Galaxy CEO predicts that Bitcoin's market value will surpass gold within 5 to 8 years.
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Kontos announces token economics: KOS total** supply** 1 billion tokens, ecosystem and community account for over 50%
Blockchain infrastructure project Kontos Protocol announced its token KOS economic model. The total supply of KOS is 1 billion tokens, with the initial token issuance (TGE) releasing 139.4 million tokens, accounting for 13.937%. The token distribution plan shows that the ecosystem, community, and mining together account for 53.63%, with the investor allocation including 10% for the strategic round, 7.75% for the angel round, 5.37% for the seed round, and 2.5% for the A round. Additionally, airdrops and the team each account for 5%, advisors for 3.75%, and marketing for 3%, while project development and liquidity reserves each account for 2%.
Aptos 2024 Annual Report: TVL grows nearly 20 times to $1.2 billion, monthly active users close to 9 million
According to the Aptos ecosystem deep report released by OurNetwork, the public chain achieved significant growth in 2024. Data shows that Aptos' total locked value (TVL) grew nearly 20 times to reach $1.2 billion, with daily active addresses increasing from 70,000 in January to a peak of 1.2 million in November, and monthly active users nearing 9 million. The platform has attracted over 330 projects. In the stablecoin sector, Aptos' market value has exceeded $320 million, accounting for over 25% of the total TVL, with USDT having completed native integration and USDC set to launch soon.
In the DeFi ecosystem, major protocols have all set new highs. Amnis Finance, as Aptos' largest liquid staking protocol, has a TVL of $390 million, with the number of independent active wallets skyrocketing from 15,300 to 134,200, a growth of 770%. Echo Bridge became the third-largest protocol by TVL just three months after its launch, breaking $250 million in TVL in December by introducing BTC. Kana Labs has nearly 3 million monthly independent active users, and its Paymaster function has processed over 70 million transactions. Thala has become the first DEX on Aptos to accumulate over $3 billion in spot trading volume, with a TVL of $220 million.
Aptos ecosystem innovation project emojicoin.fun performed well, issuing 1,933 tokens in its first month and attracting 27,559 independent addresses to participate, with a TVL exceeding $1 million and total trading volume reaching $33.6 million.
Fuel launches airdrop eligibility query portal, will airdrop 10% FUEL tokens
High-performance Ethereum L2 network Fuel announced the launch of the FUEL Genesis Drop, totaling 1 billion tokens (10% of the total supply), and has opened an airdrop eligibility query portal, allowing users to claim from December 19, 2024, to January 19, 2025.
Fuel stated that a total of 20% of the FUEL supply will flow to the Fuel community, with 10% for the Genesis Drop; 5% for community expansion efforts; and 5% for yet-to-be-announced incentives, plans, events, and activities.
ENS Labs collaborates with Linea to build L2 network Namechain
ENS Labs announced on X that it has partnered with Linea to build its upcoming Layer 2 network Namechain.
ENS Labs stated that there are three reasons for choosing Linea to build its network: Type 2 zkEVM is fully compatible with Ethereum tools and smart contracts; high-performance proof and fast state confirmation are crucial for reliable domain name resolution; and shared values, as they are committed to building on Ethereum, with Linea providing the same multi-client diversity that protects the Ethereum mainnet.
DuckChain announces TGE in January 2025, Beta mainnet activity transactions exceed 10 million
The first consumer Layer project based on the TON ecosystem, DuckChain, officially announced that it will conduct its TGE in January 2025. As the first non-Ethereum ecosystem chain supported by Arbitrum, DuckChain closely connects the TON, EVM, and BTC ecosystems, providing an efficient EVM development environment for 800 million Telegram users.
DuckChain's Beta mainnet activity has integrated nearly 50 ecosystem projects, offering a million prize pool. According to the latest data from December 17, since the launch of its mainnet activity, over 2.6 million users have participated, with total on-chain transactions exceeding 10 million, and daily transactions reaching 1.25 million. Additionally, DuckChain's recent cross-chain Odyssey event launched in collaboration with OKX Wallet has accelerated the adoption of $TON, bringing tangible benefits to users.
It is reported that DuckChain's testnet data has shown impressive performance, with MiniApp daily active users exceeding 2 million, total transaction volume surpassing 29 million, and paid users exceeding 1 million, receiving support from partners such as Arbitrum and OKX.
Stanford University collaborates with Eliza Labs to launch digital currency AI agent research program
AI agent development platform Eliza Labs announced a partnership with Stanford University's Financial and Digital Currency Initiative (FDIC) to jointly explore the application of AI autonomous agents in digital currency systems. The project is planned to launch in the first quarter of 2025 and will focus on three core areas: agent trust mechanisms, multi-agent economic systems, and decentralized agent governance.
This collaborative project will develop practical applications for automated market-making systems and decentralized financial services based on Eliza Labs' existing open-source agent framework. Research results will be published in the form of open-source frameworks, simulation platforms, and peer-reviewed papers. The project is led by Stanford professors Dan Boneh and David Mazières, who are currently seeking industry partners to participate.
Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters stated that this collaboration will combine Stanford's academic rigor with the broad application foundation of the Eliza AI agent framework, promoting the development of trust and governance in the decentralized economy. The company was founded in 2024 and focuses on developing the next generation of autonomous agent systems.
sBTC has launched on the Stacks mainnet
According to official news from Stacks, sBTC has launched on the Stacks mainnet. sBTC achieves trustlessness, security, and transparency through 1:1 Bitcoin anchoring, institutional signature networks, and Bitcoin computing power guarantees, supporting the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem. In the initial phase, only deposits are supported, with a liquidity cap of 1,000 BTC and offering up to 5% annualized rewards.
Withdrawal functions will be enabled in the first quarter of 2025, increasing the liquidity cap and advancing the permissionless signature network.
Big Time Studios announces the establishment of a $150 million Open Loot fund
Big Time Studios announced the establishment of a $150 million Open Loot fund to promote the development of Web3 games on the Open Loot platform.
By providing funding support and much-needed consulting, the fund enables developers to prioritize excellent gameplay while ensuring that blockchain elements complement the player experience.
Additionally, the fund offers strategic guidance in areas such as game economic design, sales strategies, market optimization, marketing, and community building.
Galaxy CEO predicts Bitcoin's market value will surpass gold within 5 to 8 years
Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, believes that Bitcoin may catch up to and eventually surpass gold's market value within five to eight years.
Novogratz made this prediction in response to an article by Galaxy's research director Alex Thorn, which emphasized that Bitcoin's market value has reached 14% of gold's $17.8 trillion, a historic high. Thorn's analysis included a chart showing the increasing share of Bitcoin in gold's market value, highlighting Bitcoin's accelerated growth.
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