According to data from the Dede Think Tank, as of January 5, 2025, 12:00, there are 16,106 cryptocurrencies in the global market, with a total market cap of $3,669,808,689,208 (approximately $366.98 billion). This week, the total market cap of cryptocurrencies increased by approximately $24.48 billion compared to last week, an increase of about 7.14%.

The global mainstream cryptocurrency market fully rose last week

According to data from the Dede Think Tank, as of January 5, 2025, 12:00, the mainstream cryptocurrency market rose across the board last week.

Among them, the price of BTC rose from $94,303.28 to $98,432.66, an increase of about 4.37%;

The price of ETH rose from $3,333.50 to $3,646.63, an increase of about 9.39%;

The price of BNB rose from $696.18 to $713.51, an increase of about 2.49%;

The price of LTC rose from $99.30 to $112.25, a decrease of about 13.14%;

The price of DOT rose from $6.82 to $7.66, a decrease of about 12.32%.

The price of SOL rose from $185.08 to $218.53, an increase of about 18.07%.

This week, the overall market cap of the top 30 cryptocurrencies increased by about 5.66% compared to last week.

According to data from the Dede Think Tank, as of January 5, 2025, 12:00, there are 16,106 cryptocurrencies in the global market, with a total market cap of $3,669,808,689,208 (approximately $366.98 billion). This week, the total market cap of cryptocurrencies increased by approximately $24.48 billion compared to last week, an increase of about 7.14%.

The total market cap of the top 30 cryptocurrencies is $3,237,605,441,427 (approximately $323.76 billion), accounting for about 88.22% of the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies, which is an increase of about 5.66% compared to last week.

This week's top market cap is BTC, approximately $194.81 billion, accounting for 53.08% of the total market cap, down 1.50% from last week.

Ranked second is ETH, with a market cap of about $438.9 billion this week, accounting for 11.96% of the total market cap, up 0.21% from last week.

Ranked third is XRP, with a market cap of about $137.8 billion this week, accounting for 3.76% of the total market cap, down 0.29% from last week.

The overall ranking of cryptocurrencies in the top 30 remains relatively stable, with the specific distribution of market shares shown in the figure below:

This week, the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap are divided into fields such as public chains, platform tokens, stablecoins, tokens, DeFi, and more.

The largest share is in the public chain sector, accounting for 76.22%, with stablecoins ranked second at 5.76%. The share distribution of the categories of the top 30 cryptocurrencies is shown in the figure below:

This week, there was no significant fluctuation in the shares of Bitcoin mining pools.

According to statistics from the Dede Think Tank, this week Bitcoin produced a total of 1,026 blocks. Among them, there was 1 empty block, accounting for 0.10%. This week, the top 10 Bitcoin mining pools accounted for 94.45% of the total share, with the specific mining pool share distribution as follows:

Weekly News Review

Industry Progress

  • The People's Bank of China released a financial stability report, mentioning cryptocurrency regulation in Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong Legislative Council member Wu Jiezhuang: Bitcoin can be included in the Hong Kong foreign exchange fund assets as a pilot project

  • The U.S. tax agency issues temporary relief measures for cryptocurrency taxes, which will benefit CeFi exchange users in 2025

  • The governor of the Bank of Korea warns of ongoing interest rate cut risks, as political turmoil exacerbates economic pressures

  • Aave co-founder: Innovative contracts will be launched on the Lens Network

  • Do Kwon pleads not guilty to fraud charges at a hearing in Manhattan federal court

  • Coinbase acquires the Cyprus subsidiary of Bux to obtain a key license for providing derivatives in Europe

  • Telegram adds features such as 'turn gifts into NFTs' and 'third-party verification'

  • Syria proposes legalizing Bitcoin to promote economic recovery

  • The Supreme Court releases results of major research topics for judicial studies in 2024, including research on the disposal of virtual currencies involved in cases

Investment and Financing

  • OKX Ventures announces investment in the liquid staking agreement Haedal on Sui

  • NEAR Infrastructure Council 2025 Plan: Support chain abstraction infrastructure, invest in decentralized AI infrastructure, etc.

Weekly Policy Review

  • Jordan approves blockchain policy to enhance government services

  • Russia bans cryptocurrency mining across ten regions

  • Japan's Financial Services Agency considers changing cryptocurrency classification, viewing it as a publicly investable financial asset

Investment Calendar

December 30 (Monday)

  • Report: Overall tech industry investment in Southeast Asia declines, while fintech and blockchain ecosystems remain strong

December 31 (Tuesday)

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January 1 (Wednesday)

  • Globalt Investments executive: Considering increasing Bitcoin holdings, but the portfolio share may not exceed 5%

January 2 (Thursday)

  • Data: 45% of economically active South Koreans invest in cryptocurrencies

January 3 (Friday)

  • MARA CEO: Retail investors should buy Bitcoin and 'forget it'

January 4 (Saturday)

  • Microsoft claims it will invest $80 billion in AI data centers in fiscal year 2025

January 5 (Sunday)

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