In Bitcoin’s Best Interest - January 2025 Newsletter
Jan 31, 2025
GM, legends!
Welcome to In Bitcoin’s Best Interest—our monthly newsletter with a fresh new look and feel, covering the most important events shaping the Bitcoin ecosystem and keeping you up to speed with the latest developments here at Liqudium.
LFG! 🚀
What’s Trending in Bitcoin? TL;DR:
President Donald Trump celebrated his inauguration by launching a memecoin
Silkroad founder Ross Ulbricht walked free after 11 years behind bars
Gary Gensler stepped down as SEC Chairman
What’s new from Liquidium?
Custom Loans
We’ve been teasing this new feature for a while, and now it’s finally here!
Introducing our update for Custom Loan: a “gallery-style” experience where both borrowers and lenders can initiate and customize loan offers. This upgrade makes the platform more dynamic, interactive, and user-friendly for everyone.
In just two weeks, users have already created about 60 x custom loans, with a total volume exceeding 10 BTC—and plenty of offers are waiting for your signature!
Just head out to Liquidium and fire up the app to create your first offer for any inscription of your choice. Here’s a screenshot of how the interface for kickstarting your first offer looks like:
📹 Need help getting started? Check out our tutorial videos.
📖 Want more details? Dive into this article for the full breakdown!
Liquidium Swap
Liquidium has teamed up with Sats Terminal to launch a Swap—your go-to feature for better trades!
Why Liquidium Swap?
• Intuitive UI: Clean design with a purple/orange gradient and a blue checkmark for Runes, helping you verify the correct tokens when swapping.
• Best Token Value: By aggregating liquidity from various pools, Sats Terminal ensures you get the best price and maximum tokens for your swaps.
• Transparent Quotes: See the exact Rune amount after the swap for easy comparisons.
💡 Bonus: Earn 1.5x Amber Rewards when using Liquidium Swap!
Currently, Bitcoin-to-Rune swaps are live, with Rune-to-Bitcoin coming soon. Stay tuned for more!
📖 Learn more here: Help Desk Article
Season 3 Claim 🍻
The Season 3 claim is now live! Users can redeem Liquidium tokens based on the points they’ve accumulated throughout the season.
Please be aware that, due to regulatory restrictions, US citizens are unable to claim tokens.
Don't forget to claim your tokens here.
What can you do with the tokens? Check Tokenomics. (English and Chinese are supported.)
What’s Trending in Bitcoin?
President Donald Trump celebrated his inauguration by launching a memecoin
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. President on January 20. Bitcoin reacted instantly, skyrocketing to a new all-time high of $109,114.88.
There was no direct crypto shoutout in his inaugural speech, but the signs are there, with entities linked to Trump suggesting he's ready to back the space.
One major signal was the World Liberty Financial scooping up $112.8 million in crypto—grabbing Wrapped Bitcoin, Ethereum, Chainlink, Aave, ENA, and Tron.
But even more so, just before stepping into the Oval Office, Trump dropped a meme token—and it went parabolic from under $10 to a wild $74.59. Thereby hitting a $70 billion market cap within hours.
Shortly after, the first lady followed with the launch of her own meme coin, $MELANIA. Both coins dropped significantly off their highs following the inauguration.
Trump issued an executive order to pardon Silkroad founder Ross Ulbricht
On Trump’s first day in office, Ross Ulbricht walked free after 11 years behind bars.
The full pardon, issued on January 21, freed the Silkroad dark web marketplace creator from a federal prison in Arizona.
His attorney, Brandon Sample, says Ross now has the chance to start fresh and make positive contributions to his country.
Gary Gensler stepped down as SEC Chairman
SEC Chair Gary Gensler resigned from his position as Donald Trump assumed office, leaving room for the appointment of crypto-friendly Paul Atkins.
Atkins, who served at the SEC under George W. Bush, has long pushed for a friendlier approach to crypto.
Recently, as head of the Digital Chamber’s Token Alliance, he has fought against excessive fines on crypto firms and pushed for wider blockchain adoption.
Community Spotlight
Meet the Unsanctioned Wizards Ordinals Collection
Unsanctioned Wizards, a new Ordinals PFP collection has gone live on Bitcoin.
The 4,096-piece set is a derivative of Mavensbot’s Bitcoin Wizards, celebrating the community’s lore with traits that reference the OG collection and iconic wizard memes.
The artwork is by Daya, the artist behind some of the most iconic wizard memes online.
Market Analysis
It's an incredible month and will be remembered forever, as Bitcoin surpassed the 105K mark for the very first time following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th U.S. President.
With this BTC price surge, activity on Liquidium has also been increasing dramatically, with the current total volume reaching 3,908.577 BTC, according to Dune Analytics.
The momentum is real. 🚀
Key Metrics 👀
Total Volume: 3,908.577 BTC
Total Ordinals Volume: 2,958.8953 BTC
Total Runes Volume: 930.0586
Total BRC20 Volume: 19.6232
You can find more data here.
Looking Ahead
Instant Loans Progress
The first instant loan has successfully been executed on the Bitcoin mainnet! This groundbreaking feature allows lenders to deposit BTC upfront, removing the need for countersignatures and greatly simplifying the borrowing process for users.
You can find more details about Instant Loans here.
Meme(s) of the month
Source: Naiive
Source: Jokcoin
Source: Cryptomemebot
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