LayerZero CEO： A settlement agreement has been reached with FTX estate, and the original repurchase amount has been returned to FTX estate

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (@ VitalikButerin) revealed on social media that the proportion of Bitcoin (BTC) in his personal cryptocurrency assets is less than 10%, and the total holdings of all non Ethereum (ETH) assets are also less than 10%.

ETH has risen, with a trading volume of $27.8 billion in the past 24 hours and a circulating market value of $406.1 billion, representing a 4.30% increase in market value. Data for reference only

OKX-ETH/USDT is currently trading at $3301.30, with a 24-hour increase of 2.60%. Please be aware of market fluctuations.

As it stands, January is tied as the second-best performing month for bitcoin (BTC) in the past ten months, surpassed only by November 2024, which saw a 37% surge in price after President Trump's victory in the U.S. election. It shares second-place with May 2024, both recording an 11% gain, according to Coinglass data. See all newslettersOn average, January sees around a 4% gain and has been historically one of the best performing months in past years, with five of the past six January's registering a green month.This January has been eventful with President Donald Trump taking office and pushing out many pro-crypto policies.Looking ahead, February has historically been the third best performing month for bitcoin, registering an average of 16%. Only two times in February has it seen a red month: 2014 and 2020, Coinglass data shows. Even looking slightly further ahead, March is also a seasonally bullish month for bitcoin, up over 13% on average. As a result, Q1 is historically the second-best quarter for bitcoin, up 53%, just behind Q4's 85% gain, according to Coinglass.

According to data from Defi Llama and Binance Research, as of December 31, 2024, Ethereum and its Layer 2 (L2s) accounted for 64% of the total locked value (TVL) of the entire blockchain market. Among them, the Ethereum mainnet TVL reached 66 billion US dollars, and L2s contributed about 10 billion US dollars. The total proportion of other public chains is 25%. The data shows that the Ethereum ecosystem continues to maintain its dominant position in the decentralized finance field.