ChainCatcher message, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju posted on X: "Trump is promoting Bitcoin globally. Short-term holders are continuously buying, while long-term holders are selling. This is the definition of a bull market."

ChainCatcher news, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday related to cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, initiatives that could boost the development of both emerging industries. Kara Calvert, Vice President of U.S. Policy at Coinbase Global Inc., stated, "This will definitely change the fundamentals. The U.S. has a president who embraces digital assets and has established a consulting committee that recognizes the need for non-governmental expertise, which is really exciting."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, OKX Ventures partner Jeff Ren was invited to attend the "DeFi Shaping the Future of Finance" summit hosted by 1inch on January 23, 2025, where industry leaders from traditional finance and digital assets gathered to discuss the future development of decentralized finance (DeFi) and its profound impact on the global financial ecosystem.During the event, Jeff Ren hosted a roundtable forum titled "Sustainable Growth of Cryptocurrency - Outlook for 2025 and Beyond." The discussion featured guests including 1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz, GSR Ventures head Quynh Ho, Polymesh CEO Bill Papp, and WAGMI Ventures partner Eric Chiang, who engaged in in-depth discussions on key topics such as "The Evolution and Development of DeFi," "Innovation and Disruption in the Blockchain Ecosystem," and "The Widespread Application of Decentralization Principles." Additionally, the roundtable forum also addressed recent hot topics, discussing MEME culture, the Hyperliquid protocol, and analyzing the impact of recent events related to Trump on the market.

ChainCatcher news, the latest report released by Tiger Research points out that despite South Korea's leading global position in cryptocurrency trading volume, the development of the country's Web3 industry is hindered by unclear regulations and a lack of specific guidance, resulting in accelerated outflow of capital, talent, and enterprises. The report mentions that in 2024, the transfer of South Korean crypto assets to overseas exchanges and DeFi platforms is expected to increase by 2.3 times year-on-year, primarily influenced by service interruptions at local exchanges and the attraction of external investment opportunities. Additionally, South Korean Web3 companies such as Nexpace, Klaytn, and Wemix have relocated their headquarters to regulatory-friendly countries like the UAE.The report also highlights that the outflow of talent has exacerbated the decline in the technological competitiveness of South Korea's Web3 ecosystem, while countries like the United States and the UAE have attracted high-end technical talent through clear policies. If South Korea wants to maintain its competitiveness in the global Web3 industry transformation by 2025, it urgently needs to promote regulatory reforms, allow corporate accounts to engage in crypto trading, and formulate policies related to stablecoins and DeFi to build a sustainable innovation ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to SoSoValue data, the encrypted market sector has seen a slight pullback, with AI Agents leading the decline at 8.42%, while Layer2 and DeFi sectors performed strongly. Within the AI Agents sector, mainstream tokens such as Ava (AVA), ai16z (AI16Z), and AI Rig Complex (ARC) fell by 16.42%, 12.71%, and 9.76% respectively, while the leading project Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) dropped by 5.46%, and AIXBT fell by 7.82%. The Layer2 sector remained relatively strong, with a 24H increase of 1.23%, among which, Mantle (MNT) rose by 10.07%. The DeFi sector had a 24H increase of 0.89%, with Chainlink (LINK) rising by 3.13%, Ondo Finance (ONDO) increasing by 4.18%, and Raydium (RAY) up by 5.43%.In other sectors, Layer1 saw a 24H decline of 0.36%, CeFi dropped by 0.64%, the PayFi sector fell by 1.27%, and the Meme sector continued to decline, with a 24H drop of 3.06%, among which, OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) fell by 13.86%, and Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) decreased by 7.05%.

ChainCatcher news, according to EmberCN monitoring, in the past 25 minutes, the DeFi project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) supported by the Trump family has spent another 9.84 million USDC to purchase 94.9 WBTC. So far, WLFI has spent a total of 232 million dollars to acquire 7 tokens, with an unrealized loss of 8.9 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated at the 2025 Davos Forum in Switzerland: "Bitcoin can effectively counterbalance deficit spending and inflation, as people will turn to Bitcoin for safety once the situation spirals out of control."

ChainCatcher news, the TON ecosystem DeFi lending platform EVAA Protocol has completed a $2.5 million private funding round, with participation from Polymorphic, TON Ventures, Animoca Ventures, CMT Digital, Mythos Ventures, Wagmi Ventures, and several angel investors.EVAA Protocol provides lending, borrowing, shorting, leveraged staking, and other DeFi services for the TON network. The platform aims to launch its native token EVAA with the new funding, with the overall goal of expanding the DeFi landscape of TON.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum Foundation staff hww.eth (@icebearhww) posted on social media that the Ethereum Foundation has established a new 3-of-5 multi-signature wallet and has deposited 50,000 ETH. The Ethereum Foundation will use this new wallet to participate in the DeFi ecosystem and has already conducted test transactions on Aave.

ChainCatcher news, Trump's second son Eric Trump posted on X: "I am very proud of our achievements in the cryptocurrency space, Trump is currently the hottest digital meme on the planet, and I firmly believe WLFI will completely change DeFi/Cefi and will be the future of finance. We are just getting started."

ChainCatcher news, RootData released the "2024 Web3 Industry Investment Research Report." The report shows that in 2024, VC coins have become a daunting term, with the crypto market bearing its exit liquidity. Projects such as Optimism, Sui, Aptos, Ethena, dydx, and Cardano unlock over 30 million tokens each month. Among these, there have been 9 major unlocking events (single transactions exceeding 100 million USD), namely INJ, MEME, PYTH, AVAX, SUI, W, JTO, APT, TIA.Comparing the prices before and after token unlocks, it is found that project parties can significantly raise token prices before large unlocks through early announcements of positive information, marketing, and other means. Over-the-counter (OTC) trading is the method with the least impact on token prices for exiting, which can eliminate the risk of significant token price drops.In addition, based on the popular tags from RootData over the past year (with over 5000 clicks), infrastructure, Layer 1/2, and DeFi remain the hottest tracks in blockchain. Tags such as artificial intelligence and DeSci have seen a rapid increase in clicks, with representative projects like Virtuals Protocol and Bio Protocol consistently ranking high on the RootData popularity list.The popularity of some high-click tags usually lasts only 1-3 months, such as DePIN, Tap to Earn, and the Bitcoin ecosystem.