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BTC dominance remains high at 62.9%

BTC dominance remains high at 62.9%

Hot projects + Market overview

I. Mainstream exchange news

  • Coinbase is pressing the US regulators to confirm that banks can provide services to crypto businesses. Meanwhile, Coinbase has added ETHFI and TAO to its coin listing roadmap.
  • Binance co-founder He Yi has announced that Binance plans to modify its coin listing rules to better align with the evolving market environment.
  • Binance Pay has partnered with web3 payment provider xMoney to expand cryptocurrency payment options in the European market.
  • Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has released its 2025 roadmap, which includes launching a stablecoin and submitting a Cronos ETF application.

II. Mainstream projects and trending events

  • Crypto asset management firm Grayscale has submitted a 19b-4 filing application for the Grayscale LTC ETF to the US SEC, seeking to convert its Litecoin (LTC) Trust into a spot ETF.
  • Cryptocurrency firm Tether plans to launch an AI SDK platform to support local AI applications and Bitcoin wallet assistants.
  • Berachain, an EVM-compatible L1 blockchain, will launch its Token Generation Event (TGE) on February 6.
  • Environmental innovation-focused organization, R3 Sustainability and Blockchain infrastructure-specializing company, Chintai has partnered to launch a $795 million tokenized Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) fund.
  • Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has said that the Pectra upgrade is expected to launch in March, with the blob target raised from 3 to 6.
  • Monad, an Ethereum-compatible layer 1 public chain, has scheduled its testnet launch this month.
  • MegaETH co-founder Yilong Li has said that MegaETH will launch a public testnet within 30 days.
  • TON Foundation's Steve Yun has launched a $100 million fund, called TVM Ventures.
  • Decentralized asset financing agreement Centrifuge has partnered with L1 network Plume Network to advance institutional-grade RWA solutions.
  • Solana-based DEX Jupiter has launched the JUP buyback mechanism.

III. Funding news

  • Bitcoin Ordinals project Taproot Wizards has completed a $30 million funding round led by Standard Crypto.
  • AI agent collaboration platform Herd has raised $1.8 million in a pre-seed round.
  • Telegram-based AI gaming network GOAT Gaming has completed a $4 million strategic funding round led by TON Ventures.

IV. Regulatory news

  • The US SEC has launched a new cryptocurrency working group website to clarify the application of federal securities laws in the cryptocurrency market and propose practical policy measures designed to promote innovation and protect investors.
  • According to Fox News, crypto czar David Sacks has defined NFTs and memecoins as “collectibles” rather than securities or commodities.

V. Popular projects

​​Market Overview

During the Lunar New Year, Bitcoin plummeted from a high of $109,588 to $91,231. This dramatic drop triggered extensive liquidations, with many altcoins crashing significantly.

Bitcoin's market dominance surged to a peak of 62.96%, and the TOTAL3 index, which tracks altcoin performance, sharply fell to $892 billion.

The onset of an altcoin season is not anticipated unless Bitcoin's market dominance drops below 58%.

FORTH: Token Update

FORTH is the governance token of Ampleforth, one of the few purely algorithmic stablecoins still active in the market.

Ampleforth's ecosystem includes a low-volatility stablecoin SPOT, a high-volatility product stAMPL, and wAMPL, which tracks the market cap changes of AMPL without rebasing.

In July 2024, Coinbase's CEO Brian announced a $1 million strategic investment in SPOT, underscoring Ampleforth's role in the DeFi, algorithmic stablecoin, and RWA sectors.

FORTH's market cap is $54.58 million.

SNAI: AI concept project

SwarmNode.ai deploys serverless AI agents in the cloud, coordinating their collaboration via the SwarmNode Python SDK. This allows users to create and manage AI workflows without the need for server infrastructure.

 

The project, founded by @bakar_io with 9,374 followers on X and an active community, currently has a token market cap of $58.21 million.

FARTBOY: Popular meme

FARTBOY is inspired by the widely loved "Fartboy" comic series. It brings a fun and refreshing twist to the cryptocurrency world.

The Fartboy community has over 100,000 members, with a current token market cap of $46.39 million.

VVV: AI concept project

The Venice token serves as an access key for AI agents and developers to utilize Venice's API for private, uncensored inference without per-request fees.

Stakers manage the ongoing flow of their inferencing capabilities through Venice's API while earning returns.

The VVV token has a market cap of $144 million.

MEMDEX: Meme Index

MemDex redefines decentralized finance by assembling a basket of the top 100 memecoins.

Utilizing quantum AI and on-chain oracles, the visionary algorithm curates, rebalances, and optimizes portfolios of highly volatile assets, ensuring unparalleled growth potential.

The token's market cap is $35.38 million.

On-chain daily

1. SNAI

SwarmNode allows users to run Python agents in the cloud without managing servers. Agents can be scheduled to execute at specific times or manually run via UI, REST API, or Python SDK. During execution, each agent can access persistent storage for data retrieval.

2. MEMDEX

MEMDEX is a memecoin on Solana, designed as an ETF for the top 100 memecoins by market cap. Recently, it has been continuously burning tokens, totaling 42M tokens worth about $400K.

3. STONKS

STONKS is a memecoin on Solana, launched by a hacked Nasdaq-affiliated account. Now leading a movement against fraud and seeking to file a historic lawsuit against Nasdaq, echoing the GameStop saga.

4. TIME COIN

TIME COIN is a memecoin on Solana, created in response to TIME Magazine’s controversial promotion and subsequent deletion of posts about $TIME. The token represents opposition to traditional media monopolies.

5. MOXIE

An AI Agent token on Base, MOXIE provides a no-code AI agent framework for analysis, notifications, and trading. It also enables creators to launch their own tokens, with MOXIE as the primary transaction currency.

6. LYNK

LYNK is a memexoin on Solana named after X KOL @lynk0x. The creator sent 80% of the token’s total supply to @lynk0x, who locked the funds for a year and donated them to the community instead of selling them.

AI agent market overview

  • Number of listed tokens:  93 
  • Overall market cap change: The total market cap is $54.2 billion.
  • Overall trading volume change: 24-hour trading volume is $640 million.

Top 3 tokens by community engagement and market cap (Last 24 hours)

1. KIRA: KIRA is an AI Agent token on Solana, providing a no-code platform for anyone to create and deploy their own AI Agent.

2. GOD: GOD is an AI Agent memecoin on Solana, designed to simulate a "god-like" agent capable of autonomously posting on Twitter.

3. SOLARIS: SOLARIS is an AI Agent token on Solana, notable for hosting X Space sessions and providing real-time responses.

Data sourced from https://www.cookie.fun

Top 3 tokens by 24-hour holder growth

1. AIXBT: AIXBT is an AI memecoin on Base issued by Virtuals Protocol, designed as an AI crypto investment advisor. It claims to be trained on data from over 400 KOLs, enabling it to answer questions about tokens tagged with "aixbt" on Twitter.

2. SNAI: SwarmNode allows users to run Python agents in the cloud without managing servers. The agents can be scheduled to execute at specific times or manually run via the UI, REST API, and Python SDK. During execution, each agent has access to persistent, dedicated storage for data storage and retrieval.

3. ARC: ARC's team is developing an AI development framework written in Rust, also known as the rig framework. Endorsed by @Playgrounds0x and Co-Founder @0thTachi, the rig framework offers significant improvements in security and efficiency compared to LangChain, which uses Python for AI software development, providing developers with a choice.

Data sourced from https://www.sentient.market

Bitcoin ecosystem overview

BTC Mainnet Gas Fee Update:

  • The current BTC transaction fee is 2 satoshis/byte. 
  • Gas Fee performance remains weak.

Fractal Bitcoin Gas Fee Update:

  • The transaction fee is 1 satoshi/byte. 
  • Gas Fee performance remains weak.

Inscription, Rune, and Fractal Bitcoin Leading Token Tracking:

ORDI:

  • Current price: $12.75
  • 24-hour change: -4.10%
  • Market cap: $268.16 million

DOG:

  • Current price: $0.0032
  • 24-hour change: -6.62%
  • Market cap: $320.81 million

FB:

  • Current price: $1.40
  • 24-hour change: -12.92%
  • Market cap: $16.61 million

Today's Popular Projects:

beat: An inscription abbreviation for the International Football Association.

  • Market cap: $112.26 million
  • 24-hour trading volume: $755.33K
  • 24-hour change: +76.23%
  • Number of holders: 1,065

cutedoge: A cute dog concept fractal Bitcoin inscription, along with similar concept inscriptions.

  • Market cap: $1.08 million
  • 24-hour trading volume: $100.39K
  • 24-hour change: +39.88%
  • Number of holders: 1,054

Z•Z•Z•Z•Z•FEHU•Z•Z•Z•Z•Z: The first rune created through the public etching process.

  • Market cap: $395.71 million
  • 24-hour trading volume: $15.39K
  • 24-hour change: +9.18%
  • Number of holders: 29,804

Performances of today's top three tracks

NFT: Overall Daily Sector Change: -3.21%

1. BUBBLE: Imaginary Ones, aiming to create a Web 3.0 Disneyland.

  • Daily Change: +5.37%
  • Current Price: $0.00155
  • Market Cap: $2.16M
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $2.22M
  • Recent Updates: None

2. PENGU: Pudgy Penguins is a collection of 8,888 NFTs that accelerates Web3 innovation through IP utilization and community empowerment.

  • Daily Change: +3.85%
  • Current Price: $0.0136
  • Market Cap: $854.9M
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $206.9M
  • Recent Updates: None

3. MPLX: Metaplex is a decentralized NFT infrastructure for Solana, aiming to create the "NFT protocol of the world" by providing digital asset issuance and on-chain ownership development tools and open standards for the NFT community.

  • Daily Change: -2.13%
  • Current Price: $0.285
  • Market Cap: $216.16M
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $2.62M
  • Recent Updates: None

RWA: Overall Daily Sector Change: -4.60%

1. CPOOL: Clearpool is a decentralized capital market protocol that allows whitelisted institutions to borrow unsecured liquidity from a decentralized lending network.

  • Daily Change: +4.10%
  • Current Price: $0.30484
  • Market Cap: $222.52M
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $22.03M
  • Recent Updates: None

2. PLUME: Plume is a fully integrated modular chain focused on RWAfi. They have built the first modular, composable RWA-focused EVM-compatible chain, simplifying the onboarding of all types of assets with native infrastructure and unified RWAfi-specific features.

  • Daily Change: +2.94%
  • Current Price: $0.15712
  • Market Cap: $314.24M
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $499.86M
  • Recent Updates:

Plume Network announces token economics with a total supply of 10 billion tokens.

Plume Network launches a $25 million RWAfi ecosystem fund, supported by Galaxy Digital.

3. MPLX: Metaplex is a decentralized NFT infrastructure for Solana, aiming to create the "NFT protocol of the world" by providing digital asset issuance and on-chain ownership development tools and open standards for the NFT community.

  • Daily Change: -0.83%
  • Current Price: $0.9391
  • Market Cap: $396.38M
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $31.7M
  • Recent Updates: None

CeFi: Overall Daily Sector Change: -5.20%

1. ZIG: Zignaly is a crypto social investment platform that offers actively managed investment services, allowing users to invest through professional crypto traders and fund managers.

  • Daily Change: +2.91%
  • Current Price: $0.1056
  • Market Cap: $149.03M
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $18.73M
  • Recent Updates: None

2. AMP: Flexa is a versatile digital payments platform that offers key features such as POS hardware compatibility, aiming to reduce costs, settlement times, and fraud for merchant-centric applications.

  • Daily Change: +2.19%
  • Current Price: $0.00612
  • Market Cap: $515.75M
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $92.33M
  • Recent Updates: None

3. UTK: xMoney is a cryptocurrency payment solution designed to modernize the financial and payments industry by providing merchants with instant transactions and instant crypto settlement, solving issues with traditional payment methods.

  • Daily Change: -0.43%
  • Current Price: $0.06266
  • Market Cap: $31.33M
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $42.46M
  • Recent Updates: None

Disclaimer

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