ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that if economic conditions remain stable, inflation does not rise, and full employment is achieved, then interest rates should decrease. If current expectations are realized, interest rates will significantly drop in 12 to 18 months.

ChainCatcher news, the seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls in the U.S. for December increased by 256,000, expected 160,000, and the previous value was revised from 227,000 to 212,000, reaching a new high since March 2024.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Jefferies, U.S. listed Bitcoin mining companies accounted for 25.3% of the global hash rate in December 2024. The report noted that Bitcoin prices rose by 15% in December, outpacing the network hash rate growth of 6.5%, leading to improved mining profitability.In December, U.S. listed mining companies mined a total of 3,602 Bitcoins, up from 3,404 in November. Among them, MARA produced the highest output at 890 Bitcoins, followed by CleanSpark (CLSK) with 668 Bitcoins. MARA's installed hash rate is 53.2 EH/s, the largest in the industry, with CleanSpark closely following at 39.1 EH/s.

According to ChainCatcher news, data from Coingecko shows that COOKIE and AIXBT have both surged significantly due to the news of their listing on Binance.COOKIE is currently priced at $0.68, with a 24-hour increase of over 45.1%.AIXBT is currently priced at $0.5335, with a 24-hour increase of over 28.2%.CGPT is currently priced at $0.3, with a 24-hour increase of over 45%.Previous news indicates that Binance will list AIXBT, CGPT, and COOKIE.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.Live analyst Adam posted on social media that due to the weakness in the US stock market, BTC fell below $91,000 this week, hitting a nearly one-month low. Market panic is rising, and the implied volatility (IV) of short-term options has significantly increased. The benefits brought by Trump's upcoming presidency are mainly reflected in the long term, while the Federal Reserve's January meeting is expected to maintain interest rates unchanged.Greeks.live suggests that investors pay attention to BTC price trends and ETF capital flows. In unfavorable market conditions, purchasing short-term put options for hedging is advisable, while in a recovering market, positioning in monthly call options is recommended.Greeks.live data shows that this round of options expiration involves 19,000 BTC options and 141,000 ETH options, with notional values of $1.81 billion and $460 million, respectively. The Put Call Ratio for BTC options is 0.65, with the maximum pain point at $97,000; the Put Call Ratio for ETH options is 0.48, with the maximum pain point at $3,450.

ChainCatcher news, the blockchain MANTRA built for tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) has signed a $1 billion agreement with investment group Damac Group. MANTRA will tokenize assets of the real estate developer DAMAC Group worth at least $1 billion in early 2025.Damac's portfolio spans various sectors including real estate development, data centers, and hotels, and it will use MANTRA to tokenize its extensive asset portfolio.MANTRA stated that in the coming weeks, it will announce which DAMAC assets will be tokenized and the specific details of the token issuance, which is set to begin in early 2025.

ChainCatcher news, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea has announced that it will promote the legalization of Security Token Offerings (STO) and fractional investment platforms as one of the core economic tasks for this year. STO converts assets such as real estate and artworks into digital tokens through blockchain technology, supporting small investors to participate in high-value asset investments. Financial authorities have begun revising the Capital Markets Act and the Electronic Securities Act, and are preparing the relevant infrastructure for this purpose.The industry expects that the legislation of STO will significantly boost the growth of South Korea's digital asset market, with the STO market size in South Korea projected to reach 119 trillion won by 2026 and increase to 367 trillion won by 2030, nearly quadrupling.

ChainCatcher news, Sign product lead clairemxd.eth posted on X: "The journey of Sign began in 2021 with EthSign, a hackathon project born from CEO Xin's simple idea that digital signatures should be verifiable and accessible on the blockchain. After several iterations of the EthSign product, we launched the Sign Protocol, a full-chain authentication infrastructure that allows users to sign data on-chain in a structured format.The Sign App, launched in 2025, is the first product and the focus of Sign this year. The Sign App connects users' real-world identification documents with blockchain wallets in a user-friendly manner, seamlessly proving users' identities while protecting their privacy.The Sign App is privacy-centric and aims to empower users with control over their identities. However, the Sign App is not just about identity verification; it also creates a universal trust layer for the Web3 ecosystem. In the future, we hope the Sign App will evolve into a leading on-chain wallet identity resolver, providing a resolver framework for applications to easily verify user identities."

ChainCatcher message, cryptocurrency analyst Miles Deutscher pointed out that actively participating in the industry is far more valuable than passively observing in the current market cycle.He suggests integrating into the industry by participating in DAO governance, deeply engaging in specific project community operations (starting from active users on social media, gradually advancing to moderators and gaining more participation opportunities), and working for content creators (even if it requires unpaid contributions at the beginning).He emphasizes that both the cryptocurrency industry and business are fundamentally about value exchange, and consistently providing value will surely yield returns. Considering the imbalance between the scale of the cryptocurrency industry and the number of active participants, the time value premium for professionals with specialized skills is significant.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.Live analyst Adam posted on social media that as European and American traders return to the market, the flow of cryptocurrency and traditional funds is restarting, and the market is expected to continue rebounding this week. Trump will officially take office as President of the United States later this month, and market sentiment is generally optimistic.Adam pointed out that this Friday's unemployment rate and non-farm data will be one of the most important macro data points before Trump's inauguration, second only to next week's CPI data.In terms of market outlook, the return of European and American funds provides significant support for BTC, while altcoin markets have not fully launched, with only a few sectors like AI performing well. Large holders and institutions have ample margin, and there has been a recent increase in large bullish options transactions. From an event-driven perspective, options at the end of January are relatively undervalued, while those in March are relatively overvalued.Important events this week include:January 7: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang will deliver the opening keynote speech at the CES conference in Las Vegas.January 8: The United States will announce the December ADP employment numbers and the initial jobless claims for the week.January 10: The United States will release the December unemployment rate and seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll data.

ChainCatcher message, according to Scam Sniffer monitoring, a trader lost tokens worth $103,020 due to signing a phishing transaction for "Uniswap Permit2," including TRUMPIUS, PERCY, MYST, DOGIUS, and others.

ChainCatcher news, 1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino posted on the X platform that the future of Ethereum is on-chain prediction markets, social networks, DAOs, identity protocols, AI agents, messaging applications, NFTs, DeFi applications, stablecoins, games, and more. Every significant new idea driving the crypto space forward has started with Ethereum. This has been true for the past 9 years.Many people in the community have been struggling here for a long time, experiencing many ups and downs, and do not care about narratives or tribal nonsense. We just want useful applications that bring cryptocurrency to more people.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Bitfinex analysts indicate that the Bitcoin miners' Net Unrealized Profit and Loss (NUPL) remains very optimistic, hovering around 0.5, which suggests that miners are still in a strong position, holding substantial unrealized profits, and are inclined to hold onto their Bitcoin at this stage.In the broader market, some traders are attempting to buy December 2025 ETH call options at prices as high as $11,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to fastcompany, Binance CEO Richard Teng stated that Binance plans to make significant investments in compliance and position it as a competitive advantage. He also emphasized that Binance's remote-first policy is a strategic advantage that allows leadership to streamline tasks and enhance productivity across all levels of the organization.

ChainCatcher news, 21.co strategy analyst Tom Wan posted that the current market cap ratio of BTC to ETH is 4.5:1, while the AUM (Assets Under Management) ratio for ETFs is as high as 9:1. BTC ETF holdings account for 5.9% of the total supply, while ETH ETF is only 2.9%, indicating that there is still significant growth potential for ETH ETFs. By 2025, it may catch up, potentially driving up the price of ETH.

ChainCatcher news, ai16z founder Shaw posted on X: "We are going to make some significant changes, very significant. Some people will feel scared, most will think this is very obvious and necessary. You haven't seen anything yet. Phase three is about to begin."

ChainCatcher message, according to Scam Sniffer's disclosure, a user lost $520,000 due to signing a malicious transaction on a fake bridging website. The scammers targeted DeFi Telegram groups, waiting for users to inquire about faster bridging solutions.

ChainCatcher news, Canaan Creative announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Canaan U.S. Inc. has signed a procurement agreement with a new strategic U.S. customer to supply 2,800 air-cooled Avalon A15XP mining machines. These mining machines have a hash performance of 207 Terahash per second (TH/s) and are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2025.