ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf released its unaudited monthly production and operational update report for December 2024, disclosing that it self-mined 158 Bitcoins in December (an increase of 43 BTC compared to November), with a total mining output of 423 BTC for the fourth quarter, and a total of 2,728 Bitcoins mined year-to-date.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the U.S. December ISM Manufacturing PMI is 49.3, expected 48.4, previous value 48.4, marking the second consecutive month of increase since last December. Orders and production have both rebounded, indicating that the clouds hanging over the manufacturing sector may begin to dissipate.According to output indicators, the rebound in demand has helped achieve the first month of production growth since May. Meanwhile, the survey shows that more manufacturers are laying off workers at a faster pace. The employment index for December fell to 45.3, down nearly 3 points, the largest drop since July of last year. Among the five indicators that make up the overall PMI index, the remaining indicators have all improved.Timothy Fiore, chairman of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, stated: "Demand is improving, production performance has reached November's levels and the company's targets; layoffs are still ongoing, but should end soon, and price growth is minimal."

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, data from DeFiLlama shows that the on-chain revenue of the cryptocurrency industry in December 2024 is quite substantial, with stablecoin issuers taking the largest share.These issuers collectively earned over $664 million, accounting for more than 40% of the total revenue of $1.5 billion generated by crypto protocols. The issuer of the USDT stablecoin, Tether, became the largest contributor, with revenue reaching $532.1 million. Following closely is the USDC issuer, Circle, with revenue of $132.77 million. Together, these two issuers dominate the stablecoin space, holding nearly 90% of the market share, with a market valuation exceeding $200 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to official data from BlackRock, as of January 2, its Bitcoin ETF holdings have decreased to 548,506.1722 BTC, with a market value of approximately $53,477,245,525.35.

ChainCatcher news, according to GMGN data, the tokens in the DeSci sector have generally declined, including:$RIF market cap currently reported at 53.9 million USD, 24-hour decline of 14%;URO market cap currently reported at 57.7 million USD, 24-hour decline of 24%;DRUGS market cap currently reported at 32.7 million USD, 24-hour decline of 37.8%.

ChainCatcher news, decentralized cloud infrastructure provider Aethir tweeted that it will fully launch its decentralized governance model this year. This governance model will go through multiple testing and implementation phases. The official statement indicates that Checker Node holders, ATH stakers, and cloud hosts (key participants in the Aethir DePIN stack) will gain greater decision-making power, making the ecosystem more inclusive and resilient.Previous news, Aethir announced the advancement of its decentralized governance, which will gradually transition to a decentralized governance model in multiple phases. The specific roadmap is divided into four stages: development phase, community education, beta testing, and full launch.

ChainCatcher message, according to data from @ali_charts, the profit-taking on Binance seems to be increasing. In the past 24 hours, the percentage of traders holding long positions in BTC on Binance has dropped from 66.33% to 56.85%.

ChainCatcher news, according to an announcement from Cango Inc., the company's Bitcoin production reached 569.9 coins in December 2024, a 56% increase from 363.9 coins in November. The Bitcoin holdings at the end of the month rose to 933.8 coins, with no Bitcoin sold during the period. The company's average hash rate reached 30.4 EH/s, a month-on-month increase of 2%.Previous news, in December last year, Shanghai-based automotive trading service platform Cango announced the purchase of mining machines from Bitmain for $256 million as part of its transformation into Bitcoin mining, and reported a production of 393 coins in November.

ChainCatcher news, GMGN market data shows that the Virtual Protocol ecosystem tokens have fallen today, including:VIRTUAL market cap currently reported at $4.58 billion, 24-hour decline of 3.02%;GAME by Virtuals (GAME) market cap currently reported at $290 million, 24-hour decline of 21.8%;Luna by Virtuals (LUNA) market cap currently reported at $130 million, 24-hour decline of 19.2%;VaderAI by Virtuals (VADER) market cap reported at $120 million, 24-hour decline of 15.6%;sekoia by Virtuals (SEKOIA) market cap reported at $35 million, 24-hour decline of 15.1%.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Securities Times report, as of the close on January 2, the Dow fell 0.36%, the Nasdaq fell 0.16%, and the S&P 500 index fell 0.22%. The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq have both declined for five consecutive days.Tesla fell more than 6%, with a market value evaporating by $78.8 billion (approximately 57.52 billion yuan), marking five consecutive daily declines and reaching a new closing low since December 6 of last year. Tesla's total sales for 2024 are projected to be 1.79 million vehicles, a decrease of 1.1% from 1.81 million vehicles in 2023, marking the first annual sales decline for Tesla since 2015. This also falls short of analysts' general expectations of 1.8 million vehicles.Faraday Future surged 51.85%. On December 23, 2024, Faraday Future announced that following the completion of a $30 million financing in September, it has completed another cash financing of approximately $30 million. This funding will be used to promote the development of the company and its FX strategy. The FX strategy aims to launch a mass-market model in the U.S. market with "twice the performance at half the price" to fill the structural gap in the U.S. AIEV market and drive the overall development strategy of the company.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the final value of the U.S. December S&P Global Manufacturing PMI is 49.4, expected 48.3, previous value 48.3.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptoslam, the NFT sales data tracked by CryptoSlam across 23 blockchains shows that in December 2024, the total NFT sales amounted to approximately $889 million, a 58.35% increase from November's $561 million.Among these sales, NFT sales on the Ethereum chain accounted for 54.92%, approximately $488 million, ranking first. NFT sales on the Bitcoin chain accounted for 19.96%, approximately $178 million, ranking second. Following are Solana ($102 million), Immutable ($37.97 million), Mythos ($27.17 million), and Polygon ($19.96 million).

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending December 28 was 211,000, expected to be 222,000, and the previous value was revised from 219,000 to 220,000.The four-week average of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending December 28 was 223,250, with the previous value revised from 226,500 to 226,750.The number of continuing jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending December 21 was 1.844 million, expected to be 1.89 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.91 million to 1.896 million.

ChainCatcher news, Aevo announced on platform X that it has completed the AEVO token buyback in December, purchasing 1 million tokens on December 30 at an average price of $0.37.The buyback was completed on-chain, and the 1 million AEVO tokens have been transferred to the treasury multi-signature wallet.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms has released its latest monthly production report, stating that the company mined 211 BTC in December 2024, compared to 207 BTC in November, reflecting an average operational EH increase of 4% and a Bitcoin difficulty increase of 7%. As of December 31, 2024, the operational speed was 12.8 EH/s, a year-on-year increase of 97%. Year-to-date, the company's BTC mining output totaled 4,928 BTC.In addition, Bitfarms sold 147 of the 211 BTC earned from its regular capital management operations, with total proceeds of $14.3 million. The total liquidity is $147 million, which includes approximately $60 million in cash as of December 31, 2024. Bitfarms' treasury increased by 64 BTC, bringing its balance to 934 BTC, valued at approximately $87.8 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, TradingView data shows that this week the market capitalization of USDT fell by nearly 1.1% to $137.24 billion, marking the largest drop since the FTX exchange collapse in the second week of November 2022. In mid-December 2024, the market capitalization of USDT reached a record $140.72 billion.Previously, several exchanges located in the EU and Coinbase decided to delist USDT due to its non-compliance with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, which comes into full effect on December 30. USDT serves as a gateway into the cryptocurrency market, widely used by investors to fund purchases of spot cryptocurrencies and derivatives trading.As a result, the delisting and market cap decline have sparked speculation on social media about an overall downturn in the cryptocurrency market. However, these concerns may be unfounded, and the negative impact may be limited to the Eurozone at most.

ChainCatcher news, spot gold has risen above $2640/ounce for the first time since December 18, with a daily increase of 0.61%.