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Mars Finance reports that on January 17, according to an announcement from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hong Kong-listed company Yingzheng International plans to strategically venture into the Web3 field. The company aims to provide software development services for blockchain exchanges and project parties, and is preparing to establish its own trading platform. With compliance as a goal, it is exploring digital asset trading platforms, wallets, and related technologies. The company's main business is biometric recognition and security software services. It will be renamed Yingzheng International in December 2025, and its current market capitalization is approximately HKD 123 million.

Mars Finance News: According to Cointelegraph, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted that Ethereum will regain its lost ground in sovereignty and trustlessness, no longer compromising core values for mainstream adoption, and will rebuild a stronger decentralized ecosystem. Vitalik stated that over the past decade, running Ethereum nodes has become more difficult, DApp data leaks have been severe, wallets have shifted from local RPC to third-party data leaks, block construction has become more centralized, leading to transaction inclusivity being affected by a few builders.

Mars Finance News: Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer released the latest Bitcoin holdings data on the X platform. This week, its Bitcoin mining output was 148 BTC, but it sold 146.8 BTC during the same period, resulting in a net increase of -398.8 BTC. As of now, its Bitcoin holdings have decreased to approximately 1502.1 BTC.

Mars Finance News: According to Farside investors monitoring on January 17, the US Solana spot ETF experienced a net outflow of $2.2 million yesterday, including: Fidelity FSOL: +$400,000; 21Shares TSOL: -$700,000; Grayscale GSOL: -$1.9 million.

Mars Finance News: The American fast-food brand Steak ‘n Shake announced the purchase of $10,000,000 worth of BTC for its strategic Bitcoin reserve. The organization refers to this model as a self-enhancing system, aiming to combine sales growth, food quality improvement, and long-term Bitcoin accumulation.

Mars Finance reports that Galaxy CEO Novogratz stated that a comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation bill may be nearing completion. He emphasized that the bill does not need to be perfect to move forward and mentioned the controversy over stablecoin rewards. Despite criticism from the banking industry regarding the current bill, Novogratz believes that all parties will reach a compromise to promote the development of the crypto industry.

The White House is considering withdrawing support for the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Act due to anger over Coinbase's failure to provide prior notice of actions, believing that the company does not represent the entire industry, and emphasizing that this is a bill from President Trump.

Kazakh President Tokayev signs new bill aimed at easing cryptocurrency trading regulations, supporting fintech innovation, establishing a new category of digital financial assets, with the National Bank responsible for regulation, and commercial banks allowed to invest in fintech.

The article discusses how Iran is integrating cryptocurrencies into weapon transaction payments, marking the systematic use of crypto assets as a tool to circumvent sanctions. Due to severe sanctions and economic pressures, Iran has become the world's fourth-largest cryptocurrency mining center and has demonstrated the resilience of the crypto industry in offline environments. This phenomenon reflects the unique value of cryptocurrencies in geopolitics, becoming a new link between national strategies and the global economy.

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Mars Finance News, according to on-chain analyst Ai Auntie monitoring, Hyperliquid ETH long positions TOP2 address 0x94d…33814 has opened an additional $127 million long position, bringing the total position to $449 million. A wave of decline last night caused all their ETH and BTC limit buy orders to be filled, increasing their holdings by 9,890.76 ETH and 1,018.97 BTC. The total unrealized loss has also expanded to $3.39 million.

Mars Finance reports that according to Arkham data, at 08:06, 104 million SKY tokens (worth approximately $6.74 million) were transferred from one anonymous address (starting with 0x6c99e...) to another anonymous address (starting with 0x78bD...).

Democratic senators in the U.S. Senate are renegotiating the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Act, and despite the first voting being postponed, there is still an indication of willingness to push forward. The bill draft has faced criticism, and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has stated that it cannot support this version.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, the US Bitcoin ETF has a net inflow of 1,474 BTC, with a 7-day net inflow of 15,511 BTC; the Ethereum ETF has a net inflow of 68,853 ETH, with a 7-day net inflow of 93,878 ETH; Solana ETF has a net inflow of 36,579.