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Story Protocol has postponed the unlocking of early investor and team tokens originally scheduled for February 2026 by 6 months to August of this year, in order to reduce short-term selling pressure and market volatility.This plan has been agreed upon by major investment firms such as a16z and Polychain Capital. The board stated that this move aims to avoid anticipated sell-offs before the unlocking and will use the next 6 months to promote revenue growth, validate PMF, and collaborate with a large AI company. After the adjustment, investors will unlock 25% of their tokens 18 months after the TGE, with the remaining portion released monthly in a linear fashion before the 42nd month.

According to the RootData calendar page, next week includes several important news items such as project updates, macroeconomic finance, token unlocks, incentive activities, and presale events. Details are as follows:December 22:MBG unlocks 21.667 million tokens, valued at $11.0472 million, accounting for 16.615% of the circulating supply.December 23:ZORA unlocks 166.667 million tokens, valued at $6.8379 million, accounting for 3.715% of the circulating supply;AVAIL unlocks 209.132 million tokens, valued at $1.3988 million, accounting for 5.787% of the circulating supply;U.S. Q3 real GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter preliminary rate.December 24:NIL unlocks 6.1392 million tokens, valued at $0.3443 million, accounting for 2.174% of the circulating supply.December 25:Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the Japan Business Federation.December 26:AMI unlocks 26.3889 million tokens, valued at $0.2644 million, accounting for 22.615% of the circulating supply;W unlocks 40.3185 million tokens, valued at $1.3116 million, accounting for 0.789% of the circulating supply;ALT unlocks 246.5898 million tokens, valued at $2.6919 million, accounting for 4.971% of the circulating supply;Japan's November unemployment rate.December 27:WAL unlocks 17.5 million tokens, valued at $2.1883 million, accounting for 1.134% of the circulating supply;December 28:The deadline for claiming the AltLayer Phase 2 EIGEN airdrop is December 28 at 08:00 UTC;XPL unlocks 88.8889 million tokens, valued at $11.7222 million, accounting for 4.938% of the circulating supply;SIGN unlocks 96.6667 million tokens, valued at $3.0849 million, accounting for 6.519% of the circulating supply.In addition, there is a button at the top of the RootData calendar page for generating image shares, allowing users to select important events for sharing.Risk Warning: This calendar does not constitute any investment advice.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released its third-quarter report for July to September 2025, which disclosed that the total market value of Q3 virtual asset spot ETFs reached $920 million, an increase of 217% since their launch. The assets under management of five tokenized money market funds reached HKD 5.387 billion (approximately $692 million), a growth of 391% compared to the previous quarter.In addition, the Hong Kong SFC stated that it has confirmed that the stamp duty exemption for transferring ETFs applies to tokenized ETFs, aiming to promote secondary market trading of tokenized ETFs and further expand market access for tokenized fixed income and currency products. Currently, licenses have been issued to 11 virtual asset trading platforms, and applications from 8 virtual asset trading platform applicants are under review.

According to CoinDesk, as of the end of the third quarter, GameStop (stock code GME) held Bitcoin worth $519.4 million, although the company recorded a digital asset holding loss of $9.2 million during this period. Additionally, verified official documents show that GameStop still held 4,710 Bitcoins at the end of the third quarter, unchanged from the data released in the second quarter financial report.Due to sales performance not meeting investor expectations, the company's stock price fell 5.8% on Wednesday. Since GameStop announced its Bitcoin plan in March, its stock price has dropped over 22%, as investors weigh the risks of holding cryptocurrency against the impact of the company's weak core business performance.

The Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company DeFi Development (DFDV) released its performance update for November, disclosing that it has not increased its holdings of SOL recently. At the end of the month, the SOL holding amount remained at 2,195,926 coins, with a market value of approximately $293.2 million. The supply of SOL invested in the liquid staking token dfdvSOL is 530,286.72 coins. In addition, DeFi Development also disclosed that its unrealized gains for the third quarter exceeded $74 million, with a SOL holding yield of 11.4%. Its Chief Operating Officer Parker White and Chief Strategy Officer Dan Kang have begun repurchasing DFDV shares from the open market.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino responded to the Tether FUD by stating in a recent announcement (Q3 2025): Tether will continue to maintain a multi-billion dollar excess reserve buffer, with total group equity nearing $30 billion. As of the end of Q3 2025, Tether has approximately $7 billion in excess equity and about $23 billion in retained earnings, as part of Tether Group's equity.Tether Group's total assets are approximately $215 billion, with stablecoin liabilities around $184.5 billion. S&P made the same mistake in their analysis: they did not consider the additional group equity, nor did they account for the approximately $500 million in monthly base profit that could be generated solely from U.S. Treasury yields.

According to PR Newswire, the board of directors of Nasdaq-listed digital wealth management platform Amber International has approved a stock repurchase plan of up to $50 million over 12 months, while announcing its unaudited performance for the third quarter of 2025: revenue of $16.3 million, a year-over-year increase of 1,934.6%; gross profit of $11.8 million, with a gross margin of 72.3%; net profit from continuing operations of $2.15 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $2.9 million; and platform client assets reaching $1.842 billion, a year-over-year increase of 69.8%.

Galaxy Research released a research report indicating that cryptocurrency venture capital activity increased to $4.59 billion in the third quarter of 2025, marking the second highest level since the third quarter of 2022. The number of transactions remained stable quarter-over-quarter.It is noteworthy that although the investment amount has increased, it is also quite concentrated, with 7 transactions accounting for half of the total investment. Additionally, nearly 60% of the investment funds flowed into late-stage companies, which is the second highest level since the first quarter of 2021. The only higher quarter in over four years was the first quarter of 2025, but that quarter's figures were largely attributed to MGX's $2 billion investment in Binance. The decline in investor interest is clearly reflected in the venture capital fundraising data. In the third quarter of 2025, 16 new funds raised a total of $3.16 billion, but this was mainly driven by two large exchange-related venture capital funds.

According to GlobeNewswire, Bitcoin Bancorp today announced its quarterly financial results for the period ending September 30, 2025. The company's revenue for the third quarter was $684,400, a year-over-year increase of 93%; total revenue for the first nine months was $1,692,700, a year-over-year increase of 19.88%.It is reported that Bitcoin Bancorp is the only company in the United States with a foundational patent for Bitcoin ATMs, and its total market capitalization on the U.S. stock market is approximately $40 million.

Bitcoin treasury company Kindly MD (NASDAQ: NAKA) released its third-quarter financial report, reporting healthcare business revenue of $400,000 and a net loss of $86 million; the diluted loss per share was $0.42, an increase of 147% compared to the same period last year.In terms of stock price, Kindly MD has fallen sharply since reaching a new high of $34.77 in May this year, currently trading at $0.5368, down over 98% from its peak, with a total market capitalization of only $2.36 million.As of September 30, 2025, the company has accumulated 5,765 bitcoins, with a weighted average price of $118,000 per bitcoin, totaling approximately $681 million. Kindly MD has used 367 bitcoins for strategic investments and held 5,398 bitcoins as of November 12, 2025. In the third quarter, the company established a $5 billion "ATM" (at-the-market) equity issuance plan, raising $5.6 million at an average price of $4.15 per share.

According to official news, the Uniswap Foundation has released its quarterly unaudited financial summary as of September 30, 2025. It holds $54.4 million in cash and related assets, 15.3 million UNI tokens, and 241 ETH. Based on the closing prices on September 30, 2025, the market value of the tokens is $116.6 million.As of the end of the third quarter of 2025, the foundation has accumulated operating expenses of $6.6 million, achieving $141.4 million in donations, dividends, and interest income. Among them, the operating expenses for Q3 alone were $2.5 million, generating $500,000 in revenue.In terms of grant commitments and incentives, the foundation has allocated a total of $108.3 million: of which $92.4 million will be disbursed in 2025 and 2026, and $15.8 million is reserved for previously committed grants, pending future disbursement. An additional $32.6 million will be used to cover operating expenses and employee rewards until January 2027.

According to the Q3 crypto leverage report released by Galaxy, crypto collateral loans surged to $20.46 billion, an increase of 38.5%, reaching a historic high of $73.59 billion.DeFi lending grew by $14.52 billion to $40.99 billion. The total DAT debt exceeded $12 billion, with an additional $422 million added in the quarter. Futures open interest reached $187.79 billion at the end of September, peaking at $220.37 billion on October 6. On October 10, over $17 billion in futures positions were forcibly liquidated due to a market crash, marking the largest single-day liquidation in history, with Hyperliquid, Bybit, and Binance liquidating $10.08 billion, $4.58 billion, and $2.31 billion, respectively.

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) has just announced its Q3 fiscal results, with chip sales at the core of the artificial intelligence boom growing faster than Wall Street expectations. The company also provided a strong revenue forecast for the quarter, convincing investors that the AI investment frenzy will continue.The Q3 financial report shows that the company's revenue for the third quarter was $57 billion, a year-on-year increase of 62%. Among this, data center revenue was $51.2 billion, exceeding the expected $49 billion. Additionally, its revenue outlook for the fourth quarter is approximately $65 billion, significantly higher than the average analyst estimate of $61.6 billion.After the earnings report was released, NVIDIA (NVDA.O) shares rose over 4% in after-hours trading. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated, "The sales of Blackwell are off the charts, and cloud GPUs are completely sold out." Previously, Huang had downplayed concerns about an AI bubble. (Jin Shi)

According to official news, Nasdaq-listed company DeFi Development (DFDV) announced that it has submitted its quarterly 10-Q report for the period ending September 30, 2025.The company reported an unrealized gain of $74 million in the third quarter due to changes in the fair value of digital assets, with a year-to-date (YTD) cumulative unrealized gain of $960 million.

According to Bloomberg, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIC) significantly increased its Bitcoin ETF holdings in the third quarter—raising its stake in BlackRock's IBIT to nearly 8 million shares, tripling from the previous quarter, with a value of approximately $518 million based on the quarter-end price. ADIC stated that it is establishing a "small but long-term allocation," viewing Bitcoin as a store of value similar to gold, and will continue to hold it in its long-term portfolio.Meanwhile, the Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala maintained its position of 8.7 million shares of IBIT.