Prediction markets are gradually entering the mainstream view, with leading exchanges planning to launch related products. Polymarket will also launch the POLY token to enhance governance rights and user incentives. The industry is rapidly maturing, and competitors have already partnered with mainstream media, indicating that prediction markets are evolving into mainstream financial tools. Changes in regulatory attitudes have a significant impact on the industry's development.

【Crypto World】When Ethereum reaches $3,000, the market splits into two camps—some call for cutting losses, while others quietly accumulate. From on-chain data, this may be an opportunity rather than a trap.
Holders' patience is being tested. History shows that crypto assets often hide the most substantial returns during pessimistic periods. When the market is in panic, spot buyers can accumulate the cheapest chips. Although there may be deeper adjustments in the short term, this phase is essentially a period of capital absorption.
More importantly, institutional actions. In the past week, Ethereum ETF net inflows reached 80,201 coins, equivalent to about $2.4 billion—this is not a figure that retail investors can generate. Institutions are quietly deploying, indicating their confidence in the mid-term market.
Don't overlook an important pattern: in a new cycle, Ethereum always follows Bitcoin. When BTC loses momentum and investors start looking for the next opportunity, hot money will rotate into E

BNB Chain officially announces the upcoming launch of a new stablecoin based on its ecosystem, aimed at integrating liquidity resources in Web3 application scenarios, enhancing the flexibility of DeFi, payments, and cross-chain interactions, and optimizing the flow of funds within the ecosystem.

US crypto investment firm a16z submitted digital asset regulatory comments to the CFTC, recommending exemption from additional registration for qualified blockchain protocols and smart contracts through no-action letters, while also hoping that frontend apps can receive similar guidance to avoid complex registration obligations. They also proposed establishing rules to create innovation exemptions, emphasizing the importance of clearly defining the boundaries between Protocol and App functions for industry standardization.

On December 16th, Protofire's Stable Swap protocol was integrated into the Stable ecosystem, enhancing liquidity management capabilities, supporting multiple trading pair management and fee tier options, optimizing slippage performance, and increasing competitiveness.

The employment data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 64,000 new jobs were added in November, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%. The labor market remains stable, but the Federal Reserve faces a complex situation in adjusting its policies, needing to balance employment and inflation pressures.

US November employment data shows the unemployment rate rising to 4.6%, with non-farm payrolls increasing by 64,000, exceeding expectations. Market reactions are mixed, with stock index futures rising, the US dollar weakening, the dollar index falling below 98, and spot gold rising, reflecting a re-pricing of market expectations for the Federal Reserve's policy.

【CoinPush】Mantle Global's hackathon this year is really hot — over 1,000 registrations, with developers from more than 50 countries and regions participating, and 17 industry judges overseeing the entire process. The scale is indeed significant.
The track setup is thoughtfully designed, with a total of six categories: RWA, RealFi, DeFi, AI, ZK Privacy, Infrastructure, and GameFi, covering a comprehensive range. The prize pool is $150,000, showing great sincerity.
Interestingly, Mantle has recently established deep collaborations with major institutions like USDT, Aave, and a leading exchange, gradually strengthening its liquidity foundation and institutional-level service capabilities. These moves are not random — all aimed at the same goal: building a bridge between traditional finance and on-chain liquidity. Data shows that the Mantle ecosystem's asset size has already exceeded $4 billion, and the application scenarios for $MNT are gradually expanding.

The latest ADP employment data shows that in the four weeks ending November 29, the private sector added an average of 16,250 jobs per week. The data for the second half of November was strong, suggesting a potential rebound in hiring, reflecting that the labor market still has vitality and warrants attention to future policies and investor confidence.

【Chain Wen】In the realm of payment infrastructure, more and more projects are brainstorming. Speed has secured $8.06 million in funding, led by Tether with ego death capital participating. There's some interesting background behind this funding.
The project itself is a settlement network built on Bitcoin's Lightning Network and USDT. From the data, it processed approximately $1.5 billion in payments throughout the year, serving a combined user and merchant base of 1.2 million. This scale indicates that it’s not just a conceptual product; real traffic and application scenarios are in place.
The highlights are twofold: first, it offers instant settlement for BTC/USDT, which significantly improves efficiency for cross-border payments and merchants; second, it provides enterprise-level routing solutions, indicating that they are targeting the B2B market, not just interactions between players.
Tether’s investment this time also carries symbolic significance, as the application of USDT in payment scenarios is gradually advancing.

The current cryptocurrency market is tense, with Bitcoin approaching $86,400 and a 24-hour decline of nearly 4%. The market is awaiting the US non-farm payroll data; if the results are poor, it could prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, providing a rebound opportunity. However, capital outflows are significant, with a net outflow of $357 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Monday, indicating that market sentiment remains subdued.

Football.Fun will raise funds on the Base chain. The FUN token public sale will go live tonight at 9 PM on Legion and Kraken, with a fundraising target of $3 million. Long-standing community users and users with high social scores will have priority access to the quota, making it worth the attention of sports prediction enthusiasts.

Market research firms warn that the AI boom may be nearing its end, with US tech investments reaching 4.4% of GDP, approaching internet bubble levels. The high depreciation rate of AI assets will impose significant costs on tech giants. It is expected that US stocks will face adjustments by 2026, but interest rate cuts could bring market liquidity, potentially supporting the performance of digital assets.

[Crypto World] An interesting phenomenon has emerged. The fund flow for Chainlink is a bit different—since the Grayscale LINK ETF was launched in early December, there have been no outflows, with a net inflow of $54.69 million. Sounds pretty hot, right? But what about the price? Over the past month, it has actually fallen 11.1%, and the current trading price is $12.78.
Even more interesting is the activity on the wallet side. The top 100 large holders have been quietly buying since November last year, accumulating a total of 20.46 million LINK, with the market value of these assets reaching $263 million. In other words, institutions are quietly accumulating, but the market price hasn't kept up much.
This situation of "institutions increasing holdings while prices are in a correction" may indicate that LINK is undervalued. Analysts' views also point in the same direction—the support from US regulators for pilot tokenized assets, along with LINK's role in stablecoins and