Lighter: The LIT token is now trading, currently priced at $2.4

December 30: Per market data, LIT has bottomed out at $2.24 post-launch, rebounded sharply, and is now trading at $2.847—up nearly 18.11% over the past hour. Meanwhile, Polymarket’s probability for the prediction that LIT’s market cap will exceed $3 billion on its first day of listing has climbed to 52%.

As of December 30th, per monitoring from GMGN (https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), HNUT—the third-largest meme coin on Solana by on-chain trading volume—has reportedly suffered a rug pull. Over the past two hours, it has plummeted from a high of $0.07 (a short-term price drop of more than 99%) and is now trading at less than $0.0003. Earlier today, HNUT, a Solana-based meme coin, saw a sharp price swing: it surged over 700% in 24 hours, pushing its market capitalization to a peak of $70.94 million and briefly landing third on the 24-hour trading volume leaderboard. However, multiple on-chain monitoring platforms—including Crypto Scope—issued alerts flagging abnormal liquidity activity and on-chain data patterns, indicating a potential rug pull risk and urging investors to exercise caution. BlockBeats reminds users that meme coin trading is extremely volatile, often fueled by market sentiment and speculative hype, with no underlying real value or utility. Investors should be awa

December 30 – Per Lianhe Zaobao, Howard Tam, son of "King of Songs" Alan Tam, has turned in standout performance in crypto and tech in recent years. He currently serves as a senior software engineer at a Web3 startup, focusing on building digital wallets and cryptographic protocols. The outlet notes that while at Canadian gaming firm Axiom Zen, Howard Tam led the development of *CryptoKitties*—the world’s first Ethereum-based NFT game. Post-launch, the game once made up over 16% of transaction volume on the Ethereum network.

December 30th: Per HTX market data, Bitcoin briefly rebounded above $88,000 and is currently trading at $87,928, up nearly 0.55% in the past hour. Ethereum briefly climbed above $3,000 and is now trading at $3,000.29, with a nearly 1.49% gain over the past hour.

On December 30th, Grayscale’s research arm released its 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Outlook report, noting that demand for store-of-value assets and clearer regulation are fueling the next crypto bull market in 2026. Escalating government debt, persistent fiscal deficits, and concerns over fiat currency devaluation are pushing investors to diversify beyond traditional assets. Additionally, Grayscale predicts the U.S. crypto market structure bill—delayed by political gridlock and government shutdowns—will gain bipartisan support and advance in early 2026. While the bill failed to pass in 2025 amid political headwinds, lawmakers from both parties now seek to establish clearer federal rules for digital assets. Thus, Grayscale projects a valuation surge in 2026, with the so-called "four-year cycle" concluding. Bitcoin’s price is likely to hit a new all-time high in the first half of 2026.

December 30 — Binance Alpha has listed OOOO, with the token currently trading at $0.083, per market data.