根據公告,這款名為 QVAC Health 的平台能彙整來自健身追蹤器、營養紀錄 app 以及其他穿戴設備的資料,並將其存放於一個加密、可離線運作的儀表板中,該平台隸屬 Tether Data 的 QVAC 專案,目標是打造完全不依賴中心化平台的、基於裝置端與點對點架構的 AI 系統。
QVAC Health 採用裝置端 AI 與點對點模型下載,可在不依賴任何外部伺服器的情況下,分析使用者的活動量、飲食、症狀與用藥紀錄。此外,該平台還內建實驗性的電腦視覺工具,可透過食物照片估算熱量與營養素,並將其與不同穿戴裝置的數據進行關聯分析,以找出活動、恢復或睡眠模式——所有運算皆在使用者裝置本地進行。
Tether 執行長 Paolo Ardoino 表示,該平台是一個「健康數據的中立場域」,反映公司致力於建立以隱私為核心的本地智能技術。Tether 表示未來更新還將加入 Bluetooth Low Energy(低功耗藍牙) 直接連接功能,讓應用程式能在不透過設備製造商 API 或雲端服務的前提下讀取穿戴式裝置的資料。
Tether 的新平台與 Ardoino 在 2024 年的公開言論一致,他當時主張,唯有在使用者裝置上直接運行 AI 模型,才能真正避免個資被雲端伺服器蒐集或暴露。
MicroStrategy's Last Struggle? Sending a Letter to MSCI to Protest Injustice, Warning of Potential Erosion of Index Neutrality
MicroStrategy, the publicly traded company with the largest Bitcoin holdings globally, submitted comments to index provider MSCI on Wednesday, opposing the proposed policy changes.
DAT is a tool-type company that does not hold assets passively
The policy changes proposed by MSCI, which will officially take effect in January next year, will exclude reserve companies holding 50% or more of their balance sheets in cryptocurrencies from being part of stock market indices. If digital asset reserve companies wish to maintain their eligibility, they must liquidate part of their cryptocurrency holdings, resulting in additional selling pressure on the cryptocurrency market.
Framework Founder: Paradigm, a16z, and other VCs have cleared their SKY holdings, leaving us with large positions
Vance Spencer, co-founder of the cryptocurrency venture capital firm Framework Ventures, stated on the social platform X that many people have asked him which venture capital institutions still hold the governance token SKY of the decentralized finance protocol Sky Protocol (formerly Maker) now that there are no new vesting periods/unlock/cliffs.
According to Spencer, the VCs that have completely sold their SKY holdings include Paradigm (whose early allocation accounts for about 7% of the total supply), a16z (6%), Bain Capital Crypto (about 2 to 4%), and Syncracy Capital (uncertain if it is 1%). The institutions that sold most of their holdings include Dragonfly Capital (about 4 to 5%) and ParaFi Capital (about 3 to 4%).
The viewpoint of "public chains lacking moats" sparks controversy! Dragonfly partner criticizes it as "absurd to the extreme", QW: Stop talking nonsense, let's bet on it.
Alliance DAO co-founder Qiao Wang (QW) recently published a tweet ranking the "moat strength" of tech companies and the cryptocurrency industry, sparking widespread discussion in the crypto community. He rated traditional tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, and TSMC at the highest score of 10/10, while the best companies in the crypto industry were rated only 5/10, and the moat of public chains (L1 protocols) was rated at the lowest of 3/10, causing significant controversy. In particular, QW's rating of public chains was seen as a direct denial of Ethereum's market leadership over the past decade, prompting rebuttals from several industry figures, including Dragonfly Capital partner Haseeb Qureshi.
Powell's post-meeting remarks weaken the bullish sentiment of rate cuts! Bitcoin surged to $94,000 before retreating, and the market is once again caught in volatility.
The Federal Reserve (Fed) announced on Wednesday its third interest rate cut of the year by 25 basis points, in line with market expectations, adjusting the federal funds rate range to 3.5% to 3.75%. However, Chairman Jerome Powell released both dovish and hawkish signals during the post-meeting press conference, causing a rapid shift in market sentiment, leading to significant volatility in Bitcoin (BTC).
Powell expressed a cautious attitude towards easing policies
After the announcement, Bitcoin briefly surged to $94,400, but as Powell emphasized that inflation is still not truly under control and that the pace of future easing remains uncertain, short-term market sentiment weakened, and the price quickly fell back to around $90,000 at the time of writing, down about 2.2% in the past 24 hours.
Alliance DAO co-founder comments on the tech industry's moat: Microsoft and TSMC are hard to replace, L1 public chains lack defensive power
Alliance DAO co-founder QW (Qiao Wang) recently shared his ratings of the strength of the 'moat' of various tech companies and blockchain projects, sparking widespread discussion in the crypto community and the tech industry. A moat is generally seen as the ability of a company or protocol to fend off competition and maintain a long-term competitive advantage.
QW places traditional tech giants generally in the high score range (full score of 10 points), while crypto companies and public chains receive lower overall scores, reflecting his structural judgment that the crypto market is 'highly competitive and easily replicated.'
Just criticized Bitcoin as a tulip bubble, famous bear Michael Burry claims he is studying 'tokenization'
The main character of the movie (The Big Short), hedge fund manager Michael Burry, retweeted an article discussing tokenization on social media platform X on Wednesday, adding a classic line from (Finding Nemo) with the tag 'Just keep swimming,' indicating that he is 'learning' about tokenization concepts.
I am learning. #justkeepswimming Beyond crypto: how tokenization is quietly rewiring markets | The Paypers https://t.co/y7zaveTruz
— Cassandra Unchained (@michaeljburry) December 9, 2025
This article published by (The Paypers), titled "Beyond Cryptocurrency: How Tokenization is Quietly Reshaping Markets" discusses how tokenization technology is becoming an important force in the global financial system, developing into a market worth billions of dollars. The author also explains how tokenized dollars and stablecoins will strengthen the role of the dollar globally, and reveals how interoperability pilots can practically validate the immediate transfer capabilities of tokenized assets.
'Tether's favorite son' plummets on the first day of issuance; can Stable reverse the downturn?
Author: Jae, PANews
Another stablecoin dubbed 'Tether's favorite son' has officially launched, but the market seems unconvinced.
On the evening of December 8, the much-anticipated stablecoin dedicated public chain Stable officially launched its mainnet and STABLE token. As a Layer 1 deeply incubated by the core teams of Bitfinex and Tether, the narrative of 'Tether's favorite son' also attracted widespread attention from the market upon its launch.
However, against the backdrop of tightening market liquidity, Stable did not launch as beautifully as its competitor Plasma, facing not only a sluggish price but also a trust crisis involving mouse warehouses. Is Stable's script aiming to rise after a fall or continue to open low and walk low?
Hundreds of Silk Road-related wallets awaken after years of dormancy, transferring Bitcoin to unmarked addresses
On-chain data shows that hundreds of crypto wallets associated with the now-closed dark web 'Silk Road' suddenly moved after being 'dormant' for over a decade, transferring Bitcoin (BTC) to the same unmarked address.
According to data from Arkham Intelligence, about 312 Silk Road-related wallets transferred a total of 3.14 million dollars worth of Bitcoin to an address starting with 'bc1q' on Tuesday, and it remains unclear why these wallets suddenly became active. Data shows that as of today, these Silk Road-related wallets still hold approximately 41.3 million dollars worth of Bitcoin.
Ark Invest buys Bitcoin ETF, Cathie Wood: Four-year cycle pattern will be broken
The asset management company Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, purchased Bitcoin spot ETFs through its two funds on Tuesday, further betting on its highly optimistic cryptocurrency layout.
According to data tracked by Ark Invest Tracker, Ark Invest bought its jointly issued ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ticker: ARKB) through the 'ARK Fintech Innovation ETF' (ARKF) and 'ARK Next Generation Internet ETF' (ARKW) together with 21Shares, with ARKF acquiring 5,754 shares; ARKW acquiring 49,246 shares. Based on ARKB's closing price of $30.92 on that day, the total value of this transaction is approximately $1.7 million.
Surge in demand for Bitcoin $20,000 put options! Open interest value nearing $200 million, are traders betting on a BTC crash?
Deep out-of-the-money (OTM) Bitcoin put options are seeing significant trading volume in long-dated expiration contracts, as traders are buying these cheap contracts with 'explosive return' potential, betting that Bitcoin will experience extreme volatility, yielding huge profits akin to winning the lottery.
At the major cryptocurrency options exchange Deribit, the $20,000 strike price put option expiring in June 2026 is the second most popular option underlying for that month, with an open interest value exceeding $191 million.
In addition to the $20,000 put options, the $30,000, $40,000, $60,000, and $75,000 strike price put options expiring in June 2026 are also showing notable activity.
The U.S. Senate accelerates the advancement of the CLARITY Act! Advocates claim 'no obstacles,' and the banking committee warns that it will be difficult to complete before the end of the year.
The U.S. Congress is intensifying negotiations to push forward a comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation bill, hoping to ultimately send the bill to President Donald Trump for signature. However, despite some senators holding an optimistic view on the legislative timetable, the actual progress of deliberations still faces multiple variables such as White House language, ethical clauses, and procedural arrangements, leading to uncertainties about whether the committee review can be completed before Christmas.
Bipartisan: The bill is close to completion and is progressing smoothly.
New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Wyoming Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis stated this week at the Blockchain Association policy summit in Washington, D.C. that the Senate version of the cryptocurrency market clarity bill (the CLARITY Act) is progressing rapidly.
SpaceX plans to create the largest IPO in history! Expected to raise over $30 billion to invest in building a space data center.
SpaceX is accelerating its plan for an initial public offering (IPO), with insiders indicating that if this financing is successful, it will become the largest IPO in history.
Target to go public by the end of 2026, timeline may still change.
According to Bloomberg reports, the company led by Musk is targeting a total valuation of $1.5 trillion. If SpaceX sells 5% of its shares in the IPO at a $1.5 trillion valuation, it will need to sell $40 billion worth of stock, a figure that far exceeds Saudi Aramco's IPO amount of about $29 billion in 2019, making it the largest IPO in history. In contrast, Saudi Aramco only sold 1.5% of its shares at that time, which is much lower than the shareholding ratio typically released by public companies.
Standard Chartered significantly lowers Bitcoin target price: 2025 target price halved to $100,000, with the disappearance of DAT buy orders as the main reason
As Bitcoin's performance deteriorates in the fourth quarter and the upward momentum is hindered, the British multinational bank and wealth management company Standard Chartered has significantly lowered its long-term price forecast for this top cryptocurrency. In its latest report, Standard Chartered pointed out that Bitcoin is currently trapped in a narrow range without any obvious bullish catalysts, making it difficult to break through in the short term.
Bitcoin price outlook worsens
In its latest report, Standard Chartered has halved its target price for Bitcoin in 2025 to $100,000 and postponed the target price of $500,000 by two years to 2030. According to the updated forecast, the bank now expects Bitcoin to reach $150,000 in 2026, $225,000 in 2027, $300,000 in 2028, and $400,000 in 2029.
BMW adopts JPMorgan blockchain platform to automate part of foreign exchange transfers
According to a report by Bloomberg, German automaker BMW has started using a blockchain system to automate some foreign exchange transactions, reflecting the business community's accelerated adoption of the underlying technology of crypto assets to expedite and simplify cross-border payments worth billions of dollars.
According to a statement released on Tuesday, BMW is using JPMorgan's Kinexys platform to automatically draw funds from its euro account in Frankfurt when the balance of its New York dollar account falls below a specific threshold.
Kinexys global co-CEO Naveen Mallela stated in an interview that Kinexys has high-speed and programmable characteristics, which can reduce the capital buffer that BMW must reserve due to the risk of insufficient funds. Through this system, transfers can be completed around the clock within seconds without the need for human intervention, no longer limited by traditional bank operating hours.
Circle obtains Abu Dhabi regulatory license, plans to expand payment and clearing business in the UAE
The issuer of the US dollar stablecoin USDC, Circle, announced on Tuesday a significant regulatory advancement in the United Arab Emirates, having obtained a Financial Services Permission (FSP) issued by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), allowing it to operate as a money service provider within the financial free zone.
Circle stated in a declaration that, with the FSP license now in place, the company plans to expand compliant payment and clearing application scenarios for businesses, developers, and financial institutions in the UAE.
ADGM is a special economic zone and international financial center located in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, operating under an independent legal and regulatory system. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) is the main regulatory and licensing body for businesses in the area.
Polymarket's trading volume questioned for "double counting," Paradigm report ignites controversy over prediction market data
The data officer of the cryptocurrency venture capital firm Paradigm, Storm, recently pointed out in a post that there is an issue with the on-chain data structure of the prediction market Polymarket, where "trading volume is being double-counted," leading to an exaggerated transaction volume displayed on many data dashboards in the past. This research quickly sparked heated debates in the community, involving not only the design of on-chain events and the interpretation of data but also the competitive sensitivity between the two major prediction platforms, Polymarket and Kalshi.
Does Polymarket have a fake trading volume issue?
Storm pointed out in the report that for each transaction on Polymarket, a set of OrderFilled events is issued for both the maker and the taker, representing different aspects of the same transaction. However, most industry data dashboards sum up all OrderFilled events directly when calculating trading volume, resulting in the same transaction amount being "double-counted," leading to a situation where the trading volume is inflated by two times or even more.
Tether has gained regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi, expanding the compliant use of USDT across multiple mainstream public chains.
Stablecoin issuer Tether announced on Monday that its USD stablecoin USDT issued on multiple major blockchains has been recognized as an 'Approved Fiat Reference Token' (AFRT) within the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), further driving the company's expansion in the region.
Tether announced on Monday that the recognition allows authorized institutions with an ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) license to provide regulated business related to USDT on blockchain networks such as Aptos, Celo, Cosmos, Kaia, Near, Polkadot, Tezos, TON, and TRON. This will shape a multi-chain operational infrastructure and simultaneously enhance liquidity and interoperability at the levels of trading, settlement, and decentralized applications.
The Zcash community proposes a dynamic fee solution to ensure users do not exit due to excessively high fees.
The core developers of the privacy coin Zcash recently released the first complete design blueprint for a dynamic fee market, sparking discussions in the community about how this blockchain, which has been running for over a decade, should price transactions as ZEC prices, user activity, and institutional interest rise simultaneously.
The proposal released by Shielded Labs advocates for moving away from the fixed fee model that Zcash has long adopted—initially set at 10,000 zatoshi and later reduced to 1,000—this design can function during periods of low demand but ultimately fosters so-called 'sandblasting' type spam attacks, causing wallet lag and severe congestion in the blockchain network.