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Regulation & Politics
Crypto Developer Sues DoJ to Have Software Declared Legal
Crypto crowdfunding developer Michael Lewellen fears the government will treat him as an unlicensed money transmitter like the developers of Tornado Cash.

CeFi
Bitget Research Claims 20% of Gen Z and Alpha are Open to Crypto-based Pensions
According to the study, there is an ongoing shift in retirement planning trends among younger generations.

Blockchains
Litecoin Surges on ETF Speculation
Canary Capital’s proposed Litecoin exchange-traded fund took another step as it started the clock on SEC approval.

DeFi
Bitcoin DeFi TVL Doubles in a Month Fueled by Babylon Staking Platform
The total value locked in BTCFi soared in mid-December, driven by a weeklong opening of staking platform Babylon, which accounted for 80% of the volume.

Podcast
Sam Kazemian on FraxUSD and the Future of Stablecoins in Decentralized Finance
Sam Kazemian, founder of Frax Finance, outlined the development and goals of FraxUSD, a decentralized stablecoin designed to integrate with both traditional finance and decentralized ecosystems.

Markets
Trump’s ‘Official’ Memecoin Skyrockets to $24 Billion Valuation Within Hours
The President-elect’s social media accounts promoted the TRUMP token as crypto industry executives gathered in Washington for a Crypto Ball.

DeFi
Base Eyes $100B in Assets and 25M Users On-Chain in 2025
Coinbase’s Base Layer 2 chain sets “big, hairy, audacious” goals for this year.

Blockchains
Ethereum Layer 2 Abstract Announces Incentives Program
Mainnet is slated to launch before the end of January, and Abstract just announced its version of a points program.

Blockchains
Ethereum Pectra Network Upgrade to Go Live in March
Hard forks on Ethereum test networks have been scheduled for February ahead of the mainnet launch.






