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▌OpenAI has talked about building a humanoid robot

In the past year, OpenAI has developed a renewed interest in robots: investing in startups developing robot hardware and software, such as Figure and Physical Intelligence, and relaunched an in-house robotics software team that had been disbanded four years ago. Now, OpenAI may take that interest to the next level. The company recently considered developing a humanoid robot, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. Don't get too excited, though: Any potential humanoid robots appear to be a lower priority for OpenAI than many of its other technologies and products, such as its acclaimed inference models and tools that help automate various software engineering projects, one of the people said. and agents analyzing tasks. Yet the fact that OpenAI is even considering developing humanoid robots underscores its growing ambitions to branch out into everything from search and web browsers to server chips and data center planning.

▌Data: Only 7 of the 25 listed mining companies achieved positive returns at the end of 2024

As of December 24, Bitcoin has risen 113% in 2024. According to data from the Hash Rate Index and Google Finance, the stock prices of most listed mining companies were in a downward trend at the end of 2024, with a decline of as much as 84%. Of the 25 listed miners in the index, only seven posted positive returns.

As of press time, Bitdeer (BTDR) is up 167%, Cipher (CIFR) is up 33%, Hut 8 (HUT) is up 91%, Iris Energy (IREN) is up 72%, Northern Data (NB2) Up 58%, Core Scientific (CORZQ) is up 327%, and TeraWulf (WULF) is up 169%.

On the other hand, Argo Blockchain (ARB) fell 84%, followed by Sphere 3D (ANY) down 69%, MARA Holdings (MARA) down 12%, Hive (HIVE) down 29%, Greenidge ( GREE) is down 74%, Bitfarms (BITF) is down 44%, and BitFufu (FUFU) is down 18% (just to name a few).

Overall, 2024 is a year for Bitcoin miners to adapt to change, as they deal with reduced rewards and increased costs, and seek new revenue streams to sustain operations.

Bitcoin miners’ cumulative revenue exceeds $71 billion. According to Blockchain.com, miners earned $42 million on December 22, compared with $42 million in April.Peaked at over $100 million.

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As of press time, according to Coingecko data:

BTC’s recent transaction price was US$98,534.17, with an intraday increase or decrease of +4.3%;

ETH’s recent price The transaction price was US$3,487.23, with an intraday increase or decrease of +2.3%;

BNB’s latest transaction price 696.82 US dollars, with an intraday increase or decrease of +0.9%;

SOL’s recent transaction price was 196.78 US dollars, with an intraday increase or decrease of +3.9%;

DOGE’s recent transaction price was 0.3359 yuan, with an intraday increase or decrease The increase or decrease was +4.2%;

XPR’s recent transaction price was $2.31, with an intraday increase or decrease of +2.8%.

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▌The tax regulation of cryptocurrency in the United States, Britain and Europe has been upgraded, and investors need to be wary of key tax rates and compliance requirements

The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union are strengthening tax regulation of cryptocurrency , have an important impact on investors. In the United States, cryptocurrencies are considered digital assets and are subject to capital gains tax on sales or transactions. The tax rate depends on the holding time and income level; miners and staking profits are subject to income tax, and transactions will need to report user data starting from 2025. In the UK, the sale or exchange of crypto assets is subject to capital gains tax, with a tax rate of up to 24%, and an exemption of £3,000 per year; mining income and crypto salary income are subject to income tax and insurance. In the EU, tax rates vary from country to country. For example, Germany has a tax exemption for holdings for more than one year, while Spain’s tax rate is as high as 28%; the MiCA regulations that will take effect in 2025 will unify some rules and strengthen tax transparency.

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Blockchain Application

▌Humanity Protocol: The testnet private key storage problem has been noticed and will be solved as soon as possible

Blockchain Identity The certification platform Humanity Protocol responded to Slow Mist founder Yu Xian on the

Previously, SlowMist founder Yu Xian posted on No actual harm has been caused”

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Cryptocurrency

▌Coinbase since November 5. CEO's COIN stock holdings increase in value by nearly $2 billion

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been selling company stock for weeks following the election of Donald Trump as president and the victory of pro-cryptocurrency lawmakers. A total of approximately US$437 million was cashed out. The stocks he sold rose from their pre-election valuations as optimism flooded the market following the election results.$129 million.

According to the latest SEC filings, Brian Armstrong still holds more than 10% of Coinbase shares, and the approximately 24 million shares in his trust fund are worth approximately $6.4 billion, an increase from November 5 Nearly $2 billion.

▌Murad: PEPE ranks first among all Meme communities in terms of number of users holding positions over 1,000 US dollars

Meme currency KOL Murad released a chart. The number of holders with positions exceeding US$1,000 can be used as a useful indicator of the belief of the Memecoin community. The more people there are, the more active the community is. Among them: PEPE has 77,145 users with positions exceeding US$1,000, ranking first among all meme communities, accounting for The total number of people in the PEPE community is 21.5%. WIF ranks second with 24,147 users holding positions over $1,000, followed closely by SPX6900, POPCAT and MOG.

▌Greeks.live: The liquidity of the crypto market weakens during the Christmas holiday, and Bitcoin’s $84,000 option pain point may be invalid

Greeks.live analyst Adam wrote that although the European and American markets enter the Christmas Markets were closed for the holidays, but the crypto market saw significant gains led by Bitcoin. Due to poor market liquidity between the Christmas holiday and year-end delivery, less motivation is needed for price fluctuations.

In terms of options, short-term implied volatility (IV) dropped from the previous day, market makers are nearing the end of their position transfer, and IV is expected to remain stable before the end of the year. Currently, the largest options pain point for Bitcoin is at US$84,000 and for Ethereum at US$3,000. These annual largest pain points may become ineffective as in previous years.

▌Data: The number of wallet addresses holding 10-1,000 BTC reached 150.13 million

Santiment posted on the X platform that “entering Christmas, Bitcoin and altcoins have recovered well. Bitcoin has rebounded to $99,000 Yuan highs, traders hope to get a $100,000 Christmas gift. The following is the number of BTC wallets by size:

0-0.1 BTC wallet: 50.17 million

0.1-10 BTC wallet: 4.31 million

< p>10-1,000 BTC wallets: 150.13 million

1,000+ BTC wallets: 2,050

Especially in the latter two groups, as long as their numbers rise and maintain continuous accumulation, the bull market It's very likely to continue, like As they have done throughout 2024"

▌Glassnode: Solana has maintained positive net capital inflows since early September 2023

Glassnode posted on the X platform: " We have observed that since Since early September 2023, Solana hasNet capital inflows have been positive, with only small outflows during this period. This continued influx of liquidity has helped spur Solana’s growth and price appreciation, reaching 7.76 per day A significant peak in new capital inflows of US$1 billion."

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Important economic dynamics

▌The probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in January next year is 91.4%

According to CME's "Fed Watch "The probability of the Fed keeping interest rates unchanged in January next year is 91.4%, and the probability of cutting interest rates by 25 basis points is 8.6%. The probability of keeping the current interest rates unchanged by March next year is 52.1%. The probability of a cumulative 25 basis point interest rate cut is 44.2%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point interest rate cut is 3.7%.

▌The onshore RMB rose 24 points against the US dollar from Monday night's closing price

The onshore RMB against the U.S. dollar (CNY) closed at 7.2946 yuan at 03:00 Beijing time, up 24 points from Monday night's closing price.

▌The U.S. dollar index rose 0.15 on December 24. %

The U.S. dollar index, which measures the U.S. dollar against six major currencies, rose 0.15% that day and closed at 108.200 in late foreign exchange trading. As of late trading in New York, 1 euro was worth $1.0394, down from $1.0412 on the previous trading day. ; 1 pound was worth 1.2532 U.S. dollars, down from 1.2535 U.S. dollars on the previous trading day, and 1 U.S. dollar was worth 157.32 yen, higher than the previous day. 157.10 yen on the trading day; 1 U.S. dollar was exchanged for 0.9006 Swiss francs, higher than 0.8985 Swiss francs on the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar was exchanged for 1.4367 Canadian dollars, lower than the previous trading day 1.4372 Canadian dollars; 1 US dollar exchanged for 11.0923 Swedish kronor, higher than the previous trading day's 11.0322 Swedish kronor

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Golden Encyclopedia

▌Ripple. What is Labs' RLUSD stablecoin?

RLUSD is a stablecoin developed by Ripple Labs, the organization behind the XRP cryptocurrency RLUSD, or Ripple Labs USD, aims to provide a stable currency. A digital currency used for trading and trading. As a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, 1 RLUSD is exchanged for 1 U.S. dollar. All maintain a 1:1 peg. These mortgage assets are either US dollar deposits or cash equivalents.

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