According to Crypto.news, data from CryptoSlam shows that the NFT market transaction volume fell 10.18% to $66.71 million in the past week. The number of NFT buyers decreased by 66.91% to 165,759; the number of sellers decreased by 70.44% to 120,912; and the number of NFT transactions decreased by 13.88%. Ethereum network transaction volume reached $24.93 million, a decrease of 3.02% from the previous week; BNBChain network transaction volume reached $10.83 million, an increase of 45.64%; and Solana network transaction volume reached $5.65 million, an increase of 48.27%. High-value transactions this week included: CryptoPunks#6615 sold for $153,356.75 (47.99 ETH) and CryptoPunks#309 sold for $134,530.52 (42 ETH). CryptoPunks#4566 sold for $123,808.45 (39.9 ETH). CryptoPunks#4172 sold for $111,232.08 (33 ETH).

Huoxun Finance News, December 14th - According to DLNews, 16 crypto startups raised $176 million in funding this week, bringing the total investment this year to over $25 billion, more than double last year's figure and far exceeding analysts' expectations. Major investors this week included Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and DCG. Despite the crypto market falling by $1 trillion from its October high, investors continue to pour in.

Huoxun Finance News, December 14th - According to market sources, Spencer, CEO of OrangeCapGames, the parent company of Moonbirds, stated that Moonbirds will issue its token BIRB in early Q1 2026. Furthermore, Spencer described them as the "Pop Mart" of the Web3 world.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that in an interview this week, Trump stated that his administration is actively promoting the attraction of billions of dollars in investment to the United States, believing that such funds will help improve and reshape the American economic structure. However, Trump also admitted that some economic policies have not yet fully taken effect, making it difficult to determine whether these measures will translate into a political advantage for the Republican Party in next fall's midterm elections. Trump pointed out that it is still uncertain whether the Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives after the midterm elections, and the election results will be influenced by multiple factors, including the pace of economic policy implementation and voter sentiment. (Wall Street Journal)

Huoxun Finance News, December 14th - According to an official announcement, Berachain's liquidity staking protocol Infrared released details of its IR token airdrop. This airdrop aims to reward early community members who have consistently used Infrared during the points program, participants in the Boyco pre-deposit activity, and users who actively participate in community activities (such as Discord interactions, user surveys, community events, testnet participation, etc.). The IR token has three main functions: staking to earn sIR for governance voting rights; participating in revenue sharing through buybacks; and token issuance to optimize protocol efficiency and revenue. Users can pre-claim the airdrop through the CEX pre-deposit process. The three centralized exchanges participating in the pre-deposit are: Bitget, Gate, and KuCoin. Important dates are as follows: December 13th, 20:00 (UTC+8), centralized exchange pre-deposit window opens. December 16th, 1:00 (UTC+8), centralized exchange pre-deposit window closes. December 17th, 16:00 (UTC+8), IR token officially listed. All applications will permanently close at 08:00 (UTC+8) on January 12, 2026.