According to ChainCatcher news, monitored by Ai Yi, an address suspected to belong to Galaxy Digital has invested 16.41 million USD in the past three months to build positions in three meme coins: PNUT, ai16z, and arc. Currently, the cumulative unrealized loss on these three projects is 8.493 million USD, and it is still uncertain whether they participated in market making.The specific holding situation shows: holding 21.46 million PNUT, with a cost price of 0.3743 USD, resulting in an unrealized loss of 4.935 million USD; holding 7.53 million ai16z, with a cost price of 0.7446 USD, resulting in an unrealized loss of 3.133 million USD; the arc coins have all been transferred to Gate exchange, with a cost price of 0.2913 USD, resulting in a confirmed loss of 425,000 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, based on a report by Galaxy Digital's Vice President of Research Christine Kim, over 50 traditional companies, including financial institutions like Deutsche Bank and Paypal, as well as brands like Louis Vuitton and Adidas, are developing cryptocurrency-specific applications on Ethereum and its L2 networks, focusing on non-speculative use cases such as RWA tokenization, NFTs, Web3 gaming, and scalable infrastructure.The report states that Ethereum is leading in RWA tokenization, with the value of managed assets nearly 10 times that of Stellar. Among 20 financial institutions building crypto infrastructure, 13 are issuing RWA, including BlackRock's BUIDL. Stablecoins are also thriving on Ethereum, with Paypal's PYUSD and Robinhood's USDG driving a 70% supply surge in 2024, while Ethereum holds over 50% of the $400 billion stablecoin market.Investment in scalable infrastructure emphasizes enterprise adoption. Deutsche Bank is developing a compliant financial solution on Ethereum L2 with ZKSync, while Sony's L2 project Soneium targets gaming and entertainment. These projects highlight Ethereum's role as a customizable foundation for enterprise-grade blockchain.Additionally, the centralized roadmap for Ethereum L2 balances scalability and security, attracting institutions seeking effective on-chain solutions. Regulatory tailwinds, including the SEC's focus on tokenization and collaborations like Stripe's $1 billion acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge, indicate increasing mainstream adoption.Galaxy's report concludes that Ethereum remains the preferred chain for finance-focused crypto services, with RWA and stablecoins expected to expand by 2025. Kim noted, "As the most decentralized, widely covered, and longest-running general-purpose blockchain, Ethereum serves as a gateway for many institutions to incubate and launch finance-focused crypto services and products."

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, digital asset insurance provider Soter Insure, incubated by Further Ventures and WebN Group, has completed a Series A funding round led by Galaxy, with participation from Brevan Howard Digital, Karatage, Token Bay, Pharsalus, and others. The specific investment amount has not been disclosed.Soter Insure primarily provides digital asset insurance products in the Web3 market for financial institutions, covering areas such as smart contract failures. The new funds will be used to expand the product range.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crowdfund Insider, Galaxy Digital Holdings has announced that it has been included in the list of staking providers integrated with the digital asset custody service provider BitGo Trust Company, Inc. This means that the collaboration will combine Galaxy's blockchain infrastructure, lending, and trading services with BitGo Trust's custody solutions, providing users with digital asset staking services.

ChainCatcher news, digital asset management company Galaxy announced the launch of a new fund, the Galaxy Absolute Return Fund, which will actively manage investment exposure to technologies such as the digital asset ecosystem, exhibiting stock-like volatility, and will not directly hold cryptocurrency tokens.

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by The Data Nerd, Galaxy has had multiple fund movements in the past 24 hours.Deposited approximately 40 million USDC to Binance 19 hours ago, withdrew about 1 million ONDO (worth approximately 1.38 million USD) from Gate 15 hours ago, and withdrew about 4,375 ETH (worth approximately 14.87 million USD) from Binance in the last 3 hours.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Galaxy Digital stated in a research report on Wednesday that despite the recent rise in digital asset prices, cryptocurrency venture capital (VC) activity remains below previous bull market levels. In 2024, the total capital allocation of venture funds to the crypto industry is $11.5 billion, down from 2023. Galaxy pointed out that in the early rounds of bull markets in 2017 and 2021, VC activity was highly correlated with crypto asset prices, "but in the past two years, despite the rise in cryptocurrencies, VC activity has remained sluggish."There are several reasons for the stagnation in the venture capital market. Galaxy stated that these reasons include a "barbell market," where Bitcoin and its new spot ETF take center stage, while meme coins have "limited marginal net new activity." These meme coins struggle to secure funding and have a "questionable lifespan."The report noted that new projects at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency are gaining increasing attention, and upcoming regulatory changes may bring more opportunities for stablecoins, decentralized finance (DeFi), and tokenization. The report indicated that some large investors may gain exposure to cryptocurrencies through Bitcoin spot ETFs, "rather than turning to early VC investments."Galaxy stated that the U.S. completed the most transactions and invested the most funds in the fourth quarter. Galaxy added that early-stage deals accounted for 60% of the total investment in the fourth quarter, with stablecoin companies raising the most funds.The report also noted that in 2024, venture capitalists invested a total of $11.5 billion in startups focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain. These funds invested $3.5 billion in 416 deals in the fourth quarter, a quarter-over-quarter increase of 46%.

ChainCatcher news, Sonic SVM (SONIC) and Galaxy Interactive announced the joint launch of the G.A.M.E. (Game, AI, Meme, Ecosystem) Fund No. 1, aimed at promoting the development of Web3 games, AI Agents, and TikTok Web3 application layers within the Sonic SVM ecosystem.The first round of funding has been confirmed for mobile casual gaming giant Gomble Games, which plans to become the first large casual game to expand into the Sonic TikTok application layer. Gomble Games has received support from Binance Labs and Animoca Brands, and in 2023, it ranked first and fifth in global mobile game downloads in South Korea and worldwide, respectively, with over 110 million unique users globally.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, 9 hours ago, Galaxy Digital deposited the remaining 4.46 million ENA (49.2 million USD) into Binance. Over the past 29 hours, it has sold a total of 10.85 million ENA (12.4 million USD) at an average price of 1.144 USD, expected to profit 2.37 million USD (+23.5%).Overall, including Galaxy Digital, three whales/institutions have deposited a total of 25.81 million ENA (30.43 million USD) into Binance and Bybit in the past 2 days.

ChainCatcher news, Galaxy Digital's research director Alex Thorn shared an early perspective from Satoshi Nakamoto on the X platform. It is reported that this was a statement made by Nakamoto in January 2009, where he said: "It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on."

ChainCatcher news, the full-stack modular Layer 1 blockchain platform Plume Network focused on Real World Asset Financing (RWAfi) announced the establishment of a $25 million RWAfi ecosystem fund to support the tokenization of real-world assets on its platform and early RWAfi projects. Galaxy Digital, Superscrypt, Reciprocal Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Hashkey, Selini, and Manifold provided funding for the fund.The fund aims to advance the tokenization of RWA and the market's DeFi solutions for real-world assets such as treasury, GPU, luxury goods, and private credit.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Galaxy Ventures remains optimistic about the growth potential of stablecoins and tokenization in 2025. The company's general partner, Will Nuelle, stated that stablecoins (especially in the payments sector) continue to demonstrate strong product-market fit and remain a key focus area for capital deployment.Although tokenization still lags behind the adoption of stablecoins, Nuelle believes it has enormous potential. Galaxy Ventures plans to further explore these opportunities. However, Nuelle is less optimistic about metaverse-related projects, expecting that funding in 2025 will be delayed due to a lack of clear adoption signs.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, Galaxy Digital, one of the three major market makers of EIGEN, withdrew nearly 2.43 million EIGEN from Binance five hours ago during the market crash, worth approximately 8.96 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, Galaxy Research predicts that Bitcoin (BTC) will exceed $150,000 in the first half of 2025 and may even reach $185,000 in the last quarter of the same year. The research institution believes that adoption at the institutional, corporate, and national levels is the main factor driving this top cryptocurrency to these high points.Galaxy Research also stated that it foresees BTC continuing to outperform other asset classes, including the S&P 500 index. Regarding gold, the Galaxy team expects BTC's total market capitalization to reach 20% of the total market capitalization of the precious metal. As of the time of writing (December 29, 2024), BTC's market capitalization is approximately $1.85 trillion, while gold's market capitalization is estimated to be close to $18 trillion.

ChainCatcher news, Galaxy Digital's research department predicts that the U.S. government will not purchase any Bitcoin by 2025 but will safeguard its existing supply. Alex Thorn, head of Galaxy Research, stated in a report on December 27: "Some actions will be taken within departments and agencies to explore expanding Bitcoin reserve policies."

Galaxy Research shared its predictions for the cryptocurrency market in 2025 via Twitter, covering various areas including Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, DeFi, and L2s. The main predictions include:Bitcoin is expected to break $150,000 in the first half of 2025, potentially reaching or exceeding $185,000 in the fourth quarter.Benefiting from regulatory easing in the DeFi and staking sectors, Ethereum is projected to surpass $5,500 in 2025.By the end of 2025, the staking ratio of Ethereum is expected to exceed 50%.In 2025, a significant number of leading Bitcoin miners are expected to collaborate with high-performance computing (HPC) and AI companies to drive the transformation of mining infrastructure.At least one top wealth management platform will announce a recommendation for a Bitcoin allocation of 2% or higher in portfolios, further driving inflows into Bitcoin ETPs.DeFi enters the "dividend era": DeFi applications are expected to start distributing at least $1 billion in value to users and token holders.In 2025, venture capital in the crypto industry is expected to exceed $150 billion, with a year-on-year growth of over 50%.By 2025, the supply of stablecoins is expected to double, and more stablecoin projects supported by traditional finance (TradFi) partners will be launched.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, Galaxy Research stated in a report on Monday that the non-fungible token (NFT) market is showing signs of recovery.The data cited in the report shows that for most of this year, NFT trading volume has been declining, but with the U.S. elections and the subsequent rebound in the cryptocurrency market, trading volume began to reverse in November. The weekly NFT trading volume in early November exceeded $100 million for the first time since May, reaching $172 million on December 2.Analyst Gabe Parker wrote, "This recovery is primarily driven by increased activity in NFT collectibles ranked in the top 25 by market capitalization, with participation from major markets like OpenSea, Blur, and Magic Eden also increasing. Among them, Blur and OpenSea accounted for 60% and 27% of total trading volume, respectively, in the past 30 days."

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by The Data Nerd, 4 hours ago, wallet 0x4Bd (possibly belonging to Galaxy Digital) withdrew 25,000 BANANA (approximately $1.15 million) from Binance. This is the first withdrawal since it received 75,000 BANANA (approximately $3.59 million) from Banana Gun.