1. The Federal Reserve will welcome a new round of voting committee members in 2025, and a hawkish tilt may lead to more decision-making divergences. There will be a total of 8 meetings in 2025, and the market expects a reduction in future rate cut expectations.
2. The U.S. Congress certifies Trump's victory in the 2024 election, and Ripple's CEO states, "The Trump bull market is real."
3. MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor releases Bitcoin Tracker information for the ninth consecutive week, hinting at a possible increase in Bitcoin holdings.
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor has released Bitcoin Tracker information for the ninth consecutive week, but this time he noted, "Some parts of the website are not quite correct." (Note: Previously, the website would mark a green dot on the corresponding date after each BTC purchase by MicroStrategy, while the BTC price trend line was shown in blue.) According to past patterns, MicroStrategy typically increases its Bitcoin holdings the day after relevant news is released. -Original
4. On January 11, tokens worth $110 million of APT will be unlocked, accounting for 1.131% of the total supply.
Next week, five crypto projects will unlock tokens, releasing a total value of approximately $210 million. On January 6, KAS will unlock about 180 million tokens (approximately $22.97 million), accounting for 0.635% of the total supply; on January 7, NEON will unlock about 53.9 million tokens (approximately $22.37 million), accounting for 5.391% of the total supply; on January 10, BGB will unlock about 5.37 million tokens (approximately $32.68 million), accounting for 0.269% of the total supply; on January 10, ADA will unlock about 18.52 million tokens (approximately $20.19 million), accounting for 0.041% of the total supply; on January 11, APT will unlock about 11.3 million tokens (approximately $110 million), accounting for 1.131% of the total supply. -Original
5. Hong Kong police dismantle a scam group using deepfake technology to lure others into investing in virtual currencies, involving approximately 34 million HKD.
The Hong Kong police recently dismantled a scam group that used deepfake technology to lure others into investing in virtual currencies through social media platforms, involving about 34 million HKD. The Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong police arrested 31 individuals, aged between 20 and 34, some of whom claimed to be students or unemployed, in two industrial buildings in Kowloon Bay based on intelligence gathered last Thursday and Friday. They seized the group's pre-set "scripts." The police stated that the group would recruit young people looking to "make quick money," training them to create accounts on dating platforms with fake personas, pretending to have good looks and a luxurious lifestyle, and connecting with individuals from overseas, including Taiwan and East Asia, to chat according to the "script." After understanding the other party's background, they would cater to their interests and develop into online lovers, even conducting video calls using deepfake technology, subsequently luring the other party into investing in virtual currencies, claiming substantial returns, and requiring deposits into fake platforms. Once the group received the virtual currencies, they would immediately transfer them out and cut off contact with the victims. The police indicated that this scam group had been operating for at least a year, with criminal profits exceeding 34 million HKD. Acting Chief Superintendent Kong Hing-fun of the Hong Kong Commercial Crime Bureau stated, "They rented two scam centers located next to each other in Kowloon Bay to disperse risks and increase confidentiality. Most importantly, we noticed that these two scam centers operated in two shifts, aiming to attract more victims day and night. Do not think that participating in some tasks of a criminal group is a minor issue; even if you are only arranged to meet victims online without direct involvement in virtual currency investment, it is still illegal." The Hong Kong police remind that conspiracy to commit fraud is a serious crime, and upon conviction, the maximum penalty can be 14 years in prison. Some victims are located overseas, and the scam platform is not based in Hong Kong, and they will continue to cooperate with overseas law enforcement agencies for further investigation. Reports indicate that five individuals, including the mastermind, center head, and key members of the scam group, have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering and appeared in the Eastern District Court on Monday. -Original
6. Solana developers create a quantum-resistant Vault to address potential threats from quantum computers and protect user funds.
Solana developers have created a quantum-resistant Vault on the Solana blockchain to protect user funds from potential threats posed by quantum computers. The quantum-resistant feature of Solana is currently offered as an optional add-on rather than a full network security upgrade. This means that Solana users must choose to store their funds in the Winternitz Vault instead of the regular Solana wallet to ensure their assets are protected from potential quantum threats. -Original
7. Bitcoin miner MARA announces that 16% of its Bitcoin reserves have been lent to third parties for "modest" returns.
Bitcoin miner MARA recently stated that it has lent 16% of its BTC holdings (worth nearly $730 million, or 7,377 BTC) for short-term loans to third parties to achieve "modest single-digit returns." MARA also announced that its hash rate exceeded the target of 50 EH/s in December, and including the loans, its total holdings have increased to 44,893 BTC. -Original
8. Grayscale initiates recruitment for multiple positions, including digital asset traders and product managers.
Grayscale announced on the X platform that it is initiating recruitment for positions including: analysts, tax specialists, digital asset traders, portfolio managers, senior ETF product assistants, product managers, and engineering leads. -Original
9. Aave and MakerDAO perform well, with DeFi revenue returning to 2021 highs driven by new entrants.
From the rapid rise of Ethena to MakerDAO's record-breaking December, let's take a closer look at the return year of DeFi. Here are excerpts from The Block's data and insights newsletter. -Original
10. GSR Markets deposits 6 million FLOCK tokens into CEX for market making, accounting for 4.65% of the circulating total.
GSR Markets is the market maker for the AI infrastructure project $FLOCK. Five days ago (on the first day of the token launch), GSR address 0x113…2320b received 6 million FLOCK tokens distributed from the project's multi-signature address for market making, accounting for 4.65% of the circulating total (0.6% of the total token supply), and all tokens have now been deposited into Gate / MEXC / Bybit exchanges. -Original
11. Interactive Brokers takes action to significantly reduce its risk exposure to MicroStrategy, raising margin requirements to a minimum of 50%.
Interactive Brokers is tightening its risk exposure to MicroStrategy (stock code MSTR) by gradually raising margin requirements, which will increase to a minimum of 50% by January 13, 2025. This clearly indicates that they are preparing for significant upcoming volatility. -Original
12. A bizarre case of a cryptocurrency trader being kidnapped in a police car occurs in Pakistan, involving an amount of $340,000.
A bizarre case has occurred in Pakistan where a cryptocurrency trader was kidnapped in a police car. It is reported that the cryptocurrency trader was abducted by five men in a police car and was forced at gunpoint to transfer $340,000 from his phone. The perpetrators claimed to be police officers, and local police have already filed a case and handed it over to the Anti-Violence Crime Unit (AVCC) for further investigation. It is reported that the victim claimed the suspects had previously contacted him for cryptocurrency trading, but he had refused. According to police sources, evidence regarding the police phone and the involved officers has been collected. -Original
13. Bio Protocol launches BioDAO governance, allowing BIO token holders to participate in Launchpad and governance liquidity management.
Bio Protocol officially announced that with the launch of the current BioDAO, BIO token holders will be able to participate in the Launchpad, including: showing support by binding BIO tokens to the new BioDAO; being whitelisted for the new BioDAO; managing BioDAO liquidity and milestone-based incentives. The release of BioDAO will become autonomous and community-managed, allowing more BioDAOs to flow into the Bio Protocol ecosystem. -Original
14. Opinion: ETH remains strong within an upward channel, on-chain analyst Ali Martinez points to $6,000.
According to on-chain analyst Ali Martinez's tweet, despite significant market volatility, Ethereum remains strong within an upward parallel channel, pointing to $6,000. -Original
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