Weekly Highlights丨AI Agents become the absolute hotspot, leading tokens repeatedly hit new highs; Implementation of the European MiCA legislation; Bitcoin rebounds and recovers.

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Macroeconomic Perspective

IRS "DeFi Broker" Final Rule Faces Strong Opposition from Crypto Industry; How Likely is it that the Trump Administration Will Repeal It?

Industry insiders point out that in practice, it is the users who facilitate transactions, while the IRS incorrectly defines DeFi service providers as brokers, forcing the collection of user information, which will lead to significant privacy violations and exceeds the IRS's statutory authority.

With the New Year Approaching, What Three Catalysts Could Drive a Strong Market Rebound in January?

The inauguration of a new president, FTX beginning debt repayments, and historical data patterns showing general increases around the Lunar New Year.

Retail Investors vs. Venture Capital: Seeking Fair Play in Web3

The limitations of Fair Launch and what new alternatives exist?

The European MiCA Regulation is About to be Implemented; What Impact Will It Have on the Market?

Will the adoption rate of cryptocurrencies in Europe increase by 2025? How will MiCA affect businesses and investors?

2024 Summary and 2025 Outlook

As 2025 Approaches, Let's See How Crypto VCs View Market Developments and Potential Opportunities

Standing at the starting point of 2025, PANews invited over a dozen top VCs to share their observations and thoughts on the crypto industry. They reviewed the highlights of the past year, analyzed current market opportunities and challenges, and made predictions about future development trends.

Reviewing the Performance of 22 Mainstream Public Chains in 2024: Half of the Data Declined, Hyperliquid Ranked First in Multiple Metrics

From a data perspective, which public chains truly rose in 2024? Which public chains' decline may not be underestimated but rather a genuine fall?

Core Investment Themes Worth Watching in the Crypto Space in 2025: DeFi and AI

AI and DeFi will become the two core narratives for the coming year.

Annual Performance of Crypto Narratives: AI and Meme Surge Over 20 Times, L2 Drops 20.7% to the Bottom

CoinGecko analyzed this year's crypto narrative themes, revealing significant differences in annual returns across different themes, ranging from -20.7% to +2,939.8%.

Year-End Special Space Review: Bitcoin's Future and Macroeconomic Trends Outlook

PANews invited partners from ABCDE Investment Research, Mask Network founder Suji Yan, dForce founder Ming Dao, and HashKey Capital's investment research director Jeffrey Hu to discuss the future development trends of the crypto market.

Year-End Special Space Review: Outlook for Ethereum and Altcoin Markets

This issue of PANews interviews Chainfeed founder Pan Zhixiong, Nothing Research partner Todd, Gate Group Chief Business Officer Kevin Lee, and independent researcher NingNing to explore the future potential of the Ethereum and altcoin markets.

For more content on the 2024 summary and 2025 outlook, please visit the special topic "Bull Market Fantasies: 2024 Annual Summary and 2025 New Year Outlook"

AI and Meme

Interpreting the Current Development Status of ai16z and Virtuals: Holding Over Half of the AI Agent Market Share, Both Face Ecological Centralization Challenges

In the wave of AI Agents, ai16z and Virtuals Protocol are undoubtedly the two most prominent representative projects, attracting various capital eager to capitalize on their ecosystems.

AI Agent Market Cap Far Exceeds DeFi Summer Period; Could It Replicate DeFi-like Market Trends?

The AI Agent craze is capturing a significant portion of on-chain liquidity, and discussions about crypto AI being in a similar cycle to DeFi Summer are increasing. This article will compare the market development scale of crypto AI and DeFi and explore the similarities and differences in their development.

Horizontal Comparison of Four Major AI Agent Frameworks: Adoption Status, Advantages and Disadvantages, Token Growth Potential

In the future, the billion-dollar race has already begun among the seed players.

Comprehensive Analysis of the Bittensor Ecosystem: The Power Game for the AI Iron Throne

Bittensor is a decentralized AI infrastructure used by AI developers to build and deploy machine learning models or other AI-related developments.

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Seizing Opportunities

The Next Ethena? Resolv Stablecoin Protocol Airdrop Guide

Resolv is a Delta-neutral stablecoin protocol that focuses on the tokenization of market-neutral investment portfolios.

Lazy Profit Secrets: Buy 10 BNB at the Beginning of the Year, Compound on Binance, How Much Can You Earn by Year-End?

Is there a way to profit without "grinding," gambling, or heart-pounding? Some smart money is targeting Binance's Launchpool or Megadrop activities to achieve compounding goals.

Mainnet Launch Countdown! Overview of 22 Ecological Projects Coming to Abstract Chain

This article reviews 22 crypto projects that are gaining market attention, primarily NFT projects, but also covering gaming, DeFi, Launchpad, and AI sectors.

Interview with Trader Amanda: How to Develop an Investment Strategy to Outperform BTC in a Bull Market?

Various exit strategies; regular selling turns out to be the best-performing approach.

MegaETH Ecosystem Overview: What Projects Does MegaMafia Cover?

Currently, MegaMafia covers 13 projects, along with 15 projects that are based on MegaETH or plan to integrate MegaETH but are not yet part of MegaMafia.

Web3 Matters

A Moment's Mistake Leads to Missing a Big Opportunity; Reviewing the Blood and Tears History of Missing BIO

When a track is still very early, don’t hesitate; dive in first and then become friends with time.

COW Soars After Launching on Binance; Is It Just Because of the Trump Family?

Behind CowSwap, the Safe and Gnosis family is the true "understanding king."

Musk Changes Name and Avatar; What is Kekius Maximus, Similar to Pepe?

Musk's new meme darling.

Magic Eden After Token Launch: Opportunities and Challenges in the Multi-Chain NFT Market

Magic Eden is a leading multi-chain NFT marketplace, dominating the Solana and Bitcoin ecosystems, but facing strong competition from Blur and OpenSea in the Ethereum ecosystem. Despite its outstanding revenue and market share performance, the price of the token $ME has shown significant volatility since its launch, reflecting a lack of market confidence, and future token unlocks may exacerbate selling pressure. The platform needs to break through the bottleneck in the Ethereum market, optimize its economic model, and drive ecological innovation to solidify its industry position and achieve long-term growth potential.