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Macroeconomic Perspective
Opinion: This decline is just a routine market fluctuation.
When everyone is just holding, the market cannot continue to rise; a new wave of buying is needed right now.
Binance global user survey: 45% of respondents entered the market in 2024, and 24% are optimistic about the development of AI tokens.
The cautious yet active attitude of new users, combined with the long-term confidence of seasoned users, showcases the increasing maturity and resilience of the crypto market.
High opening and low closing, I feel 'regret' about the Bitcoin ecosystem in 2024.
Will 2025 be better?
In-depth conversation with Pantera's founder: From buying BTC at $65 to now, the crypto revolution has only completed 15%.
‘We will experience a major bull market, followed by a bear market; August 2025 should be the peak of this cycle.’
Summary of 2024 and outlook for 2025
Year-End Review Series || A tumultuous year, a diagram reviewing the glorious 2024.
This year, the crypto industry has grown amid doubts and twists.
2024 Financing Report: 1,259 financings, $9.615 billion, overall market trends similar to last year.
As the year comes to an end, PANews reviews the overall performance of the primary market this year based on financing information, providing reference for investors.
2024 Bitcoin Year-End Review: A 131% price increase is less than last year, with TVL surging 21 times to exceed $6.7 billion.
The three keywords 'ETF approval', 'halving', and 'US elections' have driven Bitcoin's market changes throughout the year. Behind this overall picture, what specific changes in Bitcoin deserve attention in the trading market, on-chain fundamentals, and application levels? What potential impact will these changes have on development in 2025?
Year-End Review Series || A diagram reviewing the legendary moneymaking meme coins of 2024.
In 2024, meme coins occupied 31% of the crypto narrative, becoming an undeniable market force.
Major global crypto regulatory events in 2024: The US approves spot ETFs, Europe's MiCA takes effect, global regulatory friendliness upgrades.
At the end of the year, PANews reviewed the significant regulatory progress in the global crypto market in 2024. Under different regulatory systems around the world, the crypto market will present a completely different appearance next year.
Messari's 2025 Crypto Outlook: The macro environment will drive Bitcoin up, and the meme craze will continue.
The macro environment is expected to provide strong support for crypto assets.
30 airdrop projects worth watching in 2025
This article carefully sorts out 30 highly potential projects to help you find new airdrop opportunities.
Top 10 leading projects in 2024: highest increase exceeding 230 times, with seven meme coins making the list.
Among the top ten cryptocurrencies by increase this year, seven are meme coins.
For more content on the summary of 2024 and the outlook for 2025, please enter the topic (Bull Market Fantasy: 2024 Annual Summary and 2025 New Year Outlook).
AI and Meme
Phala Network and ai16z experiment with AI: AI self-reproduction and presale, aiPool and Spore.fun drive new play.
Supported by ai16z founder Shaw, both aiPool and the market-focused Spore.fun utilize Phala Network's TEE technology to issue tokens, drawing community attention to active projects in the Polkadot ecosystem during the last bull market.
Looking at the inscription track, what potential development evolution logic and investment opportunities exist for AI Agents?
AI Agents inherently possess application attributes, thus the process of application maturation in the track is also a process of continuously shedding meme-ification.
The track is still uncertain; here are 10 ways to find the leading AI Agent.
In the crypto industry, a practical set of AI Agent methodologies is always needed.
AI reaches new heights? An article to understand the first AI agent employed by the L1 blockchain Story Protocol.
A diagram to help you understand how Story Protocol protects your creations?
Detailed explanation of the changing trends of emerging Agents: AI companions and robots may have huge potential.
The market has been searching for unique, niche AI agent fields. The potential market for AI companions and robots is vast and is expected to gain significant traction by early 2025.
Besides AIXBT, what other research and analysis AI agents are worth paying attention to?
Grasping trends is the main melody of the crypto market.
Daos.World: The MEME circle reignites the DAO fund craze.
This article will analyze the characteristics, potential, and risk points of this emerging platform from multiple dimensions, including platform architecture, operational mechanisms, and participation methods.
PANews account 'MEME Daily' will select daily hot memes for readers to understand the state of the track; click here to view.
Seize the opportunity
Revisiting the last bull market's 'Grayscale Effect': 14 tokens with returns exceeding 200%, market cycles significantly influenced.
This article reviews the market performance of 14 tokens involved in the crypto trust fund launched by Grayscale during the last bull market cycle, most products were launched in the later stages of the bull market, with an average maximum increase of 204.8%. Price performance was significantly affected by market volatility, and the average cycle required for a new peak was about 84.4 days.
Binance Labs bets on stablecoins again; can Usual become the next 'blockbuster'?
This article will discuss Usual's core potential and risks from perspectives such as its underlying operational logic and revenue distribution design.
What investment trends are revealed by the Trump family's crypto projects and their on-chain asset configurations?
Recently, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), closely related to the Trump family, has frequently purchased ETH, LINK, AAVE, ENA, etc., triggering a market-following wave and becoming an undeniable barometer in the crypto investment market.
Solana All-Stars support, a quick look at SendAI's new product Solana Agent Kit.
A single piece of news can cause a tenfold increase in token prices.
With TGE imminent, let's talk about the 'gold rush guide' for StakeStone Berachain Vault's BERA.
‘One deposit, two-layer network, multiple benefits,’ a necessary tool for ordinary users to bid farewell to the complex ‘foolproof’ capture of Berachain's early dividends.
From a 20-second video capturing the PumpFun team's wallet addresses, which tokens were traded?
The PumpFun team is actively trading low-market-cap tokens.
Web3 Matters
Interpreting the secret behind Metaplanet's stock price increase of 2,450% this year: The Bitcoin leverage game of the 'Japanese version of MicroStrategy' zero-interest bonds.
In recent days, Metaplanet, a prominent publicly listed Japanese company, has been dubbed the 'Japanese version of MicroStrategy' for incorporating Bitcoin into its treasury assets. Recently, the company announced a controversial yet intriguing financing plan—the issuance of zero-interest bonds.
Sonic mainnet launch: Can performance narratives, token swaps, and airdrops recreate the peak state of Fantom?
From the once-star public chain Fantom to the current Sonic Labs, 2024 is expected to be a transformative year for this Layer 1 chain.
GoPlus issues tokens; is 'On-chain 360' about to be born?
Goplus has not taken the mature B2B business route, instead differentiating its approach with a B2C productization strategy, using the positioning of 'On-chain 360' to break through the awkward positioning of security companies being behind the scenes, making security proactive rather than passive, and more inclusive.
Job-related crimes in the crypto era: A Beijing case involving billions in currency-related job embezzlement, recovering 89 million.
Today, the Sa Sister team will use recent cases to discuss the key information revealed by these currency-related job crimes in the crypto era.
Technical Style
Losses exceeding $1 million, analysis of the fake Zoom meeting phishing.
This article will analyze the fake Zoom meeting phishing incident and attack methods, tracking the flow of funds of the hackers.
IOSG: How does PayFi solve the 'impossible triangle problem' in traditional finance?
PayFi breaks this model using blockchain and DeFi. By integrating payment infrastructure with DeFi capabilities, PayFi transforms every dollar into intelligent, autonomous capital that can automatically seek out opportunities for profit.
Web3 Beginner Series: Understand MEV bots in five minutes; you can write them too.
Amid the increasing popularity of blockchain technology, the cryptocurrency trading ecosystem is also expanding rapidly. Decentralized exchanges (DEX) have become important platforms for digital asset trading due to their advantages of disintermediation and transparency. As the market matures, various automated trading tools have emerged...
Decoding the RISC Zero product matrix: How does it help Ethereum move towards a ZK future?
Recently, RISC Zero zkVM launched version 1.2, introducing a new pre-compilation method that allows developers to deploy pre-compilation logic alongside applications without being built into the zkVM itself.
Key Information
MicroStrategy plans to significantly increase the number of ordinary shares from the current 330 million to 10.3 billion.
The number of unmined bitcoins is less than 1.2 million, with a circulating supply exceeding 19.8 million.
Israel will launch six Bitcoin mutual funds on December 31.
Trump appoints Bo Hines as the executive director of the President's Digital Asset Advisory Council.
Grayscale announces that it has opened private placements for 22 cryptocurrency trust products.
Telegram's total revenue exceeded $1 billion, with year-end cash reserves exceeding $500 million.
Binance Alpha launches with varied token performances: 17 tokens' FDV increased, 12 tokens' FDV decreased.
Forbes predicts seven major trends for the crypto industry in 2025: G7 or BRICS countries may establish strategic Bitcoin reserves.
In response to discussions about Biden potentially pardoning SBF, Musk replied: 'I would be shocked if it doesn’t happen.'
SEC Commissioner: The SEC's stance on the crypto industry will undergo significant changes next year, with reduced enforcement actions.
Vitalik adopts Thai internet celebrity hippo Moo Deng and donates approximately $290,000 to its zoo.
