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The rapid development of the prediction market has attracted many participants, but the risk of insider trading cannot be ignored. Industry insiders warn that once insider trading is accepted, it could become a characteristic with significant harm. Both legal and ethical standards require participants to maintain compliance awareness and promote the healthy development of the market.

The Solana ecosystem staking protocol Jito has launched the IBRL Explorer block browser, which can reveal the internal structure and hidden operations of blocks, enhancing network transparency. This tool is equipped with a scoring system to rate validator performance, helping to monitor validator behavior and restrict improper actions.

A certain DEX founder recently rebutted criticisms of AMM, emphasizing its advantages in stable trading pairs and long-tail tokens, believing that AMM can provide better liquidity solutions. With the development of new features, it will have greater profit potential in the future. He thinks this debate reflects a dialogue between new and old trading models.

On Monday, the three major U.S. stock indices closed higher collectively, with the Dow Jones rising 1.23% to reach a new high. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also performed well. The crypto sector was equally impressive, with American Bitcoin up 13.48%, and the overall upward trend reflecting market attention and recognition of Bitcoin-related companies.

Investment bank TD Cowen predicts that the US cryptocurrency legislation process may be delayed until 2027 for approval and not implemented until 2029. Political games make the Democrats hesitant to push forward, but election results could bring a turning point. Overall, the crypto industry needs to be patient with legislative progress.

Bitcoin recently broke through $94,000, currently priced at $93,860, with a 24-hour increase of 2.66%. The market is strong, but there is a risk of a pullback after a short-term breakout. Investors are advised to manage risks carefully and operate cautiously.

The US stock market performed strongly, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaking through 49,000 points. Financial stocks led the gains, with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase rising, indicating market optimism about the economic outlook. This may also influence the cryptocurrency market, with BTC and ETH's movements resonating with the US stock market.

Ethereum's original intention is to empower users, allowing them to control their assets and data. Its core competitiveness lies in resilience, ensuring the network can operate even in the worst-case scenarios. Vitalik Buterin emphasizes that resilience equals sovereignty, building an independent ecosystem to avoid reliance on external entities. Compared to Web2, Ethereum pursues a decentralized and resilient blockchain space, providing security guarantees for users.

A well-known publicly listed company plans to raise funds by selling common shares at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, increasing Bitcoin holdings by 1,287 coins to a total of 673,783 coins, while cash reserves are boosted to $2.25 billion. The stock price has risen by 4.5% due to the increase in Bitcoin's value.

CME Group data shows that by 2025, the cryptocurrency futures market will experience a surge in popularity, with daily trading volume increasing by 139% to 278,000 contracts. Among them, micro Bitcoin futures and Ethereum futures performed particularly well, with trading demand skyrocketing, reflecting a significant increase in participation from both institutions and retail investors.

【ChainWen】Recently, an exchange launched a dual-benefit plan for the 2026 New Year. I looked into the details, and it’s quite interesting.
First, let's talk about the interaction rewards. They have launched a "Spin the Wheel" lottery activity, where each participation gives a chance to win cash. Besides USDT red envelopes (with a maximum prize of 2026 yuan), there are also digital assets like gold tokens XAUT, DOGE, and even discount coupons. Compared to pure cash lotteries, this adds a mix of digital assets, which is quite innovative.
What’s more attractive is their financial products. They have introduced a limited-time high-yield scheme for gold tokens (XAUT and PAXG), with annualized yields reaching up to 50%. Such levels are quite rare in the current market and are considered to be among the leading tiers. The key is that this product is very flexible—funds can be deposited or withdrawn at any time, and the interest is automatically compounded, meaning your earnings can continue to grow.
From a practical perspective,

【区块律动】有意思的事发生了。某条链上那位以PEPE多头著称的巨鲸，最近在衍生品交易所开了个新局面——3倍杠杆做多超过20亿枚kPEPE，按美元价值算差不多1386万。这笔单子目前浮盈205万美元，看起来还不错。
不过这位鲸鱼的历史战绩并不理想。翻出来看，这个地址之前只做过3笔交易，结果全是亏的，累计下来赔了将近49万美元。这次能不能扭亏，就看这把PEPE能走多远了。市场永远充满悬念。

Base co-founder shares views on Memecoin on X, believing it is a community coordination tool that can gather like-minded individuals, stimulate creativity, enhance social dissemination, and satisfy people's desire for community belonging and co-creation.

Memecoin has performed strongly at the start of this year, with its market capitalization soaring from $38 billion to $47.7 billion, an increase of nearly 25%. DOGE and SHIB both rose over 20%, and PEPE surged more than 65%. Market risk appetite has improved, and other altcoins may also benefit, especially the Solana blockchain.

Recently, a whale investor has been allocating gold assets over the past two months, spending approximately $30 million to purchase WBTC, with an unrealized loss of $5.7 million; additionally, the investor bought XAUt and PAXG for $12.42 million, with an unrealized profit of about $410,000, indicating that their investments in gold on the blockchain have been more successful.