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Ethereum Domain Name Service ENS cancels the Layer-2 Namechain plan, opting to deploy ENSv2 directly on the mainnet. Lead developer nick.eth stated that gas costs have decreased by 99% over the past year, and Fusaka upgrade will raise the gas cap to 60 million, with a target of 200 million by 2026. ENS will focus resources on architectural improvements while maintaining L2 interoperability.

Dubai media personality Sheikhah Alya sold her XRP holdings to invest in Shiba Inu (SHIB), aiming for a short-term price surge amid mixed community reactions. Critics suggest a long-term strategy favors XRP over SHIB, which is seen as a more volatile and speculative asset.

China's regulators have begun vetting offshore token issuances backed by onshore assets, shifting their stance on Real-World Assets (RWA) and sparking optimism in the crypto market. The crypto market saw a slight recovery, while gold prices continued to rise, affecting investor sentiment.

Solana's price approached $90 on Monday, holding onto last Friday's 11% rebound, but it has been consolidating for the third consecutive day. Derivative product data shows retail interest continues to decline, with SOL futures open interest decreasing by 2% to $5.32 billion within 24 hours, and financing rates remaining negative. The US spot Solana ETF experienced an outflow of $11.86 million, and technically, the RSI dropped to 29, indicating an oversold condition.

Google launches Project Genie, an interactive world for prompt generation, triggering panic in gaming stocks. Unity plummets 35%, with Take Two, Nintendo, and others declining. Unity CEO states that it is an accelerator, not a risk; probabilistic generation is not suitable for gaming. Take Two CEO: Tools are not the same as the作品, talent remains key.

OpenAI releases GPT-5.3-Codex, the first model that "participates in creating itself," capable of debugging its own code, managing deployment, and diagnosing tests. Karpathy states that this update is "the closest scenario to AI taking off."

Ethereum is displaying a recovery trend above $1,880, facing resistance at $2,110. Key support levels are at $2,040 and $2,000, with further declines possible if these levels are breached. Bullish momentum could push prices toward $2,240 or higher.

Gerald Cotten, QuadrigaCX founder, died at 30 in India on December 8, 2018, allegedly taking passwords to $169M in customer crypto. Netflix's "Trust No One" explores whether Gerald Cotten faked death. The 76,000 customers lost fortunes as cold wallets were empty. Gerald Cotten operated Ponzi scheme gambling customer funds. His widow inherited $9M estate 12 days after his will.

At the Global Web3 Dev Con, BNB Chain Growth Executive Director Nina Rong pointed out that the industry is currently facing user and liquidity issues, and introduced the BNB Chain ecosystem and development plans, aiming to increase TPS to 20,000 and attract more Web3 users.

Bitcoin mining faces significant challenges with a 10% drop in global hashing power and a severe decline in profitability due to falling cryptocurrency prices and high energy costs, leading to miner capitulation and reduced mining efficiency.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has approved five crypto institutions—Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Paxos—to obtain nationwide trust bank charters, marking a thorough integration of TradFi and crypto. Federal licenses allow giants to connect directly to the Federal Reserve's clearing network, Fedwire, gaining real-time settlement capabilities. The acting OCC deputy director stated that new entrants benefit competition within the banking system.

Bitcoin’s price drop from $126,000 to $60,000 has been brutal. A 53% crash in just four months usually comes with some huge headline event. A major exchange collapse. A regulatory ban. Something obvious. But none of that happened. That’s why this sell-off feels strange. The market didn’t

Moltbook, a platform where only AI can speak and humans can only observe, exploded in popularity within three days, with registered Agents reaching 1.5 million. However, researcher Gal Nagli revealed unlimited account creation, with OpenClaw able to create 500,000 accounts at once, indicating that the 1.5 million registrations are highly inflated. Analysis shows that over 93% of comments received no response, one-third of messages are completely duplicated, and hackers discovered that the database is fully controllable without verification.

Recent insider trading issues in prediction markets have garnered widespread attention, with founders expressing concerns about suspicious wallet addresses involved in transactions. Insider trading is considered fraudulent behavior, involving a breach of trust and commitments to others. This article clarifies that commitments are central to identifying insider trading and emphasizes that legal applicability also exists in prediction markets. As prediction markets expand, the boundaries of insider trading may become blurred.