24 H popular currencies
1. CEX popular currencies
CEX Top 10 Trading Volume and 24-hour Change:
BTC: + 0.4%
ETH:- 0.3%
XRP:- 1.7%
SUN:- 1.3%
DOGE:- 1.3%
BABY:- 5.0%
MOVE:+ 23%
LINK:- 3.8%
SUI:- 4.1%
HBAR:- 3.2%
24-hour price increase list (data source: OKX):
DAO:+ 15.78%
RUNECOIN:+ 14.64%
RADAR:+ 12.72%
PHA:+ 12.49%
ZENT:+ 9.02%
GEAR:+ 7.31%
AGLD:+ 7.02%
RSR:+ 5.18%
SD:+ 4.66%
ERN:+ 4 .48 %
2. Top 5 popular memes on the chain (data source: GMGN):
PLEDGES
relaxboy
OGCCHILLGUY
Fartcoin
arc
3. Today's Hot Search Tokens
URO and RIF: Two leading projects in the DeSci sector, influenced by the news that BIO Protocol will airdrop BIO to holders of URO and RIF, saw URO rise over 50% in 24 hours, with a market cap returning to $80 million; RIF rose over 30% in 24 hours, with a market cap returning to $70 million. This also drove up other DeSci projects.
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Russian Finance Minister: Russia is using Bitcoin in foreign trade.
The Russian Finance Minister stated that Russia is using Bitcoin in foreign trade.
The number of crypto investors in South Korea has exceeded 15 million for the first time, with the average daily trading volume of the top 5 exchanges approaching 15 trillion won, rivaling the stock market.
After the US presidential election, the number of cryptocurrency investors in South Korea has exploded, with over 30% (of a total population of about 51.23 million) investing in cryptocurrencies. This is the first time the Bank of Korea has released cryptocurrency-related statistics. The data was collected from business operators based on the Virtual Asset User Protection Act that took effect last July.
According to data submitted by the Bank of Korea to the National Assembly's Planning and Finance Committee member, Democratic Party Congressman Lim Kwang-hyun, by the end of 2019, the number of domestic cryptocurrency investors in South Korea reached 15.59 million by November, an increase of 610,000 from the end of October.
The trading volume has also increased significantly. In November, the average daily trading volume of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges reached 14.9 trillion won, equivalent to the total scale of the KOSPI market (9.9214 trillion won) and KOSDAQ market (6.9703 trillion won) for the same month.
Industry News
The US Bitcoin spot ETF has seen outflows exceeding $1.5 billion in the past four days, creating the longest consecutive outflow record since Trump's election.
Data shows that the US Bitcoin spot ETF has seen a net outflow for four consecutive days, with a total outflow of over $1.5 billion. This is the longest consecutive outflow record since Trump's election.
Despite another net outflow yesterday, the total assets held by all Bitcoin ETFs still reached $107.53 billion, benefiting from a strong price performance that saw daily gains of up to 6.48%. As of December 24, the net outflow over four consecutive days has reduced the cumulative net inflow to $35.68 billion.
This year, 9 new Bitcoin ETFs and MicroStrategy collectively increased their holdings by over 1.1 million BTC.
HODL1 5 Capital released on-chain activity since the launch of the US Bitcoin spot ETF, with over 1.1 million BTC transferred to 'strong(er) hands' this year, including 9 new ETFs and MicroStrategy.
Additionally, Grayscale sold a total of 373,787 BTC, the German government sold 50,000 BTC, while mining output was 209,683 BTC.
The share of Runes transactions on the Bitcoin network has dropped to a new low.
The proportion of Runes transactions on the Bitcoin network has dropped to a new low, accounting for only 1.67% of daily transactions, significantly down from its dominant position earlier this year.
BlackRock: More focused on providing BTC and ETH ETFs than launching new altcoin ETFs.
BlackRock's US thematic and active ETF head Jay Jacobs stated: "For Bitcoin, especially Ethereum, we are really just scratching the surface. Compared to launching new altcoin ETFs, BlackRock's clients currently hold only a small portion of Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds IBIT and ETHA, so this is our focus."
Binance supports Thailand's Bitcoin payment pilot proposal.
Thailand is considering a Bitcoin pilot project proposed by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, which will be tested as a tourism-focused sandbox in Phuket. The proposal has the support of Binance Thailand's CEO, who believes it is a positive step for the country's competitiveness and ability to attract tourists. However, despite the efforts of industry advocates and some political supporters to make Thailand a digital hub, the Bank of Thailand still prohibits crypto payments.
Project News
Pump Science: The tokenomics design has been completed.
Pump Science announced on platform X that the tokenomics design has been completed, including:
- 5% of the future token supply will be allocated to previous token holders (at migration);
- Now holding more PS tokens ($RIF, $URO) can earn new tokens in the future;
- This situation will continue as long as new products are launched (forever).
Binance adds USUAL as a flexible rate lending asset.
Binance has added Usual (USUAL) as a lending asset (flexible rate). Users can check the latest rates and the full list of lendable and collateral assets through loan data. To place new Binance lending (flexible rate) orders via the Binance App, please upgrade the app to iOS v2.78.0 or Android v2.78.0 and above. Old versions of the app will no longer support the creation of new Binance lending (flexible rate) orders.
Kraken and the US SEC submitted a joint proposed order to extend the deadline for raising objections to the discovery disputes between the two parties.
According to court documents submitted on December 23, the plaintiff, the US SEC, and the defendants, Payward Inc and Payward Ventures (collectively known as Kraken), have submitted a joint proposed order. Kraken stated that the parties submitted a joint statement regarding the discovery dispute, involving the SEC's requests for three categories of documents related to Bitcoin and Ethereum, the SEC's public statements and testimonies regarding digital assets, and the SEC's objections to the internal trading policy on digital assets.
Report: By the end of next year, there will be at least 10 projects on Pump.Science with a market cap exceeding $100 million.
According to a recent report from MV Global, DeSci is expected to achieve significant growth in 2025, driven by practical meme coins. The report notes that both Rifampicin and Urolithin A projects have gained significant attention, achieving market caps of approximately $73 million and $59 million, respectively. These tokens were launched through the Pump.Science platform, and according to MV Global's assessment, they possess more practicality than traditional meme coins. MV Global expects Pump.Science to achieve massive expansion in 2025, with at least 10 projects expected to have market caps exceeding $100 million by the end of the year.
Voices of People
AI16z founder: DeFi is a killer application for crypto AI agents.
AI16z founder Shaw stated on platform X that DeFi is a killer application for crypto AI agents.
DWF Labs co-founder: AI, DeSci, anti-quantum, meme, etc., will be key narratives in 2025.
DWF Labs co-founder Andrei Grachev discussed his views on industry trends for 2025 on platform X. Andrei believes that asset issuance methods such as 'ICO style, no lock-up restrictions, no attribution clauses, fully unlocked at TGE' will become more popular. AI, AI agents, DeSci, anti-quantum technology, yield-generating assets, and memes will be key narratives in 2025.
