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Recently, a political token project launched in a certain city has experienced price fluctuations due to a lack of clear mechanisms and use cases, leading to a large number of investors withdrawing funds and a decline in market liquidity. This reflects that many political token projects focus more on creating buzz rather than building sustainable ecosystems, further damaging the reputation of the crypto market.

Trump hints that Haskett may stay on, and the market landscape for Federal Reserve Chair candidates is changing significantly. Haskett's nomination probability drops to 15%, while Waller rises to 60%. The two have very different policy stances: Haskett advocates for easing, while Waller leans towards hawkishness. Waller is optimistic about the US economic outlook, believing that inflation stems from Federal Reserve policy decisions.

The ETHGas Foundation announced the distribution plan for the governance token GWEI, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens. The ecosystem accounts for 31%, investors 27% (with lock-up periods), the team 22% (similar to an unlock mechanism), the community 10% (linear unlock over 4 years), the foundation 8% (immediate unlock), and advisors 2% (lock-up and linear unlock). The plan is designed to balance liquidity and governance incentives.

A leading investment bank's Q4 2025 financial report exceeded expectations, with a net profit of $2.68 per share, and the stock price rose by over 4%. Investment banking revenue surged by 47% year-over-year, driven by active M&A activities that increased debt underwriting fees. Meanwhile, wealth management client assets reached $7.38 trillion, reflecting high-net-worth individuals' new approaches to asset allocation, indicating that global capital restructuring will influence market dynamics.

【Crypto World】Another large Bitcoin holding exposure has been revealed. Billionaire Jon Abelure recently disclosed his crypto asset allocation, holding $32.4 million worth of Bitcoin in his account. This is not an isolated case—more and more top global billionaires are participating in the Bitcoin market through direct holdings. From institutions to individuals, from traditional financial giants to tech tycoons, Bitcoin is becoming a new asset allocation choice for high-net-worth individuals. Behind this ongoing buying frenzy reflects a renewed recognition of Bitcoin's long-term value in the market and also signals a deep shift in mainstream capital's attitude towards the crypto market.

Recent studies show that the Vibe Coding tool has improved project development efficiency, but security risks have increased. Code templating leads to a high vulnerability density and can easily trigger major security incidents. The solution lies in strengthening security audits and risk management systems to ensure that development efficiency and security are prioritized together.

Senior industry developers criticize the current incentive posting platform for combining AI-generated low-quality content, pointing out the lack of engagement for ordinary users and the disappearance of fair competition. They mention that the recommendation algorithm prevents niche creators from reaching the core audience, call for platforms to improve ecological quality, and praise X platform for its attention to and response to pollution issues.

Singapore's Veera crypto financial platform has completed $10 million in Pre-Seed and Seed funding. Since its product launch, it has surpassed 2 million downloads with 220,000 monthly active users. Focusing on self-custody wallets and global on-chain payment cards, it demonstrates its development potential in the crypto finance sector.

Kaito founder Yu Hu summarized recent events, stating that Yaps business has been halted but will be expanded cross-platform through Kaito Studio, with plans to enter TikTok, YouTube, and other fields. Other businesses such as Kaito Launchpad are unaffected, and a detailed roadmap will be released later.

The Berachain community has proposed lowering the annual inflation rate of the BGT token from 8% to approximately 5%, aiming to enhance the long-term resilience of the network economy and optimize token issuance efficiency. This adjustment only affects the "reward rate," without changing the core mechanism. It is expected to reduce yields but strengthen the scarcity of BERA, helping to prevent excessive dilution and potentially increase long-term value. The proposal is currently in the community discussion phase.

According to the latest data, the crypto trading market landscape is initially stabilizing in 2025, with a leading exchange holding a market share of 35.86%. Bitget has performed outstandingly in the derivatives market, with its core indicators showing positive growth, demonstrating its differentiated development compared to other platforms.

Platform X revokes API access for the InfoFi app, causing the KAITO token to drop by 19%. Currently, 25.79 million KAITO are staked, worth approximately $14.16 million, with a 7-day redemption period, potentially facing a sell-off wave. The market is watching KAITO's subsequent price performance and the team's response strategy.

Moldova's Minister of Finance announced that by 2026, cryptocurrency regulatory laws based on the EU MiCA framework will be implemented, legalizing citizens' cryptocurrency asset transactions, but prohibiting direct use for purchasing goods or services. At the same time, trading profits will be subject to a 12% income tax, and the regulations will strengthen anti-money laundering measures to ensure industry development and security.

A well-known on-chain address "pension-usdt.eth" recently closed all ETH long positions, earning $740,000 in profit. It then reopened a BTC long position with 3x leverage, with the position size reaching $69 million and continuously adding to the position. The whale's operation is steady, with cumulative profits exceeding $21 million, and the profits are being invested in interest-bearing markets, especially with a lending amount of $26.71 million on AAVE.

COOKIE and KAITO cryptocurrencies respectively plummeted by 14% and 15% due to X revoking application API access permissions. COOKIE announced the closure of some activities and is trying new operational formats, while KAITO is gradually shutting down old projects and launching new products. This reflects the direct impact of platform policy changes on Web3 applications.

Major securities brokerages have opened stablecoin deposit channels, supporting 24/7 real-time deposits, with fees far lower than traditional wire transfers. This marks the blurring of boundaries between traditional finance and on-chain assets, enabling investors to more easily allocate overseas assets, and stablecoins are gradually evolving into financial infrastructure.

CME Group plans to launch futures contracts for Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar on February 9th, further expanding its cryptocurrency market presence. This reflects mainstream market interest in cryptocurrencies, providing risk management tools and increasing market acceptance.