&A round with participation from Chainalysis. Link.


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🎧 DePIN’s role in the next crypto wave. Link.

Focus area: How DePIN could redefine real-world utility and shape crypto’s future in 2025 and beyond.

Author: Elisha Owusu Akyaw |Cointelegraph
Chart: Solana Daily

#review


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📣 Number of "buy the dip" calls in cryptocommunity rose to 8-month high. Link.

Historically considered a “bearish” signal in the short term.

Author: Santiment

#trends


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💰 Ripple Labs’ RLUSD stablecoin. Link.

A great addition to one of the past posts.

Author: Marcel Deer | Cointelegraph

#review


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🌐 Chainbase: redefining blockchain data. Link.

Focus area: AI economy with the best on-chain data.

Author: DeFi Warhol

#review


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💰 You're not bullish enough on stablecoins. Link.

Quote: Stablecoins are finally fulfilling their core promise: becoming the foundation for a neo-digital financial system.

Author: Robbie Petersen

#research


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