Choi Joon-Hyuk, CEO of Alpha Asset Management and husband of Korean star Jun Ji Hyun, faces massive losses on 35 billion KRW ($26M) Wemade investments. After purchasing shares in October 2023 and January 2024 betting on blockchain gaming, Wemade's WEMIX was delisted from Upbit and Bithumb, triggering a 25%+ stock collapse.

The article discusses the relationship between investors' pursuit of excess returns (Alpha) and market performance (Beta), pointing out that although having Alpha can theoretically lead to better returns, in practice, market performance is often more critical. Historical data shows that market performance during different investment periods can significantly impact investment returns. Therefore, investors are advised to focus on controllable factors such as career development and personal health, rather than solely pursuing excess returns.

Entering 2026, the public chain star Sui (SUI) has performed exceptionally well. As of mid-January, SUI's monthly price increase exceeded 38%, reaching a high of $1.99, marking a nearly two-month high, with its single-day trading volume surging to $1.7 billion. Behind this strong performance is the market's recognition of its successful absorption of $65.1 million in monthly token unlocks, as well as positive expectations for institutions like Bitwise and Canary Capital submitting spot ETF applications. What is even more noteworthy is that its core development team, Mysten Labs, recently published an academic paper on blockchain privacy technology, sparking endless speculation in the market about the potential integration of native privacy features in Sui. Analysts have set their mid-term target price between $2.8 and $3.5.

Solflare has launched an alpha version of Solflare AI, an in-wallet assistant designed to simplify DeFi workflows using natural language. It allows users to execute actions, manage portfolios, and analyze market sentiment while maintaining user control over transactions.

Alpha Lions Academy founder Edoardo Farina believes that investing $1,000 in XRP today could be worth over $50,000 down the road With XRP currently around $2, he sees a unique opportunity for investors to secure a 50x return if the token hits his long-term target of $100 or more. Notably, Farina

PeerDAS brings live data availability sampling to Ethereum, supporting higher throughput without sacrificing decentralization. ZK-EVMs reached alpha production performance, setting the path toward ZK-based block validation from 2027 onward. Erasure coding and sampling let light clients ve

On December 31, 2025, the cryptocurrency market will迎来 year-end climax. Despite fluctuations in global stock markets, the coin-stock linkage effect becomes evident: the overall price of crypto assets rises by over 2%, thanks to ETF capital inflows and the altcoin boom, with mainstream coins like Bitcoin leading the rally. Meanwhile, token unlock events occur frequently, posing potential supply pressures; on the regulatory front, many countries are推进 crypto integration into traditional financial frameworks. This article summarizes today's key developments, including Binance Alpha airdrop launching soon, major unlock information, and trends in coin-stock interactions. 1. Binance Alpha Airdrop Coming Soon: First Come, First Served Opportunity Binance will officially start the Alpha airdrop distribution at 15:00 today. Users need to hold at least 240 Binance Alpha points to participate. The event operates on a first-come, first-served basis until the airdrop pool is exhausted or the event ends. Specific details about the airdropped tokens will be announced through Binance

This article documents an exclusive interview with Binance co-founder He Yi. She remains calm about the title of Co-CEO in the conversation, emphasizing that she values the role of "Chief Customer Officer" and a user-oriented spirit more. In the face of market controversy, she upholds the belief of "doing good deeds without asking about the future," dedicated to building a self-driven team and promoting the long-term development of the industry. (Background: After He Yi became Co-CEO of Binance, she responded to 34 highly condensed questions) (Additional context: Meme $DOYR 's market cap surpassed $15 million, caused by He Yi's typo) Table of Contents About CEO titles and responsibilities About Chief Customer Officer and being on the front lines About succession and organizational culture About self-motivation and personality About Binance's development stages About controversies and emotional management About BSC (BNB Chain) and competition with public chains

Gate Research Institute Daily Report: On December 29, under the combined effects of the Christmas holiday and the low liquidity environment before and after New Year's Day, the crypto market continued its structural recovery trend. BTC rebounded above $88,000, while ETH hovered around the $3,000 mark, with market sentiment remaining cautious. In terms of daily hot topics, TOKEN, TAKE, and RIVER showed active performance driven by speculation, staking incentives, and product mechanisms. On the Alpha side, Polymarket Builders' weekly trading volume surpassed $50 million, reaching a new high, Uniswap completed the historic burn of 100 million UNI tokens and advanced the fee rebate mechanism, and Solana co-founder Toly expressed optimism with a prediction that the stablecoin market cap will surpass one trillion dollars.

Binance Alpha became a prominent venue in 2025 by launching 221 tokens, with significant airdrop returns averaging $1,076 per user. The integration of Alpha 2.0 transformed user participation in Web3, despite market caution reflected in the Fear and Greed Index.

Hyperliquid continues to develop without relying on grand narratives or marketing slogans. Rather than promoting vague promises of mass DeFi adoption, the platform is introducing two concrete features in pre-alpha: portfolio margin and BLP Earn vaults. Together, they point to a deliberate effort to

I'll be more direct. Binance is the best entry point for project teams to exit liquidity after issuing tokens, no doubt about it. $MON 's initial launch caused Coinbase to plummet, which should have completely dispelled other project teams' ideas of bypassing Binance. When the market consensus is that BNB Chain projects will receive priority in launching Alpha, BNB Chain projects will naturally form scale. There's no way around it; liquidity is the absolute lifeline of assets, and Binance is the liquidity center, which also determines and controls the "fate" of the majority of projects. Next, there might only be one area to watch—edge innovation. Edge innovation is not about replacing Kodak with a better Kodak, but about replacing it with a mobile phone. From "Qiqin Jinchu" to the US and Japan, they all originated from fringe cultural groups and continuously absorbed external cultural innovations. Large companies encountering this kind of potential "edge innovation"

Written by: Wu Says Blockchain What are the top concerns of crypto users in 2025? We conducted a user survey using AI large models, asking different large models the same question: "What are the three most frequently asked questions about cryptocurrency by users in the year 2025?" In order to minimize the homogenized answers resulting from online retrieval across different models, and considering that large models typically cannot and are not allowed to perform verifiable statistics and disclosures on their training data, we included a supplementary sentence in the questions: "Please do not perform real-time searches, nor cite specific articles, but answer based on your understanding of long-term discussion patterns." ChatGPT 1. How far can this bull market go? Is Bitcoin already nearing its peak? 2. Is there still real Alpha in this round of the market, and what can ordinary users rely on?

Written by: Eric, Foresight News On the evening of December 22, Beijing time, LazAI, an AI data and application layer incubated by Metis, announced the official launch of its Alpha mainnet. The last time Metis left a deep impression on me was when it took the lead in launching a decentralized sequencer. As many L2s have turned towards a transaction-centric direction in recent years, why has Metis chosen AI with unwavering confidence? With questions in mind, we had a chat with Metis. Focusing on "data", Metis's unique approach The Metis team indicated to the author that the launch of LazAI was not a hasty decision in response to the AI craze. As early as the beginning of this year, Metis had established a strategic focus on AI, and LazAI has been in development for nearly a year.

crypto market panorama BTC (-0.73% | Current Price 88,500 USDT): Currently, Bitcoin is still in a stage of fluctuating rebound. The 4-hour chart shows that BTC began a mild rebound after stabilizing around 84,000 USD, but after briefly breaking through the 90,000 USD mark on Monday, it fell back again. The MACD green bars continue to converge and form a death cross around 88,000 USD, indicating that buying momentum is still insufficient. From the daily structure, Bitcoin has not effectively broken away from the bottom range formed since late November, and is currently still operating within the stabilization range of 84,000–94,000 USD, mainly focusing on fluctuating repair. ETH (-0.84% | Current Price 2,994 USDT): In the past 24 hours, the price of Ethereum has oscillated around the $3,000 threshold, with low trading volume.

The Solana ecosystem star protocol RateX officially announced its native Token RTX's economic model on December 19. According to the official documentation, the total supply of RTX is 100 million, with 44.18% allocated to the ecosystem and community, the team and investors each accounting for 20%, and 15.82% designated for the treasury. On the same day, Binance Alpha platform launched RTX, allowing eligible users to receive an Airdrop. This move marks the official start of a new phase of tokenization for this DeFi protocol, which has raised over 10 million dollars and focuses on leveraged yield trading, aiming to further incentivize the ecosystem and capture its value as a key interest rate infrastructure on Solana.

AgentLISA ($LISA) is a no-code platform launched on Alpha in late 2025, designed to democratize AI agent creation and make "one-click" on-chain AI companions or trading assistants accessible to non-technical users.

The Web3 AI security track receives a major announcement. The world's first AI agent security operating system AgentLISA recently announced the completion of a $12 million funding round and plans to launch its token LISA on platforms such as Binance Alpha on December 18. The project aims to leverage its proprietary TrustLLM large model to revolutionize the industry pain points of high costs and long cycles in smart contract auditing, reducing audit times from several weeks to just a few minutes. This token generation event (TGE) and launch mark a high level of recognition from capital and the market for the "AI + blockchain security" integrated track, which is expected to build a new security foundation for decentralized applications.

Bitfinex launches and implements a zero trading fee mechanism. This bold decision covers both Makers and Takers, with all trading fees reduced to zero, applicable to the vast majority of products on the platform, without any additional conditions or trading volume thresholds. All eligible users can enjoy this immediately. (Background: Bitfinex Alpha 183 » BTC bottoming signal emerges) (Additional context: Bitfinex Alpha 182 » Bitcoin has fallen over 30% from its high, and the price bottom remains uncertain) The veteran Crypto exchange Bitfinex officially announced on December 17, 2025, the immediate launch and implementation of a zero trading fee mechanism. This bold decision covers both Makers and Takers, with all trading fees reduced to zero, applicable

Perp DEX Aggregator VOOI is about to take a key step in its ecosystem development. According to the project team’s announcement, the airdrop of its token VOOI will officially open at 8:00 PM Beijing time on December 18, and will be available for 30 days. Meanwhile, Binance Alpha also announced that VOOI will go live on December 18, and users who meet the points criteria can participate in the airdrop. This series of actions marks the transition of this decentralized trading platform, which focuses on “chain abstraction” and “CEX-like experience” and has accumulated over $8.5 billion in trading volume, from the product stage to a comprehensive community and market operation phase.

The meme coin market cap plummeted from a peak of approximately $150 billion in December 2024 to less than $42 billion by the end of 2025. The forecast market monthly trading volume increased from less than $100 million at the beginning of 2024 to over $13 billion, a 130-fold growth. Kalshi cryptocurrency executive John Wang described the prediction market as "the meme coin of 2023," both attracting traders seeking asymmetric opportunities.

Privacy Data Verification Protocol zkPass officially announces that its native token ZKP will be launched on the Binance Alpha platform on December 19, with airdrops for eligible users, marking the project's transition from technical development to market ecosystem construction. The core of zkPass lies in its innovative zkTLS technology, which allows users to verify authentic information from any HTTPS website without exposing raw data, aiming to bridge the data gap between Web2 and Web3. Prior to this launch, the project has completed $17 million in funding and received support from top investors including Binance Labs and Animoca Brands. Its technological approach is considered highly strategic in the current environment where compliance requirements are increasing and data value is becoming more prominent.

Binance has officially announced a detailed notice regarding the listing process and framework across multiple markets, including Binance Alpha, derivatives, and spot markets. This exchange reaffirms its commitment to transparency and fairness by emphasizing that all projects wishing to be listed must submit their applications.

In December 2025, the modular AI agent infrastructure project Theoriq reached a key milestone: its mainnet officially launched, marking the activation of the first complete tech stack built for AI-native finance. At the same time, its native token THQ has been confirmed to be listed on the two major mainstream exchanges Binance Alpha and Coinbase. Previously, Theoriq had secured over $10 million in funding led by Hack VC, and its early product AlphaVault's total locked value exceeded $21 million within four days of launch, demonstrating strong market demand for on-chain AI agent-managed funds.

Summary Alpha Mining: BTC sharply retreated after surging above $94,000, forming a lower high consolidation structure on the 4-hour chart, with the $90,000–$91,000 range shifting from support to resistance. ETH pulled back from around $3,400 but remains oscillating above $3,000. M surged over 46.63% last week, becoming the standout token; MERL and ZEC also gained 28.35% and 18.99% respectively, reversing the trend in the short term. On-chain Funds: Hyperliquid led with approximately $190 million in net inflows, reflecting a market consensus on on-chain perpetual contracts, high-frequency trading, and high capital efficiency infrastructure. The actual performance of the Stablecoin public chain Stable after its mainnet launch has been noticeably weaker than narrative expectations. In existing

Focused on IP copyright real-world assets (RWA), the Web3 platform BeatSwap recently announced that its native token BTX will be listed on Gate.io on December 11, and will simultaneously become the first project in Binance's Alpha sector. BeatSwap aims to build a full-stack IP economic infrastructure covering creation, rights confirmation, social interaction, and trading. Through patent-level risk management algorithms, it transforms intellectual property such as music into tradable on-chain assets. Its unique "Authorization Mining" (L2E) model has gained prominence in the BNB Chain ecosystem, with over 420,000 users and more than 6.4 million transactions, injecting fresh vitality from cultural consumption into the dull RWA sector.

Global renowned Web3 music and entertainment ecosystem RaveDAO officially launches its ecosystem governance and utility token \$RAVE, marking the completion of the key "from offline to on-chain" loop for this cultural community originating from offline global rave parties. The token release is accompanied by a meticulous airdrop plan aimed at rewarding early community members. Additionally, $RAVE has confirmed that it will go live on the Binance Alpha platform on December 12. The project aims to build a decentralized cultural economy network coordinated by tokens, covering event hosting, IP licensing, fan interaction, and community governance.

ZK hardware acceleration company Cysic has been making frequent moves recently, and its native token CYS has confirmed that it will be launched on the Binance Alpha platform on December 11, while airdrop inquiries for eligible users have also been opened. Previously, Cysic completed a $12 million Pre-A round in May 2024, aiming to disrupt the zero-knowledge proof (ZK) generation market. Its core vision, ComputeFi, aims to transform computing resources such as GPUs and ASIC miners into programmable and verifiable liquid assets to build a decentralized general-purpose computing market, which may become another key piece of the puzzle for Web3 infrastructure after DeFi and decentralized storage.

Talus Network, an AI agent network dedicated to building a "blockchain brain", recently officially announced the complete economic model of its native token US. The token's total supply is fixed at 10 billion, designed with zero inflation and deflation mechanisms at its core, aiming to deeply bind the token's value to the use of real AI agents on the network. At the same time, the Talus testnet has attracted more than 35,000 users and completed more than $10 million in financing. On December 11, Binance Alpha announced that it will launch US tokens for the first time. This series of developments marks that this ambitious project aimed at realizing "full-chain AI" has officially entered a critical stage of market validation and ecological launch.

Charles Hoskinson highlighted the emerging potential of Midnight (NIGHT) in a cryptic welcome post, referencing a scene from Prometheus. With listings in Binance Alpha and other exchanges, this Cardano-native token is poised for significant exposure and industry recognition.

According to Mars Finance, data from Alpha Arena shows that 7 models are currently profitable in the new season of the nof1 trading competition. They are: MYSTERY-MODEL - 3: SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (46.48%), DEEPSEEK-CHAT-V3.1 - 2: MONK MODE (24.7%), GPT-5.1 - 4: MAX LEVERAGE (19.69%), MYSTERY-MODEL - 1: NEW BASELINE (16.7%), MYSTERY-MODEL - 4: MAX LEVERAGE (6.21%), GEMINI-3-PRO - 2: MONK MODE (2.52%), and MYSTER

Web3 gaming infrastructure Power Protocol is rapidly emerging as one of the most notable new stars in the GameFi sector, thanks to its unique "protocol layer" positioning and strong capital backing. The project aims to connect fragmented gaming ecosystems through a unified tokenomics model. Its developer, Pixion Games, has raised approximately $20 million in total funding and is supported by top venture capital firms and industry giants such as Delphi Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Sky Mavis. Currently, the project has entered an intensive token distribution warm-up phase. Users can participate through multiple channels, including the Binance Alpha platform, flagship game "Fableborne" beta testing, and community tasks. With clearly defined potential airdrop opportunities, it stands out as one of the most promising GameFi projects for interaction in the near term.

According to TechFlow, on December 3, PRNewswire reported that UAE digital asset investment management company Further Asset Management and global digital asset investment solutions pioneer 3iQ Corp. announced the joint launch of the Further x 3iQ Alpha Digital Fund, a market-neutral multi-strategy hedge fund that provides risk-managed digital asset exposure, including specialized

Further x 3iQ Alpha Digital Fund is a multi-strategy vehicle providing institutionally risk-managed exposure to digital assets, including a Bitcoin share class Seeded with $100 million, the Fund enables institutional investors, family offices, and sovereign wealth funds to capture alpha in the

Kevin O’Leary says the noise across digital assets today boils down to one blunt truth: bitcoin and ethereum are the only alpha left standing. ‘All You Need Is BTC and ETH,’ Mr. Wonderful Says Kevin O’Leary is not mincing words about crypto’s current mood. The entrepreneur and television

Author: Frank, PANews Recently, amidst the overall silence in the market, the niche project Rayls officially launched its TGE on December 1st. This project, which had almost no prior attention, received support from two major overseas exchanges known for their strict compliance and risk control, Coinbase and Kraken, at the initial phase. It also simultaneously launched on multiple exchanges including Binance Alpha, Gate, and Bitget. This inevitably causes the market to cast curious glances at Rayls. What kind of background and resources can attract the favor of a compliant exchange? This project, which attempts to bridge the "permissioned chain" and "public chain," holding the ticket for the Brazilian Central Bank's DREX pilot program, has it opened a new era for RWA, or is it just "new wine in an old bottle"? Brazil's central bank endorsement attracts Tether investment in Latin American resources. Rayls

I was stunned, and upon closer inspection, this is a question worth 2,000 U. Let's answer it with some trepidation: 1) x402 is essentially a protocol standard similar to HTTP. We cannot buy coins for HTTP, but companies built on HTTP like Google, Amazon, and Facebook have created a prosperous era for the internet. The standard itself is not valuable, but the ecosystem infrastructure and application layer built around the standard will capture value beyond our imagination. This point undoubtedly applies to the future potential value of the x402 track. 2) In the web2 era under HTTP, we all witnessed that the beneficiaries were the giants who controlled the traffic entry and data. In contrast, x402 is just the beginning. Obviously, PING has already achieved a wave of success thanks to the narrative-creating MEME effect, but the short-term effect of MEME cannot last too long. The x402 track upstream and downstream

Bitso – the crypto exchange with the largest user base in the region – plans to unveil a multi-platform Perps Aggregator and launch Bitso Onchain token in early 2026. Bitso has had over 12% growth in its user base in Latin America to reach 9 million retail customers. The Bitso Alpha recorded an e

According to Mars Finance, Rayls announced on the X platform that its Token RLS Airdrop claim is now live. Previous news stated that RLS has been listed on Binance Alpha and Coinbase.

Binance Alpha will launch the first RAYLS (RLS) trading on December 1, 2025. Users holding at least 242 Binance Alpha points can claim 800 RLS Airdrop, and claiming requires consuming 15 points. If not confirmed in time, it will be regarded as a waiver.

According to Mars Finance, Binance will hold a LAB trading competition from November 29, 2025, 00:00 to December 13, 2025, 00:00. During the event, users who trade LAB (LAB) through the Binance Wallet (without Private Key) or Binance Alpha can share 5,395,000 LAB Token rewards, with the top 8,300 users splitting the rewards, and each user can receive 650 LAB.

According to Mars Finance, on November 28, Binance Alpha opened the Airdrop claim for Vision (VSN). Users with at least 252 Alpha points can claim 400 VSN Token Airdrop on a first-come, first-served basis. If the rewards pool is not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically drop by 5 points every 5 minutes. Claiming the Airdrop will consume 15 Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours, otherwise, it will be considered a forfeiture of the claim.

Source: Generating Alpha Podcast Compiled by: Jiahua, Chaincatcher Who is Jeff Yass? This week on "Generating Alpha," we have a unique guest - Jeff Yass, the founder of one of the world's most successful trading firms, Susquehanna International Group (SIG). Jeff is a legendary figure in the financial world who applies the principles of poker, probability, and decision theory to the markets. Over the past forty years, he has quietly built a global trading giant, operating behind the scenes on Wall Street, trading everything from options to cryptocurrencies, all based on mathematical precision and rational thinking. He is also one of the most influential yet mysterious and low-profile figures in modern finance.

According to Mars Finance news, on November 27, it was reported on the official website that Binance Alpha has launched Vision (VSN).

Binance Alpha will list SUPERFORTUNE (GUA) on November 27, 2025, as a predictive asset in a Web3 setting. The project combines Chinese metaphysics and AI with an airdrop campaign for early adopters. Analysts see its listing as a step towards broader exchange adoption in the growing AI-themed token market.

Bitcoin has recently dropped significantly, declining for four consecutive weeks, with prices falling nearly 36% from historical highs. The market still lacks obvious signs of bottoming out, and the rapid selling by short-term holders has exacerbated losses. In addition, affected by the slowdown of the U.S. economy, the crypto market is also facing structural changes, with increased uncertainty in regulation and market sentiment.

According to Mars Finance news on November 27, the official announcement states that Binance Alpha 2.0 has completed the contract swap for Alt . town (TOWN). The swap of the new and old tokens has been conducted at a ratio of 1:1. The deposit service for the new TOWN tokens has been opened. Binance Alpha 2.0 has opened trading for Alt . town (TOWN) on November 27, 2025, at 14:00 (UTC+8).

In Brief Cross The Ages has launched the alpha phase of its Arise RPG on the Epic Games Store, expanding its transmedia Web3 universe with immersive gameplay. Transmedia Sci-Fi fantasy Web3 universe Cross The Ages (CTA) announced the launch of the alpha testing phase for its highly

According to Mars Finance, on November 26, the second round of SOON (SOON) Airdrop rewards for Binance Alpha will be launched. Users with at least 241 Binance Alpha points can claim 55 SOON Tokens in a first-come, first-served manner. If the rewards are not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically drop by 5 points every 5 minutes. Please note that claiming the Airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours.