Jesse Pollak, head of the Base protocol, posted on X: "After posting the Chinese tweet "Base belongs to each of us", many amazing Chinese developers contacted me. I am very proud to build with you, and supporting Chinese developers is one of my top priorities in 2025. Which are the most based developers I should pay attention to?" Yesterday, Jesse Pollak, head of the Base protocol, posted a Chinese tweet on the X platform: Base belongs to each of us. It is reported that he disclosed Base's five strategic directions in an exclusive interview to build the Base builder home in 2025, including: 1. Base will build a developer platform; 2. Abstract all on-chain complexities and build encrypted wallets; 3. Base will also cultivate ecosystems and applications; 4. Base will cultivate a deep capital market and make Base the center of the ecological chain economy; 5. Further decentralization and continued expansion.

Sota Watanabe, CEO of Startale, co-producer of Sony's L2 network Soneium, said in a post on X that Soneium had more than 50 DApp and infrastructure partners on the first day of its mainnet launch, and more projects will join in the future.

According to Odaily, Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams recently emphasized the significance of Ethereum's social consensus in a post on X. Adams urged the community not to underestimate the power and influence of this consensus mechanism within the Ethereum network.

Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams said in a post on X: "Don't underestimate Ethereum's social consensus."

Satoshi Ramp announced the launch of its mainnet, which is committed to transforming Bitcoin liquidity, achieving seamless cross-chain BTC transfers, and having speed, price, and security advantages. Based on the technology stack of the NEAR protocol, this trustless solution aims to open up new possibilities for Bitcoin in the DeFi field. The main features are as follows: - Single wallet transactions: simplify cross-chain BTC activities; - Fast BTC bridge: transactions can be completed in just two Bitcoin blocks (about 20 minutes); - Economical and efficient transfers: each transaction is capped at $2; - DApp integration: supports direct deposits and withdrawals of NEAR DApps.

Wall Street strategist Tom Lee suggests Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could retreat significantly from recent highs, potentially testing support levels at $70,000 or even the $50,000 range, while maintaining a long-term bullish stance targeting $250,000. source: https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/01/42965795/tom-lee-forecasts-bitcoin-could-dip-to-50k-but-maintains-long-term-target-of-250k-amid-mar?utm_source=cryptopanic.com&utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_medium=partner_feed&utm_content=site

According to the official announcement, Bybit announced that it will open pre-market trading for Jambo (J) at 8:00 (UTC) on January 14. Bybit will also hold an Airdrop Hunts event. During the event (January 15 8:00 UTC - January 22 8:00 UTC), users can participate in interactive tasks and share 100,000 J tokens. Pre-market trading starts at 8:00 (UTC) on January 14, 2025 Spot trading starts at 10:00 (UTC) on January 22, 2025 Pre-market trading pair: J/USDT

XRP price started a fresh increase above the $2.450 level despite pressure on Bitcoin. The price is still showing positive signs and could clear the $2.550 resistance. XRP price gained over 4% and rallied above the $2.450 zone. The price is now trading above $2.4650 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line with resistance at $2.50 on the... source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/xrp/xrp-price-dominates-outperforming-bitcoin-2-55/

CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn wrote that the cumulative spot trading volume data in 2024 showed that major exchanges such as Binance have a clear dominance in the cryptocurrency market, and market activities are highly concentrated in a few mainstream exchanges. Main observations: Binance's market dominance: -Binance's cumulative spot trading volume is $7.23 trillion, accounting for 46.59% of the total market share. Top 5 exchanges: -The top five exchanges (Binance, Bybit, Crypto.com, OKX and Coinbase) together control about 81.24% of the cumulative spot trading volume. Mid-level participants: - Exchanges such as Upbit, Huobi Pro and Bithumb Korea contribute considerable trading volume, but individually, they account for less than 10% of the market share. Smaller exchanges: - Exchanges such as Coinone, Korbit and Binance USA account for a negligible share, each accounting for less than 0.2%.

According to The Data Nerd, Amber Group deposited 2.2 million VIRTUALs to Gate.io 9 hours ago, worth about $5.19 million. In addition, 2 hours ago, 2 whales hoarded a total of 1.17 million VIRTUALs (about $3.03 million) from Gate.io.

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