PANews reported on January 1 that according to Trader T's monitoring, Ethereum ETF net inflows reached US$2.1 billion in December, setting the best single-month record so far, with a trading volume of US$14 billion, including: 1. BlackRock ETHA inflows of US$1.432 billion; 2. Fidelity FETH inflows of US$752 million; 3. VanEck ETHV inflows of US$12 million; 4. Bitwise ETHW inflows of US$10 million; 5. Grayscale outflows of US$93 million (ETHE outflows of US$274 million, ETH inflows of US$181 million).

PANews reported on January 1 that according to Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan attended the "CCTV Financial and Financial Power—Hong Kong Financial Night" and delivered a speech, saying that Hong Kong currently has more than 1,100 fintech companies, with an annual growth rate of about 15%. Hong Kong will continue to promote the development of central bank digital currency, mobile payment, digital banking, digital asset trading, etc., and strengthen cooperation with central banks around the world to promote blockchain-based cross-border trade digital currency settlement, so that financial innovation can better serve the real economy.

The Syrian Center for Economic Research has proposed a plan urging the transitional government to adopt Bitcoin and other digital assets to combat inflation, stabilize the economy and attract global investment. The plan comes as the country faces huge reconstruction challenges after decades of war and financial disaster. The proposal focuses on Bitcoin as a lifeline for Syrian citizens and their shaky financial system. It suggests establishing a regulatory framework to legalize the use of Bitcoin in trading, mining and financial transactions.

Nick Tomaino, founder of 1confirmation, tweeted, "Posting a bullish post on ETH because I care about the truth, no matter what people on platform X say. ETH will reach over $10,000 no matter what."

The Ethereum spot ETF with the largest single-day net inflow yesterday was the Fidelity ETF FETH, with a single-day net inflow of US$31.7719 million. The current total net inflow of FETH in history has reached US$1.576 billion.

Yesterday, Grayscale ETF GBTC had a single-day net outflow of $9.6325 million, and the current historical net outflow of GBTC is $21.496 billion. Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF BTC had a single-day net inflow of $4.1401 million, and the current historical total net inflow of Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust BTC is $833 million.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, the smart money with an 82% winning rate in the ETH band has started the 23rd band. In the past 5 hours, he bought 5,191.34 ETH at an average price of $3,332, about $17.41 million.

Pudgy Penguins surpasses CryptoPunks to become the hottest PFP series; Peaq will surpass all L2s by 2025.

Dragonfly Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi released his cryptocurrency predictions for 2025, divided into six parts: L1s/L2s, token launch, stablecoins, regulation, AI agents, and crypto x AI.

0x345f withdrew 5,550 BNB (US$3.89 million) and 1.22 million LDO (US$2.21 million) from Binance 5 hours ago; 7Vu4ar withdrew 3.3 million POPCAT (US$2.53 million) from Bybit 8 hours ago.

Seraph "Dark Seraph" announced today that its foundation has been officially established, marking a new stage in the field of Web3 games. As a AAA-level blockchain game that integrates games, blockchain and AI technology, Seraph brings players unprecedented immersive interaction through a decentralized economic model and dynamic game experience. Officials revealed that Seraph TGE has entered the countdown stage, further promoting the innovation and development of the Web3 game ecosystem.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a temporary relief measure that will allow cryptocurrency holders on centralized exchanges to bypass strict tax regulations in 2025, thereby retaining flexibility in reporting and tracking digital asset sales. The IRS's temporary relief allows taxpayers to continue to use their own records or tax software to identify the specific units sold. "This means that if you sell assets internally at a cefi broker, you can still use your books and records/crypto tax software to record the specific units you are selling," Chandrasekera said. The relief period only applies to cefi transactions between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. After this date, taxpayers will need to formally select an accounting method with their brokers.

Musk reposted a tweet about frog elements at 3:57 am today, with the caption "Kek". In addition, at 5:00 am (Beijing time), he tweeted "Brothers in Arms" with a picture of Pepe in the image of a Roman general.

Africa currently accounts for 3% of the global Bitcoin mining hashrate as of December 2024, with Ethiopia alone contributing 2.5% of production, more than double the entire continent’s output in 2023, all through renewable energy. According to the Ethiopian Electric Power Company (EEP), Ethiopia has earned more than $55 million from the sale of electricity for Bitcoin mining this year alone, accounting for 18% of its total revenue.