TOP Trending, December 23, 2025 

The Clearing Company — Regulated On-Chain Prediction Markets

The Clearing Company is a startup building a next-generation, stablecoin-native prediction market that blends on-chain infrastructure with regulatory compliance. Founded by alumni of Polymarket and Kalshi, it raised $15M in seed funding in August 2025 led by Union Square Ventures, with Haun Ventures and Coinbase Ventures participating. In November 2025, the team filed with the CFTC to become a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), aiming to bring fully regulated event contracts on-chain. Its product focus includes Lineups, enabling cross-market parlays across politics, sports, culture, and crypto.

The project is trending after Coinbase acquired The Clearing Company on December 22, 2025, shortly after launching its own prediction markets. The move signals Coinbase’s push toward an “everything exchange” and regulated on-chain betting, sparking discussion about competition with incumbents like Polymarket and accelerating mainstream adoption of prediction markets.

Lumenless — Privacy-First DeFi on Solana

Lumenless is a privacy-focused application on Solana enabling private payments, incognito trading, and private staking. Founded by Mike (@heymike777)—a Solana builder active since 2021 with multiple product launches and three hackathon wins—the project recently pivoted from wallet tracking to privacy tooling. An MVP was built during the Solana Cypherpunk hackathon, with a beta planned for January 2026 and a longer-term goal of a full privacy-first DeFi wallet. The $LUMEN token has a 1B supply, with most allocated to IPO and liquidity, and a small portion reserved for rewarding early contributors.

Lumenless is trending after an explosive DevFun IPO, oversubscribed by 13,687% and raising 41,000+ SOL, signaling strong demand for privacy on Solana. Endorsements from prominent ecosystem figures and the founder’s credibility have amplified attention, positioning Lumenless as a breakout privacy play amid growing interest in anonymous DeFi tools.

Kalshi Research — Prediction Markets as Market Intelligence

Kalshi Research is the newly launched research arm of Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market for real-world events like inflation, elections, and crypto prices. Launched on December 22, 2025, it uses Kalshi’s proprietary market data to study forecasting accuracy and the “wisdom of crowds.” Its debut paper shows Kalshi markets outperform Wall Street consensus on inflation by 40% overall and 50% during market shocks, highlighting the value of incentive-driven forecasting. The initiative aims to share data with academics and practitioners, influencing policymakers, investors, and executives.

Kalshi is trending in crypto due to rapid growth as a regulated alternative to platforms like Polymarket. Trading volume has surged past $22B cumulative, with $300M daily highs, driven by crypto integrations (USDC settlement, Phantom wallet, multichain access) and CFTC-approved crypto event contracts. A reported $1B funding round at an $11B valuation and expanding market share have positioned Kalshi as a leading player in emerging InfoFi infrastructure.

Espresso — Shared Sequencing for a Modular, Cross-Chain Future

The Espresso Foundation stewards the Espresso Network, a blockchain infrastructure layer built to enable fast, secure communication and composability across chains. Founded by Stanford cryptography researchers, Espresso focuses on shared sequencing and fast finality for rollups, reducing liquidity fragmentation and centralized sequencer risk. It already supports 20+ chains, secures $100M+ in value, and offers SDKs for major stacks like Arbitrum Orbit and Polygon AggLayer. Backed by $60M from top VCs including a16z Crypto, Greylock, Electric Capital, Sequoia, and Polygon, Espresso aims to unify the modular blockchain ecosystem.

Espresso is trending after launching its $ESP airdrop registration on December 23, 2025, allowing users to check eligibility ahead of early-2026 claims. Additional campaigns like Bantr and recent production milestones have fueled hype, positioning Espresso as a core player in cross-chain infrastructure as modular adoption accelerates.

Other trending accounts

• Toly: founder of Solana. 

• Ernesto: contributor to the Aave ecosystem. 

• Nesa: the world's AI blockchain. 

• Spark: heart of robots and autonomous agents.