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Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the Crypto Rollercoaster.
CoinBrain
January 20, 2025 • Reading Time: 10 minutes
Welcome to a new issue of Crypto Minute by CoinBrain! Last week’s sleepy market has been rushed with massive greed and speculation as Trump’s inauguration nears.
You can definitely sense the big expectations lying ahead. But don’t worry if you didn’t catch everything, that’s why we are here - you just relax and enjoy the ride 😉
⤵️ Today’s Agenda:
🚀 We got Trump family (even Melania) launching memecoins like a factory just days before inauguration.
🤑 Smart traders and whales are locking-in millions of dollars in profit on $TRUMP. Accusations of insider trading are in the air.
🔓 Ross Ulbricht's potential freedom watch: $ROSS token soars as traders bet big on Trump's day-one pardon promise.
📈 Solana ETF speculation heats up as crypto-friendly Paul Atkins heads to the SEC chair.
And more…
📊 Market Snapshot
| $108,100BTC+16.32% | $3,400ETH+7.3% | $3.72TCrypto Market Cap+14.8% | 58 (Neutral)Fear & Greed Index+11 from last week |
📅 Crypto Events You don’t want to Miss
🇺🇸 Monday, Jan 20th - Donal Trump Presidential Inauguration Ceremony
Inauguration is the official transfer of power from the Biden administration to the Trump administration. Biden’s mandate will end on January 20th at noon with the newly elected president being inaugurated shortly after.
Markets keep a close eye on the inauguration for any clues or mentions of future US directions.
It is difficult to anticipate the actual effects, but there are certainly a lot of expectations put onto Trump’s mandate.
Jan 20th - 24th: WEF Annual Meetings
💼 The WEF is where global leaders chat about the future. If blockchain or crypto gets a shoutout, it might just fuel some fireworks in the markets. 🎇 Don’t miss it!
Friday, Jan 24th (2:45 PM UTC): US Flash PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) Manufacturing and Services
Strong PMI (above 50): Indicates economic growth, which often boosts traditional markets like stocks. A stronger economy can strengthen the US dollar (USD), potentially putting pressure on crypto prices as investors lean toward fiat. 💵
Weak PMI (below 50): Signals economic troubles, often making riskier assets like crypto more appealing as people look for alternative investments. 🚀
🐋Smart Money Tracker
Tuesday, Jan 14th: A whale bought 3.47M $AIXBT($1.96M) at $0.57 during this day. This AI agent seems to be getting a lot of attention lately 🤔
Wednesday, Jan 15th: After the CPI (Consumer Price Index) data was released, a newly created wallet withdrew 1,799 $ETH ($5.92M) from Binance.
Just a reminder that withdrawing from CEXs is generally a positive sign as it shows a more long-term commitment 🫡
Thursday, Jan 16th: This smart trader timed perfectly $AVA (+9,700%), $HAT (+10,900%) and $vvaifu (+1000%) and now they are spending big on $DWAIN with a current unrealized profit of +1000%.
Friday, Jan 17th: Someone has embedded President Trump’s portrait into a BTC block to commemorate his upcoming inauguration.
Saturday, Jan 18th: About 90 seconds after Trump announced the launch of $TRUMP on Truth Social, this trader spent ~1.1M $USDC to buy 5.97M $TRUMP($23M currently).
So far, he only sold 543K $TRUMP for $404K, holding onto 5.43M $TRUMP($21M), for a total profit of over $20M!
Saturday, Jan 18th: A whale dumped 860,895 $TRUMP for 23.8M $USDC just now.
This whale spent 12M $USDC to buy 860,895 $TRUMP at $13.94, then sold it at $27.67, making a profit of $11.8M!
Sunday, Jan 19th: The $TRUMP team wallet deposited 4.5M $TRUMP($178.9M) into Binance on this day.
In the past 24 hours, the $TRUMP team wallet has deposited 10.13M $TRUMP($455M) into exchanges, probably to provide liquidity, or… 🙃
Source: Lookonchain
📰 News Recap (Jan 14 to 20)
🤖 A life-sized robot version of AI agent Eliza is coming with a $420,000 price tag!
The 5'9" android, launched through a partnership between ai16z and Eliza Wakes Up, promises to offer emotional intelligence, advanced conversation abilities, and practical skills like serving drinks and running an 8-minute mile - though some critics are calling it a flashy distraction from more practical AI developments.
BREAKING: @elizawakesup and our collaborators are building one of the most advanced humanoid robots ever released outside of research labs. This isn't hyperbole — this is a watershed moment in robotics, ai, crypto, and tech.
elizawakesup.ai/robotics
@ai16zdao@OldWorldLabs… x.com/i/web/status/1…— Ava (@AvaDoesAI)
2:43 PM • Jan 15, 2025
🔓 Free Ross movement gets a massive boost as trading heats up around potential presidential pardon!
The $ROSS memecoin has exploded to a $32 million market cap as traders bet on President-elect Trump's promise to commute Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht's sentence on day one of his presidency, while prediction markets give the pardon a 75% chance of happening within Trump's first 100 days.
Source: Polymarket
📈 Solana ETF watchers are counting down the days as regulatory changes spark fresh optimism!
With crypto-friendly Paul Atkins expected to take over as SEC chair, industry experts predict Solana ETFs could launch by the end of 2025, potentially bringing in billions in new investment - though some caution that resolving existing regulatory hurdles and security classification issues could take longer than optimists expect.
🌍️ Story of the Week
🎭 The Trump family is making a display of dueling memecoins just days before inauguration!
President-elect Donald Trump kicked things off by launching the Official Trump ($TRUMP) token on Solana, which exploded to become the fastest memecoin ever to reach the crypto top 20, hitting a staggering $13.5 billion market cap.
Source: TradingView
The launch brought 400,000 new users into crypto, with major exchanges like Binance rushing to list the token.
But the crypto drama wasn't over - First Lady-elect Melania Trump decided to launch her own $MELANIA token, reaching a $2 billion market cap in just four hours and causing her husband's token to temporarily plummet 38% as traders scrambled between the two.
The Official Melania Meme is live!
You can buy $MELANIA now.
melaniameme.com
FUAfBo2jgks6gB4Z4LfZkqSZgzNucisEHqnNebaRxM1P
— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP)
9:42 PM • Jan 19, 2025
The family competition has sent Solana trading volumes to all-time highs and triggered a surge in Google searches for crypto terms 👫
However, some crypto experts are waving red flags about the $TRUMP token's structure, with 80% of the supply locked up by Trump's trust and set for gradual unlocking after three months.
Source: @boldleonidas
While one lucky trader turned $1.1 million into $90 million within minutes of the launch, allegations of insider trading have emerged after suspicious pre-launch wallet activity was detected 🎪
🔒 Major Token Unlocks of the Week
The Soph AI ($SOPH) unlock is a very rare opportunity and can signify a nearing price dump.
Tokens are going to be released mainly to “Ecosystem“ and “Strategic Partners“, who may or may not drop them on the market (usually they do so to lock profits).
Full details here.
🗞️ From our Blog
💡 1 Minute Learning: Crypto Oracles 🔮
Crypto oracles are bridges connecting blockchains to the real world. 🌍
They fetch off-chain data (like weather or stock prices) and deliver it to smart contracts so they can execute based on real-world events.
Source: techzle.com
Why do they matter? Blockchains can’t access external data alone. Oracles like Chainlink make DeFi, NFTs, and insurance contracts possible by bringing in trusted data.
But beware—centralized oracles can be risky, so decentralized oracles often step in for added reliability. 🛡️
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