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1.a16z Regulatory Lead: Supports Lawsuit Against IRS Over 'DeFi Broker' Rule
2.Musk Says Under-26 OpenAI Researcher 'Doesn’t Look Suicidal,' Related Meme Coin Surges Over 280%
4.Fed Gossip: Fed Trying to Assess New Administration's Impact on Economy and Inflation
Articles & Threads
1. "Disruption and Reinvention: 2025 Cryptoverse Panorama Outlook"
Zeke, YBB Capital Research
From the NFT craze to the conclusion of the first crypto-friendly presidential election, 2024 is coming to an end. This year, Crypto witnessed an unusual 'bull market,' with altcoins showing weakness, meme coins reigning supreme, and everything finally flowing back to BTC. Despite some lows and regrets, Crypto is indeed moving towards a more positive direction. In the upcoming year of 2025, there are many directions worth paying attention to. In this article, we will provide a brief outlook for next year based on recent perspectives.
TechFlow by The Block
a16z crypto recently released a year-end special program, divided into two parts. The first part of the program invited Sam Broner, Maggie Hsu, Daren Matsuoka, Joachim Neu, and Chris Lyons to discuss topics such as stablecoins, the crypto App Store, the current status of industry projects, infrastructure development, and outlook for 2025. The second part of the program invited Carra Wu, Eddy Lazzarin, and Karma as guests to delve deeper into the hot topic of AI Agents, including the integration of AI and crypto. Against the backdrop of the increasing popularity of AI, the discussion explored how we can effectively distinguish between humans and bots, as well as the concept of decentralized, truly autonomous chatbots. The conversation emphasized how artificial intelligence (AI) can be combined with cryptocurrency, especially the concept of decentralized autonomous chatbots, highlighting the autonomy and commercial freedom that AI may achieve in the future.
24H Hot Projects (‼️High Rug Risk‼️)
Daily updates on new projects or community trends, sorted and ranked by X Alpha account followers and growth.
Data Source: getmoni.io
BlockBeats Note: The following are early-stage projects with relatively few followers, exhibiting high rug and contract risks. Participation should be approached with caution, and this is not investment advice.
1. Tsotchke Corporation (@tsotchkecoin)
Leading the thermodynamic revolution of quantum artificial intelligence computing + hardware.

2. Slinky | Compression Suite (@Slinky_Sol)
Slinky represents a breakthrough in Solana token technology, achieving true large-scale distribution using ZK compression.

3. neur (@neur_sh)
Smart Yield on the Solana Chain.

Market Data
Daily Marketwide Funding Heatmap (reflecting funding rates) and Token Unlocks
Data Source: Coinglass, TokenUnlocks
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