•Binance's research department has published a report detailing eight key areas where significant progress is expected in 2024. This comes on the heels of an impressive 2023, during which the cryptocurrency market saw a 109% increase in market cap. The report highlights the return of Bitcoin dominance. A 321% increase in the total value of layer 2 solutions, and significant growth in the DeFi sector. Which features innovations in tokenization for liquid ownership and integration of real-world assets. •Bitcoin Outlook Bright and Institutional Interest The focal point of the report is the Bitcoin ecosystem. Expected developments such as Ordinals NFTs, and BRC-20 tokens. The impact of the approval of Spot BTC ETFs is causing a lot of buzz. Moreover, the upcoming Bitcoin halving event. Which historically precedes major rallies, less than 100 days away. The growing institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies reinforces this optimism. The entry of giants like BlackRock and Fidelity into the cryptocurrency space during the market strongly indicates their confidence in the sector's long-term prospects. •Another area that is expected to see significant growth is the intersection between artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies. Apps like ChatGPT from OpenAI are just the tip of the iceberg. The report suggests potential use cases in trade automation. Predictive analytics, and decentralized autonomous organization processes. •Additionally, tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) is gaining momentum. Which provides transparency and efficiency by bringing off-chain assets onto blockchains. With rising interest rates. Tokenized Treasuries are likely to remain attractive investments. •On-Chain Liquidity and Security Improvements Furthermore, a thriving on-chain liquidity landscape is a major theme for 2024. Accompanying this growth is a continued focus on security improvements within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Furthermore, the report highlights the attractiveness of proprietary economy applications. Including infrastructure for decentralized physical networks and social media. •The importance of account abstraction was also emphasized. With the aim of simplifying and enhancing user experiences in blockchain technology. #StaySafeCrypto

•OpenSea, one of the prominent NFT marketplaces. Currently developing an upgrade to the platform known as OpenSea 2.0. According to Devin Finzer, CEO. This upgrade aims to enhance the user experience and better differentiate NFT categories as their use cases continue to evolve. Currently, OpenSea and other platforms offer NFTs uniformly. Regardless of whether they are game tokens or event tickets. •“We really want to have a marketplace interface that can be better customized to fit every type of use case,” Finzer said. •What are the upcoming upgrades to the OpenSea 2.0 platform? As part of the upgrade, OpenSea is displaying ticket NFTs in a calendar and sorting them by date. Providing a more personalized experience. •In response to the growing popularity of platforms like Blur and Tensor. Offering professional trading experiences, the OpenSea upgrade aims to make it easier for users to access its professional trading platform. The improved interface will allow users to seamlessly switch between collage view and a more advanced view. Additionally, OpenSea has improved its detection of fake NFT collections and malicious URLs. Which addresses security concerns prevalent in the industry. •While Finzer did not comment on ending the royalties required for NFT creators. However, he did not reveal whether OpenSea plans to reintroduce the mandatory royalties program in the future. •Regarding emerging trends. Finzer pointed to the growing use of the Solana blockchain for NFTs and the growing popularity of Ordinals assets. Similar to NFT on the Bitcoin blockchain. Despite these trends. He remains optimistic about Ethereum being the blockchain of choice for NFTs. Especially with the improvements in transaction cost and speed facilitated by layer 2 chains. •Finzer doesn't see Bitcoin, even with the recent ETF craze. It is a major NFT option moving forward. “I really think that the types of applications you can build on Bitcoin will probably be limited to technical-type use cases rather than more diverse things,” he commented. •Navigating the challenging NFT market has seen global sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Which represents unique ownership of assets on the blockchain, fell a whopping 63% to $8.7 billion in the past year, according to data from CryptoSlam. This decrease comes despite a noticeable increase in volume. It reached $918 million between October and November. In contrast, Bitcoin has seen the market leading the way in cryptocurrencies. A significant rise of almost 160% in 2023. •The decline represents a marked contrast to the cryptocurrency bull market in 2021 when multi-million dollar NFT sales played a crucial role. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were initially celebrated. Made popular by groups like Bored Ape Yacht Club, as a fun and accessible way for everyday consumers to engage with cryptocurrencies. They also serve as a status symbol for those who invest large sums in unique digital assets. However, social media platform X (formerly Twitter) recently stopped supporting NFT profile pictures. •Confirms Devin Finzer, CEO of NFT marketplace OpenSea. On a broader perspective on defining success for the NFT industry and his company. It highlights the need to move beyond simply viewing NFTs as collectible images and focus on building compelling use cases for these tokens. •New York-based OpenSea was a dominant NFT market during the cryptocurrency bull market, reaching $13 billion in value following a $300 million funding round in January 2022. However, the onset of the recent crypto winter negatively impacted the startup. •In August, OpenSea faced challenges, including the conviction of its former product head for insider trading and criticism over the elimination of mandatory royalties for NFT creators. In response, the company laid off 50% of its employees in November. New entrants like Blur, OKX NFT Marketplace, and Magic Eden have shown higher trading volumes than OpenSea over the past 30 days. According to cryptocurrency data tracker DappRadar. •When asked about this changing trend. Finzer emphasized that trading volumes can be misleading because some markets incentivize activity by using their tokens as rewards. “We tend not to focus too much on kind of short-term market dynamics,” he said. $BTC $ETH $SOL #StaySafeCrypto ✅💯🚀

•You encounter Binance, a leading cryptocurrency trading platform. A 5% decline in market share in 2023. However, despite challenges caused by regulatory events and the resignation of CEO Changpeng Zhao. The trading platform has managed to maintain its dominant position. While the cryptocurrency trading platform is witnessing intense competition from OKX and Bybit as they recorded an increase in their market share. •Binance maintains first place despite a significant decline in market share. However, Binance is still the largest cryptocurrency trading platform in the world. It ended the year with a market share of about 50.4%. A decrease of 5.5% from 55.9% recorded at the beginning of the year. This drop in market share is due to the conclusion of Binance's no-fee trading promotion in March. According to the latest report by Token Insight, a prominent cryptocurrency research firm. •Moreover, the subsequent legal audit. Including a 27-page lawsuit filed by the SEC in June. That could have made it worse. However, the report also highlighted Binance's resilience as its market position faced severe turmoil following CZ's departure. Its market share fell to 32%. But it stabilized quickly and gradually rose again to above 45% by the end of the year. •On the other hand, OKX and Bybit have expanded their presence in the market. OKX and Bybit saw their market shares increase by 4.3% and 2.2%, respectively. OKX ranked second with a market share of 15.7%. While Bybit ranked third with a market share of 11.6%. Meanwhile, Binance maintained its position as the top trading platform with a 53.7% share in spot and derivatives trading. •How have Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and other competitors fared? The Token Insight report also confirmed Coinbase's improved performance in the market. Despite the slight decline in trading volume during the second and third quarters. Coinbase trading volume rebounded by the end of the year. Hence, trade volume exceeded its levels at the beginning of 2023. •While Gate.io, another cryptocurrency trading platform, has emerged. With the listing of 362 new tokens in 2023. Bringing the total number of tokens listed to 1,871. This exceeded the number of tokens listed on other centralized trading platforms. •In the derivatives market, the top 10 trading platforms saw a significant increase in open interest. The amount of open interest reached $35 billion by the end of 2023. This reflects a growth of 60% compared to the beginning of the year. Moreover, it led cryptocurrency trading platforms like Bitfinex. and Kraken, Deribit, and Bybit growth, each recording an increase of more than 100%. #StaySafeCrypto #stay tuned More crypto news ✅🔥♥