KnowHere News: On December 27, 2024, Metya co-founder and AI technology expert Christian was invited to attend the 2024 Web3 Annual Conference held in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, and delivered a keynote speech titled "How AI Reshapes the Web3 Social Experience." This conference was jointly organized by Metya, Bitget, and several well-known Web3 industry partners, bringing together top global investment institutions, technology leaders, and industry experts to discuss future trends and breakthroughs in Web3 technology.

1. AI Empowering Social: Metya's Innovations Leading the New Era of Web3 Socializing

In his speech, Christian analyzed the transformative role of AI technology in Web3 socializing, stating that "AI will become the core driving force of the Web3 social ecosystem," which resonated widely with the audience. He stated: "AI not only enhances social efficiency but also creates unprecedented possibilities in emotional interaction, matching experience, and cross-cultural communication."

According to a survey by the Blockchain Game Alliance, 42% of respondents believe that player reward models are the biggest advantage in attracting new users. However, as the GameFi industry evolves, blockchain games will face multiple challenges in 2025.

Tobin Kuo, CEO of Seraph, stated in an interview with Cointelegraph that maintaining player engagement, adopting new technologies, and building a sustainable in-game economy are obstacles that GameFi must overcome to remain competitive.

Tobin pointed out that over 60% of players quit Web3 games within 30 days. He believes that the lack of long-term incentives and poor game mechanics are the main reasons why Web3 games struggle to sustain development. He told Cointelegraph:

Analysis: The positive correlation between the South Korean stock index and BTC price has been broken, with funds shifting from the stock market to the crypto market.

Since the beginning of this year, Asian stock markets have shown mixed results under the backdrop of a strong dollar. Some have achieved a bull market in local currency at the cost of currency depreciation, while others have sacrificed part of their stock market gains with relatively stable exchange rates. South Korea is the only exception.

In terms of Korean Won, the South Korean composite index KSOPI has fallen by 10.0% this year. Considering the depreciation of the Won, the KSOPI has dropped by 18.9% when priced in US dollars, making it the weakest in Asia. From the perspective of capital flow, since the second half of this year, only institutions in South Korea have maintained net buying in the stock market, while the household sector has continuously reduced purchases.

The chip structure determines the lower limit of BTC price corrections.

Every event that drives changes in market sentiment is accompanied by a sudden surge in on-chain turnover. After filtering data, the daily on-chain real turnover is typically around 100,000 BTC (7-day average), with more on weekdays and less on weekends; if it exceeds 150,000 BTC, it is considered 'abnormal' data.

For example, the extreme panic and anxiety in the market caused by the collapse of Luna in May 2022, the FTX collapse in November 2022, and the failures of banks like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank from March to April 2023 all led to extreme panic and anxiety in the market, with on-chain turnover peaks exceeding 300,000 BTC (as shown in Figure 1).

2024 is about to pass. At the end of 2024, the airdrop of Magic Eden's token $ME and the collective recovery of ETH's "old blue chips", especially the sunny airdrop of the "Fat Penguin" Pudgy Penguins' token $PENGU, have brought real wealth effects to NFT, which has long attracted market attention.

What kind of year has it been for NFTs? BlockBeats takes a look back at the NFT market over the past 12 months. After reviewing the NFT market in 2024 with us, how would you rate the NFT market performance in 2024?

January: The world is divided into three parts, and the end of the "hexagonal avatar"

Author: Ash

Translation: Deep Tide TechFlow

'If you haven't used this money to change the lives of yourself and your loved ones, then this money cannot truly change lives.'

In the cryptocurrency field, retirement and 'achieving financial freedom' are almost everyone's core goals — after all, this industry has become the best stage for going from nothing to wealth in freedom, sometimes even creating intergenerational wealth overnight.

However, behind this rapid wealth accumulation are also some concerns that cannot be ignored:

Long-term addiction to high-risk, gambling-like investment behaviors, difficult to extricate.

This study analyzes the price performance of the 150 largest crypto assets by market capitalization on the Coingecko platform as of December 25, 2024, and comprehensively examines the annual cryptocurrency market investment returns by comparing price changes on January 1, 2024 or the earliest available data date. To ensure the accuracy and reference value of the data, the study specifically excludes derivative assets such as stablecoins, wrapped tokens, anchored assets, pledged assets, and re-pledged assets.

What are the cryptocurrency projects with the biggest gains in 2024?

Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) has become the best performing large-cap cryptocurrency in 2024 with an astonishing increase of 23,079.2%. The price of $VIRTUAL started at $0.01311 at the beginning of the year and remained below $0.20 for most of the time, but suddenly soared in the fourth quarter and reached a high of $3.04 on December 25. This strong rise was due to the viral spread of Virtuals Protocol's AI agent platform, which attracted a large number of cryptocurrency investors seeking dual investment opportunities in AI and Meme coins.

Author: Xiao Sa lawyer

 

Recently, some partners have contacted the Sister Sa team, wanting to consult about the legal risks, basic channels, and practical methods of exchanging cryptocurrencies (especially USDT). Today, the Sister Sa team will briefly explain to you the legal risks and feasibility of some current "oil production" channels, to help you use and dispose of encrypted assets legally and in compliance with regulations.

In particular, this article is only for ordinary users who have clean sources of funds and buy and hold coins only for personal daily consumption and normal investment behavior. At the same time, all the methods detailed in this article are known to the Sajie team in the process of providing legal services to customers. The Sajie team has no interest relationship with the channel itself, and the relevant opinions are only one person's opinion and are for reference only.

Murad Mahmudov, as a witness and analyst of this trend, proposed the concept of "Meme Coin Super Cycle". In his view, Meme Coin is not just a pure speculative tool, but the most powerful user popularization engine in the crypto world. He deeply analyzed the key factors for the success of Meme Coin and elaborated on how to promote the growth of these projects through social media and community power.

Every era needs its own spiritual leader, and the same is true in the meme field.

If Musk, the world's richest man who promoted Dogecoin in the last round, is an old-school meme missionary, then Murad is the new generation of super fomo who advocates cult culture.

While everyone is getting into the holiday spirit, I decided to use this time to do some research.

@Delphi_Digital recently released a research report (DeFi Outlook in 2025), summarizing 8 key trends and recommended projects:

1. Consumer DeFi

Although DeFi has developed rapidly in recent years, it has not yet fully realized its potential and goal - to completely replace traditional banks, provide services to ordinary users, and guide them into the Web3 world.

Crypto payment cards are revolutionizing DeFi, combining the functionality of self-custodial spending, DeFi earnings, and fiat on- and off-ramps to provide users with a more convenient financial experience.

Written by: Riley

2024 is destined to be extraordinary. After three years of dormancy, Web3 has finally ushered in the beginning of a new bull market cycle. New cycle, new narrative, what fresh blood is beating under the pulse? Let's focus on the Asian financial center and the "heart" of Asian Web3 - Hong Kong. In the past year, regulation, innovation and capital have made rapid progress here, allowing the entire industry to find a delicate balance between innovation and regulation.

New narratives are intertwined and hot topics emerge in an endless stream. This article will review the top ten hot words in the Hong Kong Web3 field in 2024 to get a glimpse into the rise and development of the industry in a year.

Written by: Gyro Finance

2024 is undoubtedly an important year in the history of crypto.

This year, the crypto industry has successfully broken through the two core narratives of ETFs and the US election, with Bitcoin as the main leverage. Listed companies, traditional financial institutions and even national governments have flocked in, and mainstreaming and recognition have increased significantly. The regulatory environment has also moved towards a clear and relaxed path with the coming of the new government. Mainstream collisions, path differentiation and regulatory evolution have become the main themes of the industry this year.

01 Review of 2024: Bitcoin tops the charts, Ethereum is catching up, and MEME casinos are attracting attention

Original title: A Bitcoin Reserve Act may end crypto's 4-year boom-bust cycle

Original article by Daniel Ramirez-Escudero, Cointelegraph

Original translation: Lawrence, MarsBit

 

(Bitcoin Reserve Act) could break the halving cycle. Will this four-year cycle unfold differently? Will we enter a mythical super cycle?

With speculation growing that incoming President Donald Trump could sign an executive order announcing the creation of a Bitcoin reserve on his first day in office or pass legislation to create a reserve during his term, many are wondering whether such a move could lead to a cryptocurrency supercycle.

Author: Weilin, PANews

 

Traditional financial institutions have also started to work on Layer 2. Boon-Hiong Chan, head of industry application innovation in Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank, recently revealed that Deutsche Bank is launching a Layer 2 solution based on Ethereum, called Project Dama 2. Its beta version was launched in November and is expected to be officially launched next year after obtaining regulatory approval.

This move not only marks a further exploration of the blockchain field by traditional financial institutions, but may also start a new trend in which secure and compliant blockchain solutions are introduced into the core of traditional finance, further increasing the adoption rate.

Author: Weilin, PANews

 

On December 23, US President-elect Trump announced that Bo Hines will serve as the executive director of the newly established Presidential Digital Asset Advisory Committee ("Crypto Committee"). Compared with other nominees, 29-year-old Bo Hines is a political and crypto newcomer who has not yet publicly stated his position on cryptocurrencies. Before entering politics, he was a college football player and ran for a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives twice in 2022 and 2024. Although he lost to the Democrats in 2022, he received Trump's "endorsement" in the election, which may have established a connection with Trump.

Author: WOO X Research

 

Background: Stablecoins have become a battleground

Cryptocurrency has always been known to the outside world for its high volatility and the fact that tokens are prone to sudden rises and falls, which seems to have little to do with "stability". Stablecoins are mostly anchored to the US dollar, which can not only be used as chips to exchange for other tokens, but also for payment services and other functions. The overall market value of this sector exceeds US$200 billion, making it a relatively mature sector in the crypto market.

However, the most common USDT and USDC on the market are both centralized institutions, and their combined market share is close to 90%. Other projects also want to grab a piece of this pie. For example, Web 2 payment giant PayPal launched its own stablecoin pyUSD in 2023 to take a position in advance; recently, XRP's parent company Ripple also issued RLUSD in an attempt to challenge the stablecoin market.

Author: Cookie, BlockBeats

In the last NFT project inventory (related reading: 8 new NFT projects worth paying attention to recently), we mainly reviewed some new opportunities on the Abstract chain. You may feel that new projects on the Abstract chain are now more competitive, and many NFT content creators are posting inventories on Twitter to try to get the upper hand in the whitelist war, which is becoming more and more difficult.

When the difficulty of obtaining a white ticket is not increased by a single project but by the entire ecosystem, the odds space will naturally be compressed. In this article, we will focus on Monad NFT, which is gaining momentum, and Story Protocol. What are the things that are worth our attention?

Original title: (2025 will be a breakout year for crypto)

Author: Leeor Shimron

Compiled by: BitpushNews

 

2024 marks a historic turning point for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem. It was the year that the first Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs came to market, signaling true institutional adoption. Bitcoin broke the $100,000 mark for the first time, while stablecoins continued to consolidate the dollar’s ​​global dominance. Further fueling the momentum, the victorious U.S. presidential candidate made support for Bitcoin a core pillar of his campaign.

After experiencing the harsh winter of 2022, the crypto industry in 2024 has been reborn.

Even without Donald Trump’s grand slogan of “Crypto Capital of the Earth”, 2024 is destined to be a significant year in the history of cryptocurrency development, as it is being integrated into the mainstream financial system at an unprecedented speed.

Patrick Kirby, policy advisor to the Crypto Innovation Committee, said at an industry conference in 2024: "The approval of the spot Bitcoin ETF and Ethereum ETF is undoubtedly an important turning point in the development of the industry. Looking back on the history of cryptocurrency, we have to marvel at its rapid development."

Original source: Leshka.eth X account

Author: Leshka.eth, Crypto KOL

Compiled by: Felix, PANews

 

Crypto KOL Leshka.eth tweeted that it had detected the PumpFun team’s wallet and found that it was actively trading low-market-cap tokens and sending new coins to millions of people. The following are the details:

PumpFun shared an update about its trading terminal a month ago in a short 20-second video.

The video may not seem like anything special at first glance, but a closer look reveals their wallet addresses hidden within.

The video is recorded in real time directly on the trading terminal, which means that all the coins shown are real. Based on this, it becomes relatively easy to track their transactions and connect with the entire wallet network.