Today's News Highlights:
A trader profits nearly $6 million through ai16z, ZEREBRO, DegenAI, and ALCH
Binance Alpha sector AI proxy projects surge, with COOKIE, AVA, ZEREBRO, and others rising over 30%
Lightspeed predicts Solana native token will launch on X platform in 2025
Binance to add observation tags for STMX and TROY, remove observation tags for CVX and SUN
Musk's X account avatar and nickname reverted to original, related concept coins plummet
Bithumb to list PEAQ and VANA in the Korean won market
Dennis Porter: A certain U.S. state will start buying Bitcoin in 4 months
Regulation/Macro
Crypto custody platform Garanti BBVA Kripto to offer cryptocurrency trading services to the public
According to CoinDesk, Garanti BBVA Kripto, a cryptocurrency custody platform under Turkey's fifth-largest bank Garanti BBVA, will offer cryptocurrency trading services to the public. This service is executed by the Spanish crypto exchange Bit2Me and marks an important step for European banks to accelerate their entry into the crypto space. The Spanish banking group BBVA holds an 86% stake in Garanti BBVA. BBVA previously piloted this service in Turkey, taking advantage of the relatively loose regulatory environment. The European "Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation" (MiCA) will come into full effect on December 30, 2024, providing a clear regulatory framework for financial institutions such as banks. According to Bit2Me's sales director Abel Peña, more European banks are expected to launch cryptocurrency spot trading services in the first quarter of 2025.
Dennis Porter: A certain U.S. state will start buying Bitcoin in 4 months
Dennis Porter, co-founder and CEO of the Satoshi Action Fund (SAF), stated on the X platform that a certain U.S. state is almost 100% certain to start buying Bitcoin within the next four months. He also mentioned that his team is actively pushing for the passage of related legislation, indicating that this is not just a prediction but a reality in progress.
According to Bloomberg, the total wealth of the 500 richest people in the world surpassed $10 trillion in 2024, with the wealth of tech billionaires growing the most significantly. Tech leaders like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang topped the list, collectively increasing their wealth by $903 billion. The article mentions that Trump's election victory triggered a historic surge in digital assets, with Bitcoin first breaking the $100,000 mark. This wave of growth significantly boosted the wealth of billionaires in the cryptocurrency space: Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) saw his wealth increase by 60% to $55 billion; Coinbase co-founder Brian Armstrong's wealth rose by over 50% to $11.1 billion.
Ryan VanGrack, Coinbase's legal vice president, pointed out that over 50% of the record fines imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a year come from a single case (the Terraform case, amounting to $4.4 billion), but this fine is unlikely to be collected. He further criticized that focusing on enforcement statistics may lead to misincentives and misguidance. In contrast, more attention should be paid to the amount returned to harmed investors, with the historical record in this area set in 2019 ($1.2 billion). The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the SEC faces significant challenges regarding uncollected fines, with the total amount currently reaching $10 billion. The report noted that although the SEC has raised fine amounts due to political pressure in recent years, the actual funds recovered are far below the amounts indicated in cases. One typical case is that of former corporate raider Paul Bilzerian. He was ordered to pay $62 million for securities fraud, but the SEC has failed to successfully recover this fine for 31 years. During this time, Bilzerian filed for bankruptcy twice and moved to Saint Kitts and Nevis to evade payment. This fine, along with interest, has now grown to $180 million. The article also mentions that this issue of uncollected fines highlights the SEC's limitations in enforcement and fund recovery, raising questions about its enforcement effectiveness.
Project Updates
Binance to add observation tags for STMX and TROY, remove observation tags for CVX and SUN
Binance announced that on January 2, 2025, it will adjust the monitoring and seed tags for certain tokens. The specifics are as follows: New monitoring tags: StormX (STMX), TROY (TROY); Removed monitoring tags: Convex Finance (CVX), Sun (SUN); Removed seed tags: Arkham (ARKM), Blur (BLUR), Jito (JTO), Celestia (TIA).
Nimble Network announces Q1 plans: will complete token launch and launch Agent Launchpad
The composable AI protocol Nimble Network announced its roadmap for the first quarter of 2025, which mainly includes launching the Agent Launchpad, focusing on developing Agents, and completing the token launch. Previously, Binance Labs announced the list of 13 selected teams for the 7th season of the MVB accelerator program, including the composable AI protocol Nimble.
Musk's X account avatar and nickname reverted to original, related concept coins plummet
Early this morning, Musk's X account's frog avatar and "Kekius Maximus" nickname were changed back to his original identity (Elon Musk), causing related concept coins to plummet. Coingecko data shows that KM (Kekius Maximus) on the Solana chain dropped about 85% in the past 24 hours, while KEKIUS (Kekius Maximus) on Ethereum fell about 48% in the past 24 hours.
The decentralized ZK-RaaS network Lumoz released a review covering Q4 2024 and a development roadmap for 2025 to 2026. It conducted a TGE in Q4 2024, launched the zkVerifier node network, and initiated community airdrops and staking systems. In the first half of 2025, it will support the application of SVM (Solana Virtual Machine) and TVM (Ton Virtual Machine) on the RaaS platform, while launching more quality L1/L2 chains, including UXLINK, CARV, DuckChain, Matr1x, and Ultiverse. Additionally, it will launch the Lumoz chain, zkProver network, and ZK-POW mining pool. In the second half of 2025, Lumoz will establish a modular computing network to provide computing power support for AI agents and ZK-ML model training, and expand support for MOVE stack chains, fully supporting Op Stack and ZK Fraud Proof RaaS applications, while integrating more data availability (DA) layers and execution layers. By 2026 and beyond, Lumoz plans to achieve seamless integration of zkProver and zkVerifier layers for ZK&AI applications, supporting more Lumoz RaaS-based Rollup solutions. Furthermore, it will launch a visual one-click deployment ZK&AI RaaS platform. Previously, Lumoz announced the MOZ token economics, with 66% allocated to the community, ecosystem, nodes, and miners.
Bithumb to list PEAQ and VANA in the Korean won market
According to Bithumb's announcement, PEAQ and VANA will be listed on the Korean won market today. PEAQ trading information: supports the PEAQ network, benchmark price 853 KRW, trading will start at 4 PM on January 2, 2025 (Korean time); VANA trading information: supports the VANA network, benchmark price 23,730 KRW, trading will start at 4 PM on January 2, 2025 (Korean time). The deposit function will be available within 3 hours after the announcement, and investors are advised to confirm the network information before proceeding.
Sonic Labs: $S token will launch on over 12 centralized exchanges in January
According to Sonic Labs' official announcement, the $S token will launch on over 12 centralized exchanges (CEX) in January 2025 as a replacement for the FTM token. The list includes several well-known exchanges such as Binance and Bybit, supporting automatic token upgrades and Sonic network integration. More information on launch dates will be announced soon.
Opinions
Lightspeed predicts Solana native token will launch on X platform in 2025
According to Lightspeed's predictions, the five major development trends for Solana in 2025 are as follows: 1. Elon Musk's X platform will launch a Solana native token: It is expected that Musk will introduce the Solana token in conjunction with the X Premium subscription service, utilizing Solana's high throughput and low fees to enable e-commerce functions within the platform. 2. The market value of stablecoins will quadruple: The market value of stablecoins on the Solana chain is expected to grow from the current $5 billion to $20 billion, mainly driven by startups like Perena and Lulo, as well as the entry of stablecoin issuers like PayPal and Sky. 3. Solana ETF will be approved but underperform compared to ETH: Although the Solana ETF may be approved under the new SEC leadership, market demand may not match that of BTC and ETH. ETF users still prefer to invest directly in SOL through other channels. 4. Pump.fun may lose its leading position: Despite generating $330 million in revenue in 2024, it is predicted that Pump.fun may be replaced in 2025 by newer, more innovative applications (such as AI-related platforms). 5. No major network outages expected in 2025: With the launch of the Firedancer client and ongoing optimizations by the development team, Solana's outage frequency has significantly decreased over the past two years, and it is expected to maintain stable operation in 2025.
According to Haseeb, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital, the trend of AI agents will continue into 2025 but will eventually fade away. He pointed out that existing AI agents are merely chatbots with memecoins, lacking real intelligence beyond posting content on social media. As these tools become ubiquitous, people may grow weary of them. He believes that the true game-changer will be software engineering agents. With AI cloud computing, entrepreneurs can launch applications with $10,000, significantly reducing software development costs and driving explosive growth in on-chain applications, making self-funded projects like Hyperliquid and Jupiter the norm rather than the exception. Additionally, AI-driven security analysis and monitoring tools will become widespread, making it easier for everyone to enhance blockchain security. Haseeb also mentioned that the combination of AI and crypto will have profound impacts on payments, decentralized model training, and user experience, especially in the post-AI wallet space, where these wallets will greatly simplify cross-chain operations and optimize user experience.
Important Data
A trader profits nearly $6 million through ai16z, ZEREBRO, DegenAI, and ALCH
According to Lookonchain data, a trader recently made nearly $6 million in profits across multiple projects, showing outstanding performance. The specific trading and profit details are as follows: ai16z: spent $707,000 to purchase 2.07 million ai16z, sold 700,000 for a profit of $1.66 million, currently holding 1.37 million ai16z worth $3.27 million, total profit $4.23 million (+598%); ZEREBRO: spent 4,425 SOL ($936,000) to purchase 2.58 million ZEREBRO, sold all for a profit of 9,284 SOL ($1.9 million), profit $969,000 (+103%); DegenAI: spent 340 SOL ($84,000) to purchase 7.03 million DegenAI, sold all for a profit of 3,023 SOL ($598,000), profit $514,000 (+611%); ALCH: spent 1,629 SOL ($353,000) to purchase 3.88 million ALCH, sold all for a profit of 2,696 SOL ($511,000), profit $158,000 (+45%).
Binance Alpha sector AI proxy projects surge, COOKIE, AVA, ZEREBRO, and others rise over 30%
According to the latest data from Coingecko, AI proxy projects in the Binance Alpha Spotlight sector have seen a widespread surge, with some projects rising over 30% in 24 hours. The top ten projects by percentage increase are: Cookie DAO (COOKIE) up 138.1% in 24 hours, currently at $0.6108; Ava AI (AVA) up 77.7% in 24 hours, currently at $0.09345; Zerebro (ZEREBRO) up 32.7% in 24 hours, currently at $0.7705; Rifampicin (RIF) up 31.4% in 24 hours, currently at $0.06095; tokenbot (CLANKER) up 30.4% in 24 hours, currently at $88.22; Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) up 28.5% in 24 hours, currently at $1.29; Urolithin A (URO) up 28.2% in 24 hours, currently at $0.06932; ai16z (AI16Z) up 24.9% in 24 hours, currently at $2.42; Odos (ODOS) up 15.3% in 24 hours, currently at $0.0423; GRIFFAIN up 15.8% in 24 hours, currently at $0.4337. Previously, Binance Alpha announced a new batch of projects: ZEREBRO, COOKIE, WHALES, and ORDER.
A whale who purchased 4.25 million VIRTUAL for $10 million 19 days ago is now up $11.5 million
According to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale spent $10 million USDC 19 days ago to purchase 4.25 million $VIRTUAL, which is now valued at $21.5 million, realizing an unrealized profit of $11.5 million.
In December 2024, cryptocurrency attack losses fell to the lowest of the year, only $29 million
According to Cointelegraph, losses due to cryptocurrency hacking, exploitation, and scams in December 2024 fell to the lowest of the year, totaling only $29 million, a significant decrease from $63.8 million in November and $115.8 million in October. Major incidents included the exploitation of a vulnerability on the GemPad platform, resulting in a theft of $2.1 million, the theft of $1 million from the FEG cross-chain bridge vulnerability, and $12.3 million in crypto assets stolen from LastPass users due to data breaches. According to statistics from CertiK and PeckShield, the total losses from related attacks in December decreased by 71% month-on-month. The total losses for the year reached $2.3 billion, a 40% increase compared to 2023, but lower than the $3.78 billion in 2022, mainly due to increased access control vulnerabilities in centralized exchanges and custody platforms.
A whale named "rektdolphin.eth" who sold PEPE to buy KEKIUS is now down $880,000
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, yesterday a whale named "rektdolphin.eth" sold 62 trillion $PEPE tokens (worth $1.23 million) to purchase 4.22 million $KEKIUS. Currently, the market value of this batch of $KEKIUS is only $353,000, resulting in an unrealized loss of approximately $880,000 for the whale.
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