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Over the past year, the performance of ETH and its ecosystem has been underwhelming, with the ETH/BTC ratio down by 30% year-to-date. However, it's important to note that BTC has faced a monthly-level correction after hitting resistance at $100,000, while Solana's DEX volumes have seen a significant decline. These shifts suggest that capital is starting to flow back into the ETH ecosystem, with whales quietly accumulating assets over the past year. Several promising projects within the ETH ecosystem and on EVM chains are worth highlighting.
As the regulatory landscape for DeFi and cryptocurrencies in the United States becomes clearer, top-performing DeFi projects with strong profitability are poised to give their tokens genuine value. This could involve using a portion of their profits for token buybacks or directly distributing profits to token holders. If these proposals are implemented, the valuations of these DeFi projects could experience significant upward adjustments. Early market interest has already emerged, making these projects worth investors' attention.
- 04:01Blockstream Co-founder: Quantum computing will enhance Bitcoin signatures, making its network strongerBlockstream co-founder and CEO, inventor of Hashcash, and renowned cryptographer Adam Back stated that quantum computing could potentially make the Bitcoin network stronger. Industry insiders have previously expressed concerns that due to advancements in quantum physics, quantum computing can execute computational processes at unprecedented speeds, which may disrupt encryption algorithms in the future. Back posted on X stating: "Post-quantum (PQ) will take at least several decades," which is why hash-based PQ schemes are never feasible: "PQ signature research will eventually produce conservative, thoroughly reviewed, more compact signatures. Bitcoin can consider these schemes as another option."
- 03:59HSBC Bank: Still expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 75 basis points in 2025HSBC Bank stated that it still expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 75 basis points in 2025.
- 03:58The Ethereum ETF had a net inflow of 62.73 million US dollars last weekAccording to SoSoValue data, last week's trading days (Eastern Time December 16th to December 20th) saw a net inflow of $62.73 million into Ethereum spot ETFs. Among them, Grayscale's Ethereum Trust ETFETHE had a weekly net outflow of $99.83 million, with the current historical net outflow for ETHE standing at $3.62 billion.