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Fartcoin was born in 2024 and quickly attracted attention due to its absurd name. In 2025, this coin rose against the trend in the crypto market, even sparking discussions among Wall Street investors. It reflects the speculative sentiment of the crypto market and gave rise to the FartStrategy organization, which is dedicated to continuously purchasing Fartcoin through community voting, demonstrating the power of social effects.

CS:GO Item Market Crash: The Cycle of Speculation in Virtual Assets
Recently, the CS:GO skin market has experienced significant turmoil. As the hype around Meme coins gradually fades, some speculators have turned their attention to the CS:GO skin market, viewing it as a new investment opportunity. However, this market, once considered stable and appreciating, suddenly collapsed, causing severe losses for many participants.
CS:GO was released in 2012, and the weapon case and skin system was introduced the following year, allowing trading on the Steam market. This move laid the foundation for the CS:GO cosmetic economy, leading to over a decade of market prosperity. However, in May 2025, the cosmetic market suddenly crashed, with the index plummeting 20% in three days, and the prices of several popular trading items nearly halved.
For investors who have experienced the ups and downs of the cryptocurrency market, this scenario of market collapse is not unfamiliar. The only difference is that this time they have their hands

The impact and implications of Meme coins on the Crypto Assets market
Recently, there has been a view that Meme coins have harmed this round of Crypto Assets cycle, but in fact, Meme coins have acted as market catalysts, accelerating the maturity of the industry.
First, the market focus has shifted from "technology is king" to "attention is king". Meme coins intuitively reflect this change. Most technical projects take years to realize their roadmaps, and the market has lost patience. This creates opportunities for Meme coins to attract liquidity through short-term wealth effects.
Secondly, Meme coins force technical projects to undergo self-innovation. The past model relying on financing valuation and concept packaging has become ineffective. Technical projects are forced to return to substantial delivery, as investors have already experienced the direct wealth effect brought by Meme coins and are no longer willing to accept complex technical projects that cannot be realized in the long term.
Thirdly, Meme coins have expanded the market boundaries. Although precise technical projects only

The rise of meme coins in the virtual ecosystem and the formation of market mechanisms
Recently, the Genesis Launches platform launched by Virtual has encountered an interesting phenomenon. Although there have been some projects of varying quality on the platform, cases of directly issuing meme coins have been rare. However, this situation has changed recently.
A well-known AI Agent has started to publicly issue a meme coin named VIRGEN on the platform. The uniqueness of this project lies in the fact that it is a clearly defined meme coin issued by a well-known team. Although positioned as a meme coin, its issuance mechanism shows a friendly attitude towards the community. In addition to the presale and liquidity portion, the project also provides airdrops for staking users in the Virtual ecosystem and some holders of classic meme coins.
Unlike other presale tokens, VIRGEN has no lock-up period. This means that once the sale is successful, participants

The RWA field is heating up: giants have laid out, and the industry is optimistic about the future of tokenization
Recently, with the rise in the popularity of the crypto market, the field of RWA (real world assets) has frequently ushered in new developments. A number of well-known institutions have launched asset tokenization platforms, and optimism about the future of tokenization is increasing within the industry.
Industry giants are actively deploying tokenization platforms
The core idea of RWA tokenization is to mint financial assets and other tangible assets onto the blockchain ledger to improve investor accessibility, increase liquidity for these assets, and create more trading opportunities, while saving transaction costs and improving security.
According to the statistics of the data platform, as of November 18, the top 5 issuers (excluding stablecoins) in the total value of the RWA track were a large asset management company (US$542 million), a crypto payment company (US$506 million), a stablecoin issuer (US$501 million), and a DeFi

2022 has been an unprecedented year for the cryptocurrency industry
2022 has been a difficult year for the cryptocurrency market, but the industry is still a "digital gold mine" for hackers. According to a blockchain analytics firm, at least $718 million has been stolen since October alone.
What's even more shocking is that the crypto industry has lost more than $3 billion to 125 hacks so far this year. If this trend continues, 2022 is likely to be an all-time high in the value of crypto assets stolen.
The analysis shows that the main target of hackers has shifted from exchanges in 2019 to DeFi protocols in 2022. These protocols typically deploy smart contracts based on public chains, allowing investors to trade, lend, and borrow in a decentralized environment.
Hackers exploit security vulnerabilities in the DeFi marketplace in terms of code and architecture to carry out attacks. As a cryptocurrency

Crypto Market Outlook for 2025: DeFi and AI as Core Investment Themes
Web3 investment can be divided into two categories: underlying infrastructure and application scenarios. There are essentially two types of investing: long-term value and short-term stimulus. Most crypto investors tend to pursue short-term high yields and prefer cyclical investments.
2025 may become the "first year of regulation" in the crypto space. Major economies plan to introduce regulations that will not only boost the confidence of traditional investors, but also screen out projects with real potential. It is expected that a new wave of traditional "old money" will enter, and they will pay more attention to project fundamentals and data analysis.
In this context, decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain layer 1 protocols will (L1) become the favored themes of traditional investors. DeFi is more attractive due to its low cap cap, large room for growth, and high alignment with fundamentals. Some DeFi projects have generated more than $100 million in revenue this year

2024 Crypto Market Theme Recap: AI and Meme Coins Outperform, L2 Sector Underperforms
In order to fully grasp the development trend of the cryptocurrency market, this article provides an in-depth analysis of the main narrative themes of the cryptocurrency market from January 1 to December 29, 2024, based on market data from a data platform. By tracking the performance of the top 10 tokens in each theme, calculate their average return relative to the beginning of the year (or the first trading day). The study selects the representative tokens with the top market capitalization at the end of the period, and excludes specific public chain ecology and sectors with high overlap with other themes. The results show significant differences in annual returns across different narrative themes, ranging from -20.7% to +2,939.8%.
AI and Meme coins have become market hotspots.
The brightest crypto narrative theme for 2024 is the AI sector, which has gained an average of (YTD) year-to-date

Smart Layer: Redefining the new paradigm of Token economy
The Web3 community's perception of tokens is shifting. Traditionally, tokens have been seen primarily as an asset, but with the advent of Smart Layers, tokens have been given more functional services. This innovation introduces the concept of "programmable assets" and opens up entirely new use cases for tokens.
The core concept of Smart Layer is to transform tokens from mere assets into functional tools. Within this framework, users not only own the tokens but also can access various third-party services through them. This transformation not only enhances the scalability of assets but also brings new development opportunities in areas such as Web3 gaming and loyalty programs.
Currently, Smart Layer is conducting a points airdrop campaign, and participants have a chance to get it

Neutrl: An emerging synthetic USD stablecoin protocol
Recently, a synthetic dollar stablecoin project called Neutrl announced the completion of a $5 million seed funding round. The round of financing was co-led by a digital asset private market and a venture capital firm, with the participation of a number of well-known institutional and individual investors.
Neutrl's product model is similar to that of similar projects, offering a synthetic stablecoin NUSD that is pegged 1:1 to the US dollar and interest-generating yield assets sNUSD. However, Neutrl adopts a more aggressive strategy regarding sources of yield: OTC token discount arbitrage.
OTC Discount Arbitrage: Neutrl's source of revenue
Institutional investors typically have access to project tokens at lower valuations, but these tokens often come with strict unlocking conditions. In order to cash in advance or avoid risks, some institutions choose to pass

At the recent "Growth Hacker Camp" event, Jasper Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Hyperbolic, gave a presentation titled "The Future of AI is Collaborative", which explored the technical challenges, solutions, and future prospects of the decentralized AI ecosystem.
Zhang pointed out that AI is the most advanced and powerful technology today, and its applications range from social media, finance, and transportation to a variety of fields. He emphasized that the utilization of distributed computing resources can significantly improve AI performance. On the basis of building a high-quality centralized operating system, users can participate in AI computing by contributing their own computing resources, thus forming a decentralized ecosystem.
However, Zhang also admitted that AI technology still faces many challenges in performance optimization, verification mechanisms, and data privacy protection.

2024 Crypto Spot ETF Inventory: The Scale Exceeds $40 Billion in One Year
2024 is a landmark year for the cryptocurrency market. After a decade of waiting, the U.S. has finally approved the listing of Bitcoin spot ETFs for trading. On January 11, the U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF was officially launched, with a first-day trading volume of $4.6 billion and a net inflow of $628 million. Subsequently, Hong Kong, Australia and other countries and regions have also launched Bitcoin spot ETFs, further promoting the compliance process of global crypto assets. So far, the asset size of crypto ETFs in the United States has exceeded US$122.39 billion, and in Hong Kong it has reached US$467 million.
2024 can be said to be the year when crypto assets really go mainstream. The latest data shows that various types of institutional investors such as endowments, pension funds, hedge funds, investment advisors, and family offices have become holders of crypto ETFs.

MANTRA: The RWA blockchain project reaches new heights
As a real-world asset (RWA) tokenized blockchain Layer 1 project, MANTRA has recently made frequent moves and attracted widespread attention in the industry. On January 9, the project announced an agreement with Dubai-based real estate giant DAMAC Group to tokenize at least $1 billion in its assets in the UAE.
According to the data, MANTRA (OM) has performed well in 2024, with an annual increase of 6418.3%, soaring from $0.0584 at the beginning of the year to $3.81 on December 25, becoming a leader in the RWA investment field.
John Mullin, co-founder and CEO of MANTRA, stated that DAMAC's support demonstrates the industry's strong confidence in the prospects of RWA tokenization. The DAMAC Group's business covers real estate, capital markets,

Asset Tokenization: Underlying Logic Sorting and Pathway to Large-Scale Application Implementation
In 2023, the most talked-about topic in the blockchain space is undoubtedly the tokenization of real-world assets (Real World Asset Tokenization, RWA). This concept has not only caused heated discussions in the Web3 world, but has also been highly valued by traditional financial institutions and government regulators in many countries, and is regarded as a strategic development direction. For example, a number of authoritative financial institutions have successively released their own tokenization research reports and actively promoted related pilot projects.
At the same time, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority made it clear in its 2023 annual report that tokenisation will play a key role in Hong Kong's financial future. In addition, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, together with the Financial Services Agency of Japan and a number of financial giants, has launched an initiative called the "Guardian Project" (Project Guardian)

Recently, leaders of social media platforms have consulted users on the question of whether to stay in their positions. He launched a survey through the platform's internal voting mechanism to ask whether he should step down from his current position. The person in charge pledged to respect and follow the final results of this vote.
As of the latest statistics, the number of users who participated in the poll has exceeded 5.5 million. In the current voting trend, about 57.9% approve of his departure, accounting for a relative majority.
This rare way of making high-level personnel decisions has aroused widespread attention and discussion. Some analysts believe that this reflects the platform's emphasis on user opinions and the openness of its decision-making process. However, there are also views that question the rationality and possible implications of such an approach.
Regardless of the final outcome, this public consultation initiative undoubtedly provides a unique case for corporate management and user participation in decision-making. It may have an impact on the operational model and user interaction of social media platforms.