KEYTAKEAWAYS
- Solana's Remarkable Rise: SOL surged to 290.14 USDT (+19.86%), pushing its market cap to $138.8B and overtaking Tether for 4th place in crypto rankings, driven by ecosystem growth and meme token activity.
- TRUMP Token Impact: The token reached $13.5B in 24-hour trading volume (+538.7%), while CryptoQuant CEO suggests this marks a shift from social media followers to market cap as influence measure.
- Institutional Movement: Over 20,000 BTC ($2B) withdrawn from exchanges in 96 hours, while Trump family's World Liberty project accumulated 6,040.6 ETH ($19.56M), signaling significant institutional activity.
CONTENT
Welcome to the CoinRank Crypto Digest. In the new year, CoinRank will continue to provide daily important crypto news in this column series, allowing readers to quickly obtain the latest crucial updates from the cryptocurrency market.
MORNING NEWS
1. Ethics Concerns Mount Over Trump-Linked Meme Coin
Multiple watchdog groups have raised ethical concerns over the reported $TRUMP meme coin, warning about its speculative nature and potential conflicts of interest. The Project on Government Oversight emphasizes that meme coins typically lack underlying business value, creating high investor risk.
2. Crypto Market Sees $479M Liquidations in 24 Hours
Coinglass data showed that in the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market had a total contract liquidation of $479 million, of which $332 million was for long orders and $148 million was for short orders. The total amount of $BTC liquidation was $70.3878 million, and the total amount of $ETH liquidation was $73.4036 million.
3. UK Police Seize £28M in Crypto Fraud Case
British authorities have confiscated £28 million in assets from a crypto fraud ring that exploited an Australian exchange vulnerability in 2017. Following the mastermind’s death and his accomplices’ conviction, victims received full compensation of £24.5 million, with the surplus going to UK government entities.
4. SOL 24H rose 16.79%, JUP 24H rose 32.77%
OKX market data shows that multiple Solana ecosystem tokens have risen, including: $SOL 24H increased by 16.79%, currently at 256.41 USDT; $JUP 24H increased by 32.77%, currently at 1.1349 USDT; $JTO 24H increased by 5.01%, currently at 3.163 USDT; $RAY 24H increased by 14.48%, currently at 7.0246 USDT.
5. AI Framework Arc Hits Record
GMGN market data shows that the AI agent development framework arc has broken through $0.55 in the short term and is currently trading at $0.537. The corresponding market value is currently trading at $537 million, a record high.
NOON NEWS
1. TRUMP Trading Volume Skyrockets
OFFICIAL TRUMP ($TRUMP) reaches unprecedented $13.5B in 24-hour volume, marking 538.7% increase. Currently trading at $27.40, with Gate.io emerging as leading exchange, capturing $847M of total volume. The rapid growth signals strong market interest in politically-themed tokens.
2. German Politicians Prepare for Trump’s Potential BTC Strategy
German MP Joana Cotar’s science assistant, Stephan Schmidt, reveals German politicians are actively preparing contingency plans for potential Trump announcement of strategic Bitcoin reserves, signaling growing intersection of crypto and geopolitics. This preparation indicates increasing awareness of cryptocurrency’s role in international relations.
3. CryptoQuant CEO Analyzes TRUMP Social Impact
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju: “TRUMP token launch represents fundamental shift in measuring social influence – from follower counts to market capitalization. This transition seems inevitable without major regulatory intervention, though emerging victims may trigger legal reforms.” His analysis suggests a paradigm shift in how digital influence is valued.
4. SOL Achieves New Milestone
Solana ($SOL) breaks crucial 270 USDT barrier, reaching 270.19 $USDT with impressive 17.76% 24-hour gain. This surge follows increased network activity and growing ecosystem adoption, particularly in meme token launches and DeFi applications.
5. Warren Raises Alarm Over Tether Connections
Senator Elizabeth Warren challenges Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick’s ties to Tether, citing concerns over his firm Cantor Fitzgerald’s management of $134B in reserves. Additional scrutiny focuses on alleged connections to sanctioned entities and potential conflicts of interest in regulatory oversight.
EVENING NEWS
1. SOL breaks through 290 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 19.86%
OKX market shows that SOL has broken through 290 USDT and is now at 290.14 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 19.86%.
2. Analyst: Over 20,000 BTC withdrawn from exchanges in the past 96 hours, worth $2 billion
On-chain analyst Ali posted on the X platform that in the past 96 hours, more than 20,000 BTC have been withdrawn from exchanges, with a value of more than US$2 billion.
3. Solana surpasses Tether to become fourth in cryptocurrency market capitalization ranking
Coingecko data showed that as the price of SOL rose, its market value has now exceeded US$138.8 billion, reaching US$138,803,861,376, surpassing Tether ($138,114,067,536) and rising to fourth place in the cryptocurrency market value ranking.
4. Solana surpasses Tether to become fourth in cryptocurrency market capitalization ranking
Michael Saylor, founder of MicroStrategy, has released information related to Bitcoin Tracker for the eleventh consecutive week, but this time is different from before. He said: “Tomorrow things will be different.” (Note: Every time MicroStrategy buys BTC, the website will mark a green dot on the corresponding date, and the BTC price trend line is blue.)
According to previous rules, MicroStrategy always increases its holdings of Bitcoin the day after the relevant news is released.
5. Trump family crypto project World Liberty increased its holdings of ETH to 6,040.6 in the past 40 minutes, worth $19.56 million
According to ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the Trump family’s crypto project World Liberty has increased its holdings of ETH by 6,040.6 in the past 40 minutes, worth $19.56 million, with an average purchase price of $3,237. The address currently still holds 11,009.48 ETH (about $36.72 million). It is not known whether it will be transferred to Coinbase after the purchase as it did five days ago. In addition, the Gas of the Ethereum mainnet soared to 81 Gwei in a short period of time.
