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

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/ir