On the Polymarket platform, a trader earned nearly $1 million by accurately predicting the 2025 Google search rankings, sparking controversy over insider trading in prediction markets. The trader, with the wallet address "0xafEe" (formerly known as "AlphaRaccoon"), successfully predicted the outcomes of almost all Google search trend markets, including some obscure options. The trader's biggest win came from correctly predicting the "Yes" option that d4vd (a 20-year-old singer) would be the most searched person in 2025, turning a $10,647 bet into nearly $200,000. At the same time, he also made significant profits by betting on the "No" option for figures such as Bianca Censori, Pope Leo XIV, and Trump.

PANews, December 5—According to Cloudflare's status page, the DTW (Detroit) data center is scheduled for maintenance from 17:00 to 21:00 (Beijing Time) on December 5, 2025. During this period, traffic may be rerouted, which could cause minor network latency for end users in affected regions. Additionally, PNI/CNI customers should note that traffic may be switched to other locations, and network interfaces at this data center may be temporarily unavailable during the maintenance.

After the team completed the destruction of approximately 77.86 million tokens and launched the fourth phase of the buyback plan, Aster's price entered a Bollinger Bands narrowing pattern. As of press time, Aster was trading at $1.03, down 2.7% in the past 24 hours and down 5% over the past seven days, still 57% below the all-time high of $2.41 set in September. Daily trading volume fell 18.5% to $274.3 million, futures trading volume declined 19.27% to $805.5 million, and open interest dropped 3.4%, indicating the market is entering a period of narrow-range consolidation.

The Korean won stablecoin KRW1, issued by BDACS, has been launched on the Polygon network. It adopts a real-time bank-linked reserve proof mechanism and is aimed at payments, remittances, and institutional users. After confirming the stability and real-time nature of fiat-to-on-chain settlement during the proof-of-concept phase, this deployment has been officially launched to provide enterprises and users with a convenient digital payment tool. KRW1’s reserves are held by Korean commercial institutions, including Woori Bank, and real-time reserve proof is enabled through a direct API connection with the banks. The Polygon network, with its high throughput and low transaction fees, makes stablecoin operations more efficient, supporting payments, remittances, and enterprise systems.

Bitcoin has continued to face pressure during its month-long downtrend and has once again failed to break through a key trendline. The lack of clear bullish signals in the macro market keeps Bitcoin's short-term outlook uncertain. However, on-chain data shows that investors have begun to accelerate accumulation at lower price levels. According to Glassnode data, over the past week, more than 23,385 BTC (worth over $2.15 billion) have been withdrawn from exchanges, driving exchange reserves down to their lowest level since January 2021. Exchange outflows typically indicate an increase in long-term holding intentions and a reduction in selling pressure, which helps support a potential rebound.

According to the latest data from Santiment, social sentiment among XRP investors has dropped to its lowest point since October. Meanwhile, the price of XRP remains under pressure, recently falling to $1.92 and approaching this year's lows. While sentiment for Bitcoin is gradually returning to neutral, negative sentiment toward XRP is rapidly accumulating, making it a focal point in the market. Over the past two months, the price of XRP has dropped more than 30%, a year-over-year decrease of about 9%. Against the backdrop of a strong start to Q4 2025, XRP's trend has shifted from optimism to a deep correction. Previous sentiment peaks occurred on September 13, November 8, and November 30, during which XRP's price repeatedly touched the $2.45–$3.20 range and briefly entered the "greed zone." However, in the most recent downturn, social sentiment has shifted to intense panic, with the latest readings even lower than the panic level seen on November 21.

JPMorgan's latest analysis points out that although the US stablecoin market is expanding rapidly under the impetus of the GENIUS Act, its grand goal of "boosting demand for US short-term Treasuries" may fall far short of policymakers' expectations. Since the act was passed in July, the total supply of stablecoins has increased by over $50 billion, surpassing $300 billion in scale, but it is still far from the White House's previous target of $2-4 trillion by 2028–2030. JPMorgan's Head of US Short-Term Rate Strategy, Teresa Ho, stated that while stablecoins have strong growth momentum, it is "unrealistic" to expect them to grow to several trillion dollars within a few years. The bank expects that in the next few years, the stablecoin market size may reach about $700 billion, mainly limited by current laws prohibiting the issuance of interest-bearing stablecoins—a restriction that weakens the core driver of demand growth.

ChainCatcher news, the topic of comparing the valuations of Ethereum and Amazon is causing heated discussion on X. Santiago, founder of Inversion Capital, believes that Ethereum is overvalued. He stated that ETH's price-to-sales ratio (valuation of $380 billion, annual revenue of $1 billion) is much higher than Amazon's; even during the internet bubble, Amazon's price-to-sales ratio never exceeded 28 times. The price Ethereum holders pay for every $1 of revenue is about 146 times what Amazon investors paid back then. He believes Amazon is also a successful network. Whether it's a company or a network, its pricing depends on the economic benefits it generates (revenue and cash flow), and TVL, collateralized assets, or settlement volume are not revenue. Ethereum treasury company SharpLink, on the other hand, stated that traditional valuation models do not apply to Ethereum: Ama

According to Gate News Bot on December 5, citing CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, LUNA (Terra) is currently priced at $0.08, up 10.99% in 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.08 and a low of $0.07. The current market capitalization is approximately $573,000, an increase of $56,800 compared to yesterday. Recent important news about LUNA: 1️⃣ **Industry insiders review and warn about LUNA's historical events** Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon and CEO of the Polygon Foundation, recently shared his views on social media, mentioning the significant impact of LUNA in the history of the cryptocurrency market. He expressed hope that other projects in the current market will not repeat LUNA's mistakes, especially those involving Wall Street and retail investors.

On Thursday evening, global risk assets remained generally stable as traders awaited the release of a key inflation indicator—the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index—on Friday. This data will directly affect the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on December 10, and the market currently expects an 87% probability of a 25-basis-point rate cut. In US stock futures, Dow Jones and S&P 500 index futures were nearly flat, while Nasdaq futures rose 0.1%. The core PCE for September is expected to increase by 2.9% year-over-year, marking the 55th consecutive month above the Fed’s 2% target, which further increases uncertainty around the policy path.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $194.6 million on Thursday, marking the largest single-day outflow since November 20, intensifying short-term risk-off sentiment in the market. According to SoSoValue data, BlackRock's IBIT led the outflow list with a single-day outflow of $112.9 million; Fidelity's FBTC saw $54.2 million in outflows, while VanEck's HODL, Grayscale's GBTC, and Bitwise's BITB also continued their capital outflow trends. This outflow continued Wednesday's net outflow of $14.9 million, accompanied by a persistent decline in trading volume—total ETF turnover on Thursday fell to $3.1 billion, down significantly from $4.2 billion on Wednesday and $5.3 billion on Tuesday. This "weak volume and price" structure further reflects a rise in market wait-and-see sentiment.

BlockBeats News, December 5th—Farcaster founder Dan Romero announced that House, the first new project presale on the Clanker platform, sold out within 30 seconds. Screenshots show that the hard cap for this presale was only 20 ETH. However, the community has called this presale a “disaster.” The reason is that Clanker used an old version of the presale contract released earlier this year, allowing a whale to snipe the presale and acquire 16 ETH (80%) of the allocation. In addition, there was no limit on the participation amount per wallet, which also led to the allocation being dominated by a single party. In response, Dan Romero stated that the sniping address will only be able to claim tokens after 7 days, and promised that the next presale will use a permissioned process to ensure fairness. At the time of writing, H

Gate News Bot message, December 5th: According to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, TAIKO (Taiko) is trading at $0.24, up 19.92% in 24 hours, with a high of $0.24 and a low of $0.18. The current market cap is approximately $46.1 million, an increase of $7.66 million compared to yesterday. TAIKO ranks 469th in cryptocurrency market capitalization. Recent important news about TAIKO: 1️⃣ **Activation of pre-confirmation feature to improve transaction speed** Taiko recently activated the pre-confirmation feature to accelerate transaction speeds on its Layer 2 network. This technical upgrade is expected to significantly enhance user experience, improve the network's utility and competitiveness, and attract more developers and users. 2️⃣ **Completed $15 million financing**

PANews, December 5—According to PeckShieldAlert, the stablecoin project USPD has suffered a major security breach, resulting in a loss of approximately $1 million. USPD's official team confirmed that the protocol was exploited, with the attacker minting tokens without authorization and draining liquidity. The team has urgently warned users to immediately revoke all token approvals for the USPD contract. The USPD protocol has confirmed it was hit by a "CPIMP" attack. During the deployment phase, the attacker front-ran the initialization of the proxy via Multicall3, seized admin privileges, and disguised themselves as an audited implementation contract. The team stated that the issue was not a contract logic bug; the attacker concealed their access for several months before upgrading the proxy, minting about 98M USPD, and transferring around 232

Matrixport's latest report shows that the current crypto market is in a "position vacuum" state, with ETH and BTC positions falling to low levels. Analysts point out that the light position pattern may drive prices upward, and ETH futures open interest has increased significantly, but the market response remains conservative. The future performance of Ethereum needs to be observed.

金色财经报道，Cryptoquant分析师Axel Adler Jr发布市场分析表示，黄金价格维持在每盎司 4218 美元左右，市场正等待下周美联储联邦公开市场委员会（FOMC）会议前的关键美国经济数据。焦点集中在延迟发布的 9 月个人消费支出（PCE）报告 —— 这是美联储青睐的通胀指标。该报告定于今日发布，可能会为未来货币宽松政策的时点与节奏提供线索。

A federal district judge in New York has recently ruled that OpenAI must hand over approximately 20 million anonymized ChatGPT user logs to The New York Times and other plaintiffs, marking a significant development in the closely watched AI copyright lawsuit. The order rejects OpenAI's attempt to limit the scope of discovery and emphasizes that these logs are crucial for assessing whether ChatGPT has reproduced copyrighted content. The New York Times sued OpenAI in December 2023, alleging unauthorized use of news content to train its models, while OpenAI countersued in January this year, claiming the media outlet "did not tell the whole truth." This ruling further intensifies the conflict between the two parties over copyright, data governance, and the legality of AI training data.

Gate News Bot message, December 5th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, HEMI(Hemi) is currently priced at $0.02, up 12.70% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.02 and a low of $0.01. The current market capitalization is approximately $15.9 million, an increase of $1.79 million compared to yesterday. Hemi is a unified Bitcoin economic layer designed to activate regulatory-compliant Bitcoin yields without leaving custody. The platform combines Bitcoin's security with Ethereum-level programmability, allowing institutions to deploy native BTC for yield strategies while maintaining full control and compliance.

Recently, prediction market platforms have developed rapidly, with trading volumes on Kalshi and Polymarket reaching record highs. Kalshi completed a $1 billion financing round, reaching a valuation of $11 billion, and founder Lopes Lara became the world's youngest female billionaire. Kalshi has also established multiple partnerships with Solana, CNN, and CNBC, further expanding its business.

Argentinian cryptocurrency platform Lemon Cash recently confirmed that the names and email addresses of some users were leaked due to a hacker attack on external analytics service provider Mixpanel. The platform's system was not affected, and sensitive information remains secure. The company has alerted affected users to beware of phishing attacks, and OpenAI has also terminated its partnership with Mixpanel.

Odaily Planet Daily News: According to official sources, Gate has once again teamed up with the F1 Red Bull Racing Team to launch the fourth installment of the "IN THE MOMENT" digital collectible series. As the final chapter of the series, this issue will be available for free for a limited three-day period from December 5, 08:00 to December 7, 08:00 (UTC+8). During the event, two brand new NFTs will be released each day in limited quantities, on a first-come, first-served basis for global users. Building on the 3.2 million cumulative mints from the first three installments, users who collect all six collectibles from this issue will be eligible to participate in a site-wide lottery, and those who collect all 24 collectibles from all four issues will have a chance to win the ultimate grand prize. The fourth installment continues the series' digital art style, showcasing the Red Bull Racing Team's highlights from six iconic F1 race weekends in history. Additionally, to lower the participation threshold, the Gate platform will subsidize users who participate through its official channels during the event period.

PANews, December 5—According to Kamino's official announcement, PRIME, an RWA asset developed by Figure and HastraFi, has officially launched on the Solana ecosystem platform Kamino. PRIME is based on U.S. Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) loans and offers up to 8% annualized yield. Users can acquire PRIME by purchasing and staking wYLDS; both are yield-bearing tokens pegged to real-world assets. No lock-up is required, and earnings are automatically reflected in price changes.

JPMorgan analysts believe that Strategy's continued high Bitcoin holdings valuation above 1, as well as its strong cash reserves, will impact Bitcoin's short-term price trends and reduce the risk of sell-offs. At the same time, the mid-term target price for Bitcoin is expected to be around $170,000.

According to Jinse Finance, prediction market platform Kalshi added another well-known partner on Thursday, announcing an exclusive agreement with CNBC (the Consumer News and Business Channel), to integrate "real-time prediction data" into the media's news coverage across its television, digital, and subscription channels.

BlockBeats News, December 4, Mario Nawfal, founder and CEO of Dubai venture capital firm IBC Group, posted on social media, "When I talked to SBF about the collapse of FTX (the interview will be released soon), he shared an unexpected story with me. SBF's former cellmate was the former president of Honduras, Juan

Foresight News reports, citing Bloomberg, that Polymarket has been recruiting new employees for its internal market-making team, which may compete with clients on the company's exchange, despite similar functions having drawn criticism for its main competitors. According to people familiar with the matter, Polymarket has recently been in talks with traders, including sports bettors, about joining its new department. These individuals requested anonymity as the plans are internal. Kalshi already operates a similar department to what Polymarket is building, called Kalshi Trading, which bids on the exchange and in effect takes the opposite side of some customer trades. Kalshi executives say the department was established to create liquidity and improve the customer experience. However, critics argue that the company's market-making activities

UAE asset management company Mashreq Capital has launched the multi-asset investment mutual fund BITMAC in Dubai, covering equities, fixed income, gold, and Bitcoin, with a minimum investment of $100, aiming to provide retail investors with institutional-level investment opportunities.

BlockBeats News, December 4, according to The Block, BRN Research analysts stated that despite limited spot momentum, Bitcoin's fundamental structure is steadily improving. BRN Head of Research Timothy Misir pointed out that, according to data from CryptoQuant and Glassnode, exchange balances have dropped to about 1.8 million BTC, the lowest level since 2017. Bitcoin’s realized market capitalization (monthly growth) remains positive, indicating that even as the overall market trades within a consolidation range, new capital continues to flow into BTC. Misir stated: "The market opened steadily and strongly, accumulation buying continues, exchange supply is decreasing, and the price is stabilizing above the real market average. What is currently lacking is a breakthrough of 96,000

Jinse Finance reported that Meta Platforms (META.US) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to significantly reduce resource investment in building the metaverse, a strategy he once defined as the company’s future and which prompted the rebranding of Facebook. According to sources familiar with the matter, management has discussed cutting next year’s metaverse division budget by as much as 30%. This division covers virtual world product Meta Horizon Worlds and its Quest virtual reality business. If such a substantial reduction is implemented, layoffs could begin as early as January next year, though no final decision has been made yet. Sources said the proposed metaverse cuts are part of the company’s 2026 budget planning. They added that Zuckerberg has asked Meta executives to seek an overall 10% budget cut, a standard requirement in similar budget cycles over the past few years.

Digital Asset Holdings LLC has completed a $50 million financing round, with investors including BNY Mellon, Nasdaq, and S&P Global. The company is known for developing the Canton Network, which supports asset tokenization and financial transactions.

Odaily Planet Daily news: Blockchain company Digital Asset Holdings LLC, operating in the financial sector, has completed a new round of financing, raising $50 million. Investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY Mellon), Nasdaq Inc., S&P Global, and iCapital. This new funding round follows the company’s earlier $135 million fundraising completed earlier this year. The previous round was led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets, with market makers such as Citadel Securities, IMC, and Optiver participating. Digital Asset Holding

ChainCatcher news, DeFi Technologies Inc. announced that its subsidiary Valour has received approval from the Brazilian B3 Exchange to list four digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs), including Valour Bitcoin (BTCV), Valour Ethereum (ETHV), Valour XRP (XRPV), and Valour

BlockBeats News, December 4—Wolfe Research stated that now is a good time to buy cryptocurrencies on dips. The current crypto market is showing a clear divergence between bulls and bears, creating a potential buying opportunity. The firm still expects Bitcoin’s interim bottom to be around $75,000, even after Bitcoin rebounds and regains the $90,000 level. However, Wolfe also pointed out that Bitcoin ETF inflows remain weak and digital assets overall continue to be under widespread downward pressure. From a technical perspective, the crypto market has returned to a key long-term support area, which has served as a turning point for prices multiple times in the past. Momentum indicators are improving, and Bitcoin’s current rebound is seen as constructive. Wolfe believes the next major test is the 50-day moving average at $101,000.

The recent price of Bitcoin has dropped about 36% from its all-time high, but this fluctuation is considered a regular occurrence in its history. The current price is around $93,000, down 26% from the peak. Historical data shows that such corrections are usually followed by a rebound. Analysts point out that this volatility is consistent with the long-term trend and is related to recent forced liquidation events.

Korean digital asset custody company Bidex announced the expansion of the Korean won stablecoin "KRW1" based on the Polygon blockchain. KRW1 is backed by bank deposits in Korea and is planned to be issued on Circle's Ark platform, leveraging Polygon's high performance and low transaction fees.

PANews, December 4—According to Bloomberg, thanks to a record £9 million ($12 million) donation from crypto investor Christopher Harborne, the Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage received more donations in the third quarter than any other UK political party. This indicates that the business community and wealthy individuals are taking the party's lead in opinion polls seriously. From July to September, Reform UK received £10.3 million in donations, the ruling Labour Party led by Keir Starmer received £2.2 million, and the main opposition Conservative Party received £4.7 million. These figures do not include public funds provided by the government to opposition parties. Although quarterly political donation data tends to fluctuate significantly, the amount raised by Reform UK surpasses all other major parties in the UK, highlighting the party's growing prominence in the country's political landscape. Despite

PANews, December 4—According to Bloomberg, the EU executive body has announced plans to transfer more regulatory and enforcement powers to its market regulator, sparking debate over national regulators ceding authority to Brussels. The proposal released Thursday shows that the Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority will have new powers over significant clearinghouses, central securities depositories, and trading venues. Less than a year after the EU introduced a national regulatory regime for cryptocurrency companies, these companies and pan-European market operators will now fall under the authority of this agency. The centralization of most EU market regulatory powers requires approval from the European Parliament and the Council of Member States, with some member states strongly opposed. The core of the proposal is to strengthen the European Securities and Markets Authority's powers and resources, establishing a board of directors composed of five independent members with terms of up to five years. Preparation costs will be covered by the EU budget, while trading venues, central securities depositories, and crypto asset service providers will bear the rest.