ChainCatcher news, the latest survey by the South Korean news site News1 shows that Bitcoin remains the top choice for cryptocurrency investors in South Korea, while Ripple (XRP) has surpassed Ethereum to become the second most popular digital asset.The survey results indicate that the top five cryptocurrencies are: Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH).The survey was conducted from December 24 to 26, 2024, through the blockchain voting platform The POL, with a total of 5,225 investors participating.

ChainCatcher news, according to Morningstar, investors seeking to continue the cryptocurrency bull market will closely monitor any regulatory changes in 2025, as well as whether Trump's commitments to the crypto industry will materialize. Trump has repeatedly vowed to support the crypto industry during his campaign and has received backing from several key figures in the sector.Fundstrat's head of digital assets, Sean Farrell, explained, "The first 100 days of Trump's term will be very, very important, as analysts often use the 'first 100 days' as a benchmark for measuring the efficiency and influence of an incoming U.S. president." Although the incoming president has yet to outline any specific plans, investors will be watching to see if Trump fulfills his promise to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve in the U.S., which primarily includes:Clear guidelines on which cryptocurrencies should be classified as securities;Whether Trump will fulfill his commitment to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve in the U.S.;Any changes to the SAB121 bill, which establishes accounting standards for companies that custody cryptocurrencies, requiring publicly traded companies, including banks, to recognize the cryptocurrencies they hold in custody as liabilities on their balance sheets;Whether the Federal Reserve will significantly lower its key policy interest rates in 2025.

ChainCatcher news, investors seeking to continue the cryptocurrency bull market will closely monitor any regulatory changes in 2025, as well as whether Trump's commitments to the crypto industry will materialize. Fundstrat's head of digital assets, Sean Farrell, said in a phone interview, "The first 100 days of Trump's term will be very, very important." Politicians and analysts often use the "first 100 days" as a benchmark to measure the effectiveness and influence of an incoming U.S. president.

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 news, according to Forbes, Ed Hindi, the Chief Investment Officer of Swiss cryptocurrency hedge fund Tyr Capital, stated that the increasing expectations for Trump in the crypto market had led to a price surge. However, investors will closely monitor Trump's actions within the first 100 days of his presidency, as any discrepancy between his actions and words could trigger volatility.Additionally, Tim Kravchunovsky, the founder and CEO of the decentralized telecom network Chirp, added: "As we enter 2025, it will be a historic year for digital assets, as the United States adopts Bitcoin as a national reserve currency. Despite ongoing uncertainties in this regard, I believe this will happen soon—likely within a few months after President Donald Trump's inauguration."

ChainCatcher message, trader Eugene posted on social media, "Making money in the crypto market is one thing, but holding onto profits is another. When planning your exit strategy for this cycle, you should focus on minimizing the drawdown from historical highs after the market turns. For those who say they can consistently profit in both bull and bear markets, I can only wish you good luck ------ because that means you have to become one of the top 0.01% of traders in the world. Here are the indicators I use to measure investment performance ------ the percentage drawdown from the new net worth high:0-20%: Your defense is perfectly in place, but you may have overdone it at the cost of sacrificing too much upside potential;20-30%: You performed well. You were able to see the signals of market turn and exit in time, with minimal losses;30-50%: The performance is okay. While not the best, ideally you should have already made a decent profit;50-75%: You stayed too long and failed to identify the key turning point at the end of the cycle;75%: There is a serious problem at some point, and you need to comprehensively assess whether you are fit to continue trading.Interestingly, you will never know the true extent of the drawdown before the next cycle begins. But in any case, it's worth planning ahead."

ChainCatcher news, the crypto investment firm CoinFund announced that it will expand its workforce in 2024, doubling the number of investment team members, increasing the number of members outside of managing partners to 16. The overall employee count of the company has grown by 28%.Currently, CoinFund's portfolio includes 105 companies, with projects such as ZKsync and Ondo Finance. The native token ZK of ZKsync has a market capitalization of nearly $800 million, while Ondo's governance token has a market capitalization of approximately $2.9 billion.

ChainCatcher news, the co-founder of the crypto portfolio management project Mest, ashu (@ashu_mest), disclosed on X that the NFT analysis platform NFTGo has acquired the Mest product, with the specific acquisition amount not yet disclosed.NFTGo will develop new products based on the relevant source code. It is reported that due to low market conditions and input-output comparisons, Mest stopped development a year ago.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune magazine, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a Wells Notice to the crypto investment company Unicoin, accusing it of fraud, misconduct, and unregistered securities issuance.Unicoin CEO Alex Konanykhin revealed that the company has sold approximately $3.5 billion in tokens, with around 70,000 investors, and its tokens are backed by physical assets such as 8,000 acres of land in the Bahamas. Unicoin must respond by December 24, and the company stated it will choose legal confrontation rather than settlement.

ChainCatcher news, according to Protos, the Norwegian news site TV2 has revealed the personal details of some major cryptocurrency investors in Norway, who collectively hold assets worth tens of millions of dollars.TV2 published this list on December 4, using Norway's publicly accessible tax declaration system to track the income and overall wealth of prolific cryptocurrency holders.At the top of the wealth list are Terje Øvrehus, Kristoffer Daniel Norambuena, and Alexander Leonard Larsen, who hold $32.7 million, $28.8 million, and $28 million in crypto assets, respectively.

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, multi-asset investment platform Public announced the completion of $135 million in equity and debt financing, including $105 million in equity and $30 million in debt. The new funding will be used to enhance the AI capabilities of the Public platform. Long-term supporter Accel is the main investor. Previously, Public had raised over $300 million in venture capital.Public announced the launch of cryptocurrency trading services in 2021, competing with Robinhood Markets and others. Prior to this, individual investors using the platform could only trade stocks and ETFs listed in the U.S., and it has now expanded to include cryptocurrencies, treasury bills, and art. Its target customers are young crypto users.