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Sponsor: Uniswap Labs — Uniswap Labs launched a $15.5 million bug bounty to help secure V4.
⛏️ MARA’s Bitcoin Holdings Near $4 Billion with Latest Buy. MicroStrategy isn't the only corporate bitcoin buyer out there.
🐧 Magic Eden Launches ME Token. Claims go live for the NFT marketplace's native token.
⛽️ Fuel Labs Unveils FUEL Token to Power its Modular Execution Ecosystem. FUEL is on the way.
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MARKET VIBES
Volatility Spike
📸 Daily Market Snapshot: Markets whipsawed Tuesday, with many of December's biggest gainers surrendering last week's spikes, with TRON down over 35% from recent heights. This month's most epic spike still belongs to XRP, which is showing surprising resilience from last week's ecstasy but is still down over 7% week-over-week.
Prices as of 6pm ET
24hr
7d
Crypto $3.44T
↘ 0.2%
↘ 0.8%
BTC $97,043
↘ 0.3%
↗ 1.1%
ETH $3,646
↘ 1.9%
↗ 0.6%
VADER $0.024
↘ 15.2%
↘ 54.5%
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Decentralized science (DeSci) is a new way to do scientific research using blockchains to make research more open, clear, and accessible to all.
In the traditional system of science, called “TradSci,” central institutions manage research. Examples of these institutions include universities, government agencies, and private companies. While this system has led to great advancements, it also creates barriers to progress. These hurdles include high costs for research and publishing, limited access to knowledge, and slow collaboration.
DeSci, on the other hand, focuses on open science — a movement that believes all knowledge should be freely accessible. Using tools like decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), smart contracts, and tokens, DeSci helps scientists take charge of how research is funded, done, and shared. It supports global collaboration, encourages open-source data sharing, and removes gatekeepers who limit access to scientific discoveries.
In this system, researchers have more methods to fund their projects. They can publish their findings on open-access platforms and also tokenize their intellectual property to gain more support or additional revenue. Overall, the goal is to build a more inclusive and transparent world of scientific research.
Uniswap Labs is offering the largest bug bounty ever: $15.5M for critical bugs in Uniswap v4! Built with community contributions and rigorously audited, v4 will be one of the most audited codebases ever to be deployed onchain, and continues Uniswap’s commitment to security.
2024 marked a pivotal year in the crypto industry, driven by record-breaking performance, institutional adoption, and regulatory shifts. Bitwise’s Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan and Head of Research Ryan Rasmussen presented an insightful outlook for 2025, emphasizing the transformative trends that could shape the future of digital assets.
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