Paola Tocchetti is a VP, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Aptuit, an EVOTEC company. She attended the University of Milan.

 global stocks rose 17% in 2024, while gold prices also rose 27.2%. Bitcoin surged more than 1.2 times. In Hong Kong, the approval of 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission in early 2023 was seen as a milestone, providing institutional investors with investment opportunities. Among them, Bitcoin spot ETFs have risen by up to 40% since their listing at the end of April last year. However, Ethereum spot ETFs have generally only risen by about 1%, which is not as good as the rise in ETH prices. Analysis believes that last year was an important year of transformation in the industry, and this year's industry keywords are expected to include compliance landing, institutional layout, policy benefits, and innovation breakthroughs.

Gaingels represents the LGBT community and allies investing in VC-backed companies with diverse and inclusive leadership teams.

On January 2nd, it was reported that cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius had appealed the rejection of its revised $444 million claim against FTX. Celsius claimed that defamatory statements made by FTX executives, employees, and affiliated companies had a negative impact on the company's reputation and financial health, accelerating its bankruptcy in July 2022. Court documents show that Celsius initially filed a $2 billion claim based on "unsubstantiated defamatory statements" spread by FTX insiders. In December of last year, Celsius revised its application, reducing the claim amount to $444 million. The revised claim focused on priority transfers, but the judge dismissed both the original and revised claims on procedural grounds.

Onchain Lens monitoring showed that yesterday a whale named "rektdolphin.eth" sold 620 billion $PEPE tokens (worth $1.23 million) and instead purchased 4.22 million $KEKIUS tokens. Currently, the market value of these $KEKIUS tokens is only $353,000, causing the whale to lose about $880,000.

in December, the US spot Bitcoin ETF bought about 49,591 BTC, while the mining output during the same period was only about 13,500 BTC, indicating that demand still exceeds supply.

On December 30th, according to the German business newspaper Handelsblatt, "Former Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner said that the European Central Bank and the German Central Bank should encourage the inclusion of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in their reserves."

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded to Travis Bloom's proposal to add the ability to send USDC via the Base network on the X platform. He stated that this would be a great feature and suggested discussing this with the X team. Jesse Pollak, the head of the Base protocol, also retweeted the post.

Onchain Lens monitoring shows that a whale address received 5 billion FLOKI worth $1.18 million 35 days ago, and exchanged it for 253 ETH worth $856,000 5 hours ago, resulting in a loss of approximately $326,000.

On December 30th, according to Crowdfund Insider, the Malaysian Securities Commission has requested that Bybit close its website, mobile application, or any other digital application platform accessible in Malaysia within 14 working days from December 11, 2024, immediately cease advertising targeting Malaysian investors, and terminate its Telegram support group for Malaysians. The Malaysian Securities Commission emphasized in its statement that Malaysian regulations aim to protect investors and maintain market integrity, and warned that unauthorized platforms can bring fraud and security risks.

10x Research stated that "the biggest surprise would be if this bull market suddenly peaks, and at this time, everyone is confident that Bitcoin will rebound by +50% to +150% in 2025." Some even predict that Bitcoin will follow a parabolic trend with precise timing before Trump's inauguration ceremony, but will then experience a significant pullback. Our view is different. Although we advised caution and emphasized various risk factors in our report on December 23, there are now several key data points that traders must carefully evaluate and monitor, as we expect volatility to increase soon."

On December 30th, Zerebro co-founder Jeffy Yu wrote on X that the team is building a consumer-oriented proxy launch platform called ZENTIENTS. Jeffy Yu stated that ZEREBRO's unique feature is that all tokens are circulating, creating a value accumulation framework driven by the Zerebro stack, with the goal of creating a seamless UI/UX for launching and developing proxies while giving value back to ZEREBRO.

On December 30th, Bio Protocol founder Paul Kohlhaas tweeted that his proudest achievements for DeSci in 2024 were the birth of BIO Protocol, DeSci's listing on Binance and Pump Science, the launch of the second IPT VitaRNA, the help in the birth of PsyDAO, Cerebrum DAO, and Quantum Biology DAO, and the promotion of a 70% cost reduction and 5000% growth in IP portfolio through the restructuring of VitaDAO.

Coin ATM Radar data shows that the number of Bitcoin ATMs in Australia has continued to grow for 29 consecutive months. Currently, Australia has 1359 ATMs, accounting for 3.5% of the total number of Bitcoin ATMs worldwide. In addition, as of December 29th, the United States has a total of 31,516 Bitcoin ATMs. This means that the United States has 81.3% of all Bitcoin ATMs worldwide. Canada ranks second with 3027 Bitcoin ATMs, accounting for about 7.8% of the entire cryptocurrency ATM market.

In the process of the global economy accelerating towards digitalization, Digital Rights (DR) has become a significant force in promoting the liquid economy due to its innovative concepts and technological advantages. As the first blockchain platform that supports the on-chaining, quantification, and free trading of real-world assets, Digital Rights is injecting new vitality into the global economy.
 
The liquid economy is a revolutionary business concept proposed by Digital Rights. By leveraging decentralized blockchain technology, Digital Rights allows all assets from the real world to flow freely like water, without reliance on traditional currency or intermediaries. This efficient method of asset circulation will significantly enhance resource utilization efficiency, creating more value for businesses and individuals.
 
The core architecture of Digital Rights consists of three parts:
1.Off-chain Asset Verification Institutions ensure the authenticity of assets,
2.Digital Rights Public Chain provides a secure technological foundation,
3.Digital Rights Quantitative Exchange supports rapid asset circulation.
 
This comprehensive ecosystem addresses the cumbersome authentication, fund handling, and trading processes in traditional asset circulation, truly achieving global free flow of assets.
 
A spokesperson for Digital Rights stated, "The liquid economy is not just a technological innovation but a total overhaul of global business models. We hope that through Digital Rights, everyone can fairly participate in the development of the global economy."
 
Digital Rights will go live on the UZX (UZX.COM) exchange on January 1, 2025, marking the official entry of this innovative platform into the global market. In the future, Digital Rights will continue to drive the development of the liquid economy, bringing profound impacts to the global economic system.
 
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Pyth Network announced that it has distributed rewards for stakers of 4.6 million PYTH (worth approximately $1.727 million).

According to CME FedWatch tool, there is an 8.6% probability that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points in January next year, while there is a 91.4% probability that the rates will remain unchanged.

 Sonic Labs announced in a post on X that they are upgrading Sonic's token economics, which will be decided by four governance proposals on Fantom, including airdropping approximately 200 million S tokens.