According to the latest official announcement, HaLLu will officially launch trading on January 2, 2026, supporting major exchanges to open trading pairs.

Meanwhile, the team stated that any tokens not sold during the pre-sale phase will be transferred to a black hole address and permanently destroyed after the listing, thus ceasing circulation. This is intended to further reduce the circulating supply and protect the interests of holders.

According to Castle Labs, L1 tokens have generally performed poorly this year, with TON down 73.8%, AVAX down 67.9%, SUI down 67.3%, SOL down 35.9%, ETH down 15.3%, and HYPE down 6.5%. Only BNB and TRX recorded positive gains of 18.2% and 9.8%, respectively.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has announced it will conduct a digital asset/deposit audit and server maintenance, and will cease operations on January 1, 2026.

Server maintenance time: January 1, 2026 (Thursday) 02:00～08:00

Korean Won deposits and withdrawals will be suspended from 02:00 to 08:00 on January 1, 2026 (Thursday).

Digital asset deposit and withdrawal services will be suspended from 20:00 on December 31, 2025 (Wednesday) to 08:00 on January 1, 2026 (Thursday).

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Hong Kong Legislative Council member Ng Kit-chung posted on the X platform: "We welcome the Hong Kong SAR Government's Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau's formal consultation on legislative proposals to promote new developments in digital asset trading and digital asset trading and custody services. This represents a further clarification of relevant digital asset regulatory activities and responds to market demands and ideas. In the past, consultations with the industry regarding the future of related over-the-counter trading and custody services have received considerable feedback. This proposed legislation will not only establish the legitimacy of encrypted and digital asset over-the-counter trading and custody services, allowing the industry to conduct business in a more compliant manner, but also combat suspected fraudulent activities using related activities as a pretext."

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 50,000 ZEC tokens from Binance, worth $22.17 million.

According to a recent report by Counterpoint Research, global consumer spending on generative AI is projected to grow from $225 billion in 2023 to $699 billion in 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21%. Looking at specific sectors, AI conversational platforms are the fastest-growing segment, while personal assistant AI and content generation tools are also expected to see significant expansion. By 2030, the number of monthly active users (MAUs) on global AI conversational platforms is projected to exceed 5 billion. (Jinshi)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Dragonfly partner Rob Hadick stated in a recent interview with CNBC's "Squawk Box" that Solana and Ethereum can coexist in the tokenization race. He pointed out that most stablecoins and the majority of on-chain economic activity currently reside on Ethereum, but Solana handles the majority of transaction volume. It is now unlikely that a single, truly "unique" blockchain will emerge, as no single chain can scale large enough to fulfill this role. As business needs change, cryptocurrency platforms will switch between the Solana and Ethereum blockchains to adapt to different application scenarios.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Jay Yu, a partner at Pantera Capital, published an article on the X platform making 12 predictions about crypto trends in 2026, including:

• Capital-efficient consumer credit: Launching easy-to-use lending applications through on-chain/off-chain credit modeling, modular design, and AI behavioral learning.

• Differentiation of prediction markets: Prediction markets are divided into financial (integration with DeFi, leverage) and cultural (community-driven, long-tail enthusiasts).

• Proxy Commerce with x402 Extensions: Proxy commerce extends to micropayments and regular payments using the x402 endpoint, with Solana outperforming Base on low transaction volumes.

• AI as an encrypted interface layer: AI-assisted trading (such as trend analysis) is becoming mainstream and is gradually being integrated into consumer applications.

• The Rise of Tokenized Gold: Tokenized gold has become an important asset in RWA (Real-World Assets) and a store of value option due to the dollar issue.

• Bitcoin Quantum Panic: Breakthrough in quantum technology sparks institutional discussion about Bitcoin's quantum resistance; the technology has not yet threatened its value.

• Unified privacy development experience: Privacy technologies (such as Ethereum's Kohaku) offer simplified development interfaces and may launch privacy as a service.

• DAT consolidation: Digital asset trading platforms (DATs) are consolidated into 2-3 per major market through liquidation or merger.

• Rethinking the Separation of Tokens and Equity: The governance token crisis has prompted companies to choose privatization, potentially leading to the introduction of redeemable equity tokens.

• Perpetual DEX Integration: Hyperliquid dominates the market, HIP3 markets and yield stablecoins (such as HyENA) become key, and USDC loses ground on HYPE.

• Multi-chain Prop AMM: Prop AMM extends to multiple chains, accounting for more than half of Solana's trading volume and pricing more assets such as RWA.

Traditional fintech companies use stablecoins: Stripe, Ramp, and others use stablecoins to process international payments, and stablecoin blockchains such as Tempo serve as bridges for fiat currency deposits.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, on-chain analyst Andrew 10 GWEI stated on the X platform that MEXC has officially confirmed through the Launchpad project LIT that the Lighter TGE date is December 29th. He also pointed out that in Polymarket-related betting events, the probability of Lighter reaching $1 billion FDV within one day of launch and the airdrop before December 31st has not yet risen to 99%. The MEXC TGE allocation is 17,500 tokens, and the token airdrop will be distributed to spot accounts within 30 minutes after allocation, but the start date for trading has not been specified.

Odaily Planet Daily reminds readers that specific criteria for predicting market trends may influence the outcome of betting events. The above information is for sharing opinions only and does not constitute investment advice.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Evernorth, the Ripple-backed XRP treasury entity, has purchased approximately 389 million XRP, investing about $947 million. Based on the current XRP price of $1.86, its holdings are worth approximately $724 million, resulting in an unrealized loss of about $220 million. The price of XRP has fallen by about 16% in the past 30 days, despite continuous net inflows into US-listed XRP ETFs since their launch, absorbing over $1 billion in total. (Crypto Briefing)

According to Polymarket, the total amount wagered on the "Lighter airdrop at the end of this year" betting event has exceeded $10 million, reaching approximately $10.71 million, with a current probability of 93%.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Elon Musk posted on the X platform that the US economy could achieve double-digit growth within 12-18 months, and if applied intelligence can be used as an indicator of economic growth, it could even achieve triple-digit growth within five years. This signal has attracted attention from the crypto community, including ProCap Chairman Anthony Pompliano. Bitcoin holders typically pay attention to macroeconomic signals, such as economic growth forecasts and central bank policies, to judge how broad economic trends will affect Bitcoin's price movement. This year, the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts have been one of the catalysts closely watched by investors, as a loose financial environment could push up the prices of risky assets.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that two Russian stock exchanges, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the St. Petersburg Exchange (SPB), have expressed their support for the Central Bank of Russia's cryptocurrency regulatory plan and are prepared to launch cryptocurrency trading once the relevant regulations take effect in 2026. It is understood that qualified investors will be able to purchase any cryptocurrency except privacy coins without limit, while ordinary investors will be capped at 300,000 rubles (approximately $4,000) per year. Both exchanges have confirmed that they have the appropriate technical infrastructure to launch crypto asset trading immediately once the regulatory framework is established. According to the new regulatory concept proposed by the Central Bank of Russia, cryptocurrencies will be defined as "monetary assets," and trading will be conducted through Russia's existing financial infrastructure.

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According to Odaily Planet Daily, the Bitcoin mining difficulty will be adjusted at block height 929,376 (11:48:06 Beijing time today), increasing by 0.04% to 148.26 T. The average hashrate of the entire network over the past seven days is currently 1.08 ZH/s.

According to data released by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin inflows from whales on Binance fell by half in just a few weeks in December, from approximately $7.88 billion to $3.86 billion. This sharp contraction indicates that the largest holders are significantly slowing down the pace of depositing Bitcoin into Binance. Given their strong influence on market dynamics, this is an important signal, usually meaning that their selling pressure is also decreasing.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated on Thursday that the central bank is gradually approaching its 2% inflation target and reiterated its stance of seeking further interest rate hikes. In his speech, he said, "Against the backdrop of a tightening labor market, corporate wage and pricing behavior has changed significantly in recent years, and the 2% price stability target, accompanying wage growth, is steadily approaching." He expressed confidence in Japan's wage-price dynamics, noting that "the possibility of the Japanese economy returning to a so-called zero-normal state (i.e., wages and prices remaining almost unchanged) seems to have decreased significantly." Ueda stated in his speech that if economic and price forecasts meet expectations, the central bank will further adjust monetary policy. He added that adjusting monetary policy at an appropriate pace will help the central bank smoothly achieve its inflation target while promoting long-term growth and laying the foundation for businesses to build confidence in their operations. (Jinshi)