Odaily Planet Daily reports that PLATO, a full-chain financial protocol with the vision of "connecting DeFi with the real economy," officially launched its governance token, PLATO, on December 9th. On-chain data shows the token's initial price was 0.002556 USDT, reaching a high of 0.019 USDT within 24 hours, a single-day increase of over 560%. The project's FDV is approaching $80 million. The protocol employs a dual-token mechanism: The governance token, PLATO, is used for community governance, node rewards, and revenue distribution, and is repurchased and burned through platform fees and RWA spreads to strengthen its value. The revenue rights token, IHP, is backed by the revenue from real assets such as hydropower stations, aiming to provide a stable cash flow for the ecosystem and reduce the risk of "air coins" (cryptocurrencies with no real value). Currently, the first phase of the Kyrgyzstan hydropower station, to which IHP is linked, is operational. Subsequent on-chain financing will be used for expansion phases two through five, continuously injecting real-world revenue into the protocol.

According to Whale Alert, a dormant Ethereum pre-mine address that had been dormant for 10.4 years has just been activated, containing 2,000 ETH, worth $5,935,398, compared to $620 in 2015.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Bradley Duke, Managing Director of Bitwise, stated in an article on the X platform, "Despite gold's strong price performance in 2025, inflows into Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs) have already surpassed those into gold ETPs in 2025."

According to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on the 19th, the global artificial intelligence (AI) market is projected to reach $4.8 trillion by 2033, significantly increasing its share among cutting-edge technologies and becoming the most dominant key technology area. In contrast, the market share of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, electric vehicles, and solar photovoltaics has seen relatively limited changes. The report also warns that the rapid development of AI is concentrated in a few major economies and large enterprises, potentially exacerbating the development imbalance between countries and businesses. It calls for broader sharing of the benefits of AI development through strategic investment and more inclusive global governance mechanisms. (CCTV)

According to Arkham's monitoring, a whale has transferred over 4 million CRV tokens to Binance today. This whale accumulated 5 million CRV tokens a year ago at an average price of $0.26, worth approximately $1.3 million at the time. Just one month after purchasing these tokens, CRV rose to a high of $1.30, at which point his holdings were worth $6.5 million, resulting in a profit of over $5.2 million. However, he did not choose to sell. Currently, the price of CRV is around $0.34, and selling would only yield a profit of approximately $400,000.

According to Bubblemaps analysis, since its launch in November 2024, 40% of the initial tokens for the AI token $AVA have been concentrated in 23 wallets associated with deployers. These wallets deposited funds from Bitget and Binance before launch, with no transaction history, and the distribution of these funds in terms of both quantity and time is highly consistent, suggesting a possible pre-emptive rush to acquire tokens. $AVA is launched by HoloworldAI, backed by Polychain, and its FDV reached $300 million in early 2025.

According to Huoxun Finance on December 19, market news indicates that EU governments have reached an agreement on their positions regarding the digital euro.

According to Huoxun Finance, on December 19, spot silver surged by more than $1 during the day, currently trading at $66.47 per ounce, a gain of 1.56%.

According to Huoxun Finance on December 19, on-chain data shows that Vitalik Buterin's nominal address vitalik.eth just sold 29,500 KNC (approximately $6,000) and 30.5 million STRAYDOG, in exchange for a total of 15,916 USDC.

According to Huoxun Finance, on December 19, US stocks continued their upward trend, with the Nasdaq 100 index rising by 1%.

Goldman Sachs predicts global economic growth of 2.8% in 2026, following data showing a weaker-than-expected rise in the US consumer confidence index in December, which remained subdued due to persistent affordability concerns. According to a report released Friday, the University of Michigan's final consumer confidence index rose 1.9 points to 52.9 in December, compared to economists' median forecast of 53.5. "Despite some signs of improvement at the end of the year, consumer confidence remains nearly 30% lower than in December 2024, as economic conditions remain a top concern for consumers," said Joanne Hsu, head of the survey. The final current conditions index fell to a record low of 50.4, while the expectations index rose to a four-month high. Consumers' views on the current situation regarding big-ticket purchases deteriorated to a record low. (Jinshi)

According to data from Coinglass, as reported by Odaily Planet Daily, approximately $61.77 million in positions were liquidated across the entire network in the past hour. This included $57.15 million in short positions and $4.62 million in long positions. In addition, $27 million in ETH positions were liquidated and $26.26 million in BTC positions were liquidated.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, OKX market data shows that ETH has broken through 3000 USDT, currently trading at 3000.96 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 2.24%. (This news item was generated with AI assistance.)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, OKX market data shows that BTC has broken through 89,000 USDT and is currently trading at 89,003.8 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 1.12%. (This news item was generated with AI assistance.)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the Federal Reserve has announced a public consultation on "payment accounts." Eligible financial institutions could use these accounts for limited payment clearing and settlement. Unlike primary accounts, payment accounts do not pay interest, cannot access Federal Reserve credit, and are subject to balance limits. Primary accounts are currently used by financial institutions to obtain payment services from the Federal Reserve. The consultation aims to promote innovation in payment accounts while ensuring the security of the payment system.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Cango, a US-listed Bitcoin mining company, announced on the X platform that it mined 125.8 BTC this week, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 7,290.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that the trajectory of crypto ETFs is "extremely optimistic," with some large brokerages entering the market, and 2026 is expected to be a record year for crypto ETF inflows. Furthermore, the recent crypto market downturn is mainly due to two factors: "investors selling out in anticipation of the upcoming four-year cycle" and the "10/11 market crash." Once these negative factors dissipate, the market will rebound. As tokenization and institutional adoption become the main drivers of price, the cryptocurrency market will gradually mature according to its own fundamentals. (Decrypt)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, QwQiao, co-founder of Alliance DAO, stated that the overall market capitalization of the crypto market, excluding Bitcoin, is likely to be relatively flat over the next decade. However, a few tokens may still achieve long-term compound growth of approximately 20% annualized, similar to Amazon's rise after the dot-com bubble burst. He believes that these potential projects are currently concentrated in the DeFi sector and mainly possess the following characteristics: First, the core leadership team maintains a high level of commitment, rather than becoming less motivated due to wealth accumulation; second, they have established a solid and sustainable market dominance in their existing businesses; and third, they are actively expanding their support for traditional financial assets (TradFi), which is expected to become an important source of future compound growth. QwQiao stated that he has begun to review and continuously track relevant projects and will patiently observe market changes, not ruling out the possibility of attractive investment opportunities emerging within the next 12 months.