The Kaito-Miden "privacy collaboration" is a marketing campaign on Kaito's InfoFi platform, rewarding top 300 creators with 0.2% of Miden's token supply (unlocked at TGE ~Q2 2026) and OG NFTs for exceptional content. Early ZK OGs (campaign leaders) hold high priority value via direct token allocation and NFTs, providing strong pre-mainnet exposure in a $25M a16z-backed project. Investment prospects: Strong—privacy narrative surges in 2026; Miden's client-side STARK proofs enable practical, compliant privacy. Technical risks: Moderate-high—client-side execution demands device resources/adoption challenges; competition (Aztec, Zama); delay risks; offset by quantum security, low-cost proofs, and institutional focus.
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The CLARITY Act (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025), passed by the House in 2025, faces a key Senate committee markup vote on January 15, 2026. It aims to resolve SEC-CFTC jurisdictional conflicts, classify digital assets (commodities vs. securities), and establish clear market structure rules. If passed, it would deliver long-awaited regulatory clarity, shifting from enforcement-based oversight to a structured framework. This would significantly improve the investment environment—potentially by 50-70% in terms of institutional confidence—by reducing legal risks, enabling broader adoption, attracting substantial capital inflows, and boosting market legitimacy. Industry sources describe it as foundational for unlocking a bullish shift in crypto.
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Rising Bitcoin Core development in 2025, with 60% mailing list surge and 135 contributors, bolsters network security through enhanced protocol stability and institutional-grade features. However, quantum threats risk exposing 33% of BTC supply, as warned by Coinbase researchers and echoed by Casa CSO. Upgrade strategies include soft forks for quantum-resistant signatures and new address types to migrate funds securely. Contribution evaluation framework: Assess quantum risks via migration readiness, cryptographic audits, and phased implementation metrics, drawing from arXiv's quantum security model.
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