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Here’s what we got for you today:

• 🚀 Big Ideas for Crypto in 2025 by A16z

• 🔚 When To Exit the Position?

• ⭐ Top Highlight in Crypto Today

• 🤡 Meme Of The Day

🚀 Big Ideas for Crypto in 2025 by A16z

The a16z Crypto team shared their big ideas for 2025, outlining several emerging trends and areas of interest anticipated to shape the crypto landscape in the coming year. Here are the top 5 impressive ideas with remarkable practicality, one of them plans to start implementing in 2024.

1. Stablecoins accepted for payments

Stablecoins (crypto tied to stable assets like the USD) will see wider adoption, especially by small businesses and enterprises.

Why?: Faster payments and reduced costs compared to credit cards. Large companies may experiment with stablecoins to save on transaction fees and innovate payment systems.

Several organizations and platforms are now accepting stablecoins for payments such as PayPal allows users to send and receive payments in USDC, which can facilitate faster and more affordable cross-border transactions.

2. AI has its own wallet to act as an agent

Allowing AI agents to own crypto wallets and manage assets autonomously opens up innovative possibilities. AI could operate independently in markets, verify nodes in decentralized networks, or even own and manage blockchain infrastructure.

Use Case: Autonomous energy trading or decentralized infrastructure management through AI-controlled wallets could reduce human intervention and streamline processes.

3. Decentralized Autonomous Chatbots (DACs)

Creating chatbots that operate autonomously using Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) can ensure secure management of crypto assets while providing engaging, self-sustained interactions.

Use Case: DACs could generate income through content creation, manage funds, and offer novel services like financial advising or customer support without human oversight.

4. Onchain Government Bonds

Tokenizing government bonds on a blockchain would make them more accessible, transparent, and efficient, while preserving privacy compared to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Use Case: Governments could tap into decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystems, offering citizens and institutions a more secure and direct way to invest.

5. Liquid Democracy Enabled by Blockchain

Blockchain could implement "liquid democracy," where people vote directly on issues or delegate their votes to trusted representatives. This is scalable and secure with modern blockchain technology.

Use Case: Local governments or organizations could pilot this model to enhance citizen engagement and decision-making efficiency.

These ideas are just the beginning! There are 9 more ideas that are equally groundbreaking, offering innovative solutions and futuristic visions for AI, blockchain, and decentralized technologies. You can read full the report here!

🔚 When To Exit the Position?

1. Avoiding Unrealized Profits: Don’t get carried away by theoretical gains displayed on your portfolio. They can vanish if you don’t sell at the right time, as was seen in previous market cycles.

2. Selling Gradually: When deciding to sell, it’s not about selling everything all at once. Instead, the author advises breaking sales into smaller portions over time to reduce risk and manage exit prices more effectively.

3. Exit Triggers: Several rules are given to determine when to exit a position:

• Business Cycle: When the market’s overall outlook weakens, it's time to consider selling. The process should be gradual, based on market signals.

• Short-term Price Spike: If there’s a sharp price rise without a solid foundation, it might indicate a time to sell.

• Reasonable Valuation: Once an asset reaches what is considered a fair or overvalued price (measured by ratios like P/E and P/S), the risk/reward ratio shifts. This could be an exit signal.

• Losing Conviction: If your belief in a project starts to weaken, it could be time to sell. This could be due to factors like a new competitor, a change in direction, or deteriorating fundamentals.

• Psychological Factors:
  Maintaining emotional discipline is critical. Avoid impulsive decisions driven by fear or greed, and stick to your trading plan. Be especially wary of the fear of missing out (FOMO), which can lead to chasing risky opportunities.

4. Conviction and Staying Focused: One of the biggest mistakes investors make is losing conviction too quickly. The author advises doing thorough research to build strong conviction, which helps avoid impulsive decisions based on market hype.

5. Tax Considerations: Every sale is a taxable event, so consider selling into stablecoins instead of other tokens to minimize risk and ensure you can cover taxes. Selling into other tokens introduces the risk of losing value on those tokens.

⭐ Top Highlight in Crypto Today

💰 Bitcoin hits $100K, more than doubling this year. Even critics are calling it a big step for digital assets, as investors hope the U.S. government will help cryptocurrencies become a stable part of the financial markets.

Funfact: Bitcoin reached a $2 trillion market cap in less than 16 years, while it took Amazon 29 years and Apple 42 years to reach this level.

📣 Trump appoints David Sacks as AI and crypto czar, aiming to lead in both fields, safeguard free speech online and ‘MAKE AMERICA GREAT’.

David Sacks is a successful entrepreneur and investor, co-founding PayPal, founding Yammer (acquired by Microsoft for $1.2B), and Craft Ventures. He’s also co-host of the popular All-In Podcast.

🔒 Hong Kong's Stablecoin Bill plans to regulate issuers, improve oversight, protect users, and support innovation in virtual assets.

📉 XRP bulls face risks if Bitcoin dominance rises, warns analyst. Market shows high leveraged positions, with XRP longs nearing $3.44B in open interest. A Bitcoin rally may trigger liquidations for XRP.

🤖 Polytrader AI launches as the first AI agent for prediction markets, analyzing trends and executing trades. It leverages Polymarket’s API to identify mispricings and capitalize on trading opportunities.

🤡 Meme Of The Day

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