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[Crypto World] The Bitcoin mining market has been quite turbulent lately. An investment report recently downgraded the rating of a well-known mining company — although it still maintains a "Buy" stance, the target price was lowered from $24 to $20. The reason is straightforward: intense mining competition and sustained pressure on Bitcoin prices make life difficult for miners.
However, this company is a bit different. They recently shifted focus to the high-performance computing (HPC) sector, and this move has proven effective. The Q3 2025 financial report shows revenue of $50.6 million, a 6% quarter-over-quarter increase, with HPC leasing income reaching $7.2 million. Interestingly, although Bitcoin production decreased by 22% to only 377 coins, the adjusted EBITDA actually grew by 25%, reaching $18.1 million — indicating that the increased revenue has indeed offset the impact of the production decline.
In terms of financing, the company has secured over $4.2 billion in support, and

Lighter's founder introduced their anti-cheating measures, which use data science and clustering analysis to identify violating accounts and reallocate points. A dispute mechanism is also in place to handle false positives. The algorithm is not公开 to prevent cheating. The project's goal is to accumulate token value and avoid dual tokens or equity structures.

Recently, US economic data has shown significant improvement: the trade deficit decreased by 60%, GDP growth rate reached 4.3%, and inflation remained stable. This provides traders with a better market environment, which typically attracts more liquidity and creates opportunities in commodities and emerging assets. Continued observation of policy implementation effects is necessary.

LayerZero community's recent vote did not pass due to insufficient participation, failing to decide whether to activate the protocol fee mechanism. The next vote will be held in 6 months, and discussions will continue. If the fee mechanism is activated, the fees will be converted into ZRO tokens and burned, potentially increasing its scarcity.

In the past 4 hours, SOL has shown a significant increase, but trading volume has shrunk, indicating a weakening of the bullish forces. MACD remains positive, and KDJ is in the neutral zone, so the market awaits a clear direction. It is recommended to buy at 120.06 and 120.0, and watch for selling opportunities at 128.07 and 125.0. The overall fluctuation range is from 120.06 to 128.07.

In 2025, the prediction market will flourish with vibrant growth and hot funding on top platforms, but questions will arise regarding genuine demand and bubble risks. Platform expansion and collaboration intentions will be evident, but they will face regulatory pressure and trust crises. Whether they can become serious financial tools in the future remains uncertain.

On-chain security monitoring circles have discovered a classic but effective scam method. The scammer impersonates Trust Wallet vulnerability victims to hype and has changed usernames multiple times to increase suspicion. This scammer has been involved in several meme coin scams. Users should be cautious of similar "event marketing scams" and check account history when following victim stories.

Bitcoin faces a $23.7 billion annual delivery today. Historically, such deliveries often release market volatility after the event, leading to price increases. In previous years, market performance after delivery has varied, but generally shows a trend of significant upward movement post-delivery. Analysts are optimistic about Bitcoin's price breaking through $90,000 after this delivery.

Beefy Finance's governance token BIFI performed remarkably during the Christmas holiday, with a single-day increase of over 100%, reaching a peak of $400. Although there were no major announcements, the rise was mainly due to the extremely low circulating supply and capital inflows during the holiday period, making the price increase inevitable.

【Crypto World】Travel booking platform Trip.com has launched a stablecoin payment option, now allowing users to book hotels and purchase flights directly with USDT and USDC. This payment feature is powered by Singapore-licensed crypto payment provider Triple-A, supporting interactions across multiple blockchains including Ethereum, Tron, Polygon, Solana, Arbitrum One, and TON.
Interestingly, the user experience is quite user-friendly. When booking hotels with USDT, users only need to fill in their name and email to complete the order, without having to input a bunch of personal information. This is quite convenient for privacy-sensitive users. However, purchasing flights isn't as simple, as airline compliance requirements are stricter, and users still need to upload passport information and similar documents.
This case effectively illustrates the point—cryptocurrency payments are beginning to penetrate mainstream commercial scenarios, from payment infrastructure to actual

Renowned law firm Burwick Law announces plans to sue Believe and its founder Ben Pasternak due to a significant decline in the market value of the BELIEVE token. This case has once again raised concerns about risks in the crypto market, reminding investors to exercise caution.