Trump’s wife issues meme coin MELANIA BTC falls below $100,000
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01/20/2025·3days agoheadlines
▌Trump ’s wife issued the Meme coin MELANIA, and its market value currently exceeds US$7.5 billion.
Trump’s wife Melania said on social media in the early morning that people can now buy the Meme coin MELANIA. Data shows that MELANIA’s circulating market value is currently US$7.58 billion. Trump forwarded this message after he had previously issued his own exclusive cryptocurrency, TRUMP, which plunged after his wife announced the issuance of MELANIA. It briefly fell below $40 and then rebounded, now back to $42.
▌ BTC fell below $100,000
The market situation shows that BTC fell below US$100,000 and is now trading at US$99,991.38, with a 24-hour drop of 4.34%. The market fluctuates greatly, so please control risks.
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As of press time, according to Coingecko data:
BTC’s recent transaction price was US$101,449, with an intraday increase or decrease of -2.7 % ;
ETH’s recent transaction price was US$3,222.22, with an intraday increase or decrease of -2.6 % ;
BNB’s recent transaction price was US$684.45, with an intraday increase or decrease of -3.6 % ;
SOL’s recent transaction price was US$249.88, with an intraday increase or decrease of -4.8 % ;
DOGE’s recent transaction price was 0.3588 yuan, with an intraday increase or decrease of -9.3% ;
XPR’s recent transaction price was $2.96, with an intraday increase or decrease of -9.7% .
policy
▌Washington lobbyists are targeting Musk’s “DOGE” department to influence Trump
The lobbying army that has long roamed Congress and federal agencies is targeting a new target: a shadow federal department controlled by Musk. The Musk-led program, known as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is designed to advise President-elect Trump on spending cuts and regulatory reforms.
So far, its members have organized and coordinated in secret meetings within blocks of the White House. Companies and industry groups have begun to look to DOGE, rather than traditional congressional committees and federal agencies, to advance agendas and protect interests.
▌ SEC sues Helium founder for issuing unregistered crypto-asset securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Helium founder Nova Labs, saying it issued unregistered crypto-asset securities and misled investors into believing it had partnerships with Lime, Nestlé and Salesforce. The lawsuit, filed on Friday, targets three Helium-related tokens: Helium Network Token (HNT), Helium Mobile Token (MOBILE) and Helium Internet of Things Network Token (IoT), which the agency describes as Sale of Unregistered Securities.
The lawsuit seeks to impose fines on the company and prohibit it from purchasing, offering or selling any crypto-assets offered as securities. The enforcement action is one of the SEC's final actions under Chairman Gary Gensler, who will step down on Monday before Donald Trump takes office for a second term as president.
Blockchain application
▌Phantom : Currently, the platform has more than 8 million requests per minute, and transactions may be affected.
Phantom stated on social platforms that the number of requests per minute has surged to more than 8,000,000. In an effort to stabilize the platform, transactions may not complete successfully on the first try.
cryptocurrency
▌ Kalshi predicts that the chance of Silk Road founder being pardoned by Trump will rise to 79%
Users on the Kalshi prediction market now believe there is a 79% chance that Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht will be pardoned by President-elect Donald Trump within his first 100 days in office.
In 2011, Ulbricht, under the alias "Dread Pirate Roberts," founded Silk Road, a darknet marketplace selling contraband and services. After a two-year investigation into the online black market, U.S. law enforcement officials arrested Ulbricht in October 2013, shut down the market and seized approximately 174,000 bitcoins.
▌Ethereum liquidity re-pledge agreement TVL exceeded 13.5 billion US dollars
DefiLlama data shows that the Ethereum liquidity re-pledge protocol TVL is currently US$13.535 billion, among which the top five TVL protocols are:
-ether.fi TVL was US$8.376 billion, an increase of 6.46% on the 7th;
-Kelp rsETH TVL is US$1.883 billion, an increase of 17.46% on the 7th;
-Renzo TVL was US$932 million, a decrease of 1.69% on the 7th;
-Mantle Restaking TVL is US$735 million, an increase of 11.22% on the 7th;
-Mellow LRT TVL was US$589 million, a decrease of 0.45% on the 7th;
▌Forbes released the most noteworthy cryptocurrencies this year: BTC, ETH, SOL, FET, etc.
Forbes released the most noteworthy cryptocurrencies in 2025, including BTC, ETH, SOL, FET, and DOGE. The selection method focuses on market indicators, innovation and practical utility. Key considerations include market capitalization, price performance and trading volume, as well as each project's ability to address the challenges of the blockchain ecosystem. The conclusion states that the cryptocurrency market in 2025 is at a crossroads, full of potential, but also shrouded in huge uncertainty. While Bitcoin continues to enjoy institutional support and cultural relevance, Ethereum faces stiff competition from alternative platforms such as Solana, while newer areas such as AI-powered tokens and meme coins are still gaining ground in the ecosystem. In addition to the challenges faced by cryptocurrencies, there are far-reaching impacts on the broader global economy. Ongoing inflation, rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions have the potential to shake investor confidence in all asset classes, including cryptocurrencies. Additionally, regulatory scrutiny remains a looming issue, with governments working to create a clearer framework for digital assets — or a tougher crackdown.
▌The Trump family project WLFI increased its holdings by 4869 ETH
According to Spot On Chain monitoring, the Trump family project World Liberty (WLFI for short) spent 16 million USDT to increase its holdings of 4,869 ETH in more than an hour. They currently hold 32,852 ETH (approximately $106 million) and have a large amount of $ETH on Coinbase that they deposited a few days ago.
▌ Stani, founder of Aave: It is only a matter of time before ETH rises. If it happens, it may be a retaliatory surge.
Aave founder Stani posted on the X platform that Ethereum has the highest security in a programmable execution environment. Ethereum has advantages in the developer ecosystem and tools because the developer ecosystem has built solid tools around development. (Hardhat, Foundry), multiple different testing tools, i.e. different fuzzers, simulation tools like Tenderly for debugging, and a strong ecosystem of auditors, in addition to more exciting innovations happening in the EVM space, Included from ZK-based EVM To solve the scalability of ZKSync, Scroll to Linea and Succinct. There is also the Trump family encryption project WLF that will promote a lot of innovation in the DeFi field, so it is only a matter of time before ETH rises. Once it happens, it may be the largest retaliatory surge in history.
Important economic developments
▌There is a contrarian bet in the market: the Fed’s next move is to raise interest rates rather than cut them
The idea that the Fed's next move will be to raise rates rather than cut them appears to be a slim hope at best, but has emerged among a group of die-hard bond traders. The bet comes after a blowout U.S. jobs report on January 10, contrasting with Wall Street's consensus for at least one interest rate cut this year. That contrarian bet remains despite a benign inflation report on Wednesday that reinforced the Federal Reserve's stance on rate cuts and sent U.S. Treasury yields retreating from multi-year highs. An agency analysis showed traders now see a roughly 25% chance the Fed will raise interest rates before the end of the year, based on options tied to the secured overnight funding rate. Before the CPI data was released, these bets were as high as 30%. And until just over a week ago, raising interest rates had not even been considered. Phil Suttle, a former economist at the New York Fed who expects the Fed to raise interest rates in September, said: "This is not a crazy view." (Golden Ten Data)
Golden Encyclopedia
▌What is a teardrop attack in encryption?
In the cryptocurrency environment, teardrop attacks often target the decentralized nature of blockchain platforms. Even if they don’t target the blockchain’s cryptographic algorithms, disrupting the underlying peer-to-peer network infrastructure that cryptocurrencies rely on could lead to service disruptions, loss of funds, and loss of user trust. An attacker can interfere with the consensus process, transaction validation, or node-to-node communication by focusing on specific nodes or servers. This can lead to network fragmentation, processing delays or even complete outages.
Disclaimer: As a blockchain information platform, Golden Finance publishes articles for information reference only and not as actual investment advice. Please establish a correct investment philosophy and be sure to increase your risk awareness.
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