ChainCatcher news, crypto detective ZachXBT disclosed on his personal channel that after the announcement of the U.S. crypto reserve program, he reminded investors to pay attention to the XRP addresses activated by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, which still hold over 2.7 billion XRP (approximately $7.18 billion). These addresses related to Larsen transferred over $109 million worth of XRP to exchanges in January 2025.ZachXBT listed six dormant addresses activated by Chris Larsen, noting that several of these addresses have been dormant for 6-7 years, suggesting that Larsen may have lost access or sent the funds to others in February 2013. ZachXBT also mentioned that Larsen was hacked early last year, resulting in a loss of approximately $112 million.

ChainCatcher message, Infini founder Christian explained regarding the community's concerns about its own funds, "In its portfolio, $20 million was invested in the Coin project, with an average cost of about $48, currently yielding about 5 times profit; $10 million was invested in GBTC, with an average price of $12, exiting at $60, yielding about 5 times profit; $10 million was subscribed to the NDV fund, currently exiting, yielding about 4 times profit; on-chain investments performed the worst, as Ethereum was bought at that time, yielding only about 40% profit. At the same time, he stated that a $20 million compliant OTC transaction in USD is underway, along with $5 million in the existing custody wallet, which is sufficient to meet all withdrawal demands with a surplus. Among the remaining funds, $10 million is from my family, and over $10 million comes from elders and friends around me, all of whom have been communicated with and will be handled directly through off-chain methods."

ChainCatcher news: At the Telegram Growth Hub DemoDay, MetYa COO and co-founder Christy detailed MetYa's latest developments and future plans within the TON ecosystem.She stated that MetYa plans to deepen its development in the TON ecosystem. In addition to optimizing the Mini App experience and pushing the user base to exceed 10 million, it will further integrate DEX, payment systems, and infrastructure on the TON chain to enhance the smoothness and scalability of Web3 social products. In the future, MetYa will also introduce decentralized identity (DID) and social asset evaluation systems within the TON ecosystem to achieve verifiability of on-chain data and confirmation of user assets, empowering Web3 social interactions.In terms of AI, MetYa is developing AI Agent technology, which aims to improve intelligent matching efficiency and plans to launch features such as AI companionship and AI dating assistants to help users socialize across languages and cultures. At the same time, MetYa is exploring AI-generated content (AIGC) to provide users with personalized virtual social experiences, combined with the NFT system of the TON ecosystem.In the future, MetYa will strengthen cooperation within the TON ecosystem, planning to integrate payment solutions from the TON ecosystem to achieve seamless transactions of TON and MET. Additionally, MetYa will promote more SocialFi features, such as incentive mechanisms based on social influence and community governance, allowing users to create and gain more economic benefits through social interactions.Christy emphasized that MetYa's goal is to build a truly decentralized Web3 social network, enabling users to control data security while also gaining value returns through social interactions.

ChainCatcher news, MetYa COO and co-founder Christy shared MetYa's innovative vision and development direction at the Wave2025 roundtable.Christy emphasized that MetYa achieves personalized matching through an innovative AI Agent model and provides real-time translation across languages, breaking down language barriers and facilitating seamless interaction among global users. MetYa's goal is to enable users to gain economic rewards through social interactions via a decentralized economic model, thus promoting the popularity and development of Web3 social platforms.Currently, MetYa has launched a Mini App in the TON ecosystem, with over 500,000 monthly active users, and plans to expand to 10 million in the future. MetYa's native token MET successfully completed its TGE in January 2025, with stable market performance.Looking ahead, Christy stated that MetYa will continue to expand its decentralized social network, launching more new features such as live streaming and video social, further enhancing user experience. At the same time, MetYa will strengthen cooperation with the Web3 ecosystem, advancing cross-chain technology and diversified economic incentive mechanisms to enhance the platform's sustainability and attractiveness.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, Christian has locked 86.4 trillion Cheems for six months, equivalent to approximately 9.12 million USD.ChainCatcher previously reported that NDV co-founder Christian stated on the X platform that it can now be confirmed that Binance charges 0 listing fees for Memecoins, and he has just locked all of his personal CHEEMS tokens to express support for the BNB Chain and the project.

ChainCatcher news, on-chain analyst ZachXBT disclosed in a post on X that the wallet address under Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen (rhREXVHV938ToGkdJQ9NCYEY4x8kSEtjna) has transferred over $109 million in XRP to exchanges such as Coinbase, Bitstamp, and Bybit this month.

ChainCatcher message, Infini founder, crypto whale @Christianeth has launched a New Year lottery, randomly selecting a $10,000 red envelope from Infini. The participation requirement is to have a balance of over $100u in the @0xinfini account and a transaction record before January 28 at 20:00 UTC+8. Christian stated that the winner will be drawn using a random lottery method.Infini is a new type of digital bank built on stablecoin and blockchain technology, providing the safest and most transparent current asset management for global users, while allowing users to securely and conveniently apply for Mastercard/Visa debit cards. With Infini, you can recharge, pay, and earn daily interest through Infini's risk-free asset management strategies using stablecoins anytime, anywhere.

ChainCatcher message, according to Whale Alert monitoring, 20,000,000 XRP ($60,549,568) was transferred from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen's address to an unknown wallet.

ChainCatcher news, Matrixport released today's chart stating that the performance of stablecoins is one of the important indicators reflecting market trends. Generally, an increase in stablecoin trading volume indicates a bullish market sentiment, while the growth of Tether's market capitalization reflects more fiat money flowing into the cryptocurrency ecosystem.However, when these trends reverse, it often signifies that Bitcoin and the entire crypto market are entering a correction phase. Recently, Tether's market capitalization has declined, and trading volume has also decreased, but asserting that the market has turned bearish at this point may be premature. This change may simply be a seasonal lull due to the Christmas holidays.As the new year begins, we will soon find out whether the market will regain its bullish momentum.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptoast, a French man was rescued by police from the trunk of a car near Le Mans after being kidnapped at home on Christmas Eve.The victim is a 56-year-old man, whose son is a cryptocurrency influencer residing in Dubai. After kidnapping his father, the two criminals contacted his son to extort money.The latter immediately notified the police, who subsequently found his father in the trunk of a car 500 kilometers from home; he was disoriented but out of danger. Currently, the two suspects are still at large.

ChainCatcher news, Metya co-founder and AI technology expert Christian delivered a keynote speech at the 2024 Web3 Annual Conference in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, sharing "How AI is Reshaping the Web3 Social Experience." He introduced the latest research results from Metya in collaboration with Cornell University's AI Lab, demonstrating how AI technology enhances social matching efficiency and user interaction experience.It is reported that Metya has become a star project in Web3 SocialFi through the "Dating to Earn" model and has received strategic investment from the internationally renowned VC CGV, further consolidating its leading position in the global Web3 social field.

ChainCatcher news, Greeks.Live analyst Adam stated that on December 27, the last options expiration of the year will take place, with a total of 150,000 BTC options expiring, a Put Call Ratio of 0.69, and a maximum pain point of $85,000, with a nominal value of $14.17 billion; at the same time, 1.12 million ETH options will expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.41, a maximum pain point of $3,000, and a nominal value of $3.74 billion. The total nominal value of this expiration is approximately $18 billion. Due to the overlap of Christmas and the annual expiration, the overall market enthusiasm is relatively low, and this week's theme remains focused on adjustments.In addition, Bitcoin's annual returns in 2024 are expected to more than double, especially with strong performance at the end of the year, and the market is optimistic about 2025. Analysts point out that after Trump takes office in January next year, he may become the most crypto-friendly president, while Musk's influence will further drive the development of the crypto industry. The integration of mainstream finance and crypto, along with factors such as the U.S. government's and corporations' Bitcoin reserves, is expected to bring positive impacts to the market, and a sector rotation bull market may be on the horizon in the coming months.

ChainCatcher news, IntoTheBlock research director Lucas Outumuro posted on X that during Christmas, a whale deposited 125,000 ETH (worth $417 million) into Aave.Outumuro noted that the deposit appears to come from an HTX tagged account (0x1...12e), which has deposited 140,000 WETH (worth $490 million), supplying a total of $1 billion to Aave.

ChainCatcher news, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor posted on the X platform that there is no better Christmas gift than BTC.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Bitget Research's chief analyst Ryan Lee stated that once liquidity recovers after the Christmas holidays, the price of Bitcoin may rise above $105,000, and the current downward trend is merely a natural "symptom" of insufficient liquidity during the holidays.After Christmas, market activity typically warms up again, and it is expected that funds will continue to actively invest in the crypto industry, influenced by support for Trump. This week, the expected trading range for BTC is between $94,000 and $105,000.

ChainCatcher news, Three Arrows Capital founder Zhu Su posted to disclose the Christmas BTC market from 2010 to 2024, showing:2010: $0.25, 2011: $4, 2012: $13, 2013: $682, 2014: $319, 2015: $456, 2016: $896, 2017: $14,027, 2018: $3,815, 2019: $7,275, 2020: $24,665, 2021: $50,430, 2022: $16,831, 2023: $43,665, 2024: $98,200.

ChainCatcher news, according to GMGN platform data, the Christmas concept meme project Chillmas Guy token $Chillmas is currently priced at $0.0009, with a 24-hour maximum increase of 3758%.It is reported that the Chillmas Guy project aims to allow all users to have their own unique ChillGuy to celebrate Christmas.