Planet Midday News

1. NYDIG: The initial benefits of stock tokenization to crypto networks are limited; however, decentralized integration will gradually amplify these benefits. 2. Crypto startups raised approximately $176 million this week; VCs prefer "sustainable business models." 3. Ethereum Prysm client experiences mainnet incident: resource exhaustion leads to large-scale missing blocks and witnesses. 4. Son of Ukrainian deputy mayor kidnapped and murdered by classmate over crypto assets; suspect forced him to reveal his wallet password before setting fire to his house. 5. Glassnode co-founder analyzes the impact of Japan's interest rate hike: Bitcoin will flourish after policy pressure. 6. Moonbirds plans to issue its BIRB token on Solana in Q1 2026, positioning it as a "Web3 version of Pop Mart." 7. Pudgy Penguins launched brand advertising at Sphere in Las Vegas during Christmas week. 8. Aevo: The former Ribbon Legacy DOV vault was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $2.7 million. 9. A "BTC-to-ETH whale" converted BTC across chains for $176 million within 19 days. ETH.