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According to BusinessInsider, billionaire investor and hedge fund founder of Third Point, Dan Loeb, stated in a podcast that current market concerns about the "bubble theory" of artificial intelligence (AI) are greatly exaggerated, and the development stage of the AI industry is completely different from that of the internet bubble period.Loeb pointed out that technology giants, including Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, have collectively exceeded $700 billion in capital expenditures this year, which may reach $1 trillion next year, with the vast majority allocated for AI infrastructure development. He stated that to believe these capital expenditures will not yield returns is equivalent to thinking that companies are "burning money for no reason," but currently, these companies have strong profitability and ample cash flow, allowing them to support investments with their own balance sheets.Loeb emphasized that this is different from the situation during the internet bubble when "valuations detached from fundamentals," and does not constitute a traditional valuation bubble. He also mentioned that AI companies like Anthropic are experiencing rapid revenue growth and accelerated product applications, indicating that the industry is still in the early stages of expansion.Reports indicate that Anthropic's latest financing valuation is nearing $965 billion, with annualized revenue jumping from $14 billion to $47 billion, further strengthening market confidence in the commercialization potential of AI.However, there are still some investors in the market, including Michael Burry, who express concerns about the overheated valuations of AI, believing that massive investments may struggle to yield corresponding returns. Loeb, on the other hand, stated, "We haven't even scratched the surface of AI development," and believes that we are still in the early stages of long-term growth.

Cuban stated, "Every time the dollar falls, Bitcoin should rise... but it just doesn't." He candidly expressed disappointment with Bitcoin but maintains a relatively positive attitude towards Ethereum, referring to most other cryptocurrencies as "garbage." Previously, Cuban had publicly stated that about 60% of his crypto asset portfolio is in Bitcoin, which he has held long-term without selling.

According to The Block, Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, has reached a partnership with Grupo Salinas, controlled by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego, to provide a USD stablecoin payment rail to optimize cross-border USD settlements.Grupo Salinas will integrate Anchorage's stablecoin infrastructure into its cross-border payment processes through its crypto business Coinpro, aiming to shorten settlement cycles and introduce programmable, real-time settlement capabilities.Grupo Salinas also controls Banco Azteca, and Salinas himself has long supported Bitcoin. Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley stated that stablecoins are evolving from trading tools into core financial infrastructure. Previously, Western Union also announced that it would launch a USD stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital on Solana.

According to the Financial Times, Christopher Harborne, a billionaire in the crypto industry and a shareholder of the stablecoin issuer Tether, provided approximately £5 million in funding support to UK Member of Parliament Nigel Farage before the 2024 UK elections. Following this, Farage decided to resume his role as the leader of the right-wing UK Reform Party.The report states that Harborne has long been active in the crypto industry and conservative political donations, and he has previously been linked to the Brexit political movement. This large donation has once again brought attention to the influence of crypto capital on UK politics.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the wallet associated with Tim Draper deposited 150.84 BTC (worth $11.62 million) into a CEX (possibly Coinbase) after holding it for a year, incurring a loss of $2.57 million.Billionaire Tim Draper is a well-known venture capitalist who invested early in unicorn companies such as Tesla, Skype, Coinbase, Ledger, and Tezos.

Real estate investment company Cardone Capital CEO and billionaire Grant Cardone posted on platform X: "I have purchased 500 properties in prime locations and will additionally buy 400 bitcoins." Real estate investment company Cardone Capital has been building its bitcoin treasury since last year and has continued to increase its holdings to this day.

According to CoinDesk, billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller stated that he "assumes the entire payment system will adopt stablecoins within the next 10 to 15 years," claiming that fiat-backed stablecoins like USDT and USDC are more efficient, faster, and cheaper for payments, making them "extremely useful" productive applications of blockchain.He reiterated his skepticism towards most crypto assets, believing they are still "solutions created to solve non-existent problems." At the same time, he believes Bitcoin has essentially established itself as a store of value and questioned whether the dollar can continue to serve as the global reserve currency for the next 50 years, stating that its position may ultimately be replaced by some form of crypto asset.

CZ responded to Forbes' recent release of the "Real-Time Billionaires List," stating that the estimate of his wealth on the list is not accurate.Previously, Forbes' real-time list showed CZ's net worth to be approximately $111 billion, ranking him 17th on the global billionaire list. CZ commented that this is just a "guessing game." He pointed out that the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market has dropped 50% from its all-time high (ATH), suggesting that the list fails to accurately reflect the current market fluctuations and the true state of his personal assets.

The blockchain and Web3 incubator WebN Group, backed by billionaire Alan Howard, has announced its closure, according to insiders who say the organization has successfully completed its mission. In recent years, WebN has incubated several digital infrastructure startups, including the tokenization specialist KAIO (formerly Libre), the crypto staking platform Twinstake, the blockchain infrastructure company TruFin, and the zero-knowledge proof startup Geometry. In 2023, Laser Digital, a crypto collaboration institution under Japan's Nomura Bank, invested in WebN.Insiders indicate that WebN's closure is unrelated to Howard's own digital asset strategy, with some employees having transitioned to Howard's hedge fund Brevan Howard. Despite BH Digital's digital asset fund losing nearly 30% last year, Brevan Howard remains optimistic about digital assets, and its venture capital business continues to focus on the broad opportunities in this field.

According to The Street, the chain reaction from October 11, 2025, continues to reverberate in the crypto market. Today, these impacts are also reshaping the global billionaire rankings. Following a significant drop in digital asset prices and Coinbase's stock price, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is no longer among the top 500 billionaires in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Armstrong's net worth has fallen by over $10 billion from a peak of approximately $17.7 billion. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index currently estimates his wealth at around $7.5 billion, which has caused him to drop out of the global top 500 billionaire list.This decline is highly correlated with Coinbase's stock performance. As of the time of writing, COIN's stock price has dropped about 64% from its peak of $419 on July 18, 2025. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has also fallen by about half since the beginning of October.

According to Bloomberg, Coinbase's global CEO Brian Armstrong has seen his personal wealth shrink by more than $10 billion from a peak of $17.7 billion last July due to the continued decline in cryptocurrency prices, and he has fallen out of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index's global top 500 list.Recently, JPMorgan lowered its target price for Coinbase by 27%, citing weak cryptocurrency prices, declining trading volumes, and slow growth in stablecoins, which further impacted Armstrong's wealth valuation.

According to Cointelegraph, billionaire Grant Cardone stated that he will list his mansion located on the Gold Coast for sale at 700 bitcoins, while a similar property owned by his neighbor is listed for $88 million. He said, "Even if my neighbor gets a bit more fiat currency, my life will be better in four years."

Billionaire real estate mogul Grant Cardone increased his BTC holdings at the $76,000 price point, which is a buy-the-dip behavior.

According to market news, billionaire Jon Yarbrough disclosed that he currently holds $32.4 million worth of Bitcoin.

The proposed "Billionaire Tax Bill" in California has sparked strong opposition from several figures in the cryptocurrency industry. The proposal aims to impose a 5% wealth tax on individuals with a net worth exceeding $1 billion, to fund the healthcare system and state aid programs. Industry insiders believe that this policy could lead to an outflow of entrepreneurs and capital, negatively impacting the local innovation ecosystem.Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley and Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell pointed out that the wealth tax is partially based on unrealized gains, which may force taxpayers to sell shares or business assets to raise funds. Powell stated on the X platform that this measure could become the "last straw" that drives billionaires out of California, with related spending, jobs, and charitable activities potentially shifting elsewhere.Nic Carter, founding partner of Castle Island Ventures, and Jeff Park, Chief Investment Officer of ProCap BTC, also believe that in a context of highly mobile capital, a one-time wealth tax could signal the market for future further taxation. Meanwhile, Fredrik Haga, co-founder of Dune, cited Norway as an example, stating that similar tax systems have led to the migration of high-net-worth individuals, with actual tax revenue outcomes falling short of expectations.Supporters of the proposal include Ro Khanna, a representative from California's 17th congressional district, who believes that the tax revenue will be used to improve childcare, housing, and educational conditions, thereby benefiting innovation in the U.S. However, opponents have pointed out that California's audit reports have revealed issues with the efficiency of public fund usage, questioning whether the new tax revenue can truly be used for its intended purposes.

According to the RootData calendar page, next week includes several important news items such as project updates, macroeconomic news, token unlocks, incentive activities, and presale events. Details are as follows:December 29:HYPE will unlock 9,916,700 tokens, worth $252.87 million, accounting for 4.162% of the circulating supply;The Bank of Japan will release a summary of opinions from the December monetary policy meeting.December 30:SVL will unlock 372,307.7 tokens, worth $12.29 million, accounting for 17.271% of the circulating supply;The Trump-themed crypto mobile game "Trump Billionaires Club" is set to launch on the Apple App Store on December 30.December 31:WalletConnect is expected to transition to full decentralization by the end of 2025;OP will unlock 32,212.3 tokens, worth $8.84 million, accounting for 1.656% of the circulating supply;Binance will cease services on the Binance Live platform on December 31, with live streaming services provided by Binance Square;XMTP will launch its mainnet;Aethir will integrate its GPU services with Solana;Polyhedra will launch the EXPchain mainnet;SYMMIO will release version 0.85;The Litewallet application will officially be discontinued on December 31;Aethir has planned a major mainnet upgrade in the fourth quarter;The confidential computing feature of Horizen will be launched;The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of the monetary policy meeting.January 1:GMT earnings will decrease by 50% starting January 1, 2026;EIGEN will unlock 38,354.4 tokens, worth $14.99 million, accounting for 7.757% of the circulating supply;BEAT will unlock 21,249.0 tokens, worth $45.69 million, accounting for 15.256% of the circulating supply;Bitget will launch the 2026 Graduate Program;January 2:ENA will unlock 110,953.1 tokens, worth $23.68 million, accounting for 1.443% of the circulating supply;2Z will unlock 139,700.7 tokens, worth $16.09 million, accounting for 4.023%.January 3:2026 FOMC voting member and Philadelphia Fed President Harker will give a speech.Additionally, 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 Bitcoin Historian posted on the X platform that billionaire Andy Beal has been approved to launch a new crypto bank.

Monet Bank, a small community bank in Texas, officially enters the cryptocurrency space, positioning itself as an "infrastructure bank" focused on digital assets. The bank is owned by billionaire Andy Beal, who was a significant supporter of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.Monet Bank has assets of less than $6 billion and slightly over $1 billion in capital. It was previously known as Beal Savings Bank, rebranded to XD Bank earlier this year, and ultimately named Monet Bank.