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BlockBeats News, December 18, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that the Ethereum blockchain needs to better explain its features to users in order to achieve true "trustlessness," which is a common challenge faced by all blockchain protocols. "Trustlessness" means that the protocol operates solely through code and automatically enforces rules without developer oversight. However, if the protocol is so complex that only a few people can participate in its operation, then in practice, others still have to trust this group. Ethereum itself already possesses trustless characteristics, as transactions and smart contracts are executed by open-source code and a decentralized network of validators. But Buterin pointed out in a post on X on Wednesday that the network still needs to improve users' understanding. "An important but underestimated form of trustlessness is increasing the number of people who can truly understand the entire protocol from top to bottom. Ethereum needs to do better in this regard by simplifying the protocol." When asked about the practicality of this idea given the trade-off between technical features and user understanding, Buterin said: "We should be willing to reduce some features at certain times."

PANews, December 18 — According to a certain exchange, if MSCI proceeds with its plan to remove crypto treasury companies from its indices, these companies may be forced to sell up to $15 billion worth of cryptocurrencies. The group opposing MSCI's proposal, "BitcoinForCorporations," predicts, based on a "verified preliminary list" of 39 companies, that these companies have a total adjusted circulating market capitalization of $113 billion and could face capital outflows of $10 billion to $15 billion. The group also added that, according to JPMorgan's analysis and estimates, if Strategy is removed from the MSCI index, its capital outflow could reach $2.8 billion. Strategy accounts for 74.5% of the total adjusted circulating market capitalization affected. Analysts have calculated that the total potential capital outflow for all affected companies could reach $11.6 billion. Such a large-scale outflow would bring even greater selling pressure to the crypto market, which has already been trending downward over the past three months. At the time of writing, the petition letter from "BitcoinForCorporations" had collected 1,268 signatures. Previously, MSCI proposed new regulations to remove companies with more than 50% digital asset exposure from major indices. The final decision on this proposal will be announced on January 15, 2026, and will take effect in the February review of the same year.

ChainCatcher News, Delphi Digital has released its annual outlook report for the infrastructure sector in 2026. The report points out that stablecoins have become the most important infrastructure focus in the crypto space. This year, the total supply of stablecoins has grown by 33%, surpassing $304 billion; the adjusted monthly transaction volume has now exceeded that of Visa and PayPal; stablecoin holdings in U.S. Treasury bonds have reached $133 billion, making stablecoins the 19th largest holder of U.S. Treasuries.