Musk publicly refers to Bitcoin as an energy currency

Samourai Bitcoin developer Keonne Rodriguez is about to report to prison and begin serving his sentence. （The Bitcoin Historian）

[Trader Peter Brandt Says the Passage of the U.S. Digital Asset Market Structure Bill Is Unlikely to Have a Significant Impact on Bitcoin Prices] Veteran trader Peter Brandt pointed out that although there are indications that the U.S. Digital Asset Market Structure Bill, the 'Clarity Act,' could be passed by Congress as early as January next year, the bill is unlikely to have a significant impact on Bitcoin prices. He emphasized that the bill would greatly clarify the regulatory framework for crypto assets, which is still an important step forward for the entire crypto industry. Ledn Chief Investment Officer John Glover similarly believes that the potential passage of the bill has already been priced in by the market.

[Netflix Announces Acquisition of Metaverse Identity Platform Ready Player Me] Netflix announced the acquisition of the metaverse identity platform Ready Player Me, backed by a16z. The specific acquisition amount and terms have not been disclosed. Ready Player Me will cease operations on January 31, 2026, and all team members will join Netflix. Ready Player Me had previously raised a total of approximately $72 million in funding, with investors including Roblox co-founder David Baszucki and Twitch co-founder Justin Kan.

[Arthur Hayes Views Fed's RMP as QE and Predicts Bitcoin to Peak in March Next Year Before Pullback] BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated in a post that the Federal Reserve's new Reserve Management Purchase program (RMP) is a new way to disguise money printing. Once the market realizes that RMP is essentially a quantitative easing policy, Bitcoin will quickly return to $124,000 and move toward $200,000. By March next year, market expectations for RMP driving up asset prices will peak, after which Bitcoin will decline and form a local bottom well above $124,000. Hayes also expressed his strongest optimism for the altcoin Ethena (ENA).

[$50 Million Address Poisoning Attack Proceeds Exchanged to ETH and Deposited into Tornado Cash] The scammer who profited $50 million USDT through the 'transaction history poisoning attack' began transferring assets within 30 minutes of receiving the funds. The scammer first exchanged $50 million USDT for DAI via MetaMask Swap, then converted all DAI into 16,690 ETH, and finally deposited all the funds into the mixing service Tornado Cash.