Recent Developments in the Crypto Market and Regulatory Challenges

This week’s rollup kicks off our 5th year with exciting updates! We dive into our top 10 predictions for 2025, from AI-driven crypto market surges to ETH hitting $15K. DeFi faces new challenges with the IRS’s rule to KYC all “DeFi brokers” by 2027, while Ethereum’s “blobs” dominate as the top ETH burners. DEX volumes soared to record highs in December, and Do Kwon’s extradition to the U.S. moves forward. On a lighter note, Vitalik Buterin adopted a memecoin-inspired pygmy hippo! 🚀 Don’t miss our market updates and insights on what’s next for Ethereum this year.

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------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Welcome To 2025

04:42 MARKETS https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518 

05:55 ETF Flows https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1874342291114008989  https://x.com/nategeraci/status/1872415447276257654 

10:07 Movers Of The Week https://imgur.com/poIQakM  https://x.com/_kaitoai/status/1874830476189565343 

12:40 L2 Update https://imgur.com/EC5mjnT  https://imgur.com/BsK26dr  https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1873928354661085362 

15:57 Blobs Are Burning https://imgur.com/BsK26dr https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1873928354661085362 

17:13 Record DEX Volume https://defillama.com/dexs 

21:11 10 Predictions for 2025 https://x.com/pythianism/status/1869522809212543204  https://x.com/EffortCapital/status/1873192369891533193  https://www.coinbase.com/en-sg/institutional/research-insights/research/market-intelligence/2025-crypto-market-outlook  https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1870938936144761211  https://x.com/galaxyhq/status/1874843463293849712  https://x.com/stacy_muur/status/1871130706157486540?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA  https://x.com/shaughnessy119/status/1867675171487986086?s=46  https://x.com/cryptopunk7213/status/1874101935353041056?s=46  https://avc.xyz/what-will-happen-in-2025-1  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1874173947731992810 

38:28 New IRS KYC Rules https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2762  https://gordonlaw.com/learn/1099-da-revised-draft/  https://x.com/lex_node/status/1872649212804104254  https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/irs-broker-rule-proposal-puts-defi-in-tough-spot/  https://x.com/TheCryptoCPA/status/1872714549243023830  https://x.com/fund_defi/status/1872694713108545576  https://x.com/KMSmithDC/status/1872869271660818887  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1873029020478292346  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1873746395137773816 

47:30 Ethereum Expectations In 2025 https://tim.mirror.xyz/CuRtFjkujKBqVsdvCGvthiPIYaZyzNc5sWIaExw2UpE 

50:37 Microstrategy Accelerates https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1871333716511097151 

51:37 Do Kwon’s Extradition https://www.theblock.co/post/332477/montenegro-justice-minister-signs-do-kwons-extradition-to-us 

53:05 Vitalik Adopts Moo Deng https://x.com/KhaokheowZoo/status/1872151683700248587 

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