Since the rise of XRP in November 2024, it has failed to break through. Analysts point out that the main reasons are supply control, token centralized management, and weak institutional demand. Ripple Labs still controls a large amount of XRP, affecting the market supply and demand relationship. Transparency and decentralization issues have also raised investor concerns, leading to a sideways price consolidation.

Buidlers' Voice: In-depth Exploration of the Changes in the Ethereum Staking Landscape
The development of the cryptocurrency industry relies on long-term builders. To delve deeper into the stories and perspectives of these industry pioneers, an English podcast series named "Buidlers' Voice" has emerged. This series particularly focuses on outstanding leaders in the cryptocurrency field, aiming to explore the technological innovations of mainstream cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, as well as how other emerging technologies are transforming the global economic system and the crypto market. At the same time, the show also addresses regulatory challenges facing the industry, market trends, and how to cope with market volatility.
"Buidlers' Voice" is not only a platform for builders in the cryptocurrency industry to voice their opinions, but also a bridge connecting ordinary users with industry insiders, helping everyone better understand this complex and fascinating field. This episode features Eig.

Abstract Chain Panorama Analysis: How to Build a Public Chain Ecosystem for Ordinary Users?
Summary
Abstract Chain will launch in January 2025 as a user-centric blockchain dedicated to promoting the mass adoption of cryptocurrency technology and building an accessible and engaging platform.
Abstract Chain provides a smooth user experience through native account abstraction, leveraging the established fan base of Pudgy Penguins and $PENGU, with its unique user composition offering differentiated value.
The growth strategy of Abstract revolves around building a digital entertainment theme park: owning its own portal platform, integrating live streaming and reward systems, and attracting application developers to join the ecosystem.
The live streaming platform has attracted over 10,000 anchors, with an average daily user participation time of over 7 minutes.

Solv Protocol was established in 2020, dedicated to simplifying the creation and use of on-chain financial tools, focusing on the BTCFi ecosystem. The recently launched Staking Abstraction Layer (SAL) aims to standardize cross-chain Bitcoin staking, supporting users and developers. The project has secured $29 million in funding, demonstrating rapid rise in TVL and user numbers, but still faces challenges such as security and token economic models, making it a noteworthy investment project.

Blockchain policy layout: Five major cities each show their characteristics
The layouts of the five cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou in the blockchain field are closely related to their own economic, talent, and technological advantages. Based on their location advantages, the governments of these cities have successively introduced a series of policy plans to support the development of the blockchain industry.
Beijing: Early policy layout, strict regulation
As the political and economic center of the country, Beijing has also shown strong vitality in the technology field. In terms of Blockchain technology, the Beijing government noticed the potential changes brought by this new technology relatively early and began to make relevant policy arrangements since 2016, leading the nation.
In February 2016, the Zhongguancun Blockchain Industry Alliance was established, and the Blockchain International Incubation Center was also established. In December 2016, Beijing classified Blockchain as a technology for Internet finance. These policies indicate that the Beijing government encourages Block.

The current status and future prospects of the development of the Hyperliquid and HyperEVM ecosystems.
More than two months ago, the $JELLYJELLY incident triggered divergent views in the market regarding the future of Hyperliquid. Some believe that Hyperliquid will repeat the mistakes of FTX, while others remain optimistic about its prospects.
Recently, the price of $HYPE broke through $44, setting a new historical high. Since the large-scale operations by James Wynn, the continuous rise of Hyperliquid and its token $HYPE seems to have shaken off previous gloom and opened a new chapter of development.
Against the backdrop of the strong performance of $HYPE, the HyperEVM ecosystem is also gradually developing and growing. So, how do the builders of the HyperEVM ecosystem view this ecosystem? Hyper

Virtuals Protocol is an important AI agent incubation platform focused on Decentralization and autonomous Agents. Its generative framework G.A.M.E is popular in Web3 and the Metaverse, with a market capitalization that once reached nearly $4 billion. Virtuals emphasizes solving real-world problems through effective Agent collaboration to drive economic development, looking forward to cooperation with humans rather than a singular AI dominance.

Analysis of the "gift coins market" during the Spring Festival in the crypto market
As the Spring Festival approaches, the crypto market is also showing an upward trend, with a total market capitalization rebounding to $968.81 billion, reversing the sideways trend of the past three months. Data shows that as of January 19, Bitcoin has increased by 14.01% in the last 7 days and has remained above the $20,000 mark for 5 consecutive days.
This article reviews and analyzes the market data of Bitcoin during the Spring Festival over the past five years, and provides statistics on the performance of recently popular tokens during the Spring Festival over the past three years. The main findings are as follows:
1. In the past 5 years, Bitcoin has consistently shown a "gift coins market" during the Spring Festival, with a minimum increase of about 5% and a maximum exceeding 16%. It is expected that there is a high possibility of Bitcoin experiencing a "gift coins market" this Spring Festival.
2. Buying Bitcoin on New Year's Eve and selling on any day thereafter yields the highest average return rate of 9.4%. If purchased before the fourth day of the new year, then any subsequent day...

As the heat of DeFi gradually cools down, insiders in the crypto world have begun to shift their focus to new investment opportunities. Recently, the activity in the non-fungible token (NFT) market has attracted widespread attention.
As of the end of October, the total trading volume of the NFT market reached $133 million, with over 4.96 million NFTs sold at an average price of $26.9. These figures have shown a significant upward trend recently, seemingly indicating that NFTs are becoming a new investment hotspot.
NFT is a unique digital asset, with each Token containing a one-of-a-kind identification information. They are non-fungible and indivisible, similar to artworks or collectibles in the real world. It is this scarcity and uniqueness that gives NFTs a strong personal property attribute.
This year, an NFT project called "Pineapple" unexpectedly became popular, creating astonishing trading volume in a short period of time. This project was originally intended to satirize the rapid rise of DeFi projects.

Concerns Behind the Tokenization Craze of US Stocks: Controversies and Operational Challenges of the xStocks Team
Recently, the concept of tokenization of US stocks has sparked heated discussions in the cryptocurrency field. Several well-known trading platforms and ecosystems have announced support for the tokenized trading of stocks from companies such as Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia. However, amid this wave of enthusiasm, a piece of news has attracted the market's attention.
According to reports, the three co-founders of the stock tokenization platform xStocks, the Israeli company Backed Finance, previously worked at the now-bankrupt DAOstack. These three founders held positions as co-founders, Chief Operating Officer, and Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at DAOstack.
DAOstack raised approximately $30 million through multiple rounds of financing from 2017 to 2018, but closed at the end of 2022 due to running out of funds. There are opinions that DAOstack