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The author, Prathik Desai, points out that two major "revenue engines" in the crypto industry—perpetual contract exchange Hyperliquid and meme coin issuance platform Pump.fun—are adopting a large-scale token buyback strategy similar to Apple's massive stock repurchase approach. They are using almost all of their revenues at an astonishing pace to buy back their own tokens, aiming to transform crypto tokens into financial products with "shareholder equity proxy" attributes.
The five major projects of the TRON ecosystem made a collective appearance at the Token2049 summit, systematically showcasing their collaborative "infrastructure-application ecosystem" architecture.
Hyperliquid's tech stack has significantly lowered the barrier to entry for mobile frontend development, with retail users increasingly expecting a mobile-native transaction experience in traditional finance, a trend that is now extending to the cryptocurrency space.
There are two directions for Ethereum, and both are very important.
- 01:08ETHZilla acquires 20% stake in Karus to advance AI car loan tokenizationChainCatcher news, ETHZilla Corporation (NASDAQ: ETHZ) announced the acquisition of a 20% fully diluted equity stake in AI automotive finance decision platform Karus, Inc., with a transaction amount of $8 million (comprising $3 million in cash and $5 million in stock). According to the agreement, ETHZilla will integrate Karus's AI-driven loan evaluation technology into its blockchain infrastructure to enable the tokenization of auto loan assets. Karus's AI decision engine is based on more than 20 million historical auto loan data points, analyzing over 1,000 variables, and has processed more than $5 billion in auto loans. The first batch of tokenized portfolios is expected to launch in early 2026 and will be traded on the Liquidity.io platform.
- 01:08BlackRock Report: US Debt Growth Will Drive Cryptocurrency Market ExpansionChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, BlackRock, the world's largest asset management company, pointed out in its latest report that U.S. federal debt will swell to over $38 trillion, leading to a fragile economic environment and the failure of traditional hedging tools, which will accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrencies by Wall Street institutions. The report emphasizes that increased government borrowing "creates vulnerabilities to shocks, such as bond yield spikes related to fiscal concerns or policy tensions between inflation management and debt servicing costs." Samara Cohen, BlackRock's Global Head of Markets, stated that stablecoins "are no longer niche products and are becoming a bridge between traditional finance and digital liquidity." The company's CEO, Larry Fink, described tokenization as the next generation of financial markets, a trend already reflected in BlackRock's $100 billion bitcoin ETF allocation, which has become a major source of its revenue.
- 01:00Trump’s CFTC and FDIC Chair Nominees Advance Toward Confirmation, Potentially Reshaping Crypto Regulatory LandscapeChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the U.S. Senate is advancing confirmation votes for two key financial regulatory officials nominated by President Trump: Mike Selig, who will serve as CFTC Chairman, and Travis Hill, who will officially become FDIC Chairman. Both are considered crypto-friendly and will play important roles in the regulation of the U.S. crypto market. Once in office, Selig will become the sole commissioner of the CFTC and lead the implementation of crypto regulatory legislation; Hill has emphasized lifting previous government restrictions on banks engaging in crypto business and addressing the issue of "de-banking."