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The global anti-money laundering organization Financial Action Task Force (FATF) pointed out in its latest report that stablecoin peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers have become a key source of money laundering risk in the crypto ecosystem, especially when users trade directly through unmanaged wallets, making it more difficult to track and regulate related activities due to the lack of regulated intermediaries.FATF stated that stablecoins have now become the most commonly used virtual assets in illegal crypto transactions. According to Chainalysis data, approximately 84% of the $154 billion in illegal crypto transactions in 2025 involved stablecoins. The report recommends that jurisdictions require stablecoin issuers to have the technical capability to freeze, destroy, or blacklist assets involving suspicious addresses when necessary, and to embed compliance features such as allow-lists and deny-lists in smart contracts.FATF noted that compared to the highly volatile Bitcoin and Ethereum, stablecoins like Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) are increasingly being used by criminal networks for fund transfers and money laundering activities due to their price stability, high liquidity, and ease of cross-border transfer. Additionally, the report mentioned that North Korean hacker groups and entities linked to Iran are using stablecoins to launder proceeds from cybercrime and are converting funds into fiat currency through over-the-counter traders or peer-to-peer platforms.FATF calls for strengthened regulation of stablecoin issuers and encourages the broader adoption of blockchain analysis tools and anti-money laundering measures such as the "travel rule" within the crypto industry.

Zhao Changpeng posted on platform X in response to targeted FUD in the community, stating: "Last year, Western competitors bought media to blacken me quite a bit. This year, a major Chinese competitor is spending money to do (black) advertising against us. Other competitors in the Asia-Pacific region are competitive, but they are all relatively professional. The community is divided; how can the price of the coin rise? Focus on building."

According to foreign media reports, U.S. Treasury Secretary Besant stated on Wednesday that he is not concerned about the sell-off of U.S. bonds and linked the sell-off of U.S. bonds to the fluctuations in Japanese government bonds, stating that he has been in contact with his Japanese counterpart to ensure they will take measures to stabilize the market. Denmark's position in U.S. bonds is irrelevant, just like the country itself. He called on European allies to understand: Greenland needs to become part of the United States and hopes they will sit down and wait for President Trump to speak.According to the schedule released by the World Economic Forum, Trump will give a public speech in Davos at 21:30 Beijing time. However, Besant stated that President Trump would arrive in Davos about 3 hours late.

Vitalik Buterin stated that the current ZK-EVM has entered the alpha stage, demonstrating production-level performance, with the remaining major work focused on security; meanwhile, PeerDAS has officially launched on the Ethereum mainnet. Vitalik pointed out that this is not a gradual optimization, but rather a transformation of Ethereum into a new type of P2P network that simultaneously possesses decentralization, consensus mechanisms, and high bandwidth.He recalled that BitTorrent has high bandwidth but lacks consensus, while Bitcoin has consensus but is bandwidth-limited due to full replication; with the introduction of PeerDAS (data availability sampling) and ZK-EVM, Ethereum is expected to achieve decentralization, consensus, and high throughput simultaneously, solving the trilemma through "real code running on the mainnet." Among these, PeerDAS is already running on the mainnet, and ZK-EVM has reached production-level performance.Vitalik expects that starting in 2026, with the advancement of mechanisms like BAL and ePBS, the gas limit will gradually increase, and there will be practical opportunities to run ZK-EVM nodes; from 2026 to 2028, there will be gas repricing, state structure adjustments, and execution load entering blobs; by 2027 to 2030, ZK-EVM is expected to become the primary method for validating blocks on the network, further promoting an increase in the gas limit. Additionally, he mentioned the importance of distributed block construction, with the long-term goal of avoiding the complete construction of blocks in any single location and decentralizing block construction power through on-protocol or off-protocol means to reduce the risk of centralized intervention and enhance regional fairness.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson from Ohio stated that the value of Bitcoin lies in its being a "permissionless, peer-to-peer payment system" that allows individuals to have direct control over their funds, without third-party intervention, and enables rapid asset transfers.

Jupiter's Chief Operating Officer Kash Dhanda announced several product updates for Jupiter at the Solana Breakpoint conference:Jupiter Lend officially ends its public beta today and is fully open-sourced, with the code now available in the repository;Jupiter launched Jupiter Terminal, providing an on-chain trading experience, along with features like real-time wallet tracking;Jupiter will introduce the Jupiter Rewards Hub, establishing a $1 million reward pool to incentivize trading and referrals;Jupiter will release a developer platform, offering API documentation, real-time analytics, and debugging support;In addition, Jupiter announced the launch of the DeFi-focused stablecoin JUP USD, which will go live with trading and earning features next week; the Jupiter team has acquired RainFi and plans to jointly launch a peer-to-peer lending product, Jupiter Orderbook, in the first quarter of next year.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that he has previously complained about the Ethereum Foundation's lack of experience in the P2P network layer, focusing more on cryptoeconomics, BFT consensus, and the block layer, often taking the network layer for granted. However, the situation has changed, as demonstrated by the performance of PeerDAS.He mentioned that members of the foundation, such as @raulvk, have made "heroic contributions" in promoting the smooth operation of PeerDAS and in developing a roadmap for faster dissemination, stronger resistance, and parallel improvements in network privacy, and he looks forward to further progress.

Vitalik Buterin posted to celebrate the successful upgrade of Ethereum Fusaka, stating that the PeerDAS implementation in the Fusaka upgrade has achieved sharding and data availability sampling: this has been Ethereum's long-standing dream.While a secondary increase in transaction scale has been achieved on Layer 2 by increasing blob capacity—according to recent analysis, L2 fees may decrease by 40-60%—Layer 1 remains constrained until zero-knowledge EVM matures, while also requiring distributed block construction and sharded memory pools. This marks a critical evolution in blockchain scalability, filling a decade-long roadmap gap since Ethereum's sharding vision in 2015, with the next two years focused on optimizing the stability of PeerDAS and expanding to L1 gas limits for broader throughput.

According to Onchain Lens, a giant whale deposited 1.18 million USDC into the HypeerLiquid platform and opened a HYPE long position with 5x leverage, and is currently placing orders to further increase the position.Another wallet holds a HYPE long position with 6x leverage, which currently has an unrealized profit of 850,000 dollars.

According to official news, the peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading protocol Rift announced that it has secured $8 million in funding from Paradigm to promote native Bitcoin trading on Ethereum and other platforms.

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, checkout, identity verification, and payment platform Bolt has officially launched its integrated SuperApp. Bolt founder Ryan Breslow stated that this SuperApp integrates functions such as fiat currency, cryptocurrency, rewards, and shopping into a secure and intuitive platform, serving as a financial operating system for modern consumers. Research from PYMNTS shows that more than one-third of Americans are interested in using a single SuperApp to manage their finances.

ChainCatcher news, according to GoPlus analysis, the GAIN project was exploited by attackers due to a LayerZero Peer configuration error. The attackers initialized additional Peers on the ETH chain and minted TTTTT, bypassing cross-chain verification to anomalously issue 5 billion GAIN on the BSC chain.This incident is similar to the previous Yala attack, and the GAIN price has plummeted over 90%. Users are advised to temporarily cease interactions with this project to prevent losses.

ChainCatcher news, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey stated on the social platform that the various businesses under Block, Inc. hope for Bitcoin to become a peer-to-peer electronic cash and a daily currency, just as it was originally designed.

ChainCatcher news, according to RootData market data, Livepeer token (LPT) has increased by 81.45% in the last 24 hours, currently priced at $10.15.Previous report, Upbit has added LPT and POKT trading pairs in Korean Won.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, following the successful deployment of the Pectra upgrade, Ethereum core developers have shifted their focus to the next major upgrade "Fusaka," which is planned to go live by the end of 2025. It has been confirmed that a proposal involving PeerDAS will be included, aimed at reducing the operational costs of Layer 2 scaling solutions and validators.PeerDAS (Peer-to-Peer Data Availability Sampling) is a data availability sampling mechanism that allows nodes to verify availability without downloading the complete data, thereby improving network efficiency and reducing resource consumption. This mechanism is expected to further optimize Ethereum's scaling capabilities, enhancing the network's scalability and decentralization features.It is reported that the specific details of the Fusaka upgrade are still under discussion, but developers have reached a consensus on the introduction of PeerDAS.

ChainCatcher news, according to NFT Plazas, Peer Global Inc. has completed a new round of financing of $10.5 million, bringing its total investment to $65.5 million. This financing was led by the Tommy Mai family office and will be used to expand Peer’s development team, enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities, and improve its metaverse platform.It is reported that Peer is a technology platform that integrates artificial intelligence to create interactive digital environments. The company has launched 3D personal planets, allowing users to create and customize digital spaces for social interaction. Peer’s metaverse engine provides developers with the tools to build AI-generated digital environments. Peer’s monetization strategy includes the sale of virtual properties, allowing users to purchase and personalize digital spaces.

ChainCatcher news, the Algorand Foundation announced an investment in the decentralized peer-to-peer staking platform Valar, with the specific investment amount undisclosed.