Web3 New Year Rebound, Bitcoin and Ethereum Strongly Rise

At the beginning of the New Year 2025, the cryptocurrency market has welcomed a significant rebound. Bitcoin rebounded after experiencing a nearly 15% drop and is currently fluctuating around $99,000, with bullish market sentiment rising and potentially challenging the $100,000 mark again at any time. Ether has also performed strongly, rising over 18% in the past two weeks, while other altcoins have also seen substantial rebounds.

It is worth noting that the AI agent concept coin has experienced a significant adjustment after several days of continuous increase. Some related tokens have fallen more than 10% within 24 hours, with the highest drop reaching 34.2%.

This week's important financial events for investors to pay attention to include the December FOMC meeting minutes and the December non-farm payroll report. These data will directly reflect the views of Federal Reserve officials on the outlook for the U.S. economy and whether they believe the risks of an economic slowdown are increasing, thus having a significant impact on future market trends.

Enterprises Increase Bitcoin Holdings

The CEO of a certain company announced plans to increase the company's Bitcoin holdings to 10,000 coins by 2025 to enhance its influence in the Bitcoin ecosystem in Japan and globally. The company currently holds 1,762 Bitcoins, making it the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin in Asia and ranking 15th among publicly listed companies.

The CEO stated that if the United States adopts Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, many countries may follow suit. He emphasized that the company is not just creating a business, but also driving a movement around Bitcoin.

Vitalik Buterin Discusses the Concept of Decentralized Acceleration

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin reflected on the development of the decentralized acceleration (d/acc) concept in a recent lengthy article, focusing on three key topics: AI safety regulation, the role of cryptocurrencies in d/acc, and public goods financing.

In terms of AI safety, Buterin proposed two main strategies: establishing accountability and a global "soft pause" mechanism. He believes these measures can effectively address the potential risks posed by AI.

Regarding cryptocurrencies, Buterin pointed out three major connections with d/acc: the extension of values, the formation of early adopter communities, and technological complementarity. He emphasized the contributions of the crypto community in areas such as market prediction and zero-knowledge proofs, demonstrating the importance of crypto technology in promoting decentralization and democratization.

In addition, Buterin discussed innovative mechanisms for funding public goods, including quadratic funding, retroactive public goods funding, and deep funding, emphasizing the importance of decentralized financing for the development of open-source projects.

Despite the challenges of rapid technological development and reduced global cooperation, Buterin is confident about the future and looks forward to achieving a safer and freer world through decentralized technology.

Swarms Announces Major Upgrade Plan

On January 6th, the founder of Swarms announced a major upgrade plan for the market sector, introducing seven core features, including automated agent deployment, paywall integration, and token payments. Developers can use SWARMS tokens for agent transactions through specific wallets and receive rewards based on quality assessments. The new version will also introduce one-click cloud deployment APIs, real-time chat, and data tracking, aimed at enhancing the automation of the ecosystem and creator earnings.

The core concept of Swarms is to solve complex problems through the collaboration of multiple AI agents, utilizing collective intelligence. This system not only supports seamless integration with external AI services and APIs but also provides agents with nearly unlimited long-term memory to enhance contextual understanding and allow for customized workflows.

Previously, the market value of SWARMS tokens surpassed 300 million USD, setting a new historical high. However, as of January 6, the market value has dropped to 270 million USD, with a decline of 24.7% within 24 hours. Despite this, on-chain data analysis shows that the address with the largest SWARMS holdings has not conducted any selling or transfer operations and still holds 60,129,000 SWARMS.

The emerging project HIVE has attracted attention

HIVE has built an infrastructure that allows AI agents to deploy tokens based on viral trends. The system monitors social media APIs and search trends, analyzes popular content on mainstream news media and social platforms, and utilizes a verification framework to deploy tokens, automatically distributing income to HIVE holders.

HIVE will randomly acquire 1%-3% of the total supply of tokens, with 50% used for unilateral liquidity provision and the other 50% gradually sold off within 24 hours. In terms of profit distribution, 40% will be used to buy back and destroy HIVE tokens in the market, 40% will be distributed in the form of SOL to the top 250 holders, 10% will support the growth of AI ecosystem projects, and the remaining 10% will go into the treasury to support subsequent deployments.

Currently, HIVE has successfully deployed its first token, but initial failures due to technical limitations have been addressed by the development team. HIVE's highest market capitalization once reached 12M and is currently undergoing a rebound.