What exactly has Tempo changed? Rather than saying it is a technological iteration, it is more accurate to say it is a fundamental divergence in business models and protocol philosophy.

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points with a vote of 9-3, with 2 members supporting keeping rates unchanged and 1 member supporting a 50 basis point cut. Additionally, the Federal Reserve has restarted bond purchases, planning to buy $40 billion in Treasury bills to maintain sufficient reserves.

In the past, financial technology, whether products were delivered through banks, new banks, or embedded APIs, still saw the flow of funds along closed, permissioned tracks controlled by intermediary institutions. However, the stablecoins of the 4.0 era have broken this model.

The dead fundamentals, the vibrant speculation

Wallets are incremental, not replacements; they drive social interaction, not invade it.

From DeFi to RWA, and then to compliant development, Ondo accurately grasps industry development trends and seizes every opportunity brought by each wave.

Excessive financialization has led people to feel nihilistic about the system, triggering a gambling craze, which in turn exacerbates excessive financialization. The media is filled with stories of survivor bias, and more and more people are starting to gamble and lose money, with resources being misallocated to unproductive activities.

This article reviews the distinction of macro turning points and the capital rotation patterns in the cryptocurrency market, and delves into the specific configuration strategies and practical paths of the TRON ecosystem during the cycle.

The decentralized identity (DID) and on-chain identity verification (KYC) have continued to attract attention in recent years, but their actual implementation is still in the early stages. The key driving forces behind them mainly come from three aspects: the increasingly stringent global compliance requirements, the demand for trusted identities in DeFi and on-chain applications, and the growing awareness among users regarding privacy and data autonomy. Nevertheless, the current market demand for a fully decentralized identity system has not yet materialized; mainstream products primarily serve identification and social attributes rather than constructing reusable, cross-scenario on-chain identity structures. On the technical level, zero-knowledge proofs (Z...

a16z investment team's predictions for technology trends in 2026

Original / Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina) Author / Dingdang (@XiaMiPP) On December 10, U.S. Senators Gillibrand and Lummis stated at the Blockchain Association Policy Summit that the "Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill" (CLARITY Act) is expected to release a draft this weekend and enter the revision and hearing voting phase next week. This means that this long-awaited legislative project has officially entered a decisive window period. The bill is expected to be finalized by May 2025...

1. On-chain funds: $73.6M flowed into Hyperliquid last week; $46.1M flowed out of Arbitrum 2. Maximum price fluctuation: $WET, $PLLD 3. Top news: The Federal Reserve is almost certain to cut interest rates tonight, and how "politicized" differences reshape monetary policy has become the focus.

Written by: Glendon, Techub News In the past year, the cryptocurrency industry has developed rapidly, and the open and improved regulatory policies in the United States are undoubtedly the main driving force behind this trend. At the same time, this is also an important factor in the market's expectation that the industry will once again enter an upward cycle next year. Yesterday, at the Blockchain Association Policy Summit held in Washington, D.C., SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated, "The best is yet to come. By next year, all the seeds we have sown will sprout and grow, and we will be able to reap the fruits." Paul Atki