Let's take a look at the major events that have occurred with Bitcoin over the past year.

Author: Echo, MetaEra

Source: MetaEra

It's year-end summary time again. The 2024 market dynamics are complex, with the approval of Bitcoin spot ETFs, the halving event arriving as scheduled, prices soaring, hash rates reaching new highs, ecosystems emerging, and political landscapes shifting with continuous good news... Numerous factors are driving BTC to spark a global investment frenzy, with prices reaching new heights, breaking the $100,000 mark, and Google Trends index more than doubling compared to last year, ushering in a moment of glory! For the entire cryptocurrency industry, 2024 is a milestone year. Each significant event marks the trajectory of Bitcoin and the future of the entire cryptocurrency market.

In the history of Wall Street, there has never been a shortage of legendary stories, but the strategic transformation journey of MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Treasury Company is destined to become a unique new legend.

Author: 0xCousin

Source: IOBC Capital

In the history of Wall Street, there has never been a shortage of legendary stories, but the strategic transformation journey of MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Treasury Company is destined to become a unique new legend.

A Bitcoin strategy that has attracted global attention

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a global liquidity crisis, and countries adopted loose monetary policies to stimulate the economy, leading to currency depreciation and increased inflation risks.

The MAGA wave emerges, and flags are flying in the crypto field.

Article author: Pzai

Source: Foresight News

Since Trump won this year's U.S. election, the 'MAGA' banner has swept across the entire crypto market with overwhelming momentum. Under the 'America First' principle, Trump regards cryptocurrencies as an important component of the U.S. financial system and has already begun planning to make Bitcoin a national reserve asset. In the intense preparations of the government team, a large number of crypto-friendly bureaucrats are taking office. The Trump family is also actively participating in the on-chain economy under the name 'World Liberty Finance' (WLFI) and has purchased over 75.26 million dollars in crypto-related assets. This article attempts to unravel the data from Trump's appointments and on-chain project bets to piece together a roadmap for the American 'crypto revival' led by Trump's team in the future.

Bitcoin may have become a legitimate investment asset alongside traditional assets like stocks, commodities and bonds.

Article written by: Prem Reginald

Source: CoinGecko

Article compiled by: Ada, MetaEra

Hailed as the “magic internet currency,” Bitcoin has perhaps become a legitimate investment asset alongside traditional assets like stocks, commodities, and bonds. Looking at its returns over the past 10 years, Bitcoin has really shined, achieving a return of 26,931.1%. Imagine if $100 was invested in 2014, it would be worth $26,931.1 today. While these numbers are impressive, it’s important to look at how it has performed relative to other assets in the short and long term.

Trump's inauguration as president, FTX starting debt repayments, and historical data patterns of general rises around the Lunar New Year.

Article author: 1912212.eth, Foresight News

Source: Foresight News

The crypto market has seen huge fluctuations this month. After first breaking the $100,000 mark on December 5, a dramatic retracement occurred from December 9 to 10. Subsequently, the market slowly oscillated upwards. Just when investors thought BTC would break through $110,000, Fed Chair Powell's hawkish remarks delivered a heavy blow to the warming market, leading to a bloody correction in the altcoin market, led by Ethereum. As of now, some altcoins have nearly halved from this month's peak.

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In 2024, venture capital invested approximately $13.7 billion in cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.

Article author: Yogita Khatri

Source: The Block

Article translated by: Ada, MetaEra

According to The Block Pro data, in 2024, venture capital invested approximately $13.7 billion in cryptocurrency and blockchain startups, a 28% increase from $10.7 billion in 2023. However, this figure is still far lower than $33.3 billion in 2022 and $29 billion in 2021.

"Relative to 2023, Bitcoin has risen more than 150% this year, but the pace of venture capital hasn't accelerated significantly, which is surprising," said Rob Hadick, general partner at Dragonfly. "I speculate that this may be due to the limited partner (LP) market still being relatively sluggish, and most venture capital firms lack confidence in seriously deploying remaining funds until they raise new capital (or at least are confident they can raise new capital)."

"Providing trustworthy digital asset services to one billion users globally" has always been the vision that HashKey Group adheres to.

How to achieve this vision?

Adhere to a licensed, compliant, and regulated path, and build a comprehensive Web3 financial infrastructure.

In the first half of 2024, the approval of Bitcoin spot ETF opens a compliant channel for traditional funds to invest in cryptocurrencies; in the second half, Trump's victory opens a global policy bull market, with market focus gradually shifting to innovation and competition within regulatory frameworks, and the entire cryptocurrency market enters a frenzy of continuously breaking ATH.

Ant Chain Holdings Group in Hong Kong will invest in the first virtual asset multi-strategy fund in Hong Kong, which accepts stablecoin subscriptions under VSG, and will engage in deep cooperation with VSG to jointly promote the development of Web3 compliance in Hong Kong.

Article Author: VSG

Virtual Seed Global (referred to as 'VSG') and Ant Chain Holdings Group in Hong Kong (HK01143) have officially reached a strategic cooperation. In this cooperation, Ant Chain Holdings Group will invest in the first virtual asset multi-strategy fund in Hong Kong that accepts stablecoin subscriptions under VSG, and will engage in deep cooperation with VSG to jointly promote the development of Web3 compliance in Hong Kong.

These regulations primarily target 'front-end service providers' for trading, such as decentralized exchanges (DEX) that facilitate digital asset trading. According to the IRS, these platforms serve as intermediaries, and classifying them as brokers will help ensure tax compliance.

Article author: Abdulaziz Fathi

The IRS has issued final regulations requiring brokers to report digital asset transactions, incorporating decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms into the existing tax framework.

The rule will take effect in 2027 and will require brokers to disclose transaction details, including total earnings and taxpayer information.

Aims to help policymakers protect and support U.S. developers and cryptocurrency users, ensuring the healthy development of open blockchain technology.

Article Author: Coin Center

Article Translated by: 0x9999in1, MetaEra

Coin Center recently released an analysis of changes in the post-election cryptocurrency policy environment. Coin Center stated: We hope to provide a list of policy issues we care about most and potential solutions to help policymakers protect and support open blockchain networks and their U.S. developers and users. In addition to these legislative and administrative fixes, Coin Center is also seeking appropriate solutions in court.

The group's business has exploded, and the price of HSK has exceeded 2 US dollars

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The group's business has exploded, and the price of HSK has exceeded 2 US dollars

Data highlights

• HSK price exceeded 2 USD in the first month, with the largest increase of 645%

• In December, capital rose by 87.72%

• Contract open interest exceeds USD 50 million, a new high

Price performance of mainstream platform coins

Price Source: CoinGecko, December 27th

HashKey Global Business Data

*Source: CoinGecko, December 27th

1 HSK "Golden Shovel" effect continues, and the annualized return on holding the currency reaches 116%

In December, 5 Launchpools were launched, including ZRC, IOTX, BLUE, MOCA, and SOON. Users can win target tokens by locking HSK or corresponding tokens, and the annualized return can reach up to 784%. Among them, the number of participants in MOCA Launchpool exceeded 10,000 for the first time. The first HSK Mega Launchpool is still earning income during the lock-up period, and the total prize pool size has exceeded 2 million US dollars.

This year, Bitcoin ETFs have become the focus of institutional capital, while Ethereum ETFs have opened the door for other assets.

Article written by: André Beganski

Source: decrypt

Article compiled by: Ada, MetaEra

It seems like a long time ago for the fast-moving crypto industry, but the launch of Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs in January and July respectively this year brought about a sea change in the cryptocurrency industry.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have attracted a lot of money, allowing investors to invest in BTC without having to manage private keys. They also add legitimacy to the asset's position on Wall Street. Meanwhile, Ethereum spot ETFs have confirmed the asset's status in the eyes of regulators, and despite a lackluster debut, they have gained momentum in recent weeks and could open the door for Solana and XRP to launch similar products in the United States.

Some cryptocurrency traders believe that altcoins may be a better alternative to Bitcoin at this stage, but not everyone agrees.

Article written by: Ciaran Lyons

Source: Cointelegraph

Article compiled by: Ada, MetaEra

As Bitcoin dominance approaches 60% as prices stagnate by the end of 2024, more and more traders believe it’s time to move to altcoins.

“At this juncture, altcoins offer a more optimized R/R [risk-reward] profile than Bitcoin,” Dyme, an anonymous cryptocurrency trader, said in a Dec. 27 X post, adding: “The time to stake Bitcoin has ended, and ideal staking opportunities are not expected to occur for more than 1.5 years.”

"Game gold earning + social empowerment" breaks the death spiral.

Article author: flowie

Following the Web3 version of "Twitter", encryption-based life service applications such as the Web3 version of "Ctrip" and the Web3 version of "Little Red Book" have also begun to attract market attention.

Last week, after Zhao Changpeng revealed on Platform X that he had invested in crypto travel platform Travala, its token rose 300% within an hour.

In addition, Kaia, a public chain created by communication giants LINE and Kakao, also announced last week the first batch of Mini Dapps on LINE that will be launched in January 2025, among which the gamified social metadata platform Yuliverse was successfully selected.

Hong Kong has been igniting the spark of Web 3.0 since 2022, and it is now burning more and more vigorously. Looking at the development of Web 3.0 in Hong Kong in 2024, while building a more stable and convenient market environment, it is also leveraging its advantages as a financial center.
Article written by: Lesean, MetaEra
On October 31, 2022, an online AMA titled "The Tide Rises in Hong Kong, Interpretation of Hong Kong's Major New Crypto Policy" was launched on Twitter Space. This one-hour live broadcast gathered many Chinese blockchain heavyweights, and hundreds of thousands of people poured into the live broadcast room, as if it was a carnival, and also like cheering for the departure of a big ship.

This article will review the top ten buzzwords in the Hong Kong Web 3.0 field in 2024 to get a glimpse into the rise and development of the industry in a year.

Article author, source: HashKey

2024 is destined to be extraordinary. After three years of dormancy, Web 3.0 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 Web 3.0 - 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.

Aptos was the worst performer along with Hedera, down 7.4% from Wednesday.

Article written by: Tracy Stephens

Source: CoinDesk Indices

Article compiled by: Ada, MetaEra

CoinDesk Index (12.26) Market overview, highlighting the stars and underdogs in the CoinDesk 20 index.

The CoinDesk 20 Index is trading at 3333.82, down 5.0% (-176.57) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. None of the 20 assets in the index are trading higher.

Star coins: ETH (-3.7%) and BTC (-3.7%).

Losers: HBAR (-8.2%) and APT (-7.4%).

The MetaEra team has carefully sorted out the key events around the world from December 30 to January 5. The times of each event are all in local time. We hope it will be helpful for you to refer to.

Article author: Echo, MetaEra

Source: MetaEra

In the wave of Web 3.0, distributed office has become the norm in the industry. Many industry exchanges and daily work collaborations are completed online. Various offline meetings and activities have gradually become important occasions for industry builders and investors to share and communicate and establish deep links. Faced with the flood of information, how to accurately screen out high-quality activities that are helpful for trading decisions has become a problem that needs to be solved urgently. In order to meet this challenge, MetaEra selects and pushes global industry offline activities for the next 7 days on time every Friday, aiming to help you efficiently plan your participation rhythm, optimize your time schedule, and make work and life more convenient.

This article summarizes the price performance of the Christmas cycle in December over the past ten years, hoping that we can happily spend the long-awaited bull market Christmas this year.

Article author, source: Meta Space

Today is Christmas in Western countries. In response, the social platform X user Watcher.Furu tweeted to sort out the Bitcoin prices for 14 years from 2010 to 2024. It can be found that this year's Bitcoin price is 392,880 times that of 2010.

This article summarizes the price performance of the Christmas cycle in December over the past ten years, hoping that we can happily spend the long-awaited bull market Christmas this year.