5 must-read articles for the evening | Are we already entering altcoin season?

Reprinted from jinse
01/08/2025·1M1. Fragmentation of AI agents: get rid of the noise and focus on these key
projects
Last year, when there were more L1/L2 public chains than we could count on both hands, liquidity fragmentation became a major challenge. Subsequently, Bitcoin L2 entered the market, causing the number of L2 to surge. Click to read
2.Messari: What is the appropriate valuation of Symmio?
Funds are constantly flowing into the order books and AMM (automated market maker) based perpetual contract exchanges on L1 and L2. However, we believe that due to technical limitations, these models are inherently unfeasible and unlikely to be long-term winners . Click to read
3. What should we do with the assets on the chain when the Heco chain is
closed?
According to the latest announcement from Huobi Exchange, the Heco chain will be officially closed on January 20, 2025. After January 20, deposits and withdrawals on the Heco chain will no longer be accepted. Previously, in November 2023, the cross-chain bridge of the Heco chain was stolen, and virtual currency worth a total of US$8,540 was lost. Since then, the Heco chain has been in a state of suspension for a long time. Click to read
4. Are there still opportunities in the market outlook after altcoins have
fallen?
Throughout December 2024, adjustment will undoubtedly be the main tone of the market. Although the maximum decline of Bitcoin from its high level was only 15%, the decline of many altcoins has been cut in half, and even the entire gains of this bull market of some altcoins have been completely wiped out. According to data from CoinMarketCap, in this round of adjustments, the median maximum decline for the top 100 coins by market capitalization was 44%. Such a sharp decline has only occurred in the past five years during the 5.19 and 3.12 crashes. Therefore, this adjustment also caused the market to suffer a heavy blow to altcoins. So, are there still opportunities in the altcoin market? Click to read
5. Have we arrived at altcoin season?
Given Solana’s stellar performance in 2024, meme coin mania, the resurgence of DeFi, and the recent rise of artificial intelligence agents, some believe that “altcoin season” has arrived. Click to read