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Imran Khan, co-founder of Alliance, stated on the X platform that he remains optimistic about the development prospects of the cryptocurrency industry, noting that the market has previously overestimated the speed at which cryptocurrency would become the next mainstream computing paradigm. Many had originally expected cryptocurrency to lead the next platform revolution, but ultimately, it has largely been artificial intelligence (AI) that has taken on this role.Khan pointed out that over the past decade, a significant amount of capital has flowed into the cryptocurrency industry, but a considerable portion of that funding has been used for overbuilding. The industry has not focused on a few applications with clear advantages but has attempted to reshape multiple fields such as finance, social networking, and governance simultaneously. The adjustments and consolidations currently experienced in the market are essentially a natural return after previous overexpansion and do not mean that the core logic of the cryptocurrency industry has failed.He believes that the greatest path to success for the cryptocurrency industry may not be to first create a killer application, but rather to become the global financial infrastructure. As stablecoins, cryptocurrency wallets, tokenized stocks, and on-chain financial services reach more users through digital banking and ultimately serve AI agents, the cryptocurrency network will become the default value settlement layer of the internet. Once these infrastructures are widely adopted, innovations such as DAOs, decentralized markets, and machine-to-machine payments, which were previously difficult to implement due to timing, may finally see true large-scale application opportunities.

DWF Labs co-founder Andrei Grachev stated on the X platform that BitMine and Strategy have a significant chance of causing the largest market crash in cryptocurrency history. I cross my fingers and pray this doesn't happen, but if it does, users should consider what strategies to adopt if Bitcoin crashes to $10,000 to $20,000.As the crypto market has continued to pull back recently, Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, holds 843,706 BTC at an average price of $75,699, with an unrealized loss of approximately $12.27 billion. The Ethereum treasury company BitMine, supported by Tom Lee, currently holds 5,416,901 ETH at an average price of $3,500, with an unrealized loss of approximately $10.35 billion.

The Liberal Democratic Party's Blockchain Promotion Parliamentary Alliance in Japan submitted a policy proposal to Finance Minister Katsuyuki Kitayama, calling for the clear inclusion of blockchain and Web3 in the national strategy. The proposal covers multiple areas including tax reform, cryptocurrency ETFs, leveraged trading regulation, responses to unregistered operators, cryptocurrency strategy, and trade logistics. Among them, the proposal suggests further research on the choice mechanism for "declaration separation taxation" and "withholding separation taxation" for crypto assets, and explores the tax treatment methods for exchanges and inheritance of crypto assets.In terms of derivatives regulation, the proposal believes that the current 2x leverage limit for individual cryptocurrency trading is too low and suggests gradually increasing the leverage level in conjunction with margin management systems. At the same time, the proposal also calls for a clear positioning of the cryptocurrency ETF system and strengthening law enforcement cooperation with overseas regulatory agencies. Katsuyuki Kitayama stated that he will actively promote the construction of related systems, including facilitating the implementation of cryptocurrency ETFs and researching a new tax system to be implemented in January 2028.

AllianceDAO co-founder Wang Qiao stated that ZEC's conservative target is to reach 3% - 5% of BTC's market capitalization, as BTC holders will allocate some assets to ZEC as a hedging tool; the more aggressive target is to reach 15% - 20% of BTC, which is the exchange rate level of silver relative to gold.Wang Qiao also believes that if a catastrophic event occurs with BTC, such as a large sell-off by Saylor or a quantum attack, ZEC has the opportunity to surpass BTC. ZEC has risen over 25% in the past month, with a market capitalization exceeding $10 billion. As of the time of writing, ZEC's market capitalization is reported at $10.9 billion, while Bitcoin's market capitalization is approximately $1.54 trillion. If ZEC can achieve this prediction, there is still a potential for a 3 - 6 times increase.

Recently, the decentralized AI infrastructure DGrid AI announced its official participation in the "0G AI Alliance Million Token Carnival" event. This event is jointly initiated by NeoSoul, 0G, and several ecological projects, and is now live on task platforms such as Galxe and TaskOn. Users who complete actions such as following, joining communities, and participating in designated tasks will have the opportunity to receive rewards including project tokens, ecological points, SBT, and USDT.As an infrastructure project focused on decentralized AI computing power and model services, DGrid has launched several core products, including the AI Gateway that aggregates mainstream global large models, the AI intelligent entity platform DClaw, the AI model competition platform AI Arena, and the intelligent model assistant Dori, providing developers and users with a one-stop service from model invocation to application experience. This carnival is DGrid's ecological debut aimed at a broader community, welcoming more users to learn about and experience DGrid's products and services through the event.

NeoSoul will collaborate with ecological projects such as 0G, Ghast AI, MoonFun, Primus Labs, GM.town, AllScale, DGrid AI, YOMIRGO, and Cregis to launch the 0G AI Alliance Million Token Carnival. The event is currently live on task platforms like Galxe and TaskOn, with each participating project setting up corresponding Quests, allowing users to participate in the activities.Users can complete simple tasks such as following official accounts, joining communities, visiting project pages, and participating in designated tasks to have the chance to earn various rewards, including project tokens, ecological points, SBT, and USDT.This event aggregates multiple AI × Web3 projects within the 0G ecosystem, covering areas such as AI Agents, AI-native prediction markets, decentralized AI networks, stablecoin payments, and data verification. Users can engage with multiple early-stage projects through a single collaborative event and learn about different AI application scenarios.NeoSoul hopes to enable more users to participate in the 0G ecosystem with a lower threshold through this carnival event. Specific participation methods, reward rules, distribution times, and eligibility requirements will be based on the official announcements of each project.

As the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, Anchorage Digital has stated that it will reduce its involvement in the Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoin alliance and will no longer play a more prominent role as it did previously. Members of the alliance include institutions such as Robinhood, Kraken, Galaxy Digital, OKX, and Visa Inc.Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage, stated that the company will adopt "a higher degree of neutrality" in the stablecoin issuance space in the future, avoiding targeted support for any single stablecoin to accommodate its expansion as a white-label issuance and custody platform. He pointed out that as more institutions seek to issue stablecoins through Anchorage (with about 20 potential partners currently), the company needs to reassess its incentive structures and alignment of interests.Currently, USDG is issued by Paxos Digital Singapore and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, with a circulation size of approximately $3 billion. Market participants generally believe that stablecoin issuance is entering a new phase of parallel development among multiple institutions and networks.

The stablecoin payment infrastructure platform WasabiCard recently announced its official membership in the Circle Alliance Program, becoming a member of its global stablecoin ecosystem cooperation network.It is reported that WasabiCard mainly targets global business scenarios, building integrated products around global card issuance, payment, and fund distribution to help enterprises manage global funds. Currently, its products have been applied in business scenarios such as AI, SaaS, advertising spending, cross-border e-commerce, and global settlement.The official stated that in the future, WasabiCard will deepen collaboration with Circle and global ecosystem partners, aiming to promote the large-scale implementation of compliant stablecoins like USDC in real business scenarios.

Hong Kong Legislative Council member Wu Jietzhuang and South Korean National Assembly members initiated the "Hong Kong-Korea Web3 Policy Promotion Alliance," focusing on areas such as digital asset regulation, stablecoin mechanisms, artificial intelligence development, blockchain infrastructure interconnection, and regulatory standards. It is reported that this alliance is the first cross-regional civil policy cooperation platform in Asia.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Sky founder Rune (@RuneKek) opened a new long position in gold during the decline in gold prices, with a leverage of 20 times. Meanwhile, Rune is closing his SP500 short position and currently still holds TWAP buy and sell orders.

According to Jinshi, U.S. President Trump announced the establishment of a new military alliance to eliminate drug trafficking groups.

According to The Block, the Avalanche Policy Alliance has announced the establishment of a new advisory committee, which will be led by Ava Labs' General Counsel Lee Schneider. The members include UK House of Lords member Chris Holmes and several senior figures within the Avalanche ecosystem.The advisory committee will focus on three core issues in 2026: global token classification and intermediary definitions, and internet access protection. Schneider stated that the inspiration for the committee's formation comes from the four major entities already present in the Avalanche ecosystem (Ava Labs, the Avalanche Foundation, and two treasury companies), aiming to ensure a unified effort across the ecosystem from a policy perspective and to promote the broader development of the blockchain and crypto industry.Schneider emphasized that global regulatory coordination is crucial; while the rules in different jurisdictions do not need to be identical, establishing common overarching principles will help the industry's development. He pointed out that if the regulatory differences among major jurisdictions are too great, blockchain or crypto companies will face operational disconnection when expanding into new markets or launching globally applicable products.

According to the “RootData 2025 Web3 Industry Annual Report”, the joint investment network among top VCs is becoming increasingly tight, with institutions like a16z, Coinbase Ventures, and Polychain participating in large rounds through deep collaboration.VC investment focus has shifted from early-stage speculation to AI blockchain, DeFi institutional applications, and infrastructure. With regulatory improvements and institutional funds pouring in, this specialized alliance model is paving the way for the AI-DeFi innovation wave in the context of Federal Reserve easing in 2026.

AllianceDAO co-founder QwQiao posted on platform X, stating that some opinions suggest that new payment rails like stablecoins are expected to replace card organizations such as Visa and Mastercard. The reasoning is that merchants bear about 3% of the card processing costs, but this judgment overlooks the cost distribution structure. It points out that in a $100 transaction with approximately $3 in fees, about $1.8 is returned to consumers in the form of cashback or points, about $0.45 goes to the issuing bank, about $0.6 goes to the acquiring bank, and the card organization only receives about $0.15. QwQiao indicates that this structure creates a stable incentive relationship among consumers, banks, and card organizations within the same network, while the related costs are mainly borne by merchants with relatively weaker bargaining power. This is also one of the important reasons why traditional card payment networks have maintained economies of scale over the long term.

On the evening of December 18th, Eastern Time, Circle officially announced that Cygnus has joined the Circle Alliance to promote the scaled adoption of USDC.Cygnus brings Instagram users into on-chain activities through its embedded wallet experience and multi-chain integration, driving the adoption of USDC. By using USDC as the foundation of its Instagram App Layer, Cygnus enables seamless on-chain login, deeper user engagement, and expanded access across EVM and non-EVM networks.

The nonprofit organization Security Alliance warns that they are currently discovering multiple scam attempts initiated by North Korean hackers every day, with these attacks luring victims through fake Zoom meetings.The scam technique involves inducing victims to download malware during a "fake Zoom call," thereby stealing sensitive information, including passwords and private keys. Security researcher Taylor Monahan warns that this tactic has siphoned off over $300 million in assets from users.The scam typically begins with a message from a Telegram account, which often belongs to someone the victim "knows." Due to the familiar identity, the victim lets their guard down. The conversation then naturally transitions to an invitation to "catch up over Zoom." Once the call starts, the hacker pretends to encounter audio issues and sends a so-called "patch file." When the victim opens this file, malware is implanted on their device. The hacker then ends the fake call under the pretext of "rescheduling for another day."