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Key Takeaways Track Fermi-era scaling (parallel execution → new app design) Watch memes as a liquidity + onboarding engine Follow “zero-fee” stablecoin payments + RWAs Monitor perps growth + risk controls Stay informed, stay ahead: 7/7

Perps + Payments Go Mainstream Aster helps ignite a perps wave: 2M+ users and ~$2.5B TVL. The “0 Fee Carnival” covers gas for USDC + USD1—extended to Jan. 31, 2026—helping weekly stablecoin volume top $30B and supply more than double. 6/7

BNB Breaks $1K BNB clears $1,000 and prints a new ATH near $1,370 (Oct). Drivers: 30th–33rd burns: 6.25M BNB removed (~$5.37B) BNB staking demand (launches/Launchpool) utility via Web3 wallet + gasless stables 5/7

Meme Mania: four.​meme If upgrades were the engine, meme season was the fuel. Four.​meme sparks an October frenzy and briefly flips Solana’s Pump.​fun on 24h revenue. BNB Chain also ranks #1 among L1s by DEX volume at the peak, onboarding 100K+ new traders in a week. 4/7

Speed → Usage Block times fall from ~3s to ~0.75s (target ~0.25s). The chain hits: 4.8M daily active users (December peak) 15M+ daily tx avg fees down ~98% to ~0.05 gwei 3/7

Tether Strengthens Bitcoin Reserves With New Year’s Eve Purchase

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