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The United States accounts for more than 40% of the global Bitcoin hash rate

TheMinerMag data It shows that the United States accounts for more than 40% of the Bitcoin network hash rate, with two US-based mining pools, Foundry USA and MARA Pool, accounting for more than 38.5% of all mined blocks. Foundry USA’s hash rate grew from 157 EH/s in early 2024 to approximately 280 EH/s in December, TheMinerMag reported. Foundry is currently the largest single mining pool by hash rate, controlling approximately 36.5% of the Bitcoin network’s total hash rate.

Dennis Porter: At least 13 states in the United States are enacting "strategic Bitcoin reserve" legislation

Satoshi Action Fund (SAF) co-founder and CEO Dennis Porter posted on the X platform that it can be confirmed that at least 13 states in the United States are enacting "strategic Bitcoin reserve" legislation. January is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for Bitcoin.

HC Wainwright: The total market value of Bitcoin mining companies may exceed US$100 billion in 2025

US investment bank HC Wainwright wrote an article this week that the price of Bitcoin is expected to reach US$225,000 per coin by the end of 2025, which means that the market value of Bitcoin will reach US$4.5 trillion, accounting for approximately 25% of the market value of gold. At the same time, HC Wainwright also predicts that the total market value of Bitcoin mining companies will exceed US$100 billion. It is reported that the investment bank lists MARA, RIOT and CLSK as "pure mining companies", and CORZ, BTDR, WULF, Hut 8, IREN, BTBT and HIVE as "pure mining companies". Mixed Mining Enterprises”.

A total of approximately $613 million in dormant Bitcoins will be transferred in December 2024

As the price of Bitcoin hit a new high in December 2024, approximately 139 long-term dormant wallets were activated, of which a total of approximately $613 million in "sleeping" Bitcoin was transferred , among which: 1. 26 transactions occurred in the dormant wallet dating back to 2014, transferring 1,077.2151 BTC; 2. There were 9 transactions in the dormant wallet dating back to 2015, and 383.55 BTC were transferred; 3. There were 17 transactions in the dormant wallet dating back to 2016, and 373.85 BTC were transferred; 4. The dormant wallet dating back to 2017 There were 47 transactions in the wallet, transferring 1,076.01010393 BTC.

The 16th anniversary of the birth of the Bitcoin genesis block

The 16th anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block On the afternoon of January 3, 2009 (02:15:05 on January 4, 2009, Beijing time), Satoshi Nakamoto Nakamoto), the block reward is 50 BTC. As of today, it has been 16 years old. The current total block height of Bitcoin reaches 877572.

"Ethereum News Weekly" announced that it will cease operations

Ethereum News Weekly (Week in Ethereum News, WiE) founder Evan Van Ness posted on social media that due to a conversation with the leadership of the Ethereum Foundation (EF) at the beginning of this year, I announced that this newsletter will terminate operations because the communication stated that They see no value in continuing to operate Ethereum News Weekly. In 2024, WiE received only minimal financial support from the Ethereum Foundation. While this support was mostly symbolic, EF leadership chose to cut off this meager support, making it clear that WiE would end immediately. The withdrawal of support by the Ethereum Foundation tells me more clearly than anything that it’s time for WiE to end. "Ethereum News Weekly" once had good results. Over the years at conferences, many developers have told me the impact WiE had on their Solidity or security careers. They often mention that this newsletter made them decide to buy ETH. There was a time when this venerable newsletter was the upstream source for most pro-Ethereum news. Unfortunately, WiE failed to find a sustainable business model. Advertising and sponsorships are hard to sell because marketing directors don't value developers. I have high standards for content, but getting it done in a profitable way is just too time consuming.

Ethereum Charity Fund Endaoment sold 3,690 ETH, and the funds came from an Ethereum ICO whale

According to Spot On According to Chain monitoring, the Ethereum-based charity fund Endaoment sold 3,690 ETH in a single transaction 9 hours ago, earning $12.47 million in revenue. This is their first ETH sale in 10 months and the largest ever. It is worth noting that these ETH came from an Ethereum ICO participant who received 100,000 ETH at the genesis block in July 2015. To date, this participant has sold 14,990 ETH at an average price of $2,409, with 13,190 ETH sold through Endaoment. Currently, the participant still holds 85,000 ETH in two wallets, worth approximately $293.8 million. Currently, the participant still holds 85,000 ETH in two wallets, worth approximately $293.8 million.

10x Research Head of Research: Ethereum may not be the smartest investment choice in the 2025 bull market

Matrixport: The price of Ethereum will rise sharply in 2025 or face greater resistance

Matrixport said that EthereumThe decline in Fang’s gas fees reflects that its ecosystem activity has remained sluggish since the upgrade in March 2024. Coupled with the continued sluggish trading volume, ETH prices may face greater resistance to achieve a sharp rise in 2025. In 2024, Ethereum encountered strong competition from alternative protocols such as Solana and Sui. These platforms successfully attracted more users, causing their tokens to outperform Ethereum throughout the year. Without significant positive news stimulus, Ethereum may continue to be at a disadvantage in 2025, while competing projects are expected to further expand their advantages.

Vitalik asks the community what features they want from long-term network state nodes

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin started a discussion on Warpcast about long-term network state nodes (that is, permanent communities, not temporary aggregations) and asked participants what characteristics they would like such nodes to have. User millie-x proposed the idea of ​​a sovereign/independent legal system and judiciary, to which Vitalik responded and asked how such a legal system would improve the lives of people living within network state nodes.

X platform payment system "X Money" may be launched soon or integrate cryptocurrency

The latest code of Musk's social platform X has been leaked, suggesting that its payment system "X Money" may be launched soon. Currently, X has obtained money transfer licenses for its payment subsidiary X Payments LLC in 39 states in the United States, but it has not yet covered all states. X Money will allow users to pay tips to content creators and may integrate cryptocurrency functionality. Analysts believe that Bitcoin and Dogecoin may be used as payment options. X CEO Linda Yaccarino has confirmed that the feature will be launched in 2025, but has not confirmed the authenticity of the latest code.

OpenSea CEO: OS2 Beta enters final stage

OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer at X The platform stated, "OS2 (OpenSea V2) Beta has entered the final stage and is rolling out the beta version to the last batch of testers. Feedback from testers is making the product better every day. The next few weeks will be exciting." < /p>

Telegram adds "Convert gifts intofor NFT" and "third-party verification" and other functions

Telegram has released its first update of the year, adding a third-party supported account verification method, new message search filters, and the ability to convert gifts into NFTs. Accounts verified by third parties will display unique new logo instead of the traditional blue check mark. Telegram pointed out in the blog: "This decentralized additional verification platform can effectively prevent fraud, reduce misinformation, and establish a unique proactive solution for social platforms. A new safety benchmark. ”

BounceBit launches RWA trading function to support tokenized securities

BounceBit announced on its BounceClub The Quanto platform has launched a RWA trading function that supports tokenized securities. The first batch of listed assets include MSTR (MicroStrategy), COIN (Coinbase) and BB (BlackBerry). Users can use BB tokens as collateral to trade with up to 200 times leverage. The time is synchronized with the US stock market, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern Time, and the market is closed on weekends and US holidays.

Aave founder: The team will release innovative contracts on Lens Network

Aave founder Stani Kulechov posted that the team will launch a modular social function network Innovative contracts are released on Lens Network, including social (expanded information flow, groups, charts, username rules), ICO/crowdfunding, ERC20 Newflavour, and Novel bonding. Curves, new ERC721 contracts, governance, points system, and revenue plans will all be open source and available to users.