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Anthropic announced that the Claude Mythos Preview model has made breakthroughs in cryptographic research, discovering improved attack methods against the post-quantum digital signature candidate HAWK. HAWK is a post-quantum signature candidate solicited by NIST to combat quantum computer attacks, which has already passed two rounds of expert review. However, Claude reduced the effective key strength of HAWK-256 from 2^64 to 2^38 in just 60 hours, significantly lowering the theoretical cost of cracking. HAWK has not yet been deployed in practice, and this attack currently does not affect any production systems.Claude also discovered an improved attack against 7-round AES, achieving a speed increase of 200 to 800 times. During the research process, Claude independently completed literature reviews, mathematical reasoning, and experimental validation with limited guidance from cryptographers. The HAWK attack took about 60 hours and had an API cost of approximately $100,000; the AES attack was completed independently by Claude, which generated about 1 billion tokens before proposing core innovative ideas. Anthropic researchers then spent hundreds of hours validating the results. Anthropic stated that AI models can now help identify significant flaws in cryptographic algorithms, and the cryptography community may face bottlenecks similar to those in the software vulnerability field—AI-generated research results far exceed human verification capabilities. Anthropic has collaborated with academic institutions to launch the CryptanalysisBench benchmark and coordinated disclosures with NIST authors and government partners. The research team has achieved preliminary results on algorithms such as LEA and Serpent-128. Anthropic warns that as AI capabilities improve, actual attacks against deployed systems may be discovered in the future, necessitating the establishment of response mechanisms in advance.

Vitalik posted on the X platform stating that a new type of "high-level programming language" worth trying is a language compiled to Lean (or HOL, etc.), focusing on making it as easy as possible for humans to read definitions and theorems. Rather than proofs, because proofs only need to be correct, the key lies in the definitions and theorems themselves. The envisioned use is that AI outputs a large segment of proof, and the reader needs to understand as easily as possible which precise claims have actually been proven in these outputs.

Dragonfly partner Haseeb responded on Twitter to OpenZeppelin co-founder Manuel Aráoz's previous pessimistic view on DeFi security, stating that with models like GLM 5.2, Fable, and GPT 5.6 now online and actively used by attackers, DeFi has not experienced the anticipated "hacker apocalypse."Chart data shows that based on current year-to-date figures and operating rates, the annualized amount stolen in DeFi by 2026 is approximately $1.89 billion, with a cumulative theft of about $986 million this year, which is lower than the levels of 2025 and still within historical ranges.Haseeb believes that the deeper change currently is that while the number of hacker attacks has increased, the scale of individual attacks has decreased more rapidly, with attackers increasingly targeting smaller protocols and abandoned projects, while larger protocols have completed more security enhancements, thus the overall safety of funds has not significantly worsened.

According to Cointelegraph, the on-chain capital market platform Theo announced an investment of $20 million into Fidelity International's dollar digital liquidity fund (FILQ) through the Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum, becoming the first crypto-native platform to allocate to this tokenized fund.The fund is a tokenized dollar liquidity product that primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of short-term money market instruments. Data shows that Theo's allocation represents a significant proportion of the current on-chain managed assets of the fund, reflecting that institutional funds are continuously flowing into tokenized U.S. Treasury and cash management products.

According to BusinessInsider, billionaire investor and hedge fund founder of Third Point, Dan Loeb, stated in a podcast that current market concerns about the "bubble theory" of artificial intelligence (AI) are greatly exaggerated, and the development stage of the AI industry is completely different from that of the internet bubble period.Loeb pointed out that technology giants, including Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta, have collectively exceeded $700 billion in capital expenditures this year, which may reach $1 trillion next year, with the vast majority allocated for AI infrastructure development. He stated that to believe these capital expenditures will not yield returns is equivalent to thinking that companies are "burning money for no reason," but currently, these companies have strong profitability and ample cash flow, allowing them to support investments with their own balance sheets.Loeb emphasized that this is different from the situation during the internet bubble when "valuations detached from fundamentals," and does not constitute a traditional valuation bubble. He also mentioned that AI companies like Anthropic are experiencing rapid revenue growth and accelerated product applications, indicating that the industry is still in the early stages of expansion.Reports indicate that Anthropic's latest financing valuation is nearing $965 billion, with annualized revenue jumping from $14 billion to $47 billion, further strengthening market confidence in the commercialization potential of AI.However, there are still some investors in the market, including Michael Burry, who express concerns about the overheated valuations of AI, believing that massive investments may struggle to yield corresponding returns. Loeb, on the other hand, stated, "We haven't even scratched the surface of AI development," and believes that we are still in the early stages of long-term growth.

The tokenization platform Theo announced it has raised $100 million to launch the gold-backed stablecoin thUSD. thUSD is pegged to the US dollar, and its reserves consist of the gold token thGOLD, which Theo launched in January this year. thGOLD is backed by a secured lending agreement between Theo and gold retailers (such as Singapore's Mustafa Gold) and can also generate returns.In terms of revenue sources, thUSD will simultaneously obtain two types of returns: one from the underlying assets of thGOLD; the other from the spread profits obtained by shorting gold futures contracts. Theo's Chief Investment Officer Iggy Ioppe stated that under favorable market conditions, this mechanism is expected to achieve an annualized return of about 10%.

Michael Saylor posted on the X platform stating that a brief discussion on digital credit includes:Acquiring a large amount of appreciated capital (BTC);Issuing credit (STRC) against that capital, over-collateralized by equity;Monetizing part of the appreciated gains through direct or derivative means (MSTR) to fund dividends.Credit investors exchange volatility, risk, duration, and performance with equity investors. Credit (STRC) gains cash flow and stability. Equity (MSTR) experiences amplified value performance and volatility.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Hougan dismissed various conspiracy theories circulating in the market, including attributing the decline to Binance, Wintermute, offshore macro hedge funds, paper Bitcoin, and the recent claims about Jane Street. He pointed out that the reasons for investor sell-offs include the four-year cycle pattern, concerns about quantum computing, and the shift of funds towards AI startups.He believes that most of the sell-off is nearing its end, and the market is in the process of bottoming out, with Bitcoin set to reach new all-time highs in the future. Hougan described the current situation as a "classic cryptocurrency winter" and believes that it will be followed by a "classic cryptocurrency spring."

According to The Block, Theo has launched an innovative gold token thGOLD, which combines physical gold collateral with a yield mechanism, distinguishing it from traditional token products that only track gold prices.This product is based on a gold lending fund involving Singapore's Mustafa Gold, with partners including Standard Chartered-backed Libeara and FundBridge Capital. thGOLD will be available on multiple DeFi platforms such as Uniswap, Morpho, and Pendle, marking the first time that physical gold assets have achieved on-chain yield and collateral functionality.

Fidelity's Global Macro Director Jurrien Timmer stated that Bitcoin's current trend is more akin to the S-curve of the internet rather than a power law curve. Many Bitcoin supporters claim that the four-year cycle has ended and a new structural uptrend is about to begin. I am skeptical about this, not because I doubt the diminishing impact of the halving cycle (which I agree with), but because I question the assertion that bear markets will no longer occur.Currently, Bitcoin's bottom line is $65,000 (the previous high), while the power law trend line indicates a bottom line of $45,000. Although there is still some distance to the target price, if Bitcoin enters a consolidation phase within the next year, the power law trend line may come closer to $65,000 and could become Bitcoin's line of life and death. However, this may (or may not) be something that happens in the future (or within the next year).

Delphi Digital posted on platform X that Solana is preparing for a major upgrade called Alpenglow. This upgrade is a complete overhaul of the consensus mechanism, aiming to achieve sub-second finality by replacing Tower BFT and Proof of History (PoH).Alpenglow introduces two new protocol components: Votor and Rotor. Votor replaces the incremental voting rounds of Tower BFT with a lightweight voting aggregation model. Validators can aggregate votes off-chain before submitting the final confirmation, allowing blocks to achieve finality within 1 to 2 confirmation rounds. This improvement reduces the theoretical finality delay to 100 to 150 milliseconds, shortening it by about 100 times from the original 12.8 seconds.Votor achieves finality through two parallel paths: when a proposed block receives over 80% of the total staked weight in the first round, it triggers fast confirmation and takes effect immediately; if the support rate is between 60% and 80% in the first round, it triggers slow confirmation, requiring a second round of voting to exceed 60% for final confirmation.Rotor reconfigures Solana's block propagation layer. The original Turbine propagation network relied on multi-hop relays with variable delays, while Rotor introduces a staked-weight relay path that prioritizes bandwidth efficiency. Validators with high stakes and reliable bandwidth will become core relay points. Simulation data shows that under typical bandwidth conditions, block propagation can be completed in as fast as 18 milliseconds. This upgrade is expected to be rolled out gradually, with an initial launch timeframe anticipated between early to mid-2026.

With the launch of the mainnet and the THQ token, Theoriq announces the introduction of the THQ staking incentive mechanism. Users can stake THQ through the Mellow Protocol and receive a daily automatic allocation of 22,000 THQ rewards.Staking THQ will also unlock up to 3x yield boosts on AlphaVault (ETH) TVL and simultaneously increase Theoriq Leaderboard points, creating a positive reward cycle.At the same time, users can choose to deposit into AlphaVault or provide liquidity for the USDC/THQ liquidity pool to enjoy a 0.8% share of the transaction fees.

According to official news, Coinbase has launched spot trading for Theoriq (THQ) and Beam (BEAM) in the early morning.

According to official news, Binance Alpha is the first platform to list Theoriq (THQ), with Alpha trading starting on December 16, 2025, at 22:00 (UTC+8). Users holding at least 220 Binance Alpha points can claim the token airdrop. Claim 400 THQ tokens airdrop on the Alpha event page.This event adopts a "decreasing points deduction" model. In the first minute of the event, claiming the airdrop will consume 30 Binance Alpha points. If the event has not ended, the points required for claiming will decrease by 1 point every minute, with a minimum of 10 points.For example, if the event starts at 22:00, claiming between 22:00-22:01 will require 30 Binance Alpha points, and claiming between 22:01-22:02 will require 29 points, and so on, until the points drop to the minimum requirement of 10 points for claiming the airdrop.This new model will gradually lower the Alpha points threshold as more events take place, creating a fairer and more inclusive participation experience.Please note that users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours, or it will be considered a forfeiture of the airdrop.

According to official news, MEXC will launch Theoriq (THQ) on December 17, 2025, at 04:00 (UTC+8), and open the THQ/USDT trading market. On the same day at 05:00 (UTC+8), the swap function will be launched, allowing for seamless and instant exchanges with other assets.

Binance Alpha will launch Theoriq (THQ) on December 16. Eligible users can go to the Alpha event page to claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha points after the Alpha trading opens. Further details will be announced separately.