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The underlying financial infrastructure of the AI Agent era, B.AI, officially launched today, aiming to provide foundational support for the autonomous economic activities of agents. At 21:00 Beijing time on April 9, B.AI will hold an English live broadcast event in X Space. Justin Sun will join several industry guests and community representatives to discuss the underlying logic of the economic engine aimed at AGI.This event is co-hosted by @trondao and @DCBK2LA. Participants who follow @BAI_AGI, retweet the post, and @ three friends will have a chance to win a reward of 10 USDT.

According to China News Weekly, the People's Court of Honggang District in Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province recently announced a first-instance judgment. Two men were sentenced for stealing electricity from high-voltage lines in an oil field for Bitcoin mining. The principal offender, Zhang, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 50,000 yuan, while the accomplice, Zhao, was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan.According to the judgment, in September 2024, Zhang illegally connected to the high-voltage line of an oil field in Daqing and set up 24 Bitcoin mining machines in an abandoned pigsty he rented. In December of the same year, Zhao joined in knowing that Zhang was stealing electricity and purchased an additional 12 mining machines, bringing the total to 36 machines running. In August 2025, the two were arrested by the public security authorities.It was calculated that Zhang stole 565,375.2 kilowatt-hours of electricity, valued at 438,580.52 yuan; Zhao stole 468,060 kilowatt-hours, valued at 363,750.78 yuan. The court determined that both men committed theft, with Zhang as the principal offender and Zhao as the accomplice. The court also ordered Zhang to repay 438,580.52 yuan, and Zhao to bear joint repayment responsibility for 363,750.78 yuan. The mining machines and related equipment involved in the case will be handled by the public security authorities in accordance with the law.

The People's Court of Honggang District, Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province recently announced a first-instance judgment. Two men were sentenced for stealing electricity from high-voltage lines in an oil field to mine Bitcoin. The main offender, Zhang, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 50,000 yuan, while the accomplice, Zhao, was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan.According to the judgment, Zhang illegally connected to the high-voltage line of an oil field from a certain oil extraction plant in Daqing and set up 24 Bitcoin mining machines in an abandoned pigsty he rented. In December of the same year, Zhao joined in knowing that Zhang was stealing electricity and purchased an additional 12 mining machines, bringing the total to 36 machines running. In August 2025, the two were arrested by the public security authorities. It was calculated that Zhang stole 565,375.2 kilowatt-hours of electricity, valued at 438,580.52 yuan; Zhao stole 468,060 kilowatt-hours, valued at 363,750.78 yuan. The court found both men guilty of theft, with Zhang being the principal offender and Zhao the accomplice. The court also ordered Zhang to compensate 438,580.52 yuan, while Zhao was jointly liable for 363,750.78 yuan of that amount. The mining machines and related equipment involved in the case will be handled by the public security authorities in accordance with the law.

According to market news, documents from the High Court of England show that a man accused his estranged wife of obtaining the mnemonic phrase for his Trezor hardware wallet through secret recordings, stealing 2,323 bitcoins (approximately $172 million). The man installed recording devices at home after his daughter warned him that his wife was attempting to steal his bitcoins.The recordings included statements such as "the bitcoins have been transferred to me" and "take everything." His bitcoins were transferred on August 2, 2023, and dispersed to 71 different addresses, with no further transactions occurring afterward. After the man reported to the police, his wife was arrested in 2023. The police seized 10 cryptocurrency cold wallets, but his wife was released after undergoing a no-comment interrogation and being granted bail, with the police stating they would not take further action until new evidence emerged.In November 2025, the man applied for an asset preservation injunction, seeking to declare ownership of the bitcoins and recover the assets. The judge believed the likelihood of his success was "very high" and noted that the wife had the opportunity but did not provide a statement regarding the incident. Given the volatility of bitcoin, the judge stated that a hearing needed to be scheduled as soon as possible.

The High Court of England ruled last week that a lawsuit involving the theft of 2,323 bitcoins can proceed to trial. The plaintiff, Ping Fai Yuen, stated in court documents that his estranged wife, Fun Yung Li, secretly obtained the mnemonic phrase for his Trezor hardware wallet using home surveillance cameras in August 2023 and transferred 2,323 bitcoins without permission. At the time of the theft, it was worth nearly $60 million, and at the current price of about $74,000, it is now worth approximately $172 million.Court documents show that the transferred bitcoins were dispersed to 71 blockchain addresses not held on exchanges after multiple transactions, and no further transfers have occurred since December 21, 2023. Yuen claimed that his daughter had warned Li about attempting to steal the bitcoins, after which he installed recording devices in his home. After discovering the transfer, Yuen physically attacked Li and pleaded guilty in 2024 to actual bodily harm and two counts of common assault.Previously, Li had applied to dismiss the case, arguing that the plaintiff's core claim of "conversion" only applies to tangible property and not to digital assets like bitcoins. The judge agreed with this view but ruled that the case could proceed to trial based on other legal claims.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman forwarded an internal letter stating that the company is negotiating with the U.S. Department of Defense to revise an agreement, clarifying that artificial intelligence systems must not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of U.S. citizens and nationals, and prohibiting tracking or monitoring through the procurement or use of commercially obtained personally identifiable information.The letter mentioned that the Department of Defense confirmed that the relevant services would not be used for intelligence agencies, and any service provision would require a separate modification of the contract. Sam Altman stated that the company would participate in policy discussions through democratic processes, and if it receives directives that it deems unconstitutional, it will refuse to comply, adding that some technologies are not yet mature and that it will work with relevant departments to gradually improve safety mechanisms.

Vitalik Buterin expressed support for the AI company Anthropic in adhering to two ethical principles: "not developing fully autonomous weapons" and "not engaging in large-scale surveillance for the U.S." He praised their determination in the face of government pressure. Vitalik believes that in an ideal world, such high-risk applications should only be accessible at the level of open-source LLMs (i.e., a level where everyone can access it equally); even achieving just 10% progress could reduce the risks of autonomous weapons and privacy violations, promoting safer AI development.Previously, it was reported that the Pentagon recently threatened to cut ties with Anthropic, which could lead to a loss of a $200 million contract, because Anthropic refused to provide AI technology for military use without human intervention.

The CEO of the Hyperliquid Policy Center, Jake Chervinsky, stated on the X platform that the front-end interfaces connecting decentralized trading protocols should not be required to perform KYC. U.S. law does not, and should not, mandate non-custodial software developers to "monitor" users without a warrant, as financial privacy is a fundamental right.While regulators cannot turn a blind eye to illegal financial activities on-chain, even if their scale is much smaller than that of the traditional financial system (TradFi), the solution is not to simply impose old regulatory rules that exclude billions from the financial system onto new technologies that can provide better solutions.

According to official news, SUN has officially announced the completion of its ecological strategy upgrade, and the Chinese primary brand "Sun Wukong Ecology" will be fully launched from today. This upgrade aims to build an integrated decentralized financial hub by integrating Wukong Exchange SunSwap, Wukong Launchpad SunPump, Wukong DAO SUN DAO, SUNAI Sun Wukong AI, and SunX Sun Wukong core modules, forming a complete ecological system covering asset circulation, issuance, governance, and intelligent expansion, dedicated to creating a sustainable, self-driven value closed loop. We sincerely invite participants from all sectors to join the special brand unveiling event on January 20th at 8 PM through the official Space to discuss new paradigms for DeFi ecological development.Users are encouraged to follow the official accounts @sunpumpmeme and @Agent_SunGenX, retweet the post, and @ three friends. The official team will randomly select 5 lucky users from the participants to receive a reward of 10 USDT each.

According to Decrypt, Galaxy Research has issued a warning that the draft of the "Crypto Market Structure Act" (Clarity Act) currently under review by the Senate Banking Committee will significantly expand the financial surveillance powers of the U.S. Treasury. The draft includes provisions to freeze transactions without a court order, as well as expanded "special measures" authority targeting the front end of decentralized finance.Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, stated that if these measures become law, it would "represent the largest single expansion of financial surveillance powers since the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001."

According to official news, the SUN brand is about to undergo a strategic renewal and upgrade. To celebrate this important moment, the platform is launching a "Chinese Name Guessing Contest" community activity, with a total prize pool of up to 500 USDT. Participants need to follow the official account, retweet the event post, and invite three friends to interact together. By leaving their guessed Chinese name and creative reasons in the comments, they will have the chance to win rewards. The event will end on January 18, and we sincerely invite all users to actively participate and witness the renewal moment of the SUN brand together.

Ethereum developers have completed the second and final "Blob Parameters Only (BPO)" fork planned during the Fusaka upgrade cycle. This update increases the target number of blobs in a block from 10 to 14, and the upper limit from 15 to 21, aiming to further enhance the network's data availability capabilities.Officials stated that the BPO mechanism allows Ethereum to independently adjust key parameters such as blobs in a phased manner without waiting for large annual upgrades, thereby testing and releasing the network's capacity in a more controlled way. Blobs were initially introduced in the 2024 Dencun upgrade to provide low-cost data storage for Layer 2 Rollups, with this data being automatically cleared from the mainnet after approximately 18 days.This adjustment is seen as a concluding step for the Fusaka upgrade. Developers noted that as the upper limit of blobs per block gradually increases, Ethereum can provide more data space for Layer 2 networks, helping to maintain stable transaction costs for Rollups amid growing on-chain activity.

According to Cointelegraph, U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson has warned that the United States is sliding into a financial system that requires licensing and is heavily monitored. He believes that the recently passed cryptocurrency legislation undermines the initial promise of permissionless private money in the industry.Warren Davidson criticized the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act in a post on the X forum, arguing that the bill would give rise to a wholesale version of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), which could be used for "surveillance, coercion, and control." He also expressed concerns that a digital identity system might be introduced in the future, forcing American citizens to obtain government permission to use their own money.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold the fourth live event of the Huobi New Asset God Battle today at 20:00 (UTC+8). This event is themed "Who is Pricing for Next Year? The Threshold for New Asset Godhood is Changing." Traders such as Xiao Zhi, OxPink, 0x31ad, and Xiao Hai will discuss the new asset pricing logic in the crypto market for 2026, changes in listing thresholds, opportunities in popular tracks, and trading strategies, among other topics.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins warned on December 15 during a roundtable meeting of the SEC's cryptocurrency working group that if regulation is not careful, cryptocurrencies could become tools for financial surveillance.Paul Atkins stated that blockchain has an efficient capability in associating transactions with individuals, which raises concerns about excessive government intervention. He cautioned that viewing every cryptocurrency wallet and transaction as a surveillance target could lead to the creation of a financial monitoring system. Paul Atkins also pointed out that a balance can be achieved between national security needs and individual privacy. As traditional finance enters this field, the debate over cryptocurrency privacy is increasingly gaining attention, and recent criminal cases have highlighted regulatory challenges.