Weekly Report | Global Blockchain Technology Ranking: Singapore, Hong Kong, and Estonia rank in the top three; Google announced its annual hot search list, and Trump topped the list of people; Binance Labs announced its investment in RWA Stablecoin Protoc
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12/29/2024·4MOrganized by: Luan Peng, ChainCatcher
"What important events happened this week (12.23-12.29)"
1.Binance Mining Pool launches merged mining of Junkcoin (JKC) and Pepecoin (PEP)
According to an official announcement, Binance Pool officially launched merged mining of Junkcoin (JKC) and Pepecoin (PEP). Mine LTC and earn rewards in LTC, DOGE (Doge), BELLS (Bellscoin), LKY (Luckycoin), JKC and PEP.
2. Trump refutes Democrats’ description of Musk as de facto president of the United States
According to CNN reports, the US Democratic Party accused Musk of becoming the "de facto president" because last week, Musk successfully blocked a bipartisan government funding bill. In response, Trump issued a rebuttal at the "American Turning Point" event in Phoenix. Trump said Musk "did a great job" and said: "No, he will not be president. I like smart people," and they started a new round of attacks and all kinds of lies. Latest It’s ‘President Trump gave up the presidency to Elon Musk.’ No, no, that’s not possible.”
Trump went on to praise Musk's SpaceX company for its advances in space travel and Starlink satellite technology, but reiterated that the South African-born billionaire "is not going to be president." "No, I can tell you, he's not going to be president," he said. "I'm safe, you know why? He can't be, he wasn't born in this country."
Nate Geraci, president of The ETF Store, posted on X: “It is shocking that the ETF issuer has not yet applied for a Dogecoin ETF.
What are the disadvantages? At worst, it’s a marketing expense. Want to know which issuer has the 'DOGE' ticker. "
4.VanEck: Strategic Bitcoin reserves can reduce U.S. debt by 36% by 2050
According to Beincrypto, asset management firm VanEck predicts that the United States may reduce its national debt by 36% by 2050 through the adoption of strategic Bitcoin reserves. This view echoes Senator Cynthia Lummis’ Bitcoin bill, which proposes that the United States accumulate 1 million Bitcoins within five years to reduce the debt burden.
VanEck analysis points out that if debt increases at an annual growth rate of 5% and Bitcoin appreciates by 25% annually, Bitcoin investment will reduce US debt by approximately US$42 trillion by 2049, and the value of Bitcoin will reach US$42 million. , becoming an important asset in global finance. In addition, VanEck predicts that Bitcoin will account for 18% of global financial assets by 2049.
Mathew Sigel, director of research at VanEck, believes that Bitcoin has the potential to reshape the global financial landscape and become a global trade settlement currency, providing an alternative to the U.S. dollar, especially in countries sanctioned by the United States. VanEck suggested that the Trump administration adjust its policy and use the Exchange Stabilization Fund to purchase Bitcoin.
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao spoke on X yesterday The post stated, “Recently I have seen some cases where people receive cryptocurrency by receiving private keys or hardware wallets. This is a bad idea because the giver still has access to the cryptocurrency and should transfer the cryptocurrency to one they own. address, or better yet, just have the giver send it to an address they own. It's a bad idea to have two people access the same private key (or mnemonic) when these encryptions are moved (or When stolen by a hacker), it is almost impossible to prove who moved it (or was hacked).”
According to Bitcoin.com News, Eric Trump, Trump’s second son and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, said he is optimistic about the future development prospects of Bitcoin and believes that Bitcoin will subvert the traditional financial system. He compared Bitcoin to "a speeding freight train" and pointed out that when Bitcoin exceeded 100,000 US dollars, it attracted widespread attention. He expected that when the price reached 1 million US dollars, it would attract more attention, and believed that Bitcoin would eventually exceed 200 US dollars. million dollars.
Eric Trump emphasized that the entire cryptocurrency industry is on the rise and traditional banking is outdated and problematic.
South Korean Congressman Choi Eun-suk proposed an amendment to the "Foreign Exchange Transaction Act" to prevent foreign exchange crimes such as money laundering of virtual assets. The amendment proposes to establish a virtual asset transaction monitoring system, improve the institutional foundation of financial technology foreign exchange services, enhance the convenience of foreign exchange transactions for individuals and enterprises, and strengthen the intelligent construction of the foreign exchange monitoring system.
It said that the rapid development of virtual assets and financial technology in recent years has diversified cross-border transaction methods, but current laws have failed to cover these changes, resulting in regulatory blind spots, especially virtual asset money laundering and illegal foreign exchange transactions, which have become increasingly serious.
According to data from the Financial Information Unit (FIU), the number of suspicious transaction reports from virtual asset merchants last year increased by 48.8% compared with the previous year. The Ministry of Finance plans to add definitions for virtual assets and virtual asset merchants next year, and requires virtual asset merchants to register before conducting cross-border transactions and regularly report users' transaction records to the Bank of Korea.
The amendment is expected to be implemented in the second half of next year.
According to GlobeNewswire, Canadian listed company Matador Technologies Inc. announced that its board of directors has unanimously approved the addition of Bitcoin and U.S. dollar-denominated assets to its corporate treasury as part of its long-term capital preservation strategy.
It is reported that Matador plans to pre-invest an initial allocation of $4.5 million into Bitcoin in December 2024 and will continue to explore additional purchases at the board level through a measured purchase plan.
9.Binance Labs announced its investment in RWA stablecoin protocol Usual
Binance Labs announced its investment in RWA stablecoin protocol Usual. Usual issues a new type of stablecoin, collateralized by RWA, that combines the security of physical assets with the composability and liquidity of DeFi.
According to RootData, Usual is a stablecoin protocol. The USD it launched is a permissionless and fully compliant stablecoin backed by real world assets (RWA) 1:1. USUAL is a governance token. Allow the community to guide the future development of the network. Usual solves the current stablecoin market issues by redistributing profits to the community, rewarding token holders with actual revenue generated by RWA.
RWA stablecoin protocol Usual completed a $10 million Series A round of financing, led by Binance Labs and Kraken Ventures. Galaxy, OKX Ventures, Wintermute, IOSG Ventures, echo, Symbolic Capital, M^0, LeadBlock Partners, GSR , etc. participated in the investment.
According to RootData, Usual is a stablecoin protocol. The USD it launched is a permissionless and fully compliant stablecoin backed by real world assets (RWA) 1:1. USUAL is a governance token. Allow the community to guide the future development of the network. Usual solves the current stablecoin market issues by redistributing profits to the community, rewarding token holders with actual revenue generated by RWA.
According to an official announcement, Hyperliquid Labs said it is aware of reports of activity from alleged North Korean hacker addresses. In fact, Hyperliquid has not been hit by any North Korean hackers — nor has there been an attack of any kind. All user funds are properly managed.
Hyperliquid Labs takes operational safety very seriously. No party has disclosed the vulnerability. As usual, Hyperliquid Labs offers a generous bounty program for vulnerability reports and follows the industry’s best standards for blockchain analysis.
Previously, someone claimed to be a security party and tried to contact Hyperliquid Labs. To clarify, Hyperliquid Labs has never received any allegation that its platform was compromised. This party added a scam account to the group chat and subsequently communicated with us using insults and profanity. Due to the level of professionalism it demonstrates, Hyperliquid Labs has confirmed with trusted parties to ensure it is following best practices.
12.Robinhood CEO: The company has discussed establishing a Bitcoin reserve internally
Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev said on the Anthony Pompliano podcast that the company has discussed holding Bitcoin internally, but the company has no plans to maintain BTC reserves.
"We wouldn't rule it out. So far, we haven't done that, and we're not in the business of being an investment manager," he said. The CEO went on to say that while Robinhood isn't following companies like MicroStrategy and Tesla Although he is on track to add Bitcoin to his balance sheet, his company’s share price is “already highly correlated with Bitcoin even before we have Bitcoin in our inventory.” Robinhood stock (ticker: HOOD) is up 202% this year, and Bitcoin has returned 110% year-to-date.
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14.Binance added USUAL as a flexible interest rate lending asset
According to an official announcement, Binance has added Usual (USUAL) as a loanable asset on Binance Lending (flexible interest rate). Users can view the latest interest rates and a complete list of loanable and mortgage assets through loan data. To place new Binance Lending (flexible interest rate) orders through the Binance App, please upgrade the App to iOSv2.78.0 or Androidv2.78.0 and above. The old version of the App no longer supports the creation of new Binance Lending (Flexible Rate) orders.
According to The Block, the S&P 500 Index has risen 25% so far this year, and cryptocurrency-related stocks have performed strongly this year.
As of December 23, the best-performing crypto stocks in 2024 are as follows:
- MicroStrategy (MSTR) +402%, market cap $83 billion;
- Terawulf (WULF) +142%, market cap $2.15 billion;
- Hut 8 (HUT) +75%, market cap $2.06 billion;
- Bitdeer Technologies (BTDR) +122%, market cap $2.75 billion;
- Iris Energy (IREN) +65%, market cap $2.4 billion;
- Coinbase (COIN) +69%, market cap $66.5 billion;
- Cipher Mining (CIFR) +28%, market cap $1.8 billion;
The worst-performing related crypto stocks in 2024 are as follows:
- Canaan (CAN) -5%, market value $620 million;
- CleanSpark (CLSK) -6%, market cap $2.9 billion;
- MARA Holdings (MARA) -16%, market cap $6.5 billion;
- Bit Digital (BTBT) -17%, market cap $485 million;
- Hive Digital (HIVE) -32%, market cap $522 million;
- Riot Platforms (RIOT) – 27%, market cap $3.7 billion;
- Bitfarms (BITF) -43%, market cap $917 million;
- Greenridge Generation (GREE) -74%, market cap $25 million;
- Argo Blockchain (ARBK) -80%, market cap $44 million;
- Gryphon Digital Mining (GRYP) -92%, market cap $23 million.
16.Six mutual funds tracking Bitcoin prices will be listed in Israel on December 31
Six mutual funds tracking the price of Bitcoin (BTC) will go public in Israel next week after receiving approval from the Israel Securities Authority (ISA).
The six companies will start operations on the same day, December 31, a condition imposed by the regulator. "Investment firms have been pleading for ETF approval for more than a year and started sending prospectuses for Bitcoin funds in the middle of the year. But the regulator went its own way. It has to examine the details," the investment company executive said.
17.Google released its annual hot search list, and Trump topped the list of people.
Google announced its 2024 annual search rankings. In terms of search volume for people, Trump ranked first, followed by Britain’s Princess Kate, Harris and Biden ranked third and fifth, and the Algerian athlete involved in gender controversy. Man Khalif was fourth.
In terms of news search volume, the US election ranked first, super hot weather ranked second, the Olympics ranked third, and the Trump shooting ranked eighth. (Golden Ten)
18.Global blockchain technology ranking: Singapore, Hong Kong, and Estonia rank among the top three
According to Cointelegraph, Singapore tops the list for global blockchain technology based on a new study of global cryptocurrency jurisdictions led by multi-chain liquidity platform ApeX Protocol. The study took into account blockchain patents, related technical jobs and the number of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges, and Singapore led the way with a high score of 85.4. Specifically, Singapore has 1,600 blockchain patents, 2,433 related industry jobs, and 81 cryptocurrency exchanges. These achievements are particularly outstanding for a country with a total population of less than 6 million.
Hong Kong, China, with its strong financial infrastructure, performs well in the integration of blockchain technology and exchanges, with a comprehensive score of 82.7. In addition, Estonia also performed well, with an overall score of 81.5. Although its population is only 1.4 million, Estonia has 95 blockchain patents and 52 cryptocurrency exchanges, and its strength cannot be underestimated. Other countries leading the development of blockchain technology include Switzerland, the United States, Canada, Australia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
Vitalik posted on Deng and her friends have reserved 88 ETH and wish them good health and long life.”
It was previously reported that Vitalik donated 10 million baht to Thailand's Khao Kheow Zoo and will develop a special exhibition area for Moo Deng.
20.Bitwise submitted an application to the US SEC to list the “Bitcoin Standard Company” ETF
According to Cointelegraph, Bitwise has submitted an application to list the “Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The fund aims to provide exposure to the stocks of companies that adopt the Bitcoin standard and hold at least 1,000 BTC in corporate financial assets.
21.Binance Alpha launches arc, WHY, APU, HAPPY, and FWOG
According to official news, Binance Alpha announced the 8th batch of project tokens, including arc, WHY, APU, HAPPY, and FWOG.
According to an announcement from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the "Measures for the Administration of Bank Foreign Exchange Risk Transaction Reports (Trial)" have been released and will come into effect from now on. The "Measures" are supporting documents of the "Measures for the Management of Banks' Foreign Exchange Business Development (Trial)" and are intended to strengthen banks' foreign exchange risk management and conduct early identification and early detection of high-risk transactions such as suspected false trade, underground banks, and illegal cross-border financial activities involving virtual currencies. Early warning and early treatment.
The main contents include: clarifying the reporting responsibilities of banks on foreign exchange risk transactions, requiring the establishment of a monitoring system and submission of reports; stipulating the scope of information reporting, including activities suspected of illegal and illegal cross-border capital flows; clarifying the content of the report, such as the basic situation and planned measures ; Strengthen internal management measures, including internal control systems and data confidentiality management.
The Bitget team released a new version of the BGB white paper, announcing the introduction of a repurchase and destruction mechanism. In the first destruction, 800 million BGB held by the core team will be destroyed at one time, accounting for 40% of the total supply. According to the current price of BGB, the value of the destroyed part is more than 5 billion US dollars. After burning, the total supply of BGB will be reduced to 1.2 billion and will be 100% in circulation.
At the same time, BGB will start quarterly repurchase and destruction. Starting in 2025, Bitget will use 20% of the quarterly profits of the exchange and wallet business to repurchase and destroy BGB. The profit will be made up of the spot, contract, and leverage transaction fees of the Bitget Exchange. As well as Bitget Wallet's Swap, contracts, NFT transaction fees and other income components.
The white paper also introduces BGB's future equity plan, which will focus on three parts: on-chain application scenarios, PayFi payment scenarios, and on-site equity scenarios, allowing BGB to become a mainstream asset and deeply integrate into popular public chains and leading DeFi ecology.
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said: "The Bitget team chose to proactively destroy more than 5 billion US dollars in platform coins, which fully demonstrates our firm determination to uphold long-termism. In the past ten years, CEX has played a vital role in promoting the development of the encryption industry. Role. As more applications and activities gradually migrate to the chain, Bitget will use BGB as the core to build an integrated on-chain and off-chain ecosystem and continue to promote industry innovation and development.”
According to DLNews, Solana co-founder Stephen Akridge allegedly concealed millions of dollars in staking rewards during his "acrimonious" divorce from ex-wife Elisa Rossi. Rossi filed suit in California state court seeking withheld pledge rewards. Their marriage lasted for nearly ten years, during which time they accumulated a large amount of wealth, mainly from Akridge's founding role in Solana Labs.
According to the lawsuit, Rossi claims the divorce process was "long and contentious." As part of the divorce settlement, she was entitled to a portion of the SOL token proceeds, but Akridge did not give her the staking rewards, causing her to lose "millions of dollars." After learning that Akridge had concealed these staking rewards, Rossi contacted him multiple times to request their return, but was met with a cold response.
25.Market news: Do Kwon will be extradited to the United States
According to market news, Montenegro’s Minister of Justice Bojan Božović signed a decision that Do Kwon will be extradited to the United States.
26.Trump asks the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend the enforcement of TikTok’s forced sale order
According to the Financial Associated Press, reporters learned on December 27, local time, that U.S. President-elect Trump filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend the implementation of TikTok’s forced sale order. Trump expressed the hope that the court would give him time to resolve the dispute through political means after he officially takes office on January 20 next year.
On December 18, local time, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would again discuss the bill banning TikTok from operating in the United States. According to reports, the U.S. Supreme Court will argue the case on January 10, allowing the court to rule on the issue before the law takes effect on January 19.
The bill requires TikTok parent company ByteDance to spin off TikTok, otherwise TikTok will be banned from operating in the United States. ByteDance has made it clear that it will not sell the TikTok business.
27.American Blockchain Association: Will take action to resist IRS rule changes
According to The Block, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS this week finalized tax filing requirements (RIN 1545-BR39, TD 10021) for specific cryptocurrency brokers. In response, the Washington, D.C.-based industry lobby group Blockchain The association said it would take "positive action" to resist the rule change.
28.Michael Saylor: 60 companies hold more than 590,000 BTC
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor tweeted to announce the list of 60 companies holding BTC and their positions. As of December 23, 60 companies held a total of 591,368 Bitcoins, worth approximately US$55.88 billion.
Shaw, the founder of ai16z, said that the HackMD team put forward a discussion proposal on upgrading the ai16z token economic model. The key contents of the proposal include:
- The official ai16z Launchpad platform will be launched for Eliza-based agency projects in the first quarter of 2025. The platform will be implemented through the acquisition of a ready-to-market technology team. It is recommended that the platform charge a certain percentage of startup fees to repurchase ai16z and establish an ai16z token liquidity pool;
- Implement community management processes that may involve staking and slashing;
- Positioning ai16z as an artificial intelligence L1 blockchain.
- Incentivize developers to build on Eliza through ecosystem funds, revenue sharing, and support for third-party launchpads; 5. Diversify DAO funds while avoiding the sale of proxy tokens, selectively provide liquidity, and support Pledge.
According to the website of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China, in order to better coordinate development and security, ensure the facilitation of cross-border trade and investment and financing, prevent and curb illegal foreign exchange activities, and maintain the order of the foreign exchange market, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, in accordance with the "Bank Foreign Exchange Business Administration" Measures (Trial)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Business Development Measures") and relevant laws and regulations, the "Measures for the Management of Bank Foreign Exchange Risk Transaction Reports (Trial)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") were formulated.
According to the Measures, if a bank discovers or has reasonable grounds to suspect that its domestic or overseas institutions and individual customers (hereinafter collectively referred to as transaction entities) have foreign exchange risk transactions, it shall monitor foreign exchange risk transaction information and submit foreign exchange risk transaction reports.
Foreign exchange risk transactions refer to activities involving suspected false trade, false investment and financing, underground banks, cross-border gambling, fraudulent export tax refunds, illegal cross-border financial activities with virtual currency, and other suspected illegal and illegal cross-border capital flows; foreign exchange risk transaction information , refers to information related to foreign exchange risk trading behavior. Banks shall promptly submit foreign exchange risk transaction reports to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange through their headquarters or institutions designated by the headquarters.
"What are some exciting articles worth reading this week (12.23-12.29)"
Recently, a new version of RootData App has been officially launched. The new version has two important upgrades. One is the addition of necessary information required for investment research - the real-time dynamics of "token unlocking"; the other is a comprehensive update of UI/UX (user interface/user experience) to provide users with It is more suitable for investment research interaction needs and personalized operating experience.
After adding the "Token Unlocking" function, users can use the "Hot List" and comprehensive token unlocking information, combined with basic information on the primary and secondary markets of structured projects, to improve the efficiency of capturing investment signals and calmly respond to the bull market.
With the blessing of a smoother interactive experience, RootData helps users obtain a one-stop and efficient investment research decision-making experience and create a more personalized and more visual data panel.
2.What projects are worth participating in on Hyperliquid, a dark horse in the bull market?
In every bull market, a dark horse exchange emerges, and Hyperliquid seems to be the dark horse in this bull market.
Although it has not yet been listed on CEXs such as Binance and Coinbase, Hyperliquid's fully diluted valuation (FDV) has now reached US$27 billion, ranking among the top 30 crypto assets in market value. The performance of its HYPE token is even more eye-catching. The initial price of the initial token issuance TGE was set at US$3.9 per coin. Within a month, the price peak was close to US$35 per coin, making it a highly sought-after asset, causing many to be disappointed. investors broke their thighs.
But if you miss Hyperliquid and Hyperliquid ecological projects, you might as well take a look at what projects on Hyperliquid are worth participating in.
It’s time to correct your homework—this article takes you through a one-stop review of the popular predictions and actual performance of the crypto industry in 2024. Take a look at the market predictions made by top investment research institutions such as Binance Labs, Coinbase Venture, a16z, Messari, Pantera Capital, etc. last year How many of them have been realized? After all, their predictions for this year are out again.
Forecasting is a battle of intelligence and vision, and the market gives the answer with ruthless reality. Get ready, let’s take a look at this year’s crypto world!
In 2024, the "Crypto+AI" (encrypted AI) field achieved unprecedented breakthrough growth. At the beginning of the year, this field consisted of only a few projects, but now it has become an independent track that cannot be ignored in the encryption market.
According to the latest data compiled by ChainCatcher, the total asset market value of the crypto AI sector has exceeded the US$70 billion mark on December 7, accounting for the highest proportion of 2% in the entire crypto market, and the annual growth rate has reached 400%.
At the same time, the number of encrypted AI projects has also shown explosive growth, currently exceeding 600, covering multiple categories of products such as decentralized AI infrastructure and AI Dapps.
Looking back on 2024, the crypto AI narrative has undergone several major changes. At the beginning of the year, OpenAI launched the Sora project, which ignited a wave of hype for crypto AI infrastructure. Subsequently, the convening of the NVIDIA AI annual conference pushed decentralized GPUs into the focus of market attention, and investors began to pursue AI decentralized infrastructure. In the middle of the year, the crypto AI track ushered in an investment boom. Crypto VC institutions announced their plans one after another. Many crypto projects received financial support, accelerating the development and application of technology. At the end of the year, the outbreak of AI Agent Meme pushed the narrative of encrypted AI to a new climax.
5.Panoramic review of crypto spot ETFs in 2024: 1 year, $40 billion
2024 is a historic year for the cryptocurrency market. In the past ten years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected applications for Bitcoin spot ETFs at least 30 times, but on January 11, 2024, a historical turning point was reached. The U.S. Bitcoin Spot ETF was officially approved for listing, with a trading volume of US$4.6 billion and a net inflow of US$628 million on the first day. Immediately afterwards, many countries such as Hong Kong and Australia also launched Bitcoin spot ETFs, further promoting the legalization of global crypto assets.
As of press time, the total asset management scale of crypto ETFs in the United States has exceeded US$122.39 billion, and in Hong Kong it has reached US$467 million. In 2024, the total assets under management of ETFs listed in the United States will exceed US$10 trillion, and investors will invest approximately US$40 billion into the cryptocurrency field this year. U.S. crypto ETF assets under management currently account for approximately 1.2% of the overall ETF market.
2024 is the year when cryptoassets truly turn mainstream. According to the latest 13-F filing, all types of institutions are currently holders of crypto ETFs, including endowments, pension funds, hedge funds, investment advisors and family offices. In this wave of mainstreaming of crypto assets, ETFs of other digital assets such as Solana and XRP have gradually come into public view, further paving the way for development in 2025.
This article will review the key milestones of crypto spot ETFs in 2024, analyze the market performance of crypto ETFs in detail this year, and look forward to the development prospects of crypto ETFs in 2025.
In the past two months, the outbreak of Agentfi has once again demonstrated the great potential of the integration of "AI + Crypto" (also known as encrypted AI). In the recently released encryption industry trend forecast for 2025, well-known industry institutions such as a16z Partners, Messari, and Blockworks Lianchuang also mentioned that the combination of "AI and encryption" will be the mainstream hot spot in the encryption market in 2025. Encryption technology The intersection with AI is expected to achieve breakthrough progress and promote the rise of a large number of AI projects based on tokens.
Looking back on 2024, the encrypted AI market has ushered in an unprecedented investment boom. Major investment institutions have poured in, and the amount of investment has increased sharply. In this field, top venture capital institutions in the encryption industry such as Grayscale, Coinbase Ventures, Binance Labs and a16z have all actively participated in the layout of the "Crypto+AI" project.
In particular, institutions such as Delphi Venture, CoinFund, Coinbase Ventures, Binance Labs, and a16z not only "call for orders" but also practice it, showing their firm optimism in the field of encrypted AI through multiple investments.
On December 24, the "2025 Crypto Outlook Report" released by Messari showed that crypto AI is the most eye-catching emerging investment theme in 2024. The total financing in this field has achieved approximately 100% year-on-year growth, and the number of financing rounds has also increased significantly. An increase of 138%. This article will systematically sort out for you the layout of the top crypto VCs in the Crypto+AI field in 2024, as well as the fundamentals of the specific projects they invest in.
As the pioneer and gateway for large-scale applications of Web3, SocialFi has received widespread attention from users and investors. However, SocialFi, which is censorship-resistant and privacy-focused, faces real problems such as uneven content and fraud. It uses a fancy economic model "X to earn" gameplay to attract users, but the platform lacks the ability to continuously attract content creators. The leading SocialFi protocol has difficulty breaking through the bottleneck of the number of users and proving market demand.
8.The most record-worthy year! A look back at crypto’s historic moments in 2024
2025 is coming. Looking back at the encryption development in 2024, there are too many historical moments that are worth writing about.
This year, many catalysts such as Wall Street giants, the U.S. election, the Bitcoin halving, and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts were behind the bullish trend in the crypto market.
We have witnessed historic moments such as the approval of the Bitcoin Ethereum spot ETF, the White House ushering in the first "crypto president", Bitcoin breaking through 100,000 US dollars, and the Bitcoin concept stock MSTR joining the Nasdaq 100 index; we have also suffered from macroeconomic shocks. The adjustment brought about many dark moments when the market plunged and billions of dollars evaporated.
This year, memes have been encircling VC coins, and the copycat season has been late. Memes seem to be played out every day, but old altcoins led by Ethereum have been criticized many times. New ways of playing games and new assets such as the TG/TON point-to-earn mini-game, Pump.fun one-click coin issuance, and AI agent are all the rage, but some people are happy and some are worried. "The crypto market is disconnected from each other", "Who is making money in this cycle?" and "Is it outperforming Bitcoin?" once became the hottest topics.
ChainCatcher took stock of major crypto events from the beginning to the end of the year, looking back on the ups and downs of the year while welcoming and looking forward to 2025.
As the oldest cryptocurrency derivatives exchange in the industry, BitMEX was co-founded in 2014 by Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo and Sam Reed. BitMEX has always regarded security and high performance as the main line of its development. On the one hand, BitMEX has never had a capital security incident in the past ten years and has maintained an industry record. BitMEX, on the other hand, is described as a “peer-to-peer trading platform offering leveraged Bitcoin contracts.” It allows users to effectively bet on the future price of Bitcoin with up to 100x leverage, making it a handy tool for professional investors.
On the occasion of BitMEX's tenth anniversary, ChainCatcher invited BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz to discuss the changes, crises and achievements in the development process of BitMEX, as well as the future development vision of BitMEX.
10.One article counts seven outstanding women in the encryption field in 2024
The cryptocurrency market is booming and the industry continues to expand as institutional adoption increases. Several women played key roles in achieving this milestone.
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