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BTC faces bearish pressure from US job data

BTC faces bearish pressure from US job data

Hot projects + Market overview

I. Mainstream exchange news

  • WOO X has launched SONIC/USDT perpetual contract trading with up to 10x leverage.
  • Bitget has listed pippin (PIPPIN) in the Innovation, Meme, and AI Zone and will list Solv Protocol (SOLV) on January 17.
  • Bybit has launched the CGPT/USDT perpetual contract with up to 75x leverage on and will launch the J/USDT spot trading pair on January 22.
  • Binance Wealth Management, One-Click Buy, Flash Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts have added Virtuals (AIXBT), ChainGPT (CGPT), and Cookie DAO (COOKIE), while Binance BNSOL Super Staking has launched its fifth project, Renzo (REZ), a restaking protocol on the Ethereum and Solana chains.

II. Mainstream projects and trending events

  • ElizaOS, an open-source multi-agent framework developed by a16z DAO, has released version 0.1.8, integrating networks including Hyperliquid and Lens.
  • RWA stablecoin issuer Usual has launched the "1:1 Early Unstaking" and  "Revenue Switch" features to stabilize its ecosystem.
  • Animecoin, an anime project launched by Arbitrum and Azuki, has announced its tokenomics, with 37.5% of tokens allocated to the Azuki community. 
  • Arbitrum, the largest layer 2 network on top of Ethereum, has changed its official X account profile picture to an image from the Azuki series.
  • High-performance L1 platform Hyperliquid has announced that HYPE stakers will receive an airdrop during the ANIME TGE, a token that empowers the open anime world and is supported by Azuki.
  • According to Spot on Chain monitoring, the Cookie project team associated multi-signature address has transferred 20 million COOKIE (approximately $12.55 million) to Binance.
  • AI emotional companion project SOON GIRL is planning to issue tokens on the daos.fun platform in mid-January.
  • This week, ARB, STRK, and SEI will see significant unlock, with a total value of over $130 million expected to be released.
  • ElizaOS, an open-source multi-agent framework developed by a16z DAO, has launched on Arbitrum.
  • DeFAI project Hey Anon has released AUTOMATE, a TypeScript framework for DeFi protocol integration, which aims to become a blockchain abstraction layer for the integration of DeFi and AI.
  • AI-driven investment firm ai16z has released ElizaOS v0.1.8, supporting text-to-speech in over 15 languages. 
  • Sky co-founder Rune Christensen has tweeted that the total supply of USDS has exceeded 6 billion.
  • Decentralized finance and tokenomics platform Pump Science has started airdropping 2.5 million BIO tokens to RIF and URO holders.
  • According to CloverPool data, Bitcoin mining difficulty has increased by 0.61% to 110.45 T, setting a new historical high. 
  • Sui Foundation Hydropower Accelerator Program has announced 12 winning projects, covering multiple areas including DeFi.
  • Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has emphasized on X the importance of creating a financing framework that supports open-source projects, open standards, and security while discouraging exploitative practices and promoting mutual value creation in ecosystems.

III. Funding news

  • Base Chain AI Agents creation protocol, Virtuals Protocol, has partnered with Agentstarter, a platform that helps early-stage Web3 startups launch and scale, and Animoca Brands, a leading player in digital entertainment and blockchain gaming, to invest and accelerate next-generation AI sector projects.
  • Confidential AI project Privasea has completed a $15 million Series A funding round, planning to launch its mainnet in Q1 2025.

IV. Regulatory news

  • The Central Bank of Russia has issued digital asset regulations to strengthen the supervision of trade payments. 
  • Polymarket, a blockchain-powered prediction market, has been blocked in Singapore because the authorities classify it as a gambling website.
  • Texas and Pennsylvania, two US states, will hold hearings on the Bitcoin Reserve Act.
  • Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has said the country is preparing legislation to legalize cryptocurrencies.

V. Popular projects

Market Overview

The US added 256,000 jobs in December, with the unemployment rate dropping to 4.1%, pushing back rate cut expectations to October 2025. This is bullish for the dollar but bearish for US stocks and assets like Bitcoin.

Additionally, the uncertainty around Trump's promised cryptocurrency policies—unsure when they will be implemented—has added to the volatility, resulting in weak Bitcoin performance.

While no clear bottom has been reached, the support is between $91,000 and $92,000. Market participants are keeping a close watch on off-chain news and its potential impact on Bitcoin’s price.

Bitcoin’s market dominance is at 58.06%. The TOTAL3 index, which gauges altcoin performance is $953 billion.

GRPH: AI agent concept

Soulgraph is open-sourcing Soulscript to create a unique AI framework.

This standardized language specification defines how agents act, remember, and express themselves. It introduces persistent memory (where each interaction creates new memories) and a sense of presence (allowing agents to express themselves through sound, video, etc.), enhancing the agent’s personality.

The GRPH token has a market cap of $35.14 million.

PHNIX: XRP ecosystem meme

PHNIX is a memecoin built on the XRP network, with the Phoenix as its symbolic figure.

The token represents XRP’s challenging development journey and its rise through adversity, such as the recent US SEC lawsuit. With Trump’s presidency having a positive impact on XRP, the token signifies XRP's rebirth from the ashes.

The PHNIX token's market cap stands at $39.88 million.

ARMY: XRP ecosystem meme

ARMY represents the spirit of resistance and determination, embodying the strength and influence of the XRP community.

As XRP’s price shows strong performance, it has driven the rise of ARMY. The project also features the "XRP Army OG" NFT collection, with a total supply of 589, aiming to become a blue-chip NFT project within the XRP ecosystem.

The ARMY token has a market cap of $60.65 million.

HFUN: Hyper ecosystem bot trading platform 

Hypurr Fun is a bot trading platform on Telegram that is built on the Hyper Liquid ecosystem.

It supports features such as sniping, showcasing popular tokens, and launching new projects. The platform purchases HFUN tokens using 100% of its transaction fees.

The token has a market cap of $146 million.

SYRUP: RWA concept project

Maple is an on-chain institutional capital market that provides under-collateralized loans to institutional borrowers and fixed-income opportunities for lenders. Its TVL has reached $214 million, with an Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of 22.4%.

On November 13, 2024, Maple launched the SYRUP token, allowing users to exchange MPL for SYRUP to earn additional staking rewards. Recently, on December 17, 2024, the governance forum released two key proposals: the deadline for MPL to SYRUP conversions is April 30, 2025, and only stSYRUP holders will be eligible for governance voting.

SYRUP's market cap stands at $99.44 million.

On-chain daily

1. CONCHOCONCHO is a memecoin on Solana, branded as the Spanish version of Pepe. It is the official mascot of Bad Bunny's new album. Known as the top Latin artist after winning Billboard's Best Latin Artist award for six consecutive years, Bad Bunny has brought significant attention to the token.

2. MVRSMVRS is a memecoin on Solana inspired by Donald Trump and other political figures, portraying them as superheroes saving America. The token has gained renewed market attention as Trump prepares to formally assume office. The token is already under community control (CTO).

3. GRPHGRPH is an AI Agent token on Solana that enables users to create customized voice assistants with personalized characteristics and memory integration. Its functionality is comparable to platforms like Character.ai.

4. DIGIMONDIGIMON is a memecoin inspired by Pokémon-related IP, where the mascot evolves based on market cap milestones. The next evolution will unlock when the market cap reaches $25M. The development team includes a former AI engineer from Pokémon Go. The team livestreams Pokémon games daily.

5. SYMPSYMP is an AI Agent token on Base issued by Virtuals Protocol. It is a DeFAI (Decentralized Finance AI) token designed for cross-chain execution of trades, market data analysis, and strategy adjustments based on market conditions.

6. T3AIT3AI is a Solana-based AI Agent token designed for DeFAI applications. Its primary functions include collateralized borrowing and automated risk management.

AI agent market overview

  • Cryptocurrencies listed: 85
  • Overall market value change: Total market cap is $1.153 billion, with a 13.2% drop today
  • Overall trading volume change: 24-hour trading volume is $1.31 billion, with a 39% drop today

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

1. AIRENE: An AI agent token on Base created by Virtuals Protocol. The character is Twitter KOL @Irenezhao_.

  • Twitter followers: 8,491
  • Holder count: 62,525
  • Current price: $0.0015
  • Market cap: $1.5M
  • 24-hour drop: 6.5%
  • Official Twitter: https://x.com/airene_asianmom
  • Trading board: https://dexscreener.com/base/0x2eac9b08a4d86f347b9e856fb3ec082e61c76545

2. MS2: An AI agent token on Solana, with the concept of generating images via prompts on Telegram.

  • Twitter followers: 2,317
  • Holder count: 1,489
  • Current price: $0.0016
  • Market cap: $1.6M
  • 24-hour drop: 13.5%
  • Official Twitter: https://x.com/stationthisbot
  • Trading board: https://dexscreener.com/solana/3gwq3yqebqgtsu1b3pawdeswc4jilt8vpmebbny5cqkp

3. SOLARIS: A memecoin on Solana, conceptualized as an AI penis that can autonomously post on Twitter.

  • Twitter followers: 8,522
  • Holder count: 8,950
  • Current price: $0.0089
  • Market cap: $8.9M
  • 24-hour drop: 18.9%
  • Official Twitter: https://x.com/solarisai_fun
  • Trading board: https://dexscreener.com/solana/bnljnecorcvxkrqz6awtzseglwndyxjwhsciquzsz1vs

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

Top 3 tokens by 24-hour holder growth

1. AIXBT: An AI memecoin on the BASE blockchain, issued by Virtuals Protocol. It serves as an AI cryptocurrency investment advisor, claiming to cover data from over 400 KOLs. By typing the coin's tag (aixbt) on Twitter, users can ask questions related to the coin.

  • 24-hour address growth: 10,674, an increase of 7.31%
  • Current price: $0.44
  • Market cap: $444M
  • 24-hour drop: 10.8%
  • Official Twitter: https://x.com/aixbt_agent
  • Trading board: https://dexscreener.com/base/0x7464850cc1cfb54a2223229b77b1bca2f888d946

2. SEKOIA: SEKOIA by Virtuals is an on-chain venture capital agent, replacing human biases and network restrictions with transparent, data-driven decisions. Inspired by the Sequoia Forest, it primarily invests in AI projects before their TGE stage, identifying innovative AI models.

  • 24-hour address growth: 10,648, an increase of 9.34%
  • Current price: $0.049
  • Market cap: $49M
  • 24-hour drop: 13.7%
  • Official Twitter: https://x.com/sekoia_virtuals
  • Trading board: https://dexscreener.com/base/0x9e046c706f9ea6ce8f9287d30a15438c07f42d64

3. LUNA: An AI memecoin on the Base blockchain, this is the first AI agent created on Virtuals. Its character is a virtual electronic girl (Vtuber) who can also receive tips from live streaming.

  • 24-hour address growth: 10,567, an increase of 6.09%
  • Current price: $0.057
  • Market cap: $57M
  • 24-hour drop: 9.96%
  • Official Twitter: https://x.com/luna_virtuals
  • Trading board: https://dexscreener.com/base/0xa8e64fb120ce8796594670bae72279c8aa1e5359

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 sluggish.

Inscription, Rune, and Fractal Bitcoin Leading Token Tracking:

ORDI:

  • Current Price: $25.20
  • 24-Hour Change: -3.78%
  • Market Cap: $529.18 million

DOG:

  • Current Price: $0.0054
  • 24-Hour Change: -4.12%
  • Market Cap: $542.45 million

FB:

  • Current Price: $2.01
  • 24-Hour Change: -6.88%
  • Market Cap: $20.57 million

Today's Popular Projects:

𐊶: One of the symbol inscriptions.

  • Market Cap: $224.39 million
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $76.78K
  • 24-Hour Change: -8.76%
  • Number of Holders: 10,598

DOGEFB: Dogecoin-themed Fractal Bitcoin inscription.

  • Market Cap: $101.64K
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $16.96K
  • 24-Hour Change: +12.49%
  • Number of Holders: 1,032,589

BILLION•DOLLAR•CAT: The concept is a billion-dollar cat.

  • Market Cap: $34.29 million
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $56.18K
  • 24-Hour Change: +9.11%
  • Number of Holders: 15,113

Performances of today's top three tracks

CeFi: Overall Daily Sector Change: -1.30%

1. SWFTC: SWFT Blockchain is a one-stop cross-chain trading protocol and payment network that offers both custodial and non-custodial (decentralized) storage options, as well as features like NFTs and lending.

  • Daily Increase: +10.31%
  • Current Price: $0.00644
  • Market Cap: $57.7 million
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $5.18 million

2. HYPE: Hyperliquid is a high-performance L1 platform with a vision of a fully on-chain open financial system, where user-built applications connect to high-performance native components without affecting the end-user experience.

  • Daily Increase: +4.35%
  • Current Price: $21.303
  • Market Cap: $7.11 billion
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $120.71 million

3. SOLO: Sologenic is a tokenized ecosystem that enables users to invest, trade, and tokenize assets like stocks, ETFs, and fiat currencies on the XRP Ledger.

  • Daily Increase: +0.39%
  • Current Price: $0.51375
  • Market Cap: $205.09 million
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $1.52 million

PayFi: Overall Daily Sector Change: -1.67%

1. WALLET: Ambire Smart Account offers multi-signer options, supporting two types of signers: one using email/password and the other an EOA (Externally Owned Account) like hardware wallets or browser extensions (Web3 wallets).

  • Daily Increase: +3.27%
  • Current Price: $0.01249
  • Market Cap: $8.48 million
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $1.64 million

2. BTG: Bitcoin Gold is an experimental Bitcoin hard fork designed to restore a more decentralized and democratic mining environment that Bitcoin had in its early days.

  • Daily Increase: +2.99%
  • Current Price: $12.06
  • Market Cap: $211.22 million
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $26.93 million

3. BCH: Bitcoin Cash is a cryptocurrency created in 2017 by a group of Bitcoin users who disagreed with the Bitcoin Core development team's roadmap and believed that different technical decisions were needed to make Bitcoin more accessible globally.

  • Daily Decrease: -0.02%
  • Current Price: $441.5
  • Market Cap: $8.75 billion
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $270.7 million

Meme: Overall Daily Sector Change: -2.32%

1. MAX: Agents.Land is developing a comprehensive, advanced launchpad for AI agents on Solana, featuring one-click agent deployment, fair launch-driven market creation, and custom tools to fully guide the next generation of AI brands and assets.

  • Daily Increase: +23.87%
  • Current Price: $0.11353
  • Market Cap: $113.51 million
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $13.28 million

2. ELIZA: The AI Agent token launched by Shaw, a partner at ai16z.

  • Daily Increase: +22.83%
  • Current Price: $0.00425
  • Market Cap: $4.08 million
  • 24-Hour Trading Volume: $2.24 million

3. LUCE: Luce is the meme named after the official mascot of Vatican 2025 Holy Year, inspired by the Church's desire to "live in pop culture, which is loved by young people."

  • Daily Increase: +17.30%
  • Current Price: $0.02895
  • Market Cap: $28.95 million

Disclaimer

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