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Crypto
Altcoin interest hits lowest since 2023, seen as rally signal
Interest in altcoins in the cryptocurrency market has dropped to its lowest level in 2 years, Cointelegraph reported. Santiment said social-media mentions of altcoins have plunged as investors increasingly focus on bitcoin, but argued the extreme decline in attention could be a signal of an altcoin rally. CoinMarketCap’s altcoin season index stood at 34 out of 100. Total crypto market value has fallen 43 percent since October.
Crypto
‘What is Bitcoin?’ searches hit record high
As the cryptocurrency market undergoes a prolonged correction, Google Trends data show a different pattern from price charts. Searches for extreme negative phrases such as “Bitcoin is dead” and “Bitcoin to zero” have jumped to record levels, with some analysts saying they exceed past bear markets and the COVID-19 shock period. At the same time, searches for “What is Bitcoin?” have hit an all-time high, suggesting growing interest from potential newcomers.
Crypto
Noise raises $7.1 million in seed round, targets attention markets not prediction markets
Crypto-focused investment firm Paradigm led a $7.1 million seed funding round for New York-based startup Noise, The Block reported on Jan. 14. Existing pre-seed investors Figment Capital and Anagram joined, along with strategic investors GSR, JPEG Trading and KaitoAI. Noise offers an “attention market” that allows users to bet on topics that will remain in the spotlight online, combining elements of Google Trends and prediction markets.