CoinGecko released the "2024 Crypto Industry Report", summarizing the following 7 highlights of the 2024 Crypto Industry Report: The total market value of cryptocurrencies increased by 45.7% in the fourth quarter of 2024, reaching US$3.91 trillion at the end of the quarter, and an increase of 97.7% for the whole year.
Bitcoin's dominance has further increased, and now accounts for 53.6% of the total market value of cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin outperformed major asset classes overall and in the fourth quarter of 2024.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the market value of AI Agents tokens increased by 322.2%, from US$4.8 billion to US$15.4 billion.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the transaction volume of Ethereum's top ten Layer2 increased by 48.3%, of which the base network transaction volume accounted for 48.3%.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the spot trading volume of centralized exchanges reached US$6.45 trillion, a month-on-month increase of 111.7%, a record high.
Solana replaced Ethereum as the dominant chain for DEX transactions in Q4, accounting for more than 30% of all DEX transactions.