YoungHoon Kim, claiming the world's highest IQ, endorsed Dogecoin, sparking interest in the crypto community. He is also expressing support for XRP and launching a DAO project named LAMB276, raising questions about his intentions.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has dropped to 11 from 16, indicating extreme fear in the cryptocurrency market. Investors are increasingly risk-averse, reducing positions amid ongoing selling pressure and a lack of positive factors, suggesting fragile sentiment and short-term challenges ahead.

Bitcoin plummeted to $85,000, triggering a全面崩跌 in crypto concept stocks. Ark Invest, through its funds, aggressively bought BMNR, COIN, CRCL, XYZ, BLSH, SLMT, and ARKB, while also adjusting Tesla (TSLA) shares on rallies. Tesla's stock price approached its all-time high, and Ark took profits by selling 124,867 shares valued at $59 million.

Since President Trump’s return to the White House, the enforcement actions of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the Crypto industry have taken a dramatic turn. According to The New York Times, the SEC has dismissed or suspended nearly 60% of Crypto-related cases, while enforcement activities in traditional markets continue. More controversially, the regulatory agency "is no longer actively pursuing any cases involving companies with known connections to Trump."

On November 18, 2025, ENS founder Nick Johnson wrote the following on the forum: > "Political struggles within the working group have already taken a toll on the ENS DAO, driving away many dedicated contributors—and even more will leave by the end of this term. As things stand, we are heading toward a situation where all serious, focused, and capable people are either pushed out or prevented from participating, resulting in the DAO's leadership falling into the hands of those who are either inexperienced, too stubborn to leave, or have external incentives that conflict with the protocol." He then added: > "If you're worried I'm talking about you, no, of course not—you are one of the good ones." This statement seems to be a reassurance, but in fact, it is the most biting sarcasm. In an organization that claims to be "decentralized,"

The $ASTER token, native to the Aster decentralized perpetuals exchange, experienced a sharp decline on December 16, 2025, falling 15% in the past 24 hours and 20% from recent highs near $0.95.

Pudgy Penguins is one of the most recognizable NFT projects in the cryptocurrency space, featuring a collection of 8,888 unique, adorable penguin-themed digital artworks on the Ethereum blockchain.

The Bittensor network (TAO) completed its first-ever halving event, slashing the block reward from 1 TAO to 0.5 TAO per block. This reduces daily token emissions from approximately 7,200 TAO to 3,600 TAO, marking a pivotal supply-side milestone for the decentralized machine intelligence protocol.

Pi Network has enabled smart contracts on the testnet, supporting decentralized application (dApp) development. Over 17.5 million users have completed KYC checks, making it one of the largest verified communities in the Web3 space. The number of mainnet nodes is expected to increase nearly tenfold by 2025, indicating high network engagement and an increasing level of decentralization. After the smart contracts go live, developers can test payments, logic, and on-chain interactions in a real environment.

Grayscale's 2026 outlook firmly states that quantum computing poses no material risk to Bitcoin or crypto valuations next year, with practical threats not emerging before 2030. This evidence-based dismissal aligns with DARPA benchmarks and industry preparation efforts, allowing markets to prioritize near-term opportunities.

The crypto market is bracing for more than $309 million in token unlocks between December 15 and December 22, 2025, according to data from Tokenomist.

Magma Finance is an innovative Automated Market Maker (AMM) Decentralized Exchange (DEX) built specifically for MOVE-based blockchains, with its primary deployment on the Sui network. Launched in 2025, Magma combines the proven concentrated liquidity model—popularized by Uniswap v3—with advanced DeFi primitives to create a sustainable liquidity incentive engine.

A CryptoQuant author points out that XRP has dropped nearly 50% since Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen sold millions, but there’s more to the story. This disclosure came from JA Maartunn, CryptoQuant’s community analyst, amid XRP’s current struggles, as the crypto asset finally relinquishes the

Circle—the issuer of the USDC stablecoin—announced a signed agreement to acquire the team and proprietary intellectual property of Interop Labs, a key contributor to the Axelar cross-chain protocol.

Bitcoin trading prices are approaching $86,000, but the market is facing the most unfavorable situation since 2022. According to the "System Stress" report released by Checkonchain, investors are currently facing approximately $100 billion in unrealized losses, with about 60% of spot Bitcoin ETF inflows in a loss position. More seriously, miners are reducing hash power, further pushing the Bitcoin ETF house of cards to the brink of collapse.