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The Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, was questioned by Democratic lawmakers during a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing regarding the suspension of enforcement actions against Tron Foundation founder Justin Sun.Senior Democratic lawmaker Maxine Waters emphasized that the SEC has abandoned nearly all previous cryptocurrency enforcement cases since Trump took office and questioned whether Sun's relationship with Trump influenced this. Atkins stated that he could not discuss individual cases but was willing to provide confidential briefings within the limits of the rules. At the same time, Atkins confirmed that the SEC is working with the CFTC to develop cryptocurrency regulatory rules consistent with the Clarity Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the two agencies.

At a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee, several Democratic lawmakers questioned SEC Chairman Paul Atkins regarding the recent reduction in enforcement actions against the cryptocurrency industry by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing concerns about whether these decisions are linked to Trump and his connections to the crypto industry.Lawmakers specifically mentioned the SEC's suspension of the case against Tron founder Justin Sun and the withdrawal of the lawsuit against Binance. Democratic Congressman Stephen Lynch stated during the hearing that the decline in SEC enforcement has impacted the agency's reputation and demanded an explanation for why the related cases were not pursued further. The SEC had previously sued Justin Sun in 2023 for allegedly issuing unregistered securities and manipulating trading volumes, but later in 2025, it applied to pause the case to explore settlement possibilities; in May of the same year, the SEC withdrew its lawsuit against Binance under Atkins's leadership.Data shows that in 2025, the SEC's overall enforcement actions decreased by about 30% compared to the previous year, with crypto-related cases dropping by approximately 60%, which is viewed by outsiders as a signal of a shift in regulatory focus. In response, Atkins stated that the SEC still maintains a "strong enforcement presence" and noted that some changes are part of the normal adjustments following a change in regulatory leadership.

On Wednesday, South Korean lawmakers questioned Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won about a $4 billion Bitcoin transfer error caused by human error. The incident occurred during a promotional event last week, where an employee mistakenly processed customer payments in Bitcoin instead of Korean won, resulting in the creation of false Bitcoins in the market. Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byeong-deok stated that Bithumb gifted Bitcoins that the company did not own, which constitutes naked short selling.Currently, the Financial Supervisory Service has launched an investigation into the compliance systems and risk management of the country's second-largest digital asset platform. Financial Services Commission Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young stated that the government believes this incident has exposed risks related to virtual assets and vulnerabilities in internal control systems, and will seek institutional reforms through an emergency response team, including inspections of all exchanges.

YZi Labs issued a letter to the board of CEA Industries stating that CEA Industries' claim of a "secret agreement" with YZi Labs is completely false. The board was already aware of the contents of the agreement, and the law firm Winston & Strawn also provided advice, with board members Alexander Monie, Hans Thomas, and then-CEO of 10X Capital Namdar being involved throughout. The so-called "secret" is merely a misleading statement to the public.The request by CEA to terminate the Strategic Services Agreement (SSA) is equally absurd. YZi Labs terminated the agreement on December 11, 2025, and formally notified the board in writing on December 13. The SSA did not result in any payments and does not affect the negotiations of the 10X asset management agreement.The board is attempting to cover up the facts under the guise of an "investigation," concealing their inaction regarding known circumstances. YZi Labs calls on the board to immediately clarify the misleading statements, fully disclose the related party transactions involving Hans Thomas, and effectively safeguard shareholder interests.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve's Bostic stated, "I am beginning to see people questioning their confidence in the dollar."

As Bitcoin's sell-off intensifies and falls below $70,000, its core selling point of "limited to 21 million" is being questioned by the market. Analysts point out that derivatives such as ETFs, cash-settled futures, options, and margin lending have diluted Bitcoin's scarcity, creating a "synthetic supply" that makes prices more influenced by derivatives trading rather than supply and demand.Senior analyst Bob Kendall stated, "Once synthetic supply can be created, the asset is no longer scarce, and the price becomes a derivatives game. This is the current state of Bitcoin. Similar structural changes have also occurred in the gold, silver, oil, and stock markets."

A local court in Nevada, USA, has rejected the state regulator's request for an emergency ban on Coinbase's operation of prediction markets.The Nevada Gaming Control Board had previously filed a lawsuit, accusing Coinbase of offering unlicensed sports event contract betting products in the state and seeking a temporary restraining order. The court did not approve the emergency injunction but instead decided to hold a hearing next week, allowing Coinbase to respond. Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal stated that the company has simultaneously filed a lawsuit in the state's federal court, claiming that the Commodity Exchange Act grants the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) "exclusive jurisdiction" over swaps and event contracts listed on regulated exchanges, and that the state regulator's attempt to classify these tools as state-level gambling conflicts with the federal derivatives regulatory framework.

According to Cointelegraph, a local court in Nevada, USA, has dismissed the request from state regulators to urgently prohibit Coinbase from operating prediction markets.The Nevada Gaming Control Board previously filed a lawsuit, accusing Coinbase of offering unlicensed sports event betting products in the state and seeking a temporary restraining order. The court did not approve the emergency injunction but decided to hold a hearing next week, allowing Coinbase to respond. Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal stated that the company has simultaneously filed a lawsuit in the state's federal court, asserting that the Commodity Exchange Act grants the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) "exclusive jurisdiction" over swaps and event contracts listed on regulated exchanges, and that the state regulators' attempt to classify these tools as state-level gambling conflicts with the federal derivatives regulatory framework.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently stated that the initial idea of using L2 as the main scaling engine for Ethereum is no longer reasonable, and he called for second-layer networks to evolve towards stronger specialization. This statement quickly prompted responses from mainstream L2 teams such as Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base.Vitalik pointed out that many L2s still rely on multi-signature bridges and have not fully inherited Ethereum's security; at the same time, with the increase in gas limits and the advancement of native Rollup solutions, the throughput capacity of the Ethereum mainnet itself is strengthening. Against this backdrop, the positioning of L2 needs to be rethought.Karl Floersch, co-founder of the Optimism Foundation, stated that he supports building a modular L2 that covers the entire decentralized spectrum, but also admitted that there are still real challenges such as long withdrawal periods, immature Stage 2 proof mechanisms, and insufficient cross-chain tools.Steven Goldfeder, co-founder of Offchain Labs, the developer of Arbitrum, emphasized that scaling remains the core value of L2. He believes that even if the Ethereum mainnet's capabilities improve, it will be difficult to replace L2's role in handling thousands of TPS during peak times, and warned that if Ethereum is unfriendly to Rollups, institutions may choose independent Layer 1s instead.Jesse Pollak, head of Base, stated that scaling Ethereum L1 is beneficial for the entire ecosystem, while agreeing that L2 cannot just be a cheaper version of Ethereum. He pointed out that Base is forming its own characteristics through application layer differentiation, account abstraction, and privacy features.Additionally, StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson hinted on social media that ZK-native L2s (such as Starknet) have, to some extent, aligned with the specialization direction proposed by Vitalik. Overall, L2 builders generally accept the trend of de-homogenization and repositioning, but there are still divergences on whether scaling remains a core mission.

According to Cointelegraph, after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin commented that "the original vision of Layer 2 as the primary scaling engine is no longer applicable," several L2 builders responded, generally agreeing that Rollup needs to move beyond the positioning of "a cheaper Ethereum," but there are disagreements on whether scaling should still be its core role.Optimism co-founder Karl Floersch welcomed the challenge of building a modular L2 stack that supports "full-spectrum decentralization," while acknowledging that there are still major obstacles such as long withdrawal periods, second-stage proofs not being production-ready, and insufficient cross-chain application tools. He supports the native Rollup precompiled solutions emphasized by Buterin.Steven Goldfeder, co-founder of Arbitrum developer Offchain Labs, took a firmer stance, arguing that although the Rollup model has evolved, scaling remains the core value of L2. He pointed out that Arbitrum was not built as "a service of Ethereum," but because Ethereum provides a highly secure and low-cost settlement layer, making large-scale Rollups possible. He warned that if Ethereum is seen as hostile to Rollups, institutions might choose to launch independent Layer 1 chains instead of deploying on Ethereum.Base head Jesse Pollak stated that scaling Ethereum L1 is "a victory for the entire ecosystem," agreeing that L2 cannot just be "a cheaper Ethereum." He mentioned that Base is differentiating itself through applications, account abstraction, and privacy features, and is working towards decentralization in the second stage.StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson hinted that some ZK-native L2s (like Starknet) believe they already fit the specialized role described by Buterin. The entire Ethereum ecosystem is facing a roadmap adjustment: the base layer aims to enhance its capabilities, while L2 is repositioning itself as a dedicated environment serving different technical needs.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently proposed a reform plan for creator tokens, arguing that the current issue lies not in incentivizing content creation, but in filtering high-quality content. He suggested that a curatorial DAO should determine which creators are important, with tokens primarily serving as predictive tools, allowing people to bet on which creators the DAO will choose, ultimately deciding who rises or falls not by speculators, but by high-value content creators.Experts have differing opinions on this view. Oxytocin, head of the Umia ecosystem, pointed out that the plan introduces a certain degree of welfare creation through prediction markets, but still lacks an appropriate off-chain execution mechanism to ensure creators maintain consistency over the long term. Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder of RedStone, believes that prediction markets not only create speculation but also facilitate informed discovery, encouraging people to seek quality rather than chase attention metrics. Superset CEO Neil Staunton remains skeptical, questioning whether DAOs can serve as arbiters of creative quality and whether creative works should be tokenized.

He Yi responded to "Binance buying BTC is just internal fund management and does not involve receiving coins from external addresses," stating, "Binance will buy within the Binance platform."

According to Jin Ten, Rajapaksa, the head of U.S. interest rate strategy at Societe Generale, stated that the market seems to be questioning the timing of the Federal Reserve's next rate cut and has not yet factored in the impact of the new chairman.

CZ stated yesterday that few trading strategies can outperform the simple "buy and hold," encouraging users to maintain their holdings during the crypto bear market. However, this statement was met with skepticism from the community. @WazzCrypto cited data indicating that "if you had bought all the coins listed on Binance contracts last year, your portfolio would be close to zero."In response to the criticism, CZ replied this morning, "Clearly, this strategy does not apply to all cryptocurrencies. It's similar to buying all internet or AI projects/companies. In any industry, most companies/projects will fail. A few successful cases will grow exponentially."

On-chain detective ZachXBT posted on platform X questioning Circle's attitude towards handling security incidents, stating, "History has proven that Circle is a bad actor." ZachXBT indicated that the SwapNet contract on the Base network was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $13 million USDC. About $3 million USDC remains in an address (0x6cAad74121bF602e71386505A4687f310e0D833e) that can be frozen by Circle, but no effective action has been seen so far.He further questioned that as a centralized stablecoin issuer, Circle did not take timely action to protect user interests after user assets were attacked, and asked why developers are still willing to build applications based on USDC, believing that its centralized risks and governance methods have already impacted ecological trust.

According to Coindesk, the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Jonathan Gould (appointed by Trump), stated that the federal trust bank application related to World Liberty Financial Inc. will proceed as usual.Jonathan Gould rejected the request from Senator Elizabeth Warren for a special review of the potential conflict of interest between the president and the company.

According to a report by The Paper, it has recently been reported that Tencent has officially sent a complaint letter to GitHub (the world's largest code hosting and collaboration platform), requesting the removal of a batch of open-source projects that "allow users to export or analyze their WeChat chat records." Among them, some project leaders who are more concerned have publicly stated that, under legal pressure, the projects have been forced to cease maintenance.In response, Tencent stated that some open-source projects that read WeChat chat records have cracked the local database keys through reverse engineering of the WeChat client, bypassing the encryption measures of the WeChat client, which threatens the data privacy and client security of users and third parties, and can easily be exploited by black and gray industries.