🤖Franklin Templeton Says AI Agents Will ‘Revolutionize’ Social Media

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✍️ In today’s newsletter:

• Templeton report says the excitement around AI agents has “merit.”
• World Liberty Financial sells $10M of BTC for ETH
• AssetDash launches MOBY AI agent
• Bitwise predicts more countries will buy Bitcoin in 2025
• Cryptopunks rally on IP sale speculation
• SEC plans crypto overhaul post-Gensler
• U.S. court orders return of 120,000 BTC to Bitfinex
• Crypto market rallies as U.S. inflation cools
• HashKey predicts BTC hitting $300,000 this year
• Solana-based Roam is building decentralized WiFi
• Base memes rally after Coinbase lists TOSHI
• Jupiter releases ‘Jupuary’ airdrop checker

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🤖Franklin Templeton Says AI Agents Will ‘Revolutionize’ Social Media, Sending Tokens Soaring

In a Jan. 14 report, Franklin Templeton said it can “envision a future where Al agents revolutionize content generation on social media and play an integral role across various industries and platforms.”

💱World Liberty Financial Dumps BTC For ETH Amid Treasury Shuffle

World Liberty Financial, the DeFi platform affiliated with the Trump family, swapped 103 wrapped BTC worth approximately $10 million for 3,075 ETH on Jan. 14. It then transferred $61.4 million worth of ETH to multiple wallets, including Coinbase Prime.

📊AssetDash and Griffain Collaborate on Moby AI Agent

Moby is set to serve as an “AI copilot” for crypto, in order to help users identify trading opportunities, assist with taxes, and run portfolio analyses. The official MOBY token quickly surged to a $66 million valuation.

🌎Bitwise Says Nations Holding Bitcoin Will Double in 2025

The number of nations officially holding Bitcoin could significantly increase in 2025, doubling from the current nine, according to asset management firm Bitwise.

📈CryptoPunks Rally on IP Acquisition Speculation

CryptoPunks, the leading profile picture (PFP) NFT collection, is starting to pick up steam as rumors swirl surrounding a potential acquisition of the IP rights from its current owner, Yuga Labs.

🏛️SEC Commissioners Said To Be Planning Crypto Overhaul When Gensler Leaves

Republican SEC commissioners are planning to start an overhaul of its crypto policies as soon as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.

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🧑‍⚖️Bitfinex’s LEO Surges After US Court Order To Return 120,000 of Stolen Bitcoin To Exchange

The Bitfinex-backed LEO token surged to an all-time high following a U.S. court ruling that the 120,000 Bitcoin stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack be returned to the crypto exchange through “in-kind restitution.”

🚀Crypto Market Rallies as CPI Report Fuels Investor Optimism

The cryptocurrency market climbed for a second day following the release of the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which showed U.S. inflation cooled in December.

🔮HashKey Forecasts Bitcoin Surging to $300,000 This Year

HashKey’s 2025 outlook anticipates significant market growth driven by decentralized exchanges, AI integration, and global regulatory alignment.

🛜Solana-based Roam is Building a Decentralized WiFi Network with Token Rewards

The DePIN project relies on miners who set up WiFi hotspots to earn ROAM rewards to create a secure public WiFi network.

🔵Base Ecosystem Rallies After Coinbase Lists TOSHI

Memecoins on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2, are on the move after Coinbase listed TOSHI, one of the largest memecoins on the chain.

🪂Jupiter’s Jupuary Airdrop Checker Goes Live

During the“Jupuary” event, 700 million JUP tokens will be airdropped to active members of the Jupiter community in what would be one of the largest airdrops in history.

🌍 ELSEWHERE

• VanEck Files New 'Onchain Economy' ETF to Target Crypto Infrastructure, Not Coins (Decrypt)
• Solana, XRP Jump as Trump Reportedly Mulls 'America-First' Strategic Crypto Reserve, but Experts Suggest Otherwise (Coindesk)
• ‘XRP Army’ Sends Crypto’s Third-Biggest Token to a Record High (Bloomberg)

🔥TRENDING

• Crypto Market Rallies as CPI Report Fuels Investor Optimism
• Bitwise Says Nations Holding Bitcoin Will Double in 2025
• AssetDash and Griffain Collaborate on Moby AI Agent
• TON Blockchain Targets U.S. Growth Under Trump Administration
• eGirl Capital Projects Bullish 2025
• Bitwise CIO Says MicroStrategy’s BTC Holding is an Overlooked Megatrend