2024 is an important year for the cryptocurrency industry, with Bitcoin being approved as an ETF by the US SEC, reaching a price of $100,000 and a market cap close to $2 trillion. Bitcoin's market share saw a significant increase in 2024, rising over 130% within the year, with institutional investors purchasing approximately 859,454 Bitcoins, accounting for 4.3% of the total circulating supply. Bitcoin spot ETFs absorbed an average of 259% of the newly issued Bitcoin per day, accumulating a positive inflow of $30 billion. The correlation between Bitcoin and U.S. stocks strengthened, with the correlation coefficient mostly positive throughout 2024. After Trump was elected president, Bitcoin's price surged to $99,500. Bitcoin's market value grew by 141% in 2024, skyrocketing from $828 billion to $1.98 trillion. AI Mindshare also performed outstandingly in 2024, with decentralized computing power and datasets becoming key to AI development. The meme coin market grew rapidly in 2024, with a total market cap reaching $96.5 billion. The market ratio of DEX to CEX reached 13.76% mid-year, a historic high. The proportion of pro-crypto lawmakers in both chambers of the U.S. Congress increased, and pro-crypto policies following Trump's election boosted the development of the crypto industry. 2024 is a pivotal year for the cryptocurrency industry, marking a transformation from quantitative to qualitative change.

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