DefiLlama data shows that the total market value of stablecoins has rebounded above US$206 billion, setting a new historical high; it is currently US$206.827 billion, an increase of 0.87% in the past week, and USDT's market share is 66.5%.

On Jan 05, 2025, 01:37 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has dropped below 710 USDT and is now trading at 709.700012 USDT, with a narrowed 1.08% decrease in 24 hours.

According to GMGN data, the price of swarms once exceeded $0.4 and is now at $0.36, with a 24-hour increase of 76% and a market value of $360 million. This may be affected by the news that swarms developers will soon launch a swarms proxy evaluation framework. Odaily reminds users that the price of Meme coins fluctuates greatly, so investors are advised to participate with caution.

Jesse Pollak, head of the Base protocol, said in a post on X: "I think there will be a great opportunity for onchain builder + streamer prototypes to rise this year. Use AI + onchain to release cool things at 10 times the speed, live on streaming, show the world what is possible, and quickly become popular." He added: "My quick 2c suggestions: 1. Stick to it for at least 6 months 2. Live broadcast 5-6 days a week, about 2 hours each time 3. Find 2-3 other anchors to promote together 4. Use AI to do everything, including code, design, and market 5. Don't wait for the perfect idea, just start I'm happy to provide relevant guidance."

Swarms developer Kye posted on X platform: "About to unveil the architecture of @swarms_corp agent evaluation framework, inspired by @AnthropicAI's open source evaluation paper. Coming soon: user sentiment analysis + function call evaluation. Get ready to make @swarms_corp agents 10x more reliable."

1. JAN3 completes $5 million seed round, Tether participates; 2. JPMorgan Chase: "Depreciation trading" will continue to exist as the structural importance of Bitcoin and gold increases; 3. Chilean lawmakers are considering a legislation on strategic Bitcoin reserves; 4. BlackRock IBIT has experienced net outflows for the first time in two consecutive weeks; 5. Industry insiders: Trump's idea that all remaining Bitcoins are produced in the United States is impossible to achieve; 6. Coinbase obtains a key license to provide derivatives in Europe by acquiring Bux's Cyprus subsidiary; 7. The cumulative trading volume of DEX futures contracts in 2024 reached 285 billion US dollars, and Hyperliquid accounted for 78.8%; 8. Jupiter launched the Goodcats program to reward those who promote ecological growth; 9. Coinbase Chief Legal Officer: The unabridged version of the OCP 2.0 letter from the FDIC has been received, and the new Congress should immediately start hearings; 10. Lawyer John Deaton Propose that the new US government investigate Operation Chokepoint 2.0; 11. Solana co-founder: Only 6 important underlying smart contracts are needed, and any developer optionality that increases business risk is negative; 12. Solv Protocol official X account was stolen and published false information, please be careful of risks; 13. Base protocol leader: Unlike Solana+SVM, Ethereum+EVM believes that there are about unlimited contracts to be built; 14. CME's average daily contract trading volume for 2024 reached 26.5 million, of which the average daily trading volume of crypto contracts increased by 203%; 15. The largest holder of MIRA tokens: The compensation for the wallet affected by the ZERO incident has been completed, and the assets on MIRA have been moved to a multi-signature wallet; 16. Raydium surpasses Ethereum and Uniswap in 24H and 7-day income and expenses.

According to Foresight News, the official Twitter account of the Bitcoin staking platform Solv Protocol has been compromised. The breach was detected by SlowMist's monitoring team. Hackers have used the account to post tweets containing fraudulent token contract addresses. Users are advised to exercise caution and be aware of potential risks associated with these fake tokens.

According to Odaily, Jesse Pollak, head of the Base protocol, commented on Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko's statement about the limited number of essential smart contracts. Pollak highlighted a philosophical difference between Solana and Ethereum regarding the use of smart contracts. He noted that in the Solana ecosystem, there is a belief that only about six contracts are worth writing, leading to their reuse and less focus on contract verification, open-source development, and expansion. Solana aims to create a decentralized Nasdaq with a focus on capital markets. In contrast, the Ethereum ecosystem views the potential of smart contracts as vast, with an emphasis on open-source, verified, and scalable contracts. Ethereum's mission is to build a global economy encompassing all its components, including capital markets. Pollak expressed interest in observing how these philosophies will evolve in the coming years, acknowledging opportunities in both approaches. Earlier, Yakovenko responded to Ethereum community members who suggested that Layer 2 (L2) solutions are the most sustainable business model for block sales. He argued that multiple L2s are unnecessary if a single L2 can handle parallel execution and utilize all available blobspace for various use cases. Yakovenko emphasized that there are not infinitely useful smart contracts or execution environments, asserting that only about six essential smart contracts exist. He criticized the notion of unlimited developer options, stating that it increases business risk, citing examples like the ERC20 interface and additional governance systems. Yakovenko further elaborated in the comments, stating that across all blockchains, the primary uses today are tokens, NFTs, and automated market makers (AMMs), followed by bonding curves, lending, oracles, central limit order books (CLOBs), and perpetuals. He noted that these factors have not yet become decisive drivers for product-market fit.

According to Odaily, security firm SlowMist has released statistics on the top 10 financial scams of 2024. ZKasino, IBXtrade, and Essence Finance are the top three incidents, with losses amounting to $33 million, $21.8 million, and $20 million, respectively. Notably, SlowMist's representative, Yuxian, commented that most of these top 10 scams are likely not projects initiated by Chinese nationals, suggesting that not all projects involving Chinese individuals should be dismissed outright.

According to the statistics of the security agency SlowMist, among the top 10 runaway events in 2024, ZKasino, IBXtrade, and Essence Finance ranked in the top 3 with the amounts involved of US$33 million, US$21.8 million, and US$20 million respectively. It is worth mentioning that Yu Xian said: "Most of the top 10 runaway events in 2024 (it is uncertain whether there will be a subsequent return) should not be Chinese projects, and there is no need to completely deny Chinese projects."

Stablecoins have the potential to challenge the market dominance of Visa and Mastercard, especially as merchants and consumers alike are eager to reduce payment fees.

Don't stress too much, the launch is only 10%-20% of your long-term success, don't make it complicated.

Despite the overall market decline, AI infrastructure and agents are reaching all-time highs, attracting liquidity and attention, and many opportunities are expected to continue in the future.

An article published on the financial media Forbes website stated: Stablecoin has become one of the most successful asset use cases in the crypto field, relying on blockchains such as Ethereum, Solana and Tron to significantly promote cross-chain transactions.

Bitcoin has opened up a decentralized, 24/7, borderless and trusted digital world. But who are the natives of this digital world? It wasn’t until 2024 that Agents appeared in the Crypto world, and the answer began to become clear.

On the 16th anniversary of Bitcoin’s birth, the BTC hash rate (the total computing power of the Bitcoin network) reached an all-time high of 1,000 EH/s, which is almost twice the network hash rate 12 months ago.

The concept of virtual currency was proposed in the first decade of this century. With the enthusiasm of many "gold diggers", its value has been greatly inflated several times. Some issuers and investors of virtual currency have also made a lot of money.

On December 27, 2024, the People's Bank of China released the "China Financial Stability Report (2024)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"). The report elaborates on the field of crypto assets in many places, focusing on the regulation of crypto assets.

The issuance of RWA represents an important direction of financial innovation, bringing new financing and asset management opportunities to Chinese companies. However, under China's current strict regulatory environment, compliance is the lifeline for companies to carry out RWA business.

On December 30, 2024, the EU's "Market Regulation on Crypto-Assets" (hereinafter referred to as the "MiCA Act") officially came into effect, marking a new era in Europe's crypto-asset compliance framework.