📊 Crypto & Market Highlights – Jan 2, 2025 🚀

🔹 CoinDesk 20 Index Update:

• Current: 3,536.7 (+3.8%, +130.21 pts)

• Top Gainers: RENDER (+7.8%), SOL (+7.5%)

• Underperformers: HBAR (-0.5%), XLM (-0.3%)

🔹 US Stock Market Gains: 📈

• Dow Jones: +0.63%

• S&P 500: +0.48%

• Nasdaq: +0.47%

• MicroStrategy: +4.02%

🔹 Whale Activity: 🐋

• 84,370 LINK ($1.9M) swapped for 1.79M ENA (Lookonchain)

🔹 Grayscale Transfer: 💼

• 700 BTC (~$67.44M) transferred to an unmarked address (Arkham)

🔹 Michael Saylor’s Prediction: 📢

• Expects massive capital migration into Bitcoin (BTC) from currencies, real estate, and resources.

🔹 Tether & TRON Initiative: 🔒

• 100M USDT frozen via the T3 Financial Crime Unit.

• Includes 3M USDT linked to North Korean hackers.

🔹 Blockchain Adoption 2024: 📊

• Adoption levels near 2021 peak.

• Lower fees boosted on-chain transaction volumes.

• Record-breaking transaction growth observed.

🔹 Bitcoin Sentiment (Bloomberg Analysis): ⚖️

• Paul Krugman remains skeptical despite BTC crossing $100K.

• Optimism grows under expected Trump administration crypto policies.

⚠️ Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and not financial advice.

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