The biggest Fundraising Rounds conducted in January
Projects that received the most funding are Phantom ($150M), a non-custodial crypto wallet, Komainu ($75M), a digital asset services provider, and Sygnum ($58M), a global digital asset bank.
Largest known Bitcoin hodlers, including CEXs and Individuals
This infographic reveals the largest known BTC hodlers, from exchanges like Coinbase and Binance to major institutions like BlackRock and MicroStrategy.
Cookie DAO (COOKIE) has launched an Agent Cookie
Agent Cookie is an AI-driven trading agent utilizing automated strategies and offering terminal for users to view the agent’s decision-making in real time. Cookie DAO offers real-time data infrastructure for AI agents, indexing 7TB of on-chain.
👉 x.com/agentcookiefun/status/1885401855414431979
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.22T (-9.65%)
BTC Price: $95,710 (-3.66%)
BTC Dominance: 58.8% (+1.50%)
Fear & Greed Index: 44 (Fear)
Total Value Locked: $155B (-19.2%)
Crypto Events Recap, January 30-31
https://cryptodiffer.com/feed/analytics/crypto-events-recap-january-30-31-2025
Top-15 tokens by Current ROI launched this month
Among the top performers are DTRXBT by Virtuals, a Decentralized Tech Researchers, Xterio, a game developer and publisher, and Creator.Bid, a platform enabling creators to develop, monetize, and co-own AI Creator Agents.
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.68T (-1.62%)
BTC Price: $104,030 (-1.14%)
BTC Dominance: 56.0% (-0.30%)
Fear & Greed Index: 76 (Extreme Greed)
Total Value Locked: $193B (+1.68%)
Top zkSync (ZK) dApps by the number of users in the last 30D
The infographic depicts the Top zkSync dApps sorted by the number of Unique Active Wallets interacting or performing a transaction with a dApp's smart contracts in the last 30 days.
TOP NFT SALES CONDUCTED IN JANUARY
The Top NFT sales list includes CryptoPunks, Azuki, and Autoglyphs collections. The most expensive NFT sale accounted for 225 ETH ($734K).
Giza has kicked off its public sale on Legion
Registration is now live and will last till February 5th. Sale Hard Cap is $4M. Min allocation is $1K. FDV is $45M. Vesting: 20% at TGE. Giza is a platform that integrates machine learning with blockchain, enabling scalable, decentralized AI applications.
👉 x.com/legiondotcc/status/1883176937037951249
DAILY CRYPTOMARKET REVIEW
Total Market Capitalization: $3.69T (+0.24%)
BTC Price: $104,910 (+2.18%)
BTC Dominance: 56.3% (+0.30%)
Fear & Greed Index: 70 (Greed)
Total Value Locked: $190B (+2.35%)
0G Labs has rolled out an ERC-7857, an iNFT representing AI Agents as NFTs
iNFTs provide numerous advantages such as transferability, complete asset control, royalties, and more. Moreover, ERC-7857 directly complements 0G’s deAIOS, including 0G Storage, 0G Data Availability (DA), 0G Services Marketplace, and more.
👉 0g.ai/blog/0g-introducing-erc-7857
Domain registration startup D3 raised $25 million from Paradigm to launch Doma blockchain
Other investors include Coinbase Ventures and individual industry leaders. With fresh funding, D3 seeks to develop infrastructure to support registration and trading of website domains using blockchain technology.
👉 fortune.com/crypto/2025/01/29/domain-registration-d3-fundraise-doma-blockchain
TON Foundation board member launches $100 million VC fund TVM Ventures
The TON Virtual Machine VC will focus on DeFi and PayFi verticals at valuations of $5 to $10M and on farming liquidity to help protocols establish the minimum liquidity needed. TVM Ventures has invested in four startups: Factorial, Torch Finance, Fiva, Memes Lab.
👉 theblock.co/post/338477/ton-foundation-steve-yun-tvm-ventures
Largest known Bitcoin hodlers, including CEXs and Individuals
This infographic reveals the largest known BTC hodlers, from exchanges like Coinbase and Binance to major institutions like BlackRock and MicroStrategy.
Liquidations by CEXs in the past 24 hours account for $2.27 billion!
In the past 24 hours, 746,652 traders were liquidated. The largest single liquidation happened on Binance - ETH/BTC valued at $25.6M.
Data source: coinglass.com
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS IN FEBRUARY!
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
Uniswap Labs (UNI) launches Uniswap V4, a customizable DeFi developer platform
Uniswap V4 transforms protocol into a developer platform, bringing hooks – modular plugins that allow developers to build custom logic for pools, swaps, fees, and LP positions. Uniswap v4 is live across 10 chains, and available on all Uniswap Labs products.
👉 blog.uniswap.org/uniswap-v4-is-here
An investor has filed a class-action lawsuit against pump fun
The lawsuit alleges it operated as an unregistered securities issuer and misled investors about associated risks. It also claims that platforms design promotes "pump-and-dump" schemes, where early investors artificially inflate token prices before selling at a profit.
👉 theblock.co/post/338170/investor-sues-pump-fun-for-losses-on-highly-volatile-memecoins-alleging-securities-violations
Irreducible has closed a $24M Series A funding round
The funding was co-led by Paradigm and Bain Capital Crypto, with participation from Fenbushi Capital, L2 Iterative Ventures and Robot Ventures. Irreducible is a company specializing in ZK succinct proofs, offering fast and cost-effective computation services.
👉 x.com/IrreducibleHW/status/1885007516670578872
Upcoming Token Sales on the Legion Launchpad
Presenting the list of upcoming token sales on the recently launched Legion platform. Featured projects include Giza (January 30), =nil; (February 3), eOracle (February 10), and Hyperlane (February 17).
Infrastructure provider Elastos raises $20M to build native Bitcoin DeFi protocol
The fund was raised from private investment company Rollman Management, with which it plans to expand its merge-mined ELA token as a Bitcoin reserve asset. Funding accelerates the development of ELA token, Native BTC DeFi protocol, Web3 creator economy – positioning Elastos as the utility layer for Bitcoin.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2025/01/30/elastos-raises-usd20m-to-build-native-bitcoin-defi-protocol
Covalent (CXT) introduced the AI Agent SDK v0.2: The Zero-Employee Enterprise
The AI Agent SDK v0.2 is a fully rebuilt framework that brings a giant leap forward in functionality. At its core, the concept of a Zero-Employee Enterprise (ZEE), a new paradigm where traditional workforces are augmented by a decentralized system of autonomous agents.
👉 covalenthq.com/blog/introducing-the-zero-employee-enterprise
Sei Foundation has launched a $65 million DeSci VC fund
Dubbed "Sapien Capital — Open Science Fund I," the venture capital fund will exclusively invest in DeSci startups building natively on the Sei. The fund plans to deploy its full capital over the next three to four years. Sei is a Layer 1 blockchain designed for high-speed.
👉 theblock.co/post/337808/sei-foundation-desci-venture-fund-sapien-capital
Crypto Events Recap, January 28-29
👉 cryptodiffer.com/feed/project-updates/crypto-events-recap-january-28-29-2025
Injective integrates a native Ethereum Virtual Machine into its Layer 1 blockchain
Injective plans to launch native EVM support on its Layer 1 to improve the network’s capabilities. The new development enables Ethereum-compatible decentralized applications on Injective. Team is starting with a Devnet rollout for initial testing.
👉 theblock.co/post/337643/injective-to-add-native-high-performance-evm-support-to-its-layer-1-blockchain
Decentralized social network Focus launches tomorrow at 7:11 PM UTC
Focus, built on the DeSo blockchain, integrates elements of crypto speculation, social media, and generative AI, blending features of X, OnlyFans, and Patreon. The project has garnered attention, raising over $75M in token reservations shortly after announcement.
👉 x.com/nadertheory/status/1883944149986205727