ChainCatcher news, NBA retired star Scottie Pippen posted on the X platform saying: "You might think you are late to invest in Bitcoin because the price of Bitcoin has reached $100,000, but I believe that investing in Bitcoin is still in a relatively early stage, as the market cap of Bitcoin is only about $1.7 trillion out of a global asset scale of $9 trillion. The next stop for BTC will be $1 million."

ChainCatcher message, Su Zhu posted on platform X stating: "Unless a black swan event occurs, I believe we are in the early stages of a super liquidity story, and the team has done an excellent job in designing a community around profitable products. There have been other successful perp trading platforms in the past, but these platforms often provide relatively little value accumulation for token holders. In some cases, tokens are directly used as emissions to generate dollar fees, which are pocketed by shareholders. This amounts to invisible dumping. In other cases, even if the token successfully generates a community, the usage of the underlying product itself is minimal. This defines most of the DeFi summer situation. Cases that have both are extremely rare.While centralized exchanges (CEX) have traditionally been extractive and opaque, often operated by founders from mainland China, high liquidity spot listings are simple auctions where value accumulation directly belongs to the tokens themselves. I think it is meaningless to discuss its idea as L1 before Hyperliquid truly launches, but I believe if the team continues to execute, it will pose the first significant challenge to recent memory's tier 1 CEXs. Overall, I think services and workflows will be simplified and purified, which will greatly benefit newcomers without legacy structures.I believe solana/pump.fun has a significant moat because all new attention is first attracted here. Competing with this will be extremely difficult, as what you need are thousands of permissionless launches every day, along with shared knowledge and beliefs, some of which will even reach billions of dollars. You cannot replicate this through a few pumps here or there or even community wealth effects—you need a culture and toolkit that has been gradually built around it. pump.fun is the worst in terms of crypto nativeness throughout the cycle (no points, no tokens) and the most profitable product, which is no coincidence, as it summons the energy of the external world into cryptocurrency."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, at the Emergence conference in Prague, several cryptocurrency investors believe that the current bull market cycle is still in its early stages. Against the backdrop of Bitcoin breaking the historical high of $100,000, Rockaway X managing partner Viktor Fischer stated that although Twitter sentiment is bullish, U.S. politicians are beginning to support cryptocurrencies, and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell has referred to Bitcoin as digital gold, retail participation is far from the levels seen in 2021.Matthew Graham, founder of Ryze Labs, used a baseball metaphor to express that the current market is only in the fifth or sixth inning, and warned that "the best time to sell is when people start partying, dating supermodels, and buying yachts." Fischer recalled that in November 2021, when Solana reached $250, people were wearing LV and Off-White, which was the real time to sell.On the regulatory front, CMT Digital investment partner Charlie Sandor stated that the new Trump administration may be more friendly towards cryptocurrencies, which will drive innovation and adoption. In terms of investment trends, several VCs unanimously favor AI agents, believing this is the most important trend following DeFi. Ryze Labs has partnered with ai16z to launch a $5 million AICombinator program to support the development of the AI ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated on social media, "If you had bought $100 worth of Bitcoin when Coinbase was founded (June 2012), it would be worth about $1.5 million now. If you had held onto that $100, you could only buy about $73 worth of goods today. Bitcoin has been the best-performing asset over the past 12 years and is still in its early stages. Every government, especially those looking to combat inflation, should establish a Bitcoin strategic reserve. Happy 100k day to Bitcoin."

ChainCatcher news, Binance Labs stated on the X platform: "During the DeSci Day event held last week at the Binance Labs BUIDLer House in Bangkok, we gathered around 50 like-minded biotech and DeSci enthusiasts to exchange ideas and build connections.In the 3-hour event, speakers shared insights on topics ranging from the development of biotechnology to rapamycin and longevity, citizen science, bioDAO, on-chain intellectual property, and AI agents for science. Some well-known bioDAOs also shared exciting updates—VitaDAO launched their first longevity supplement approved by the Thai FDA. HairDAO is scaling up, applying for a second patent, and launching a shampoo that has significant effects on hair loss. We also invited CZ and Vitalik to interact with the community through an open Q&A session and connect with other DeSci founders and builders.Biotechnology and science are endeavors that require long-term investment, and we are still in the early stages of integrating crypto technology with them. We are excited about the potential and enthusiasm in the biotech field, but we also understand that true innovation requires patience, perseverance, and a long-term vision. We are committed to fostering more innovation in the crypto industry, focusing on lasting achievements and impact. At Binance Labs, we focus on investing in crypto technology, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. We always pay attention to the core foundation and are dedicated to achieving long-term impact."

ChainCatcher news, recently, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated on social media X that he is studying articles related to biotechnology and considering how to leverage cryptocurrency technology to accelerate the flow of research funding. Industry insiders believe that if Zhao Changpeng, who has ample time and resources, enters the DeSci field, it will bring new development opportunities to this sector. Currently, crypto leaders such as Vitalik Buterin and Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong have also expressed strong interest in this field.Overall, the development of the DeSci sector is still in its early stages. According to RootData, the DeSci sector completed $11.2 million in financing in 2024 (as of November), a year-on-year decrease of 18.1%. This year, several financing rounds in this sector include: the DeSci financial layer protocol BIO Protocol completed a $6.2 million public round of financing on August 21 and received strategic investment from Binance Labs on November 8, marking Binance Labs' first investment in the DeSci sector; on September 25, a16z led a $5 million seed round for AminoChain. Additionally, Pfizer had previously invested in VitaDAO in January 2023.In terms of financing scale, the decentralized biotechnology protocol Molecule has raised a total of $13.7 million through three rounds of financing, with over 50 investors including Shine Capital, Northpond Ventures, and Sora Ventures. So far, projects in the DeSci sector have cumulatively raised over $60 million.Data shows that the market capitalization of DeSci project tokens exhibits a clear stratification, with ResearchHub (RSC) leading with a $496 million FDV, followed by HairDAO and VitaDAO with $105 million and $86.83 million, respectively. The second tier is represented by ValleyDAO, GenomeFi, and Data Lake, all with FDVs in the $15-30 million range, but still significantly lower than the leading projects. In September, the Solana ecosystem project Pump.science introduced a meme mechanism for drug research predictions, while the Arweave super parallel computer AO provided new solutions for research data storage; these innovative attempts may drive the development of the DeSci sector.

ChainCatcher news, Meme coin KOL Murad posted on social media, "Meme coins are continuously growing on the Solana and Ethereum networks, and we are in the early stages of the Meme coin super cycle."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, Orbitt co-founder Artur Guliński stated that the Web3 market is still in its early stages, with many participants viewing it as a "lottery." This trend is particularly evident in the blockchain ecosystem where Meme coins have a significant impact. These characteristics distinguish current Web3 traders from their counterparts in traditional financial markets, which are less volatile.However, Guliński pointed out that an increasing number of Web3 traders are shifting from short-term strategies to long-term strategies, indicating that the market is maturing. Guliński also warned against over-reliance on software tools like scam checkers. While they are valuable for newcomers, Guliński emphasized that these tools "should be used as a supplement, not a replacement for healthy skepticism and research."

ChainCatcher news, Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke at the "The Next 3 Years in Crypto" roundtable discussion on the first day of the TOKEN2049 main event, stating:In the vision 1.0 version of Circle, this is essentially a world where the marginal cost of storing and transferring value is zero. In this world, the experience of users transacting on these mediums will be as simple and seamless as the user experience we have with major software tools on the internet. We are not fully there yet, but we are very close. However, I believe that in the coming year, we will make progress on relevant practical tools.I feel that as we approach that point (the vision 1.0 version), the velocity of money circulation and the actual economy in the world will significantly increase, and if we have such a high velocity of money circulation, the ability for people to gain economic benefits from it will be substantial.I believe we are still in the early stages; despite the tremendous progress made in decentralized finance (DeFi), we are just beginning to explore this field. I liken the current situation to when the iPhone was released, when there were many creative ideas about mobile devices.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated during his keynote speech "What Excites Me About the Next Decade" on the first day of the TOKEN2049 main stage:People often say that crypto is still in its early stages, and we are still building the infrastructure. Indeed, it took a long time for something like the internet to materialize, and I think people have been saying this almost since the launch of Bitcoin. And one real challenge we face now is that the crypto space today is no longer in its early stages.Ethereum as a project has existed for over 10 years, and in the 15 years since Bitcoin's inception, we have seen things like ChatGPT evolve from completely non-existent to suddenly emerging and completely changing people's understanding of artificial intelligence.Therefore, we must ask ourselves a question: how should we view all of this? Are we really still in the early stages? My answer to this question is that I don't think we are in the early stages of crypto, but we are indeed in a special phase.

ChainCatcher message, Pump.fun announces the launch of a new feature "Stages", bringing a revolutionary change to the live streaming experience. This feature allows multiple users to stream simultaneously, supporting all participants to share their screens and engage in voice chat. During the live stream, users can request to join or accept an invitation from the developer to go on stage, and they need to enable their microphone and (optionally) camera first. Viewers or participants can pin any active live participants or screen shares. It is worth noting that if the developer exits or ends the live stream, the entire stream will terminate.

ChainCatcher news, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated on social media: "Another advisor told us that today, 1% of the investment model's funds are allocated to BITB among the 230 families they manage wealth for. The allocation of crypto ETFs to model investment portfolios is still in the early stages but is growing, which is the ultimate goal. 2024 marks the beginning of Bitcoin's mainstream era."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Binance CEO Richard Teng stated in a recent interview: "Although we expect these ETFs to receive stable capital allocation, the initial impact will not be significant and will fluctuate based on various macroeconomic factors."MV Global partner Tom Dunleavy mentioned that the Ethereum spot ETF could see inflows of $5 billion to $10 billion within a few months of its launch.

ChainCatcher message, yesterday the Ethereum L2 chain Linea temporarily stopped block production and paused the operation of the sequencer after being hacked on Velocore. In response, Slow Mist founder Cosine posted on the X platform: "It is understandable in the early stages to stop losses for an ecological project that has been hacked and choose to pause the L2 and blacklist related addresses, but as time goes on, it becomes less and less possible, and the need for the impossible grows. The challenges of security and trust are indeed that great."