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[Global stock markets are poised for their biggest gain in six years as 2025 enters its final trading day]
Benefiting from the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts and a surge in AI investment, global stocks are poised for their biggest annual gain in six years in 2025. With only one trading day left in 2025, the MSCI World Equity Index has already risen 21% this year. Asian stocks are expected to rise for the third consecutive year, on track for their best performance since 2017. In 2025, stock prices are expected to reach all-time highs, driven by optimistic expectations for economic growth, corporate profits, and loose monetary policy, fueling a market rebound from the April sell-off triggered by Trump's tariffs.
However, as we head into 2026, investors face high valuation levels, while policymakers are divided on the scope of further policy easing. "For the stock market to continue its upward trend next year, it needs a moderate Fed," said Amanda Agati, chief investment officer at Panix Asset Management, on Tuesday. Looking ahead to the new year, investors have reason to be optimistic: over the past 10 years, the MSCI World Equity Index has averaged a 1.4% gain in January, achieving gains on six occasions.
[ Fed Meeting Minutes: Significant Divergence, Most Believe Interest Rates Can Fall As Inflation Declines]
According to the latest minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting, the FOMC agreed to cut interest rates at its December meeting, but engaged in a deep and detailed debate about the risks currently facing the U.S. economy. The minutes stated that, given the various risks to the U.S. economy, even some officials who supported the rate cut acknowledged that "this decision was the result of weighing the pros and cons, or they might have supported maintaining the target interest rate range unchanged."
Some participants indicated that, based on their economic outlook, the target interest rate range might need to remain unchanged for some time after this meeting's cut. The minutes also showed that most officials believed further rate cuts would be appropriate if inflation declined gradually as expected. The minutes continued to demonstrate the divisions among Federal Reserve officials, highlighting the difficulty they faced in making recent decisions. This is an unusual outcome for the Fed, and it has occurred at two consecutive meetings.
Bitmine has staked another 118,944 ETH, worth approximately $352.16 million.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Bitmine has staked an additional 118,944 ETH, worth approximately $352.16 million. To date, it has staked a total of 461,504 ETH, with a total value of approximately $136.99 billion.
In addition, a newly created wallet received 32,938 ETH from FalconX, worth approximately $97.8 million. This wallet likely also belongs to Bitmine.
Nvidia plans to acquire AI21 Labs, an artificial intelligence startup, for up to $3 billion.
According to a report by the Israeli financial daily Calcalist on Tuesday, Nvidia (NVDA.O) is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli artificial intelligence startup AI21 Labs for up to $3 billion. AI21 Labs was valued at $1.4 billion in a 2023 funding round. Nvidia and Alphabet's Google (GOOG.O) participated in that round.
Founded in 2017 by Amnon Shashua and two others, AI21 Labs is one of many startups that have benefited from the artificial intelligence boom. Shashua is also the founder and CEO of Mobileye, a developer of autonomous vehicle technology. Reports indicate that AI21 Labs has long been seeking a sale, and negotiations with Nvidia have made significant progress in recent weeks. The report notes that Nvidia's primary interest in AI21 Labs appears to lie in its team of approximately 200 employees, most of whom hold advanced degrees and possess "rare expertise in artificial intelligence development." The report states that the acquisition of AI21 Labs is expected to be worth between $2 billion and $3 billion.
[GTAO Details Revealed: Fee Rate 2.5%, 1,881,500 Shares Outstanding]
Grayscale's official website disclosed details of the Grayscale Bittensor Trust (GTAO), a trust product that allows investors to gain exposure to the Bittensor platform's underlying token, TAO, in the form of securities. The fee rate is 2.5%, the number of outstanding shares is 1,881,500, and the assets under management are close to $8 million. The USD-denominated TAO spot price reference exchange rate will be based on real-time price data provided by Coin Metrics.
Grayscale predicts that US crypto market structure legislation will dominate the market in 2026.
In a report released Monday, digital asset management firm Grayscale pointed out that investors will be focused on two key issues at the end of 2025: when Washington, D.C. will enact a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, and whether the development of quantum computing poses an imminent threat to blockchain security. Grayscale believes that the bipartisan cryptocurrency market structure bill is likely to become law in 2026, which would be a milestone for the crypto asset sector. A more comprehensive and unified regulatory framework in the U.S. and other major economies would then propel the crypto market towards an institutionalized era.
Regarding quantum computing, while powerful quantum computers could theoretically break existing encryption standards, Grayscale believes this risk is still far off and unlikely to substantially impact asset prices in 2026. In the long run, blockchain and other cryptography technologies will need to upgrade to post-quantum cryptography, but this won't significantly affect valuations next year. The article also mentions the state of blockchain development in 2025 and the price increase of Aptos due to a surge in transaction volume.
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