This week’s rollup kicks off our 5th year with exciting updates! We dive into our top 10 predictions for 2025, from AI-driven crypto market surges to ETH hitting $15K. DeFi faces new challenges with the IRS’s rule to KYC all “DeFi brokers” by 2027, while Ethereum’s “blobs” dominate as the top ETH burners. DEX volumes soared to record highs in December, and Do Kwon’s extradition to the U.S. moves forward. On a lighter note, Vitalik Buterin adopted a memecoin-inspired pygmy hippo! 🚀 Don’t miss our market updates and insights on what’s next for Ethereum this year. ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Welcome To 2025 03:18 MARKETS farside.co.uk/?p=1518 04:31 ETF Flows x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1874342291114008989 x.com/nategeraci/status/1872415447276257654 08:43 Movers Of The Week imgur.com/poIQakM x.com/_kaitoai/status/1874830476189565343 11:16 L2 Update imgur.com/EC5mjnT imgur.com/BsK26dr x.com/smyyguy/status/1873928354661085362 14:33 Blobs Are Burning imgur.com/BsK26dr x.com/smyyguy/status/1873928354661085362 15:49 Record DEX Volume defillama.com/dexs 17:54 10 Predictions for 2025 x.com/pythianism/status/1869522809212543204 x.com/EffortCapital/status/1873192369891533193 www.coinbase.com/en-sg/institutional/research-insights/research/market-intelligence/2025-crypto-market-outlook x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1870938936144761211 x.com/galaxyhq/status/1874843463293849712 x.com/stacy_muur/status/1871130706157486540?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA x.com/shaughnessy119/status/1867675171487986086?s=46 x.com/cryptopunk7213/status/1874101935353041056?s=46 avc.xyz/what-will-happen-in-2025-1 x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1874173947731992810 34:25 New IRS KYC Rules home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2762 gordonlaw.com/learn/1099-da-revised-draft/ x.com/lex_node/status/1872649212804104254 www.galaxy.com/insights/research/irs-broker-rule-proposal-puts-defi-in-tough-spot/ x.com/TheCryptoCPA/status/1872714549243023830 x.com/fund_defi/status/1872694713108545576 x.com/KMSmithDC/status/1872869271660818887 x.com/jchervinsky/status/1873029020478292346 x.com/jchervinsky/status/1873746395137773816 43:27 Ethereum Expectations In 2025 tim.mirror.xyz/CuRtFjkujKBqVsdvCGvthiPIYaZyzNc5sWIaExw2UpE 46:33 Microstrategy Accelerates x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1871333716511097151 47:33 Do Kwon’s Extradition www.theblock.co/post/332477/montenegro-justice-minister-signs-do-kwons-extradition-to-us 49:02 Vitalik Adopts Moo Deng x.com/KhaokheowZoo/status/1872151683700248587 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠