Kalshi has overtaken Polymarket to become the world’s largest prediction market by trading volume, setting a new industry record after processing $2.3 billion in weekly trades.

In a recent interview, American real estate entrepreneur and billionaire Grant Cardone revealed plans to launch the world's largest publicly traded real estate Bitcoin company in 2026. The company will use cash flow from its real estate holdings (including monthly rental income and depreciation) to purchase Bitcoin, with a projected accumulation of 3,000 Bitcoins by the end of 2026. Currently, Cardone Capital, Grant Cardone's real estate investment arm, holds 1,000 Bitcoins, worth approximately $87.19 million.

According to Foresight News, the challenges faced by Web3 are not due to a lack of creativity but rather its inability to resonate with the general public. The current narrative surrounding Web3 is filled with abstract concepts like public chains, infrastructure, and protocols, which lack a human touch, making it difficult for ordinary people to connect. In other fields, people naturally relate to familiar contexts. For instance, discussing food can evoke appetite, fitness can conjure images of progress, and travel can bring to mind scenic destinations. However, Web3 struggles to achieve this connection. Creators and project leaders often find themselves explaining complex systems and processes that remain invisible and intangible to most people. The importance of storytelling in Web3 cannot be overstated. While creators and project leaders are eager to explain how things work, they often overlook the need to describe the emotions these innovations evoke. Emotions such as confusion, laughter, relief, and vulnerability are absent from Web3 narratives. To engage audiences, it is crucial to focus on user experiences rather than just listing functionalities. For example, instead of stating that a feature enhances scalability by optimizing throughput, a more relatable approach would be to describe the user experience of refreshing a page and finding a transaction already completed. Storytelling is not about diminishing the importance of technology but about preparing the audience to receive complex information. By presenting complex concepts through relatable scenarios, audiences can better understand their relevance. In practice, storytelling has proven effective in Web3 content creation. Videos that focus on human moments rather than technical explanations tend to perform better in competitions. By highlighting relatable experiences, such as the initial confusion when using a product or the clarity achieved after understanding a feature, audiences are more engaged and comprehend the content more quickly. Ultimately, the success of Web3 storytelling lies in making complex concepts relatable and emotionally resonant, allowing audiences to connect with the technology on a personal level.

UK consumer spending fell 0. 2% in 2025, the first drop since 2020. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/uk-consumer-spending-dips/

Binance Alpha will list oooo (OOOO), with Alpha trading commencing on December 30, 2025 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Users holding at least 241 Binance Alpha Points can claim an airdrop of 500 OOOO tokens. Claim the airdrop on the Alpha event page. If the event continues, the point threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every five minutes. Please note that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha Points. Users must confirm their claim within 24 hours on the Alpha event page; otherwise, they will be considered to have forfeited their airdrop.

Strong adoption, low price - The case for Ethereum’s hidden strength. source: https://ambcrypto.com/ethereum-fundamentals-vs-market-price-how-to-spot-undervaluation/

OKX market data shows that the LIT pre-market contract briefly fell by over 20%, currently trading at 2.7 USDT. Previously, it was reported that Lighter had launched an airdrop of LIT tokens.

South Korea has established a unique position in the global cryptocurrency market. However, the profits from this boom are flowing overseas, with an estimated 160 trillion won of crypto assets flowing to overseas centralized exchanges (CEXs) by 2025 alone.

Democrat Maxine Waters demands an SEC oversight hearing after the agency dropped major cases against Coinbase, Binance, and other crypto firms. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/rep-waters-demands-sec-oversight-hearing-crypto-approach?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin selling pressure from long time hodlers is finally abating and Ether whales are adding to their holdings. Markets remain bearish however. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-long-term-holders-halt-selloff-ether-whales-accumula?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

On-chain perpetual futures trading surpassed $1 trillion in monthly volume, led by DEXs like Hyperliquid, Lighter, and Aster. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/onchain-perpetual-futures-surge-past-1t/

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Bitcoin whale 1011 (0xb31...83ae) deposited 112,894 ETH into Binance, worth $331.8 million. This whale continues to hold long positions in BTC, SOL, and ETH, and currently has a paper loss of approximately $50 million.

The problem with the digital yuan has never been that it "chose the wrong path," but rather that its application space has been limited by the positioning of M0.

A Canadian man called Haby is accused of stealing more than $2 million from Coinbase users by posing as customer support. He tricked people into sending crypto and spent the stolen funds on luxury items, social media accounts, and gambling.

Agency Finance and the Triple Convergence: How Artificial Intelligence, Stablecoins, and Tokenization Can End the Era of Stuck Funds

China is preparing to introduce interest within its commercial banks, allowing investors to earn interest for their digital yuan (e-CNY) starting Jan 1, 2026. This marks a decisive shift for E-CNY, as it is no longer just a digital substitute for cash but a deposit-like monetary instrument embedded in the formal banking system.

SoftBank has agreed to buy digital infrastructure firm DigitalBridge for $4 billion to strengthen its AI-related data centre and connectivity assets. The deal, valued at $16 per share, is expected to close in the second half of next year and gives SoftBank access to DigitalBridge’s $108 billion portfolio.

25 predictions across 6 categories: Macro/Public Chains, DeFi, Stablecoins, Regulation, Prediction Markets, and AI

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the growth momentum of cryptocurrencies stalled, while privacy-related assets performed well, especially the decentralized digital currency Zcash (ZEC).

The digital yuan is moving from "cash-type 1.0" to "deposit-type currency 2.0," which is an inevitable choice for China to "uphold principles and innovate" in the field of digital currency.