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According to Bitcoin.com, Jurrien Timmer, the Director of Global Macro at Fidelity, stated on the X platform that Bitcoin recently dropped to $60,000, reaching the support area predicted months ago, suggesting that the bear market bottom may have formed and a new expansion phase could begin.He pointed out that the drop to $60,000 is relatively shallow, and as Bitcoin matures, volatility will gradually decrease. He expects that after several months of consolidation, a new bull market cycle will start, potentially reaching new highs.Timmer included chart analyses indicating a correlation between Bitcoin prices and global money supply, with $60,000 serving as a technical support level. Another chart titled "The Maturity Path of Bitcoin" depicts its historical waves: from early $2 and $24 to breaking the $64,000 high, pointing towards a projected sixth wave area of $290,425. This model integrates curves and macro variables, outlining a long-term framework towards $1 million.He emphasized that if the cyclical patterns and adoption trends continue, Bitcoin is expected to progress along a structured maturity path after consolidating at $60,000.

According to official social media news, HTX DAO recently released its 2025 annual report.The report shows that the current total market capitalization of $HTX is approximately $1.74 billion, with over 870,000 holders by the end of 2025. In 2025, $HTX will burn a value of over $91 million, with the current cumulative burn amount close to 10% of the total supply.In terms of governance rights, HTX DAO launched HIP rules, the $HTX holding voting tool, and initiated the coin listing recommendation governance mechanism in 2025, achieving a breakthrough in decentralized governance from 0 to 1. In terms of revenue rights, $HTX is empowered through Huobi HTX's Launchpool product, enabling dual earnings from earning tokens and mining, distributing over 4.2 million USDT in token rewards and nearly 2.9 million USDT in mining rewards throughout the year. Additionally, HTX DAO held over 40 offline events throughout the year, covering several major cities globally, bringing it closer to community members around the world.HTX DAO stated, "Thank you to all community members, builders, and partners for your long-term support and participation. In 2026, HTX DAO will continue to focus on long-term value creation and promote further upgrades in ecology and governance capabilities."

At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, where institutional-grade RWA tokenization took center stage, Ongreen emerged with dual validation: strategic investment from Dubai-based BlueRock Capital Limited and high-level discussions between CEO Eric Ng and industry leaders. BlueRock Capital Limited, a DFSA-regulated venture capital firm, will provide potential staged funding with the first tranche of up to US$1 million, as well as strategic advisory support, regional market access, and partner networks for the launch of Ongreen's Oasis Journey ecosystem across MENA. OnGreen combines green tech and Web3 infrastructure to deliver: • Desertification control & green construction – Income-generating RWAs • AI-optimised carbon verification – Proprietary AI BIM turns recurring carbon credits into liquid, yield-bearing digital assets • Unified carbon credit registry – Immutable, institution-grade, setting a new global standard • Green asset exchange – Deep liquidity for tokenised environmental assets “Oasis Journey is production-ready infrastructure—land restoration, AI-verified carbon, on-chain registry. We are turning desert into a verified asset class,” said Eric Ng, CEO of Ongreen. Sher Ali, CEO of BlueRock Capital, added: “The Middle East’s US$186 billion green transformation meets global RWA tokenization. This is impact backed by code and capital.” With pilot projects accelerating in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Ongreen is positioned as the bridge protocol between Asia's regulatory clarity and MENA's capital deployment.

During Consensus HK, Gate hosted a high-end networking reception and invited over a thousand industry guests to participate. Gate's founder and CEO Dr. Han stated in the keynote speech "What's the Next Big Thing in Crypto" that the acceleration of RWA and TradFi assets onto the blockchain is driving the integration of traditional finance and the crypto system from conceptual fusion to large-scale implementation, with multi-asset collaboration becoming an important engine for the next phase of industry expansion.In line with this trend, Gate continues to enhance its TradFi product offerings, covering various asset classes such as stocks, metals, forex, indices, and commodities. It supports trading of popular assets like gold, silver, Tesla, Nvidia, and Apple, with leverage up to 500 times, and has launched an industry-first adjustable leverage mechanism for gold, enhancing the flexibility of asset allocation.Data shows that Gate's total TradFi trading volume has surpassed $33 billion, with a single-day peak trading volume exceeding $6 billion, demonstrating the platform's significant advantages in multi-asset trading structure and liquidity integration. This also provides a verifiable scale sample for crypto trading platforms to accommodate traditional financial assets, further driving the industry towards a multi-asset and integrated direction.

The digital asset trading platform Gate released its transparency report for January 2026, disclosing its phased progress in multi-asset trading and platform structure. The data shows that Gate continues to expand its influence in the derivatives sector, with a market share of derivatives rising to 11%; the trading volume of perpetual contracts grew from $911.2 billion in the first quarter of 2025 to $2.42 trillion in the third quarter, maintaining a high level of $1.93 trillion in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Gate TradFi has covered metals, foreign exchange, indices, commodities, and some stocks, with trading volume exceeding $20 billion since its launch.In terms of products and infrastructure, Gate is simultaneously advancing intelligent and on-chain capability construction. GateAI launched in January, focusing on market analysis and asset interpretation, with a user satisfaction rate of approximately 88% in the first month. After the upgrade, Perp DEX's monthly trading volume exceeded $5.5 billion, and the number of on-chain addresses for Gate Layer surpassed 100 million. In asset management, the on-chain earning TVL reached $1.301 billion, and the ETH staking scale hit a record high. In January, the overall reserve coverage ratio increased to 125%, with major assets maintaining excess reserves.Overall, Gate is continuously solidifying its long-term development foundation as a comprehensive digital asset platform through multi-asset coverage, expansion of trading scale, and upgrades in technological capabilities.

The online trading giant IG Group has completed the acquisition of the cryptocurrency trading platform Independent Reserve, which has been approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. This acquisition marks IG Group's official commitment to expanding its presence in the digital asset space.Independent Reserve will be integrated into the IG Group system while maintaining the stability of existing services and compliant operations. IG plans to leverage Independent Reserve's cryptocurrency technology and operational experience to launch cryptocurrency trading products tailored for local markets in Singapore, Australia, and the UAE in the second half of 2026.IG Group stated that this acquisition will help it expand compliant digital asset services in a market where regulations are gradually becoming clearer; Independent Reserve believes that with IG's resources and regional network, it will accelerate the internationalization of its cryptocurrency products.

According to Jin Shi's report, the research report from China International Capital Corporation points out that it is difficult to shake the normalization of balance sheet expansion regardless of who is chosen as the Federal Reserve Chairman. Although the Federal Reserve began expanding its balance sheet last December, and there has been a marginal improvement in liquidity, narrow liquidity remains well below the lower limit of the "ample level," and the dollar liquidity indicators still show a relatively tight state since the pandemic.Under the pressures of debt and financial market stability, the trend of liquidity expansion is likely to be a high-probability event, and there is a possibility of a sustained global asset bull market.

According to The Block, driven by the expansion of its cryptocurrency business, SoFi Technologies, one of the largest online lending institutions in the United States, reported its first-ever quarterly revenue exceeding $1 billion in the fourth quarter, with a profit of $174 million.The company stated that it added 1 million new members in the fourth quarter, a record high, bringing the total membership to 13.7 million, a 35% increase compared to the same period last year.The San Francisco-based lending institution recently became the first nationally chartered bank to launch consumer cryptocurrency trading, and subsequently introduced the SoFiUSD stablecoin and blockchain-integrated remittance services in over 30 countries.

Jiuzi Holdings, a Bitcoin treasury company listed on NASDAQ, announced the signing of a strategic cooperation memorandum with Morgan International Finance Ltd, which intends to invest $90 million through equity investment.The specific investment structure, lock-up period, and other arrangements will be determined after further negotiations between the parties and the signing of legally binding final transaction documents. The new funds will be used to support Jiuzi Holdings in advancing blockchain and Web3 ecosystem expansion, as well as executing digital asset strategies.

According to The Block, Coinbase has expanded its prediction market business to all 50 states in the U.S. through a partnership with the CFTC-regulated prediction market platform Kalshi. Previously, this business was only in a limited pilot phase, and it is now fully rolled out, allowing users to trade on the outcomes of real-world events in politics, sports, entertainment, culture, and economic indicators.Coinbase users can manage their cryptocurrency, stock, and cash balances within the same interface, with a low entry threshold for prediction market contracts starting at $1 (supporting USD or USDC). This full launch coincides with a historic high in prediction market trading volume, with platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi reaching transaction volumes in the tens of billions of dollars.Coinbase aims to further transform into a "full-service exchange" covering stocks, derivatives, stablecoins, and tokenized assets by incorporating prediction markets into its product line. Previously, Coinbase also acquired The Clearing Company, founded by the former growth lead of Polymarket, to accelerate the scaling of this business.

According to Jinshi reports, the Federal Reserve FOMC statement upgraded its assessment of economic activity, stating that it is expanding at a "robust" pace.

According to HyperInsight monitoring, the "Zhuankong New Coin" trader (0x26359) has increased their position with a 1x leverage MEGA short to 242,356 coins, with an average entry price of $0.214, an unrealized profit of $7,343, and a liquidation price of $0.3671.Previously, this trader shorted MON, LIT, and FOGO, totaling a profit of $41,600.

DeFi lending protocol Spark announced on platform X that its Spark Vaults will increase the Spark Savings limits, with the USDC limit on the Ethereum chain raised to $1 billion, the USDC limit on the Avalanche chain raised to $500 million, and the ETH limit increased to 250,000 coins.

According to CoinDesk, Bitmine Immersion Technologies has received shareholder approval to increase the cap on the number of shares the company can issue, enhancing flexibility for future financing.The company currently holds 4.203 million ETH, 193 BTC, a stake in Eightco Holdings valued at $22 million, and nearly $1 billion in cash. According to a press release issued by the company on Tuesday, Proposal No. 2 was approved with 81% of the votes at the annual shareholder meeting held on January 15, authorizing the company to expand the number of shares that can be issued.This proposal does not mean that the company will immediately issue new shares, but rather raises the cap on future issuable shares, providing room for subsequent financing, mergers and acquisitions, or supporting continued accumulation of Ethereum.The authorized capital size determines the maximum number of shares a company can legally issue. Raising this cap means that Bitmine can provide funding support for business expansion or asset allocation by issuing new shares in the future. Addressing potential equity dilution risks, Bitmine's management has assured shareholders that the company will not issue shares below the market net asset value (mNAV). Currently, the company's stock price is approximately 0.86 times the mNAV.

According to Bloomberg, UK fintech giant Revolut Ltd. has applied for a full banking license in Peru, marking the company's official entry into the Latin American market expansion plan, where it will compete directly with major fintech companies in the region.

Cointelegraph posted on the X platform that Arthur Hayes predicted in his latest article that as the Federal Reserve's balance sheet expands in 2026, bank loans increase, and mortgage rates decline, dollar liquidity will further expand, and Bitcoin will rise accordingly.