Dark Pool DEX HumidiFi has reached a 24-hour trading volume of $1.048 billion, ranking first in the Solana ecosystem

On December 2nd, per market data from GMGN (link: https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), Solana-based meme coin PIPPIN has rallied against broader trends. It now boasts a market cap topping $200 million, a current price of $0.208, and a 24-hour gain of 42.3%. Earlier, analyst @frontrunnersx flagged abnormal trading activity in PIPPIN: certain wallets accumulated holdings without selling, pushing up prices to lure short sellers. These shorts were then repeatedly liquidated via front-running, creating a leverage "death spiral." BlockBeats advises users that meme coin prices are extremely volatile, and they should exercise caution when investing.

**Aztec Privacy L2 Launches Token Public Sale After Presale Lockup Hits 12,500 ETH** Aztec, a privacy-focused Ethereum Layer 2 network, announced December 2 that its token presale has locked 12,500 ETH. The public sale process officially kicks off today, with pre-registration and KYC now open for users. Bidding will start at 22:40 UTC+8 on December 2, per current block data. The public sale uses the Continuous Clearing Auctions (CCA) mechanism—jointly proposed by Uniswap and Aztec—operating on Uniswap v4. CCA boasts features like fairness, neutrality, verifiability, and no human intervention. Uniswap notes CCA is designed for price discovery of new issuances or low-liquidity tokens, with Aztec as its first collaboration. The public sale’s floor price corresponds to 98,493 ETH, translating to an approximate $2.8 billion fully diluted valuation (FDV) at current ETH prices. The total public sale allocation equals 14.95% of the token’s total supply. Market-driven pricing and on-ch

On December 2, Lily Liu, Chair of the Solana Foundation, took to X to criticize The New York Times for clear ideological bias in its coverage of innovation and artificial intelligence (AI). Liu argued the Times frames innovation and wealth creation as “predatory” and “oppressive”—contrasting this with AI’s role as a key driver of global capital markets and a national strategic asset. Her post backed David Sacks’ rebuttal of the Times’ allegations of conflicts of interest during his tenure as the White House’s AI and cryptocurrency czar. Multiple industry insiders have also cast doubt on the Times’ reporting credibility, describing it as a “left-wing version of The Sixth Page.”

On December 2, Grayscale Research said in its latest report that Bitcoin could hit a new all-time high in 2026, pushing back against market fears the crypto will enter a multi-year bear market. Grayscale noted that while long-term investors have historically profited from Bitcoin’s volatility, they also frequently face “sometimes challenging pullbacks” — with 25%+ declines common during bull runs, which don’t necessarily signal the start of a long-term downtrend.