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The UK Treasury has selected HSBC Holdings Plc's blockchain platform Orion for a pilot issuance of the country's digital debt instrument DIGIT. HSBC stated that issuing bonds on the blockchain can improve the structure of the UK debt capital market by accelerating settlement speeds.The UK Treasury plans to issue these digital instruments in a regulated testing environment managed by the Financial Conduct Authority. Previously, HSBC's Orion platform has been used globally to issue over $3.5 billion in digital native bonds, including the European Investment Bank's first digital pound bond and a $1.3 billion equivalent green bond issued by the Hong Kong government.

According to Techub News, multiple sources have revealed that the first batch of compliant stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong is expected to be issued by the end of March, with HSBC and Standard Chartered likely to be among the first approved institutions.Insiders indicate that after the first round of licenses is issued, the approval process for the second round of licenses will also be expedited, with an announcement expected soon.

According to CoinDesk, HSBC analysts pointed out that despite Coinbase's withdrawal of support, the legislative process for the U.S. crypto market structure bill will not be stalled.The analysis suggests that although Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has stated he "would rather have no bill than accept a bad bill," he may still accept a reasonable compromise. The report emphasizes that legislation is crucial for providing the stability needed for institutional entry. The core of the bill aims to end years of "regulation by enforcement" in the U.S., clarifying the SEC's regulatory authority over securities and the CFTC's authority over commodities, laying a legal foundation for institutional investors such as hedge funds and corporate capital to enter the market on a large scale.Analysts noted that industry leaders like Ripple continue to advocate that "clarity is better than chaos," and significant funding from the Fairshake political action committee is also driving the legislative process. Even if the current draft is not perfect, it may be more favorable than versions that could emerge under different political circumstances in the future. If a comprehensive agreement cannot ultimately be reached, the Senate Agriculture Committee's version may still pass first, thereby enhancing market integrity through CFTC regulation.

OCBC Bank analysts have raised their price forecast for gold, now expecting gold prices to reach $5,600 per ounce by the end of 2026. The bank's foreign exchange strategist Christopher Wong stated that this adjustment is due to the strong upward momentum of the safe-haven metal, prompting an increase from the previous forecast of $4,800.Wong noted that the rise in gold prices reflects recent developments and their persistence exceeding expectations, rather than a reassessment of underlying fundamentals. "What is evolving is the degree of allocation to gold, rather than the fundamental reasons for holding gold." Wong pointed out that rising government debt, geopolitical concerns, and policy uncertainty have significantly enhanced gold's structural position in investors' asset allocation. Gold is no longer merely a hedge against crises or inflation but is increasingly seen as a neutral, reliable store of value that can provide asset diversification.

CZ stated on the X platform that he will speak at a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos tomorrow at 8:30 AM local time (which corresponds to 3:30 PM Beijing time). He will then give an interview to CNBC at around 3 PM (which corresponds to 10 PM Beijing time).

According to Arkham data, at 15:14, 4,993.15 ETH (worth approximately 14.87 million USD) was transferred from OSL (BC Group) to Cumberland DRW.

According to Arkham data, at 12:26, 6,000 ETH (worth approximately $18.12 million) was transferred from OSL (BC Group) to its hot wallet (starting with 0x113a...). Subsequently, that address transferred some ETH to another anonymous address (starting with 0xb17F...).

According to Arkham data, at 14:50, 6,000 ETH (worth approximately 19.16 million USD) was transferred from OSL (BC Group) to Cumberland DRW.

Hong Kong fintech group WeLab announced the completion of a $220 million (approximately over HKD 1.7 billion) Series D strategic financing, led by HSBC, with participation from Prudential Hong Kong, Fubon Bank (Hong Kong), Hong Kong Investment Company (HKIC), TOM Group, and Allianz Group.WeLab is one of the eight digital banks in Hong Kong and a founding member of the Hong Kong Web3 Association. In 2023, it received $260 million in asset financing from Citibank.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Belgium's second-largest bank, KBC Group, announced that it will offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trading services to retail customers through its online investment platform Bolero, becoming the first bank in the country to provide such services.The service is planned to launch during the week of February 16 and will operate under the regulatory framework of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). KBC stated that it has submitted a complete notification to the regulatory authorities as a crypto asset service provider. The service will operate on a "execution-only" basis, requiring customers to make their own decisions and complete a risk knowledge and experience test before trading.To reduce the risks of fraud and money laundering, the platform uses a "closed-loop" model, allowing customers to buy and sell only within the Bolero platform, with no ability to transfer assets to external wallets or exchanges, and custody services provided by the bank.

Web3 asset data platform RootData published a daily transparency alert on Twitter (X), stating that projects such as CureX, Blocktrade, BETRMINT, ABCC, TradeOgre, and Bilaxy are missing core information. It calls on project teams to submit/update their information on RootData to improve their transparency scores. Additionally, RootData stated that it will continue to monitor and expose "black box" projects that lack core information.It is reported that the RootData transparency score is used to measure the integrity and timeliness of projects, aiming to reflect the information disclosure status of the projects. The transparency score is divided into 5 levels from A to F, with lower scores indicating that the project's information disclosure is less complete and the risk of malfeasance is higher, requiring investors to exercise heightened caution.

Caixin reported in "After Many Twists and Turns, Southeast Asian Gambling Kingpin She Lunkai is Extradited Back to China | Past Events · Future Events" that the only partner of She Lunkai's blockchain project "Asia-Pacific New City" is the Singapore blockchain company BCB Innovation Ltd. The Fincy payment software based on BCB's blockchain is also promoted within Asia-Pacific New City, aiming to create a Southeast Asian version of WeChat. Fincy and BCB share the same parent company and similar shareholders, providing fiat and cryptocurrency exchange transactions, as well as online gaming.Industry insiders point out that by offering exchanges between fiat and cryptocurrency and online games, it effectively introduces many unrelated participants, breaking down large sums of money into smaller amounts, which ultimately converge into a gambling platform disguised as a game, significantly weakening the regulation of the flow of funds.

BC.GAME released a community open letter yesterday, announcing the launch of the "Zero Edge Plan," which will distribute 1 billion platform tokens to the community and return 100% of the House Edge (0 HE) to users through mechanisms in designated popular games. Following the announcement, BC Token strengthened today.According to GMGN market data, BC is reported at $0.01038, with a 24h increase of +32.84%, reaching a high of $0.01105 during the trading session, and breaking the $0.01 mark on the first day of the event.

BC.GAME today released a public letter to the community, stating that it will return to the "hardcore" product route and launch the "Zero Edge Plan." The letter mentioned that the platform "may have lost its soul" in the pursuit of scale and expressed its intention to return more initiative to the community.According to the introduction, the platform will allocate 1 billion platform tokens to the community; and in designated games, through the Tacoback mechanism, it will return 100% of the house edge to users, emphasizing a closer experience to "pure fairness." In addition, BC.GAME also previewed the advancement of the "Bet Anything" mapping/synthesis betting platform, low-threshold prediction markets, and "Trustless Trust" decentralized architecture, aimed at more open gameplay and community participation.

Binance will launch the AVAX/USD1, BCH/USD1, and UNI/USD1 spot trading pairs on January 6, 2026, at 16:00, and will open trading bot services for these pairs to enhance the user trading experience. Users must complete account verification to participate in trading.

South Korea's largest payment processor BC Card has partnered with Base to jointly promote a local payment pilot in Korea based on the USD stablecoin USDC.The collaboration plan will connect the Base wallet under Coinbase with the BC Card QR payment system, testing the process of USDC payments at Korean merchants, and ultimately settling in Korean won, to assess compliance, interoperability, and practical feasibility.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees deposited 1,635 ETH (worth approximately $4.81 million) into THORChain, and then exchanged it for BCH.

According to CNBC, the cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken plans to launch a prediction market service in 2026. Kraken's Global Consumer Business Head Mark Greenberg revealed this plan during the Crypto World program.

CryptoQuant's analysis indicates that the Bitcoin on-chain metric BCMI has been continuously declining and is currently below the equilibrium value, but still above the historical bottom region. Analysts believe this suggests that the market is not only experiencing a cooling phase but is undergoing a structural reset through price and on-chain momentum. Historical data shows that the cycle bottoms in 2019 and 2023 formed when BCMI reached the range of 0.25-0.35.From a data perspective, the current market may be transitioning into a bear market phase rather than simply a correction, with the market in a downward transition phase rather than a complete reset state.