ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, a survey conducted by Binance Research, the research department of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, involving over 10,000 investors in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, shows that the vast majority of cryptocurrency users in Latin America (95%) plan to increase their holdings by 2025.The survey results indicate that 40.1% of respondents expect to purchase more cryptocurrency in the next three months, 15.3% expect to buy in the next six months, and 39.7% expect to buy within 12 months. Only 4.9% of people do not have plans to continue investing this year.The report cites research from payment company Triple-A, stating that cryptocurrency adoption in Latin America will lead the world in 2024, growing by 116%. The region currently has 55 million cryptocurrency users, accounting for nearly 10% of the total number of cryptocurrency users.

ChainCatcher message, according to the latest monthly market insights report from Binance Research, the crypto market is expected to continue growing in 2025, driven by accelerated institutional adoption, evolving regulatory frameworks, and the expansion of the DeFi ecosystem.The Binance report emphasizes that Bitcoin's dominance in global assets has increased, and despite a significant pullback in late December last year, the overall market still shows strong fundamentals.December last year was a significant milestone for the cryptocurrency market, as the Federal Reserve decided to reduce the planned interest rate cuts for 2025 from four to two, leading the cryptocurrency market cap to rise to a record $3.91 trillion before falling to $3.41 trillion.This pullback wiped out $500 billion in market cap, but Bitcoin remains firmly in the seventh position among global assets (by market cap), surpassing Saudi Aramco and silver.Bitcoin's market cap grew by 123.4% last year, driven by the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs and their subsequent record growth, as well as MicroStrategy's inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 index and continued adoption by institutional investors. This year's growth made Bitcoin the second-best performing asset among the top ten global assets, only behind Nvidia.The report points out that speculation around the U.S. potentially adopting Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset further fueled Bitcoin's momentum. As capital shifts from altcoins to Bitcoin, its dominance continues to strengthen, solidifying its position as a leading asset class.Although the market has experienced volatility, Bitcoin's strong fundamentals and the increasing adoption in traditional finance may pave the way for continued growth in 2025.The report indicates that if current trends continue, Bitcoin could challenge higher positions in the global asset rankings, coming closer to gold.The DeFi sector has also witnessed significant growth, with decentralized spot and perpetual contract trading volumes reaching new highs of $326 billion and $356 billion in December, respectively.Hyperliquid is a major driver of this surge, accounting for over 60% of the total trading volume in decentralized perpetual contracts. Meanwhile, lending and liquid staking protocols also set historical highs of $55 billion and $71 billion, respectively.The stablecoin market has undergone a significant shift, with Ethena's USDe surpassing USDS to become the third-largest stablecoin by market cap at $5.9 billion.Additionally, Binance Research highlights the emerging role of AI agents in the crypto ecosystem. Leading AI agent tokens now have a market cap in the billions, with increasing adoption rates in trading and entertainment sectors.Despite adjustments at the end of the year, the report concludes that favorable regulatory developments, rising institutional participation, and technological advancements in DeFi and AI will enable the cryptocurrency market to continue expanding in 2025.

According to the "Market Insights for January 2025" report published by Binance Research, the crypto market capitalization soared to a historic high of $3.91 trillion in December 2024, driven by regulatory optimism, institutional adoption, and Bitcoin reaching an all-time high of $108,000. However, as the Federal Reserve reduced its interest rate cut plans for 2025 from four times to two, the market experienced a correction at the end of December, with a market cap evaporation of over $0.5 trillion.Bitcoin's market cap grew by approximately 123.4% for the year, becoming the seventh-largest asset globally, surpassing Saudi Aramco and silver, only behind Nvidia's performance. Key drivers included the approval of spot ETFs, Bitcoin halving, changes in monetary policy, and more crypto-friendly regulatory expectations.Additionally, the market cap of Ethena's USDe has reached $5.9 billion, surpassing DAI to become the third-largest stablecoin, thanks to its high yield and use as collateral on Aave. Decentralized spot and perpetual contract trading volumes reached historic highs of $326 billion and $356 billion in December, respectively, while decentralized perpetual trading volume grew over 370% for the year, primarily driven by Hyperliquid.The TVL in the DeFi sector also hit a new high, with lending protocols and liquid staking protocols reaching $55 billion and $71 billion, respectively. AI agents are gradually becoming an emerging hotspot in the crypto space, with related tokens reaching billions in market cap and an average daily exposure of about 100,000 times, with representative projects including Virtuals and ai16z's Eliza framework, as well as individual agents like aixbt.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Binance Research, as of December 16, 2024, the total supply and maximum supply of the PENGU token are both 88,888,888,888 tokens, with a circulating supply of 62,415,951,646 tokens (including HODLer airdrop rewards) after launch, accounting for 70.22% of the maximum supply. Among them, the HODLer airdrop allocation is 2,666,666,666.64 tokens, accounting for 3% of the maximum supply. In terms of token distribution, 47.87% is allocated for community airdrops, 29.78% is allocated to the team, 12.35% is used for liquidity, 4% is allocated for public goods, and 3% is used for promotion and marketing.

ChainCatcher news, a new report from Binance Research warns of the high risks in the Meme coin market, showing that 97% of Meme coins fail or become inactive shortly after their launch.The report also reveals widespread manipulation, where organized groups meticulously plan to pump and dump coin prices, leaving everyday investors to bear most of the losses. Despite the promise of high returns from Meme coins, the report warns that these volatile assets are often fraught with traps.The report attributes the surge in popularity of Meme coins to economic pressures, particularly among the younger generation facing stagnant wages and rising living costs. However, the allure of high returns is misleading, as most Meme coins lack intrinsic value or technological innovation, relying instead on viral internet spread and speculative hype.Finally, the report notes that the explosive growth of Meme coins may distract attention from projects focused on advancing blockchain technology, potentially marginalizing projects with substantive technological goals. (CryptoSlate)

ChainCatcher message, according to a report released by Binance Research, in September 2024, driven by the positive development of the global economy, the cryptocurrency market grew by 8%. The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to 4.75%-5%, improving investor sentiment. Additionally, the People's Bank of China injected 1 trillion yuan into the banking system to address deflationary pressures and boost consumer confidence. These measures supported the rise of the U.S. and Chinese stock markets, which in turn propelled the cryptocurrency market's increase in October.On September 27, in response to deflationary pressures and a sluggish real estate market, the People's Bank of China lowered the seven-day reverse repurchase rate by 20 basis points and reduced the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points. This move injected 1 trillion yuan (approximately 142.5 billion USD) into the banking system to boost consumer confidence. A favorable macroeconomic environment stimulated the rise of major stock markets in the U.S. and China, further supporting the increase of the cryptocurrency market in October. However, it remains crucial to closely monitor future economic reports and central bank actions.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report released by Binance Research, the market value of on-chain real-world assets (RWAs, excluding stablecoins) has exceeded $12 billion, indicating sustained investor interest in the blockchainization of traditional assets. Among them, the tokenized U.S. Treasury market stands out, with a market capitalization exceeding $2.2 billion. BlackRock's BUILD fund has a market value of $520 million, while Franklin Templeton's FBOXX fund has a market value of $434 million.The report points out that the ongoing high interest rates in the U.S. have driven the rapid growth of the tokenized Treasury market, but as the Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates in the coming months, the attractiveness of these yield products may be affected. Additionally, on-chain private credit, tokenized commodities, and the real estate market are also growing, with the on-chain private credit market valued at $9 billion.

On September 4, Binance Research recently released a report stating that blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT), and the applications built on them have the potential to significantly enhance the efficiency of the payment industry and pose challenges to participants in this field.The report disclosed data indicating that traditional payment systems are expected to generate $2.83 trillion in revenue by 2024, and this is projected to reach $4.7 trillion by 2029, with a compound annual growth rate of 10.8%.Binance Research stated that blockchain can create "miracles" for merchant and consumer experiences, providing a globally unified and transparent digital environment. Due to the vast scale of the payment industry, the adoption of technologies like blockchain may be slow and cautious. However, researchers believe this gives the blockchain industry time to "grow out of its adolescence," establish the necessary tools, and address issues such as scalability and regulatory uncertainty.

ChainCatcher news, Binance Research has released a report on "The Road to One Billion On-Chain Users": The adoption rate of blockchain networks is significantly slower than that of social media networks, and decentralized systems are inherently more complex than centralized systems. Many blockchain projects are dedicated to creating decentralized alternatives for existing centralized products and services.The report studies three types of future users: institutions, retail investors, and cryptocurrency skeptics. For institutions, deep liquidity is required to execute trades effectively and efficiently with capital. The current multi-chain world results in liquidity being fragmented across multiple independent distributed ledgers and Layer 2s. The lack of blockchain interoperability also forces institutions to decide on adopting specific blockchain ecosystems. Meanwhile, chain abstraction has become an important development in bringing institutions on-chain.The report introduces the cross-chain interoperability protocol Axelar (AXL) as a case study, noting that Axelar (AXL) has achieved some initial success in collaborating with institutions to promote blockchain development: In November 2023, the Axelar (AXL) team successfully conducted a proof-of-concept collaboration with JPMorgan's blockchain platform Onyx, which utilized Axelar's cross-chain technology to achieve interoperability with private and permissioned blockchains.In May 2024, Deutsche Bank announced a partnership with Interop Labs, the team behind the Axelar (AXL) network project. Interop Labs will support Deutsche Bank's participation in the asset tokenization testing project led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) — Project Guardian. Deutsche Bank aims to explore the capabilities of open architecture and interoperable blockchain platforms.

ChainCatcher news, Binance research report indicates that the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market increased by 8.6% in May, DeFi TVL rose by 21.7%, however, the total sales volume of the NFT market decreased by 41%, falling to $630 million.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Research report states that if the Federal Reserve ultimately further delays interest rate cuts, we believe there are two broad scenarios that could help achieve this goal, each with distinctly different impacts on growth assets such as stocks and cryptocurrencies:If the Federal Reserve delays interest rate cuts due to strong economic growth, while inflation just needs some time to fall back to 2%, then the overall backdrop remains favorable for growth assets like cryptocurrencies.However, if economic growth continues to slow, inflation accelerates, and wage growth rises, the Federal Reserve may even need to consider raising interest rates, which could have a negative impact on growth assets like cryptocurrencies.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Research released the April cryptocurrency market report, with the following key points:The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies decreased by 11.3% in April, primarily due to changes in interest rate cut expectations, geopolitical risks, and a slowdown in Bitcoin spot ETF flows;The total supply of dollar-pegged stablecoins reached a two-year high. The supply of USDT and USDC has been steadily increasing, indicating ongoing capital inflows into the cryptocurrency market;Most of the top ten tokens by market capitalization were in a downward trend by the end of the month, with TON and BNB rising by 1.0% and slightly falling by 1.4%, respectively. ETH and BTC both dropped by around 8% in April, while XRP and SHIB fell by 17.1% and 19.2%, respectively. DOGE, ADA, SOL, and AVAX were down by about 30% by the end of the month;The overall TVL of DeFi decreased by 0.7% in April. Among the top ten blockchains, Merlin Chain had the fastest TVL growth, increasing by 1000%, with a TVL exceeding $1 billion;The NFT market also saw a decline in April, with total monthly sales dropping by 21% to $1.11 billion. Four of the top five NFT collections by sales that month belonged to the Bitcoin ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to a Binance research report, the initial supply of the Cosmos ecosystem scalability protocol Saga (SAGA) is 1 billion tokens, with a total circulation of approximately 90 million tokens at TGE (accounting for 9% of the initial total supply of the token).In terms of token distribution, airdrops account for 15.5%, Binance Launchpool accounts for 4.5%, ecosystem and development funds account for 30%, foundation reserves account for 10%, core contributors account for 20%, and investors account for 20%.So far, Saga has raised $15 million. Investors include Placeholder, Maven11, Longhash, Samsung, Com2uS, Polygon, Merit Circle, Figment, and Chorus One.

ChainCatcher message, according to the research report released by Binance, the token distribution plan for the decentralized derivatives trading platform Aevo's AEVO token is as follows: private investors will receive 18.5% of the maximum supply, Binance Launchpool will allocate 4.5%, market makers will receive 2%, community airdrop will account for 3%, the team will receive 23%, the company treasury will allocate 2.7%, the DAO treasury will receive 36%, and other circulating RBN tokens will account for 10.3%.It is reported that on March 13, 2024, the maximum supply of AEVO will be 1,000,000,000 tokens, with a circulating supply of 110,000,000 tokens. AEVO is built by the team that launched Ribbon Finance. RBN holders will be able to convert their RBN to AEVO at a 1:1 exchange rate, which requires a 2-month lock-up period. The remaining unlocking period for RBN will proceed as originally planned.In addition, AEVO currently has no unlocking release, but the DAO will allocate 16% for future users and ecological incentives, which is expected to take over 4 years.

ChainCatcher news, according to a research report released by Binance Research on the social Web3 game Pixels based on the Ronin Network, as of February 8, 2024, the project has raised $4.8 million through three rounds of private token sales, with 14% of the PIXEL token supply sold at prices of $0.005/PIXEL, $0.009/PIXEL, and $0.012/PIXEL. The total supply of PIXEL is 5 billion, with a circulating supply of 771,041,667 after listing (approximately 15.42% of the total token supply). Regarding its token sales and economics, 7.00% of the total token supply is allocated to Binance Launchpool, 14.00% to private sale investors, 12.50% to the team, 9.50% to advisors, 24.00% to ecosystem rewards, 17.00% to the treasury, 1.00% to liquidity, and 5.00% to Alpha rewards.The current roadmap for the project is: Q1 2024: Chapter 2 ------ Introduction of PIXEL tokens, Guilds ------ The combination of SocialFi and web3 games, additional pet minting; Q2 2024: Cave and land conquest updates, Chapter 3 ------ Combat system, launch of Realms ------ Player-created worlds and universes; Q3 2024: Chapter 4 ------ Farm upgrades and automation, Realms scripting engine; Q4 2024: Generative quests and exploration.