Daily | Tether executives purchased real estate in El Salvador and became citizens; ai16z founder: streaming development work on the Eliza v2 version is about to begin; the Government Efficiency Department led by Musk plans to deploy two cost reduction re
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01/13/2025·29days agoOrganized by: Luan Peng, ChainCatcher
Important information:
- Moonbirds founder Kevin Rose's home destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires
- BTC network activity has dropped to its lowest level since November 2024
- RootData releases a chart of “Institutions with the Most Upbit Listings in the 2024 Investment Portfolio”: Coinbase Ventures tops the list
- Founder of ai16z: Streaming development work on Eliza v2 version will soon begin
- Tether executive buys property in El Salvador and becomes a citizen
- Bithumb adds ZRC Korean Won trading pair
- Bitcoin infrastructure Alpen Labs completed US$8.5 million in strategic financing, with DBA and Cyber Fun co-leading the investment
- Upbit will end trading support for SteemDollars (SBD) on February 12
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Moonbirds founder Kevin Rose 's home destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires
Moonbirds founder Kevin Rose's Los Angeles home was completely destroyed in the recent California wildfires. Rose shared footage of herself walking past burned cars and houses on the social platform Threads, saying: "It's a pity that everything was lost in the fire and there is nothing left."
The fires have prompted the evacuation of nearly 180,000 people and killed at least 10 people since they broke out on Wednesday. The fire was one of the most destructive in California history.
In addition, the crypto industry in Los Angeles has also been affected, with employees at the Bitcoin Office and Swan Bitcoin in Santa Monica facing fire threats. Approximately 10,000 buildings were destroyed, and multiple crypto enthusiasts suffered property damage due to the loss of wallets and credentials.
In December 2021, Rose founded PROOF, the company behind Moonbirds, which was sold to Yuga Labs last year. As part of the deal, Rose will become an advisor to Yuga Lubs for a "brief transition period."
BTC network activity has dropped to its lowest level since November 2024
According to Ali monitoring, BTC network activity has dropped to its lowest level since November 2024, with only 667,100 active addresses.
Web3 asset data platform RootData released a chart of "Institutions with the Most Upbit Listed in the 2024 Investment Portfolio". Coinbase Ventures topped the list with 9 investments, followed by Multicoin Capital and Polychain with 6 investments. The specific ranking of institutions on the list is as follows:
- Coinbase Ventures 9 investments
- Multicoin Capital and Polychain 6 investments
- OKX Ventures, HashKey Capital, The Spartan Group 5 investments
- Pantera Capital, GSR, IOSG Ventures, Jump Capital, Stani Kulechov, Sandeep Nailwal, Bixin Ventures 4 investments
Through an inventory of the institutions on the list, it can be seen that the above institutions are promoting some promising investments in the encryption field.
Founder of ai16z: Streaming development work on Eliza v2 version will soon begin
Shaw, the founder of ai16z, posted on the And can support more use cases and complex interactions than the current framework version, v2. Changes in the version include fully autonomous, unified wallet abstraction layer, plugin registry, easy to set up and install new features, event driven/easy to plug in, modular and having common types so you can override and drastically adapt to your use case Revise."
Tether executive buys property in El Salvador and becomes a citizen
According to Protos, citing local media El Faro, Tether executives are spending a large amount of money to purchase real estate in El Salvador and become citizens of El Salvador.
The company's Chief Financial Officer Giancarlo Devasini, Chief Executive Officer Paolo Ardoino and Chief Operating Officer Claudia Lagorio purchased two parcels of land worth $1.7 million located in the Condominio Villanueva Golf Country Club, a luxury golf resort and residential neighborhood El Encanto. The deed shows that Ardoino and Lagorio have become naturalized citizens of El Salvador.
Bithumb adds ZRC Korean Won trading pair
According to Bithumb’s announcement, Zircuit (ZRC) will be listed on the Korean Won market on January 13, and trading will begin at 4 p.m. (Korean time).
According to official news, Alpen Labs, the financial infrastructure on the Bitcoin chain, announced the completion of US$8.5 million in strategic financing. DBA and Cyber Fun co-led the investment. Ribbit Capital, Castle Island Ventures and Geometry were the largest investors in its seed round financing, and Alpen was supported again in this round of financing. This round of funding will help it accelerate the development of Bitcoin ZK Rollup “Strata” and release it to the mainnet in 2025.
According to reports, Strata will be launched as an open platform designed to expand and promote the use of Bitcoin, which will unlock many practical features for Bitcoin: simple self-custody, intuitive and privacy-preserving payments, interoperability, Bitcoin-based Supported lending and stablecoins, as well as many other on-chain applications. Strata will be available to the public starting next month with the upcoming testnet release.
Previously, it was reported that Bitcoin L2 developer Alpen Labs completed US$10.6 million in financing, led by Ribbit Capital.
Upbit will end trading support for SteemDollars (SBD) on February 12
According to Upbit’s announcement, trading support for SteemDollars (SBD) will be terminated at 17:00 KST on February 12, 2025. The announcement stated that Upbit, in accordance with the digital asset transaction support policy, comprehensively considered the use, function, transaction and adoption status of SBD, and believed that it failed to meet relevant requirements, so it designated it as a transaction note item on December 30, 2024. After further review, Upbit decided to terminate trading support for SBD.
Upbit emphasized that it will no longer support related services such as SBD airdrops, wallet upgrades or hard forks, and reminded users to pay attention to the high risks of crypto assets.
Trump plans to hire 24 crypto industry CEOs and founders to form an crypto advisory board
According to Cryptonews, after President Trump is elected, he plans to hire about 24 CEOs and founders of the encryption industry to form an encryption advisory board. The committee is likely to provide guidance on digital asset policy and work with Congress to draft crypto legislation. It also aims to build a strategic Bitcoin reserve, fulfilling Trump’s campaign promise. In addition, it will work with key government agencies, including the SEC, CFTC, and Treasury Department, to increase regulatory transparency and foster an environment conducive to cryptocurrencies.
While many potential committee members already have ties to Trump, candidates are still being evaluated.
It is reported that Trump has appointed Bo Hines as the head of the newly established Encryption Advisory Committee, reporting directly to David Sacks.
According to Business Insider, Musk's Council on Government Effectiveness (DOGE) plans to send two representatives to major U.S. government agencies to lead cost reduction efforts after President Trump takes office. Each agency will have two DOGE representatives.
Unassigned representatives will be assigned to the United States Digital Service (USDS), which provides IT consulting services to the federal government.
In addition, DOGE may also establish an office within the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to oversee budget preparations.
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Xterio TGE Suspicion: Many players lost all their money. What happened to the former star project?
“This is the first time I’ve seen someone lose zero money by brushing their hair.” Crow (pseudonym) commented in the Xterio rights protection group.
Web3 game R&D and operation platform Xterio was once a star project in the market. With its strong team background and abundant capital support, it attracted many investors to invest with real money. A netizen named "Little Man" wrote on On one occasion, I had a meal with someone from Xterio, and then we came back to share our positions. This meal was so expensive, I wanted to cry.”
However, what awaits investors is the reality of widespread losses. On January 8, Xterio launched a token generation (TGE) event. Investors’ dissatisfaction due to losses continued to rise. As KOLs participating in Xterio continued to break the news and display loss data, the community’s dissatisfaction suddenly aroused, and various The Xterio rights protection group is brewing vigorously.
Loss, fraud, humiliation... The dream of wealth was shattered, and the once dazzling star project seemed to have fallen from the altar.
After FTX’s collapse in 2022, the exchange’s story shifted from glory to complex repayments and liquidations. Two years later, FTX’s compensation plan gradually became clear, but it brought huge selling pressure to some currencies.
In this article, Odaily Planet Daily will take readers to review FTX's progress in repaying debt, the tokens that have been under selling pressure, and how the featured products that once attracted the market's attention will affect the future of the encryption industry.
This article reviews Base’s recent data and compares it with Solana to see if Base’s rise is a threat or another “crying wolf”?
The prediction market platform Polymarket has had a troubled time since the highlight of the US election.
On January 12, Polymarket was officially defined as a gambling website and blocked in Singapore. When users log in to the Polymarket official website in Singapore, they will be prompted that "this website is an illegal gambling website hosted by an unlicensed gambling service provider. Users may be fined up to US$10,000 or imprisoned for up to 6 months."
The Triwizard Battle of Blockchain: Who Can Lead the Future among MegaETH, Hyperliquid and Monad?
MegaETH, Hyperliquid and Monad each have their own strengths, who will come out on top in the areas of speed, decentralization and focus.
Meme Hot List
According to the Meme token tracking and analysis platform GMGN market data, as of 19:50 on January 13:
The top five popular Ethereum tokens in the past 24 hours are: MYSTERY , PEPU , TROG , SPX , Mega
The top five popular Solana tokens in the past 24h are: MYSTERY , BWT , SHIKOKU , CONCHO , PEPEAI
The top five popular tokens in the past 24h Base are: VIRTUAL , TALE , AERO , GAME , USD+
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