ChainCatcher news, Zhu Su, co-founder of Three Arrows Capital (3AC), pointed out in a post that during the last bull market, many large market makers took on principal risk, adopting a hybrid venture capital and market-making strategy. In this bull market, the market makers that have successfully survived mainly rely on zero-risk strategies and maximizing value extraction.This viewpoint stems from discussions about the LIBRA market maker incident, where community members pointed out that Kelsier Ventures essentially confirmed that the main job of market makers like Wintermute is to maximize value extraction and let token prices fall. "At least some other market makers would still do some price pumping, but for some reason, the project team thinks hiring Kelsier to let their tokens only drop is a good idea."

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest data from GMGN, the price of DeAgentAI's first ecological token Rena has increased by as much as 100.07%, with a market cap exceeding 17 million dollars at one point.It is reported that Rena, as the first on-chain fund based on AlphaX, also serves as the mapping token for AlphaX, with the AI trading system being its core advantage.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information from JuCoin, the platform has launched the first phase of the Launchpad project $JU and has simultaneously opened the JU/USDT trading pair. After its launch, $JU performed strongly, with an increase of over 8200%, becoming the focus of market attention. As of the time of writing, $JU is priced at 3.8 USDT, with its popularity continuing to rise.The JU token is the core token of the JuCoin ecosystem, connecting the trading platform and serving as the infrastructure for the future JU public chain ecosystem. It aims to build a more efficient and vibrant crypto world through the JU token, providing high-quality incubation and development opportunities for various ecological projects.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, $7.8 billion worth of Bitcoin options will expire on January 31 at 08:00 UTC, with about 50% being put options. The current Bitcoin price is above the maximum pain point of $98,000, which may guide the market price to converge towards that point before expiration. Deribit data shows that the total nominal value of Bitcoin options open interest is approximately $28 billion, with this expiration accounting for about 22.6%.Deribit CEO Luuk Strijers stated that the SAB 121 policy adjustment allows banks to custody Bitcoin, which may release new institutional capital inflows. Additionally, market speculation regarding Bitcoin strategic reserves has also increased uncertainty. Currently, the Bitcoin volatility index (DVOL) is around 60, remaining stable compared to year-end levels, but market volatility is still high.

ChainCatcher news, according to Gate.io market data, the EMYC token opened at 0.31 USD, with a maximum increase of 171%, currently reported at 0.296 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Gate.io market data, the YULI token opened at 0.011 USD, with a maximum increase of 266%, currently reported at 0.008 USD.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Alpha adds MAXONSOL, TRISIG.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. House Financial Services Committee Democratic leader and California Congresswoman Maxine Waters responded to the concerns of many cryptocurrency users and lawmakers who accused Trump of launching a meme coin that undermines legitimate projects in the cryptocurrency industry.In a statement on January 20, Waters stated that Official Trump (TRUMP) represents "the worst side of crypto" and provides a case for regulators and policymakers to worry about the future of the cryptocurrency industry under the new presidential administration. She noted that after insiders of TRUMP sold off the tokens, investors would "pay the price," which has been accused of being a "rug pull."She also stated, "Even if buyers are deceived, the terms and conditions of the token prohibit them from filing a class-action lawsuit." She added, "The lack of transparency for buyers of this cryptocurrency is concerning. Through his meme coin, Trump has created a way to circumvent national security and anti-corruption laws, allowing parties to anonymously transfer funds to him and his inner circle."

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the TRUMPUSDT perpetual contract on 2025-01-18 13:00 (UTC), with a maximum leverage of 25 times.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, starting from January 17, 2025, Binance Futures will increase the maximum position limit of BFUSD for VIP 0 - VIP 9 users.

ChainCatcher message, Binance announced that starting from January 22, 2025, the unified account will introduce a maximum negative balance management mechanism. The system will check for negative asset balances every 10 minutes, and if it exceeds the set limit, it will automatically trigger a three-step repayment process: first, cancel the relevant asset orders to reduce the negative balance to 80% of the limit; if it still exceeds the limit, it will prioritize exchanging high-staking rate assets for repayment. Users can check related transaction records through the App under "Unified Account Orders - Others" or via the API interface.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, the YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF will be launched.

ChainCatcher news, according to MEXC data, the XTER token opened at 0.7851, with a maximum increase of 18.62 times. The XTER token was launched on MEXC, with the Launchpool XTER pool APR reaching 7539%. The XTER obtained from staking in the MX pool after 48 hours has an annualized return rate (APY) of 2300%.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will launch the SONIC U perpetual contract with a maximum leverage of 75 times.

ChainCatcher news, according to OKX market data, SONIC opened at 0.888 USD, currently quoted at 0.738 USD, with a maximum increase of 4344%.

ChainCatcher news, Musk announced that he will soon modify the X algorithm to prioritize content deemed informative or educational, a move that has faced widespread opposition.Musk stated that the planned changes are aimed at addressing "too much negative news" on X. In a social media post on January 3, he wrote: "Our goal is to maximize the time users spend on the platform without regret. Too much negative news being pushed, technically increases user time spent, but does not increase the time users spend without regret."In response, users on X described the algorithm changes as a form of censorship and questioned Musk about who has the authority to decide what constitutes "negative content" on the platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to MEXC's official announcement, MEXC has launched the Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS) spot trading competition and KEKIUS contract trading.MEXC has introduced five activities, with a total prize pool including 350,000 KEKIUS and 54,000 USDT. The activity rewards will be distributed within 10 calendar days after the end of the event. Token rewards will be airdropped to users' spot accounts, and contract bonuses (valid for 14 days) will also be airdropped to users' contract accounts. The bonuses can be used as margin for placing orders, and the profit portion can be withdrawn.