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This roundup covers key blockchain industry developments from December 9 to 13. Liquid staking protocols reached a total value locked (TVL) of $70.9 billion, with Lido leading the market. Circle plans to launch CCTP V2 in 2025 to improve cross-chain stablecoin transfers. Magic Eden launched its $ME token airdrop, generating strong market interest. Riot Platforms secured $525 million in financing and expanded its Bitcoin holdings. Grayscale launched new trust funds for Lido and Optimism, attracting investor attention to the Ethereum ecosystem. These developments demonstrate the blockchain industry's continued innovation and growth.

The declaration of martial law triggered a massive sell-off on local cryptocurrency exchanges. The sell-off totaled approximately $33.3 billion. Bitcoin's price dropped to $62.3K, and the local market briefly recorded the highest trading volume globally.

Ripple’s XRP continues its massive surge, with the tokens from projects in the XRP ecosystem seeing rapid growth. This article highlights some of the key projects within the XRP ecosystem.

This report rounds up the major developments in the blockchain industry from December 2nd to December 6th. XRP's market cap surged 380%, surpassing USDT to become the third-largest cryptocurrency, while WisdomTree filed an XRP ETF application, promoting financial product innovation. The Bitcoin community showed division over the CTV proposal, highlighting challenges in decentralized governance. Wormhole launched its W token staking program and plans to introduce multi-chain governance, while Tether minted 1 billion USDT, bringing the total circulation to 72.9 billion tokens. These developments demonstrate the continued potential of blockchain technology in finance and governance.

This week, Gate Research's selected airdrop projects include Nordom, Magic Eden, Sandwatch, Namada, and 4EVERLAND. Nordom is accumulating points for future token distribution; Magic Eden has announced the upcoming launch of the ME token airdrop qualification check; Sandwatch has introduced a blockchain-based creative reward program; Namada offers cross-chain privacy trading, with users able to claim mainnet airdrops; and 4EVERLAND will launch a Web3 cloud ecosystem airdrop. These projects offer users diverse early participation opportunities and potential value.

MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay launched two meme tokens named CONSENT on Base and Solana and wrote this report as a summary of the experiment.

The latest weekly hot project roundup from Gate Research highlights the key developments in the blockchain industry from November 25 to November 29. Avalanche launched the Avalanche9000 testnet and established a $40 million incentive program. Supra announced the launch of its mainnet and TGE on November 27. CBOE is set to introduce the first spot Bitcoin ETF index options on December 2, driving innovation in crypto financial products. TON released TON Teleport BTC, integrating Bitcoin with the TON ecosystem, while Pump.fun accounted for over 62% of DEX trading volume within the Solana ecosystem. These advancements highlight the immense potential of blockchain technology in public blockchains and financial innovation.