ROLLUP: 2025 Crypto Meta & Predictions | ETH Roadmap Updates | DEX's Hit All Time High | Vitalik Adopts Moo Deng?
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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.

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------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 00:00 Welcome To 2025

04:42 MARKETS https://farside.co.uk/?p=1518) 

05:55 ETF Flows https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1874342291114008989)  https://x.com/nategeraci/status/1872415447276257654) 

10:07 Movers Of The Week https://imgur.com/poIQakM)  https://x.com/_kaitoai/status/1874830476189565343) 

12:40 L2 Update https://imgur.com/EC5mjnT)  https://imgur.com/BsK26dr)  https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1873928354661085362) 

15:57 Blobs Are Burning https://imgur.com/BsK26dr https://x.com/smyyguy/status/1873928354661085362) 

17:13 Record DEX Volume https://defillama.com/dexs) 

21:11 10 Predictions for 2025 https://x.com/pythianism/status/1869522809212543204)  https://x.com/EffortCapital/status/1873192369891533193)  https://www.coinbase.com/en-sg/institutional/research-insights/research/market-intelligence/2025-crypto-market-outlook)  https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/1870938936144761211)  https://x.com/galaxyhq/status/1874843463293849712)  https://x.com/stacy_muur/status/1871130706157486540?s=46&t=dAxCjT2P_GIrJMvMgWIpfA)  https://x.com/shaughnessy119/status/1867675171487986086?s=46)  https://x.com/cryptopunk7213/status/1874101935353041056?s=46)  https://avc.xyz/what-will-happen-in-2025-1)  https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1874173947731992810) 

38:28 New IRS KYC Rules https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2762)  https://gordonlaw.com/learn/1099-da-revised-draft/)  https://x.com/lex_node/status/1872649212804104254)  https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/irs-broker-rule-proposal-puts-defi-in-tough-spot/)  https://x.com/TheCryptoCPA/status/1872714549243023830)  https://x.com/fund_defi/status/1872694713108545576)  https://x.com/KMSmithDC/status/1872869271660818887)  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1873029020478292346)  https://x.com/jchervinsky/status/1873746395137773816) 

47:30 Ethereum Expectations In 2025 https://tim.mirror.xyz/CuRtFjkujKBqVsdvCGvthiPIYaZyzNc5sWIaExw2UpE) 

50:37 Microstrategy Accelerates https://x.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1871333716511097151) 

51:37 Do Kwon’s Extradition https://www.theblock.co/post/332477/montenegro-justice-minister-signs-do-kwons-extradition-to-us) 

53:05 Vitalik Adopts Moo Deng https://x.com/KhaokheowZoo/status/1872151683700248587) 

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