According to the official announcement, the Gate.io Telegram applet has officially launched the "Invite friends to earn points" function. Users can get 3 points for each successful invitation of friends through the applet. Compared with the reward mechanism of 1 point per task in the game center, this invitation function greatly improves the efficiency of obtaining points, and users can accumulate points faster and redeem rich prizes. It is reported that the Gate.io Telegram applet will continue to iterate its functions and gradually improve the user experience. This new function is only applicable to the Gate.io Telegram applet APP.

According to official news, LBank will launch Sandy Codex (SANDY) and AILIVE (AILIVE) for the first time at 16:00 (SGT) on January 3, and open SANDY/USDT and AILIVE/USDT trading pairs. Currently, the deposit business is open, and the withdrawal business will be open at 15:00 on January 4.

According to official news, T3 FCU (T3 Financial Crime Unit) supported by TRON said that since its establishment in August last year, it has frozen more than 126 million USDT on the TRON blockchain suspected of being involved in illegal criminal activities, including funds suspected of being involved in money laundering, investment scams, illegal drugs, terrorist financing and other criminal activities. It is reported that T3 FCU was jointly established by TRON, Tether and TRM Labs. The criminal funds frozen this time came from five continents around the world, which is an important milestone in combating cryptocurrency-related financial crimes. TRON founder Sun Yuchen forwarded the relevant content on the X platform and said that T3 FCU's rapid success in freezing assets suspected of criminal activities sent an unmistakable signal: If you use USDT on TRON to commit crimes, you will definitely be caught.

We may have to wait patiently for the long-awaited copycat season, but what is coming will come.

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has reached a significant milestone with 250 million registered users.

Blockchain developer Kartik Patel unveiled Anon World, a social platform focused on anonymous online interactions. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/333011/anoncast-founder-rolls-out-fully-anonymous-social-platform-on-farcaster?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

OuYee will officially launch the BIOUSDT perpetual contract on the web, App and API at 6:45 pm (UTC+8) on January 3, 2025, and will launch BIO's leveraged trading and simple coin earning at 12:00 noon (UTC+8) on January 6, 2025.

On Thursday, as the broader cryptocurrency market showed signs of recovery, Solana (SOL), one of the leading altcoins, surged past the $200 mark, reflecting an 8% increase over the past 24 hours.  This upward momentum brings the sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization closer to its all-time high achieved in November 2024. However, market experts caution that Solana may face... source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/solana/prepare-for-a-solana-sell-off-how-grayscales-2025-unlocks-could-shake-the-market/

Bitcoin (BTC) started the New Year on a positive note, climbing around 1.5% in the past day to $96,700, recovering from last week’s dip. The post Bitcoin Rebounds While Altcoins Gain Momentum: What’s Next for the Market? appeared first on Cryptodnes. source: https://cryptodnes.bg/en/bitcoin-rebounds-while-altcoins-gain-momentum-whats-next-for-the-market/

Adam from Greeks.live Research Institute posted on the X platform: "20,000 BTC options expired, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.69, a maximum pain point of $97,000, and a nominal value of $1.93 billion. 206,000 ETH options expired, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.81, a maximum pain point of $3,400, and a nominal value of $710 million. Today is the first weekly option delivery in 2025, with a total of $2.6 billion in options expiring. European and American users are gradually returning from vacation, and the overall market heat has rebounded. However, the theme of this week is still adjustment, and the market is clearly divided. There is no more sustained hot spot yet. In the latter part of this month, Trump will officially take office as the new president of the United States, and the entire market is very optimistic about 2025. However, the obvious correction of US stocks in recent days has also brought greater uncertainty to the market. This month's interest rate meeting is very likely to maintain no interest rate cut, and there is no more positive news in the market in the short term."

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale sold all 2.27 million ai16z at a price of $2.1, with a cumulative profit of $4.47 million.

LBank market data shows that LBank's listed token BUZZ has risen above 0.04USDT, reaching a maximum of 0.04236USDT. It is currently quoted at 0.04USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 234%. Since the launch of LBank, the highest increase has exceeded 268%. The current market value is approximately US$39 million.

Meta plans to introduce millions of AI-generated characters on Facebook and Instagram by 2025, allowing users to create and interact with virtual personas. This shift could transform social media, but it raises concerns about misinformation, mental health, and the impact on human content creators.

Providers of exchange-traded funds are finding increasingly creative (and potentially riskier) ways to lure investors into the cryptocurrency craze.

What is an AI agent? What is its current development status in the industry, and what opportunities does it offer ordinary people?

Crypto thieves are resorting to stealing from themselves, after a new scam has been making rounds mainly on Youtube that would bamboozle even the trickiest tricker out there.

KuCoin introduces seamless crypto payments for retail, with low fees, instant settlements, and support for 54 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, and stablecoins like USDT and USDC. Users can make direct purchases via their KuCoin accounts, driving crypto adoption in everyday transactions.

AI-powered phishing attacks are targeting senior executives at companies like eBay with highly personalized and convincing emails, making them harder to detect. These scams are bypassing traditional security systems and increasing the risk of data breaches and financial loss.

The proposal aims to allow the Swiss National Bank to buy BTC as part of the European country’s national reserves

The AI-related cryptocurrency market is worth nearly $55 billion. Here’s what industry experts are saying about where the industry is headed next.