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The prediction market professional trading terminal Kairos announced the completion of a $2.5 million financing round, led by a16z crypto, with follow-on investments from Geneva Trading, the University of Illinois, and angel investors.Kairos was co-founded by Jay Malavia (CEO) and Zayd Alzein (CTO), both of whom previously worked at the traditional financial company Cboe Global Markets. They founded the project after noticing the fragmented information and disjointed experience in the prediction market industry. Their platform aims to integrate the market data and trading of leading prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, providing a fast, customizable dashboard that synchronously displays relevant news and trading data. The company plans to launch a private beta version in the coming weeks, and currently, the team consists of only the two co-founders, with plans to start hiring after the financing.

According to official news, the Gate TradFi section has officially launched the Web version and ended its public testing (https://www.gate.com/tradfi), achieving comprehensive coverage across App and Web terminals, with unified account, funds, and position data, enhancing trading continuity and operational efficiency.TradFi is the traditional financial asset CFD trading segment launched by Gate, supporting mainstream assets such as foreign exchange, metals, indices, commodities, and popular stocks. Users can trade across multiple markets within the same account system without the need for additional account openings. Funds use USDT as collateral and are displayed in the internal valuation unit USDx, with the trading mechanism integrated into the MT5 system, and transaction fees as low as $0.018 per transaction.Data shows that since the launch of Gate TradFi, the total trading volume has exceeded $20 billion, with a daily trading volume peaking at over $5 billion in a single day. The platform launched a TradFi launch celebration event from February 2 to 22, setting up a $150,000 trading reward pool; the "Gate TradFi Golden Lucky Bag" containing 1,152g of gold has been fully distributed, and the second phase of the event is about to begin.With the official launch of the Web version, Gate is accelerating the construction of a unified trading framework covering both crypto assets and traditional financial assets.

Token Terminal monitoring data shows that the daily active address count on the Ethereum mainnet has surpassed that of all Layer 2 networks.

The CEO of Japan's Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet, Simon Gerovich, posted on the X platform, stating that the gap between companies holding Bitcoin and those that do not lies not in the strength of their "faith" in the asset. For most companies, Bitcoin has never even entered the management's discussion agenda; it is not that it was debated and rejected, but rather that it was never brought up at all. Simon Gerovich pointed out that management teams that seriously consider incorporating Bitcoin into their asset allocation have already crossed a threshold that most companies have never approached: they are willing to endure years of being misunderstood by the market during the execution of long-term strategies. For this reason, there are very few companies globally that truly adopt this strategy.

The Bitcoin trading and lending platform Sats Terminal, backed by Yzi Labs, announced the official integration of the Morpho protocol into its Borrow product, initially supporting the Arbitrum and Base networks. Through Sats Terminal, users can connect to the lending liquidity pools of Morpho and Aave using native BTC as collateral without the need for manual cross-chain transactions or asset wrapping, all while being self-custodial and without KYC, aiming to help users maximize the efficiency of their capital.It is reported that Sats Terminal previously raised $1.7 million in a Pre-Seed round from institutions such as Coinbase Ventures and Draper Associates. With the platform's aggregation layer design, users can discover and match the best lending rates and depths across the network. Sats Terminal plans to launch an SDK and Earn financial products in the future, empowering third-party wallets and Neobanks to directly access native Bitcoin DeFi capabilities, striving to become a one-stop entry point for Bitcoin finance.

According to the official announcement, the cryptocurrency exchange ProBit Global announced on December 31, 2025, that due to the rapidly changing regulatory environment and strategic business restructuring, all services on the platform will officially terminate starting from February 26, 2026, at 08:00 (UTC+8). Spot trading will cease on January 28, 2026, at 08:00 (UTC+8), and standard withdrawal services will remain open until February 26, 2026, at 07:59 (UTC+8). All users are strongly urged to complete withdrawals before this deadline to avoid potential asset loss or management fees.The delayed asset return period is from March 1, 2026, at 08:00 (UTC+8) to April 1, 2026, at 07:59 (UTC+8). If users fail to withdraw their assets by the end of the standard withdrawal period, their accounts will be considered inactive, and remaining assets will incur maintenance fees to cover infrastructure and custodial services. Fees will strictly start to be charged from March 1, 2026, at 08:00 (UTC+8). According to the terms of service, any assets not withdrawn by April 1, 2026, at 07:59 (UTC+8) will be deemed forfeited and permanently lost.

Jupiter co-founder Meow posted on the X platform that Jup Mobile has undergone a significant upgrade. This version is developed entirely natively and has undergone core optimizations, aiming to enhance performance, leveraging Jupiter's full-stack technical expertise, with the goal of becoming the highest-performing crypto application. Over the next 21 days, the team will continue to demonstrate the necessity of the application and iterate based on feedback.Jup Mobile was collaboratively developed by the mobile team, data and infrastructure team, trading engine team, and user growth team. Previously, Jupiter officially stated that the V3 version has made comprehensive improvements in token discovery, token analysis, and trading user experience, aiming to transform mobile devices into professional trading workstations, with costs reduced by 10 times compared to other mobile applications. This version supports a full range of needs from everyday exchanges to high-frequency trading, allowing users to operate without using a DApp browser or avoiding in-app exchanges to evade high fees.

According to Jinshi reports, Fed's Goolsbee stated that the terminal rate will be significantly lower than the current level, and from a realistic perspective, there is considerable room for interest rate cuts.

According to Jinshi News, Paul Eitelman, Senior Director and Chief Investment Strategist at Russell Investments, stated in a report that the Federal Reserve is expected to implement a "hawkish" rate cut of 25 basis points, with a terminal rate anticipated to be between 3.25% and 3.5%.Eitelman pointed out that the current yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury is 4.1%, which is above Russell Investments' fair value estimate, supporting a strategic allocation of duration risk in the portfolio.

According to The Block, the Aave governance forum is discussing a strategy adjustment proposal put forward by ACI, which aims to close low-revenue deployments on chains such as zkSync, Metis, and Soneium, and set a $2 million annual revenue threshold for future deployments.ACI states that these instances cannot cover operational costs and increase the engineering burden. Currently, the "temperature check" snapshot vote has received 100% support, and if passed, it will enter the formal governance process. Last night, it was reported that a new proposal from the Aave community aims to adjust the V3 multi-chain deployment strategy, including increasing the reserve ratio for underperforming networks.

The DEX Terminal Finance incubated by Ethena announced on social media that the initial design goal of Terminal was to become the liquidity hub on the Converge chain. However, due to the Converge chain mainnet failing to launch as scheduled and no recent plans for a launch, the project will be terminated. User funds are not affected, and all users' principal can be fully withdrawn. Existing Pendle position holders will continue to receive their entitled Ethena Sats earnings, associated sUSDe earnings, and etherfi points.The official statement indicated that the team explored various transformation options, but all faced fundamental obstacles, including limited ecological support, insufficient asset access potential, and bleak long-term development prospects. Ultimately, the team concluded that these paths could not lead to a successful long-term project, and launching for the sake of launching contradicts their core principles; maintaining integrity is the primary guideline.

Tether has released the latest update on the gradual cessation of EUR₮ trading, which will terminate EUR₮ redemption services today across all supported blockchain networks. Tether stated that this decision aligns with Tether's broader strategic direction, considering the evolving regulatory framework surrounding stablecoins in the European market. Tether will focus on supporting new projects, such as the launch of compliant stablecoins EURQ and USDQ.

According to official news, Coinbase Ventures has released its 2026 investment outlook, focusing on four cutting-edge areas for the upcoming year: RWA perpetual contracts, specialized trading terminals, next-generation DeFi protocols, and AI and robotics technology. The specialized trading terminals will focus on areas such as Prop AMMs and prediction market trading terminals; next-generation DeFi protocols will focus on areas including perpetual market composability, unsecured lending/credit, and on-chain privacy; AI and robotics technology will focus on areas such as human identification, AI-enabled on-chain development, and security.Coinbase Ventures stated that its team is actively seeking investment opportunities in these areas and welcomes relevant projects to discuss with them.

According to official information, the adoption of the x402 protocol on the BNB Chain continues to grow and has now been integrated into the OlaXBT Terminal, making the services of the x402 protocol available on the OlaXBT platform.

Elixir Protocol has announced the termination of its deUSD synthetic stablecoin, a move triggered by the chain reaction following Stream Finance's suspension of withdrawals earlier this week.Stream Finance has encountered difficulties due to an external fund manager disclosing a $93 million loss, currently owing Elixir over $68 million. Elixir has processed approximately 80% of the deUSD holders' redemption requests and has taken a snapshot of the remaining holders, promising to fully redeem at a 1:1 ratio with USDC. Currently, Stream Finance holds about 90% of the deUSD supply (approximately $75 million), and Elixir is working with decentralized lending platforms such as Euler, Morpho, and Compound to liquidate its Stream positions and allocate funds to deUSD holders.

According to The Block, hardware and software company Arx Research has completed a $6.1 million seed round financing, led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Inflection, Placeholder, Seed Club Ventures, and 1kx.The company has officially launched a handheld POS device called "Burner Terminal," which integrates digital assets and traditional payments. This terminal is EMV certified, supports stablecoins, contactless cards, and chip-and-PIN card payments, and integrates the Flexa network to support cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The product is designed specifically for small merchants such as food trucks and hair salons, enabling mobile payments via WiFi and LTE networks, allowing consumers to pay through their phones by tapping, using a Burner card, or scanning a QR code.The founding partner of Castle Island Ventures pointed out that this is the first time stablecoins have truly entered the physical retail space. The company's CEO stated that if merchants accept stablecoins directly, the fee structure could be close to free. The funding will be used to scale production, develop the ecosystem, and expand into the North American and Latin American markets, with plans for a full product launch in early 2026.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Core Scientific failed to secure enough votes to pass the CoreWeave transaction. Core Scientific's stock price rose by 2.7%, reaching an intraday high.

ChainCatcher news, pump.fun announced the acquisition of the trading terminal Padre, with the acquisition amount undisclosed. The announcement stated that after the acquisition, Padre will operate as usual, including token trading on each launchpad and decentralized exchange on Solana, BNB Chain, Ethereum L1, and Base. The PADRE token will no longer be used on the platform, and there are no further future plans. pump.fun stated that this acquisition will enhance the user experience of pump.fun.

ChainCatcher news, OKX CEO Star posted on the X platform that the Huione Group has caused serious negative impacts in the field of crypto assets. In light of its potential risks, OKX has implemented relevant control measures for transactions involving the group.All crypto asset deposit or withdrawal transactions related to Huione will undergo compliance investigations. Based on the investigation results, the platform may take measures such as freezing funds or terminating account services.It is reported that the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have jointly sanctioned the "Prince Group TCO" and its 146 associated individuals in collaboration with the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); meanwhile, the Huione Group has been placed on the Specially Designated Nationals list by the U.S. under Section 311 of the Patriot Act. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized a record $15 billion in Bitcoin, which is related to large-scale crypto fraud activities in Southeast Asia.

ChainCatcher news, Middle Eastern crypto organization X3 Labs announced a strategic partnership with the CAT Terminal community to create a liquidity pool for its AI Meme token $CAT on the PumpFun Swap platform, injecting 1,000 $SOL of liquidity.X3 Labs is the official ecological partner of the Middle Eastern Ras Al Khaimah crypto organization RAK DAO, focusing on community incubation and strategic investment in forward-looking Web3 projects. It is reported that the "AI Meow Mining" global launch event has been initiated, with previous special events held in Dubai, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. The fourth stop will be held on September 27, 2025, during the KBW2025 event in Seoul, South Korea, further promoting the global layout of CAT Crew. As of the time of publication, the market capitalization of $CAT is approximately $30 million, with the number of holding addresses reaching 9,400.