ChainCatcher news, a recent survey by CoinGecko shows that nearly half of cryptocurrency experts are optimistic about the prices of crypto AI tokens------this could be a good sign for the $23.6 billion cryptocurrency market segment. Among the 2,632 respondents surveyed from February to March, 25% expressed "complete optimism," while 19.3% were "somewhat optimistic" about crypto AI tokens in 2025. About 29% of respondents held a neutral stance, while a total of 26.3% indicated they were "somewhat pessimistic" or "pessimistic."Yuqian Lim, a cryptocurrency research analyst at CoinGecko, stated that similar results were found when it comes to crypto AI products, as the use cases combining cryptocurrency and AI have improved and are gaining wider adoption. This may suggest that cryptocurrency participants do not differentiate between the investment or trading potential of crypto AI and the technology itself. This market sentiment may, in turn, reflect that now is the time for crypto AI to move beyond the conceptual stage and mature as a segment.

According to ChainCatcher's message, the latest "2025 Airdrop Status Report" released by Dragonfly shows that U.S. users missed out on significant cryptocurrency airdrop gains due to regional restriction policies. The report analyzed data from 12 airdrop projects (11 with regional restrictions and 1 unrestricted control project) between 2019 and 2023, estimating that between 920,000 and 5.2 million active U.S. users (accounting for 5-10% of U.S. cryptocurrency holders) were affected by these regional restriction policies.The study found that in 2024, approximately 22-24% of active crypto addresses globally belong to U.S. residents. The 11 projects in the sample collectively generated about $7.16 billion in value, with around 1.86 million users participating in claims, and the average median claim amount per eligible address was approximately $4,800. The report estimates that U.S. users lost potential gains of $1.84 billion to $2.64 billion due to regional restrictions between 2020 and 2024.More broadly, based on an analysis of 21 regional restriction airdrop samples by CoinGecko, U.S. users may have lost between $3.49 billion and $5.02 billion. This resulted in an estimated federal tax loss of about $418 million to $1.1 billion, and a state tax loss of approximately $107 million to $284 million, totaling tax losses of $525 million to $1.38 billion. The report also noted that the relocation of crypto businesses overseas has significantly reduced U.S. tax revenues; for example, Tether reported a profit of $6.2 billion in 2024, which, if fully subject to U.S. taxes, could contribute about $1.3 billion in federal corporate tax and $316 million in state tax.

ChainCatcher news reports that the crypto market saw a surge in new token creation in January, minting 600,000 new tokens, a 12-fold increase compared to the 50,000 tokens minted monthly from 2022 to 2023. The acceleration in token creation began in the fourth quarter of 2024; the monthly minting reached 400,000 before jumping to a record level in January. The number of blockchain networks and DEXs is also rapidly increasing. Data shows that approximately 5 to 10 new chains go live each month, with the number of new chains peaking at 17 in May 2024.Market analysts warn that this surge could lead to liquidity fragmentation. CoinGecko co-founder Bobby Ong acknowledged the potential downsides: "There are too many tokens, and each token dilutes traders' limited attention and liquidity. That's why we haven't seen the significant increases of previous cycles."

ChainCatcher news, according to crowdfundinsider, CoinGecko's latest analysis report shows that the total market capitalization of publicly traded blockchain companies worldwide is $199.5 billion, accounting for 5.8% of the total cryptocurrency market capitalization. The report points out that 46 blockchain companies are mostly listed on NASDAQ and are divided into five sectors: cryptocurrency mining, exchanges, finance and investment, technology, and others.Among them, the cryptocurrency mining sector is the most dominant, covering companies such as Mara Holdings, Core Scientific, and Riot Blockchain. Notably, Bitcoin mining companies are diversifying, expanding into high-performance computing (HPC) and AI data centers.In terms of exchanges, Coinbase has a market capitalization of $74 billion, far exceeding other exchanges, while Binance, despite having the largest trading volume globally, has yet to go public and faces regulatory challenges. The report concludes that blockchain companies are undergoing transformation, and the diversification of mining companies along with Coinbase's dominant position may have a profound impact on the industry's landscape in the future.

ChainCatcher message, according to CoinGecko data, the 24-hour trading volume of $VINE reached $681,258,094, with a current price of $0.1683.MEXC, as the first platform for spot and contract trading across the network, currently has a spot trading volume of $5,674,031 for $VINE, ranking first among CEX.In addition, to celebrate the launch of $VINE, MEXC has launched an event to share 300,000 VINE and 60,000 USDT.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency data platform CoinGecko released a research report showing that Ethereum ranks first in blockchain with $2.48 billion in Gas fee revenue in 2024, followed closely by Tron with $2.15 billion, and Bitcoin in third place with $922.89 million.The report pointed out that in 2024, L1 and L2 blockchains collectively earned over $6.89 billion in transaction fees, with L1 on-chain revenue at $6 billion and L2 on-chain revenue at $294.92 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, CoinGecko has announced the addition of a "Made in USA" token section, including tokens such as XRP, SOL, SUI, and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by CoinGecko, VIRTUAL is the cryptocurrency with the highest price increase in 2024, with a return rate of 23,079.2%. The price of VIRTUAL at the beginning of this year was $0.01311, mostly hovering below $0.20, and skyrocketed to $3.04 in the last quarter.In addition, 7 out of the 10 cryptocurrencies with the highest price increase this year are meme coins.

According to ChainCatcher news and statistics from CoinGecko, the top three most popular crypto narratives among investors in 2024 are Memecoin, AI, and RWA. Memecoins rank first in popularity, accounting for 14.36% of investors' interest in crypto narratives, an increase of 6.04 percentage points from last year's 8.32% interest share in Memecoin narratives.At the same time, the overall AI narrative ranks second in popularity, with an interest share of 12.58%. Although this is an increase of 1.26 percentage points from last year's 11.32% interest share, it still falls short of Memecoins. In addition to the overall AI narrative and AI Memecoin trends, the AI agent narrative also enters the top 20 with a 1.17% interest share from investors.Compared to the previous year, other popular crypto narratives that have gained more attention in 2024 are Real World Assets (RWA) and DePIN narratives. The RWA narrative saw an increase of 2.16 percentage points in investor interest, rising from 6.48% in 2023 to 8.64% in 2024, causing its popularity ranking to rise from 6th to 3rd place.

ChainCatcher news, at the TON Gateway 2024 conference held in Dubai, Ben El-Baz, Managing Director of the licensed exchange HashKey Global, announced that HashKey Global has currently submitted a license application to the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) and will soon disclose the latest developments. The exchange is also advancing preparations for licensing in Europe.Ben stated that since its launch six months ago, HashKey Global has benefited from the rapid growth of its contract business, ranking 7th in the global exchange rankings on CoinGecko, making it one of the fastest-growing exchanges in the world.

ChainCatcher news, the "Q3 2024 Cryptocurrency Industry Report" released by CoinGecko shows that despite the turbulent global economic environment, the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market remains relatively stable, ending the quarter at $2.33 trillion, a slight decrease of 1% quarter-on-quarter. Key highlights of the report include:Bitcoin's market share increased to 53.6%, up 2.7% quarter-on-quarter; Ethereum's market share decreased by 3.6%, down to 13.4%;Predicted market trading volume surged by 565%, with Polymarket leading the way;Ethereum L2 trading volume grew by 17.2%, with Base performing outstandingly;Centralized exchange (CEX) spot trading volume fell to $3.05 trillion, down 14.8% quarter-on-quarter, with Binance's market share dropping below 40% for the first time;In the decentralized exchange (DEX) sector, Ethereum still dominates but is facing fierce competition from Solana and Base.The report also noted that due to geopolitical and economic events, major asset classes such as gold and the yen have outperformed Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, Hong Kong licensed virtual asset trading platform HashKey Exchange announced that its assets have surpassed HKD 5 billion, with total trading volume exceeding HKD 530 billion.Driven by the bullish market, HashKey Exchange has attracted a significant influx of investor funds, solidifying its leading position in the Hong Kong virtual asset market.Looking ahead, as market activity continues to increase, HashKey Exchange will continue to expand the variety of tradable assets, helping investors create greater value.*Note: As of September 24, 2024, HashKey Exchange's cumulative trading volume has reached HKD 530 billion, ranking 11th in the Coingecko global exchange rankings, making it the largest licensed virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by CoinGecko, in August, Magic Eden's trading volume reached $122.47 million, ranking first with a market share of 36.7%. Blur's market share dropped from 35.4% at the beginning of the year to 25.4% last month, ranking second, with a trading volume of $84.69 million in August. OpenSea's market share is 19.9%, ranking third, with a trading volume of $66.52 million in August.

ChainCatcher news, the cryptocurrency data aggregation platform CoinGecko released a report indicating that from January 1 to August 25, 2024, the PolitiFi (meme related to U.S. election figures) token category increased by 782.4%, outperforming the broader Meme coin category, which rose by 90.2% during the same period.Although the PolitiFi segment tokens performed better than Meme coins, they still lag far behind the latter. As of August 25, the PolitiFi segment held a market share of 1.5% in the Meme coin category, with a market capitalization of $680.8 million, while the market capitalization of Meme coins was $45.6 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinGecko statistics, the largest single-day drop in cryptocurrency market capitalization in 2024 was 8.4%, occurring on March 20. Although there was a recent consecutive decline of 4 days, which caused the total cryptocurrency market capitalization to shrink from $2.44 trillion on August 2 to $1.99 trillion on August 6, these declines are not significant enough to be considered a market correction.At the same time, the largest single-day pullback experienced by the global cryptocurrency market in the past decade occurred during the Covid-19 crash on March 13, 2020, with a drop of 39.6%, as massive sell-offs led to a plummet in total cryptocurrency market capitalization from $223.74 billion to $135.14 billion.

ChainCatcher news, CoinGecko posted on social media that despite the recent four-day decline causing the total cryptocurrency market cap to drop from $2.44 trillion on August 2 to $1.99 trillion on August 6, this decline is not one of the most severe market corrections in the past decade, as the daily drop was less than 10%.Historical data shows that the most severe correction in the global cryptocurrency market occurred on March 13, 2020, influenced by panic over the COVID-19 pandemic, when the crypto market plummeted by 39.6%. The total cryptocurrency market cap fell from $22.374 billion to $13.514 billion (DoD), whereas the largest sell-off this year occurred in March, with a drop of 8.4%.

ChainCatcher news, a recent survey by CoinGecko shows that 54.1% of cryptocurrency participants expect this round of NFTs will not recover. 29.5% strongly believe they will not recover, 24.7% are mildly bearish, while another 26.4% of participants hold a neutral stance on NFTs, and only a minority of 19.4% of cryptocurrency participants still have hope for NFTs to make a comeback in this cycle.