According to a report on cryptocurrency and blockchain venture capital submitted by Galaxy Digital's research department on January 15th, 46% of investment funds went to startups based in the United States, with Hong Kong coming in second with a 16% share. The United States also leads in transaction volume, with 36% of all venture capital (VC) transactions involving US companies, followed by Singapore (9%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

According to a report by Galaxy Digital, almost half of all venture capital funding in Q4 2024 went to cryptocurrency startups based in the US, with Hong Kong coming in second at 16%. The US also led in the number of venture capital deals, with 36% of all deals involving a US-based company. The report suggests that the incoming pro-crypto administration could further increase the dominance of the US in the crypto industry. Industry experts predict that the US government may become the most pro-crypto in history, leading to a potential surge in crypto venture capitalist activity.

the overnight index swap on Friday showed that the probability of the Bank of Japan taking action at the January 23-24 meeting was as high as 99%, a significant increase from Wednesday's 71%. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reinforced market expectations on Wednesday, and his comments pushed the yen higher. He said that the central bank will make a decision on raising interest rates next week and expressed confidence in wage growth.

 Lookonchain monitoring shows that a trader bought 46.5 million AGiXT for $1,756 but sold it prematurely for $6,284, only making a profit of $4,529 and missing out on potential gains worth over $4.4 million. Currently, the value of this batch of AGiXT has exceeded $4.4 million.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has stated that the company may expand its presence in the US, but is proceeding with caution until there is regulatory clarity. Ardoino believes that an improved regulatory landscape for crypto companies in the US would be beneficial for Tether and similar firms. Tether recently moved its operations from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador, where it was granted a digital asset service provider license. The company is predicted to exceed its previous forecast of $10 billion in profit for 2024.

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, revealed that Cardano is discussing the possibility of integrating Ripple's new stablecoin, RLUSD. The aim is to strengthen Cardano's DeFi ecosystem and provide wider opportunities for the use of RLUSD.

According to JPMorgan's estimate, ETPs for XRP and SOL may attract nearly $15 billion in net inflows. Matthew Sigel, Director of Digital Asset Research at VanEck, said the forecast takes into account the market capitalization and ETP traffic performance of BTC and ETH.

Gryphon, a bitcoin mining company listed on NASDAQ, announced that its stock price rose by 20% on Friday after acquiring an 850-acre industrial site powered by natural gas from Canadian oil and gas company Captus Generation for $18.7 million.

On January 14th, according to an announcement by the Eigen Foundation, the Protocol Council has officially launched and the Foundation has completed the final locked transaction to transfer control to the council. The Protocol Council is the core decision-making body for EigenLayer governance, responsible for reviewing and approving EigenLayer Improvement Proposals (ELIPs) to ensure all protocol upgrades meet security requirements and support the sustainable development of the ecosystem. Council members are composed of diverse representatives from the Eigen ecosystem, aiming to promote decentralized governance of the protocol.

 in a public letter on January 12th, Warren asked incoming Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent if the Treasury Department should have more power to sanction the cryptocurrency industry. Warren wrote, "Should the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing and Sanctions Programs include a well-designed, risk-based provision to prevent money laundering or terrorist financing involving digital assets?" He is about to become the chief Democrat on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.

According to official sources, Astar Network has announced that Astar zkEVM will be migrated to Soneium L2. Liquidity providers will need to withdraw assets and liquidity from DEX/DeFi projects on Astar zkEVM and transfer them to Ethereum using Astar Portal's native cross-chain bridge for ETH, DAI, MATIC, USDC, USDT, WBTC, or wsETH. vASTR holders will need to cancel their pledges through Omni and once the pledge period ends, ASTR tokens will automatically be transferred to Astar zkEVM. Other token projects should pay attention to relevant migration announcements. NFT holders do not need to take any action.

 Luo Zhuojian, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a consulting expert of the Ministry of Finance, called for the active development of stablecoins to maintain Hong Kong's financial center advantages. He pointed out that Hong Kong can cooperate with financial institutions in other regions in the application of stablecoins, explore their potential in international settlement and cross-border application models, and also encourage traditional financial institutions, payment platforms, and technology companies to cooperate in promoting the application of stablecoins. In addition to cross-border and payment, stablecoins can also be used in fundraising and asset management, further expanding their application scope. In addition, it is necessary to expand the participation scope of the sandbox, relax the application conditions, and allow more start-ups and innovative projects to test new products in a low-risk environment.

On January 14th, the AIOS Foundation announced that it has completed the destruction of tokens held in its wallet. Previously, the AIOS Foundation issued a statement stating that in order to further enhance the transparency and fairness of the AIOS community, and to promote the AIOS project with the highest standards of integrity, it will destroy all AIOS tokens held by the foundation within the next 24 hours. Two addresses held by the foundation held 64.03% and 2.58% of the AIOS tokens respectively.

 The Data Nerd has monitored that Amber Group deposited 2.2 million VIRTUAL coins with a value of approximately 5.19 million US dollars to Gate 9 hours ago. On the other hand, 2 whales accumulated a total of 1.17 million VIRTUAL coins (approximately 3.03 million US dollars) from Gate 2 hours ago.

According to 10x Research market analysis, since Donald Trump's election in November last year, the US stock market has erased all gains, despite initial expectations that the election would drive stronger growth and lower taxes. The expected rebound in the cryptocurrency market after the election quickly faded on December 6th last year, and trading volume has since dropped significantly, with funding rates peaking on that date, indicating its importance.

Lookonchain monitoring shows that six days ago, a whale withdrew 1,850 BTC from Binance at an average withdrawal price of $101,998. Eight hours ago, the same address deposited 1,850 BTC into Binance at an average deposit price of $94,963. Within six days, the address lost $13 million.

Greg Cipolaro, Global Head of Research at New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), said in a research report on January 10th that even if Trump takes office on January 20th, one should "be cautious about expecting immediate changes in cryptocurrency policy". He said that the inauguration ceremony brings new hope for the new government to fulfill many campaign promises, and added that "many promises can be quickly realized, but some promises may take some time."

former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Randall Quarles said that tariffs may lead to a certain extent of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. It is expected that a large number of people will be expelled from the United States, but it will not affect the labor market. (Jinshi)

 Bithumb announced that ZRC (Zircuit) will be listed on the Korean market on January 13th, supporting Zircuit network recharge (not supporting other networks). Recharge and withdrawal will be opened within 2 hours after the announcement is released, and trading will start at 4 pm on the same day (Korean time).