BTC above $99.9K indicates bullish sentiment

Hot projects + Market overview

I. Mainstream exchange news

• WOO X has launched perpetual contracts for the COOKIE/USDT, BIO/USDT, and SCRT/USDT trading pairs.
• Bybit has launched the SWARMS/USDT perpetual contract with up to 20x leverage and the AI16Z/USDT spot trading pair, and will launch the GAME/USDT spot trading pair on January 10.
• Binance Alpha has announced a new list of projects, adding FREYA, Pippin, and OPUS.

II. Mainstream projects and trending events

• ai16z founder Shaw has posted on X that the team will integrate Hierarchical Task Networks into Eliza v2 and is providing funding for this development.
• AI data layer project Cookie3 founder Filip has tweeted that cookie.fun v0.4 will be released next week.
• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to resign after nearly ten years in office, a move that could positively impact the Canadian cryptocurrency sector, which has faced federal resistance under his administration, despite provincial leadership driving its adoption.
• Solana restaking platform Solayer has released its 2025 roadmap, which will introduce the hardware-accelerated SVM blockchain Solayer InfiniSVM. 
• Base Chain AI Agents creation protocol Virtuals Protocol and blockchain-based platform Sovrun are forming a joint venture called "ReadyGamer," focusing on integrating AI and gaming.
• Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon has announced the launch of its second phase testnet on January 8.
• inBetweeners, a collection of unique, hand-drawn NFTs, and decentralized entertainment platform BONK.live have established a joint venture, BFA, to empower the NFT series and the BLUE token.
• The 3A (high-budget, high-quality, and high-profile) chain game Seraph 'Dark Angel' has launched its TGE (Token Generation Event) with the Genesis Season starting. It is offering SERAPH token claims and Bybit-exclusive mining activities.
• Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has claimed that the 'Trump effect' is boosting trading in the US market, driven by his campaign and the Administration's Day 1 priorities including tax cuts, deregulation, and shifts in trade policy.
• Blockchain game publisher Xterio has tweeted that its self-developed game, Age of Dino will receive a 2% ecosystem grant of XTER tokens in TGE to reward its community.
• Base ecosystem project Aerodrome will launch Slipstream V2 in January, aiming to combine the highest-performing DeFi pools with dynamically adjusted fees based on volatility.

III. Funding news

• DePIN Network Hivera has received $2 million in funding from the IPN Foundation.
• ZKSync-based L2 ZKcandy has completed a $4 million funding round, which was participated in by Wemix Network and Animoca Ventures.

IV. Regulatory news

• Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) has issued Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) licenses to four companies including digital asset management company BitStaete, bitcoin lightning FinTech ZBD, and prime brokerage and clearing company Hidden Road.
• GSR, a crypto trading firm, has been approved by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide cryptocurrency asset trading services.
• The National Data Infrastructure Construction Guidelines issued by China's National Development and Reform Commission, Data Bureau, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology advocate for blockchain technology, encryption, and smart contracts to establish a trustworthy data circulation system.

V. Popular projects

Market overview

Bitcoin has swiftly rebounded after breaking above the 4-hour moving average (MA140), signaling the potential for further gains.

The short-term key level is $99,962; remaining above this mark suggests bullish sentiment.

Bitcoin's market dominance currently stands at 57.6%, with the TOTAL3 index, which gauges altcoin performance,  stable at $1.04 trillion.

MLG: Popular game meme

360noscope420blazeit is a shooting game on Steam, infused with various meme elements and absurd battle scenarios.

The game has gained widespread traction within the community, especially through a featured gameplay video on X.

The game's associated token MLG has a market cap of $76.44 million.

SOVRN: Gaming + AI concept

Sovrun, originally known as breederDAO and initially, a gaming guild, has transformed into a platform for next-generation interactive entertainment.

Recently, Sovrun collaborated with Virtuals to launch the ReadyGamer AI product using the GAME framework. This rapid brand evolution and partnership with Virtuals have significantly boosted the token's visibility.

SOVRN, Sovrun's token has a market cap of $154 million.

HENLO: Gaming + AI Concept

Henlo, an AI agent developed by @onchaingaias, features a kart racing mini-game on Telegram with a monthly user base of 94,400.

The HENLO token is built on the Base ecosystem, with liquidity pool rewards on Aerodrome offering an APR of 203%.

HENLO has a market cap of $57.46 million.

AKA: AI agent

Akasha DAO is a decentralized, community-governed platform supported by its native token. It focuses on revolutionizing AI agent creation and management within and outside the BLOOM ecosystem.

The platform empowers users to easily develop AI agents, start businesses, and design games, integrating technologies from Claude, Eliza by Ai16z, Mistral, Solana Labs, GPT-4, ElevenLabs, and Unity.

AKA, Akasha DAO's token has a market cap of $44.10 million.

ASF: Stablecoin launch

Asymmetry Finance announced on January 6 the imminent launch of USDaf, a synthetic asset stablecoin backed by SPOT, noted for its inflation-resistant characteristics.

In July 2024, Coinbase strategically invested $1 million in SPOT. Currently, USDaf offers an anticipated annualized total return of 40.5%.

The ASF token has reached a market cap of $33.20 million.

On-chain daily

1. MOEMOE is an AI Agent token on Solana, serving as the mascot for the Moemate AI Agent platform. It is a virtual idol and announced plans to join OnlyFans on December 18, 2024.

• Number of Token Holders: 6,704
• Current Price: $0.025
• Market Cap: $25M
• Official Twitter: https://x.com/nebula_moemate
• Trade Board: https://dexscreener.com/solana/5ubw5hmuiyrhxsa3wzxp2ftcbouyaxjnshsrsqldwdiq

2. ETF500ETF500 is a memecoin on Solana, named after SPX6900, and has gained attention because it shares a developer with Fartcoin. It is now community-controlled (CTO).

• Number of Token Holders: 6,992
• Current Price: $0.0072
• Market Cap: $7.2M
• Official Twitter: https://x.com/ETF500_SOL
• Trade Board: https://dexscreener.com/solana/bejpezitl2ndkeoha8veytncect5mzpamz8tdfpv7nbh

3. MLGMLG is a memecoin on Solana allowing users to purchase games on Discord using $MLG, currently limited to Call of Duty. It gained popularity partly due to promotion by X KOL @Banks, who has 2.88M followers.

• Number of Token Holders: 7,722
• Current Price: $0.072
• Market Cap: $72M
• Official Twitter: https://x.com/MLGsolana420
• Trade Board: https://dexscreener.com/solana/f4hdxnulqjsbwcl5vweucpjueqop3gdteussqaxbeyw4

4. HAIHAI is an AI Agent token on Base, issued by Virtuals Protocol, focusing on trading opportunities on Hyperliquid. A recent airdrop was distributed to holders of related Virtual tokens, such as Luna, Music, PH, and AIYP, with allocation increasing based on holding duration.

• Number of Token Holders: 18,933
• Current Price: $0.0097
• Market Cap: $9.7M
• Official Twitter: https://x.com/my_haipe
• Trade Board: https://dexscreener.com/base/0x27cebee16ef84950441f43b4947605de21b3d75e

5. BNKRBNKR is an AI Agent token on Base that enables users to buy, sell, exchange, place limit orders, and manage wallets using natural language. It can be accessed via Twitter, Farcaster, or the private Bankr terminal.

• Number of Token Holders: 4,406
• Current Price: $0.000156
• Market Cap: $15.6M
• Official Twitter: https://x.com/bankrbot
• Trade Board: https://dexscreener.com/base/0xaec085e5a5ce8d96a7bdd3eb3a62445d4f6ce703

6. NATIVENATIVE is a social token on Base designed for Farcaster, aiming to build digital cities. Users can use $NATIVE for platform interactions, obtain native passports, and create their digital homes.

• Number of Token Holders: 19,424
• Current Price: $0.000175
• Market Cap: $17.5M
• Official Twitter: https://x.com/nativeonbase
• Trade Board: https://dexscreener.com/base/0x4cd15f2bc9533bf6fac4ae33c649f138cb601935

Bitcoin ecosystem overview

BTC Mainnet Gas Fee Update:

• The current BTC transaction fee is 3 satoshis/byte.
• Gas Fee performance remains low.

Fractal Bitcoin Gas Fee Update:

• Transaction fees are 19 satoshis/byte.
• Showing a significant decline compared to the previous day.

Inscription, Rune, and Fractal Bitcoin Leading Token Tracking:

ORDI:

• Current Price: $29.44
• 24-Hour Change: -0.1%
• Market Cap: $618.02 million

DOG:

• Current Price: $0.0073
• 24-Hour Change: +1.39%
• Market Cap: $753.47 million

FB:

• Current Price: $2.81
• 24-Hour Change: -3.2%
• Market Cap: $27.60 million

Today's Popular Projects:

trac: A decentralized meta-protocol tracker based on the Bitcoin native chain.

• Market Cap: $20.32 million
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $2.99K
• 24-Hour Change: +3.2%
• Number of Holders: 6,754

COWCOIN: A Fractal Bitcoin inscription featuring COW.

• Market Cap: $568.65K
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $5.47K
• 24-Hour Change: +4.69%
• Number of Holders: 317,772

PUPS•WORLD•PEACE: A Bitcoin puppet based on a hand-drawing by a 12-year-old child in MS Paint.

• Market Cap: $99.89 million
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $55.42K
• 24-Hour Change: +7.27%
• Number of Holders: 12,715

Performances of today's top three tracks

CeFi: Overall Daily Sector Change: +1.98%

1. HYPE: A Layer 1 blockchain. Its flagship native application is Hyperliquid DEX, a fully on-chain order book perpetual contract exchange.

• Daily Increase: +5.85%
• Current Price: $25.857
• Market Cap: $8.63 billion
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $22.66 million
• Recent Updates: Integrated Router Nitro to enhance cross-chain deposit functionality.

2. WBT: A cryptocurrency exchange offering spot trading, margin trading, futures trading, WhiteBIT Coin, WhiteBIT Earn, Crypto Borrow, and other products and services.

• Daily Increase: +5.83%
• Current Price: $27.16
• Market Cap: $3.91 billion
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $32.89 million
• Recent Updates: Obtained CCSS Level 3 certification.

3. MX: Established in April 2018, MX is an all-in-one cryptocurrency trading platform.

• Daily Increase: +5.40%
• Current Price: $3.9229
• Market Cap: $379.67 million
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $32.33 million

AI: Overall Daily Sector Change: +1.13%

1. SWARMS: An AI agent framework designed to achieve collaboration between multiple agents to complete complex real-world tasks.

• Daily Increase: +47.15%
• Current Price: $0.00218
• Market Cap: $473.48 million
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $243.95 million
• Recent Updates: New functionality coming soon, allowing users to buy and sell agents using SWARMS tokens.

2. OPUS: A project integrating AI and Meme culture.

• Daily Increase: +44.15%
• Current Price: $0.02732
• Market Cap: $27.31 million
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $10.3 million

3. SPORE: Spore.fun is an experimental platform aimed at exploring autonomous AI evolution.

• Daily Increase: +28.54%
• Current Price: $0.04612
• Market Cap: $46.12 million
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $45.56 million
• Recent Updates: Endorsed by AIXBT.

Layer 1: Overall Daily Sector Change: +0.45%

1. SFUND: Application services including identity management and micro-loans.

• Daily Increase: +21.36%
• Current Price: $1.716
• Market Cap: $109.07 million
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $764.1 million
• Recent Updates: Contract launching soon on Megabit.

2. HYPE: A Layer 1 blockchain, with flagship application Hyperliquid DEX, a fully on-chain order book perpetual contract exchange.

• Daily Increase: +6.95%
• Current Price: $56.001
• Market Cap: $8.68 billion
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $22.66 million
• Recent Updates: Integrated Router Nitro to enhance cross-chain deposit functionality.

3. IOST: A Layer 1 blockchain based on Proof of Believability (POB).

• Daily Increase: +3.34%
• Current Price: $0.00764
• Market Cap: $162.95 million
• 24-Hour Trading Volume: $14.73 million

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