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Zhao Changpeng posted on platform X in response to targeted FUD in the community, stating: "Last year, Western competitors bought media to blacken me quite a bit. This year, a major Chinese competitor is spending money to do (black) advertising against us. Other competitors in the Asia-Pacific region are competitive, but they are all relatively professional. The community is divided; how can the price of the coin rise? Focus on building."

According to official news, the MEXC AI large model copy trading competition "Spring Festival Luck Ceremony" is officially launched, with a total prize pool of 30,000 USDT.During the event, new users can enjoy zero-risk protection on their first order. If the first copy trading with an AI trader results in a loss, a 100% subsidy will be provided. Achieving trading targets will unlock tiered rewards, and participating in designated social media interactions will give more chances to receive Spring Festival lucky red envelopes.Event period: February 9, 2026 - February 23, 2026

Binance will launch the Collect on Fanable (COLLECT) trading competition on February 11, 2026, at 21:00. The event is divided into two phases: the first phase runs until February 18, 2026, at 21:00, and the second phase until February 25, 2026, at 21:00. Participants will be ranked based on trading volume, and the top 2,000 users will share 1,400,000 COLLECT tokens. Rewards will be distributed before March 11, 2026, at 21:00.

According to the official announcement, Gate DEX will officially launch the "7-Day Exchange Hunting Competition" from February 9, 18:00 to February 23, 18:00 (UTC+8). During the event, both new and existing users who complete a net exchange amount of no less than 200 USDT per day on the Gate DEX web or app will count as 1 valid check-in. Accumulating check-ins for a total of 7 days (not necessarily consecutive) will allow participation in sharing a prize pool of 20,000 USDT, with a maximum individual reward of up to 500 USDT.In addition, by inviting friends to participate, users can enjoy up to 30% trading rebate benefits. This event aims to help users kick off the 2026 Lunar New Year with a wealth of opportunities through a fast exchange experience and substantial New Year bonuses.Gate Swap is an AMM DEX deployed in the Gate Layer ecosystem, focusing on providing deep liquidity support and efficient trading experiences for the Gate Layer ecosystem. Through optimized trading mechanisms and intelligent liquidity management, it helps users achieve seamless and cost-effective asset exchanges.

Bybit x SignalPlus New Year Trading Carnival enters its final week, with a prize pool of 100,000 USDT, cheering on traders in the current tense market atmosphere.Users can participate solo or form teams, with opportunities to unlock rewards daily.Competition Period: January 26, 2026, 8:00 (UTC) - February 16, 2026, 8:00 (UTC)Daily Individual Lucky Draw: Participate in trading, with a chance to win up to 350 USDT daily.Daily Team Lucky Draw: Compete in teams for major benefits like a trip to Thailand for the New Year.Weekly Team Leaderboard: The top 3 teams each week will share 900 USDT.Fee Subsidy: Trade options for a chance to win up to 500 USDT in fee rebates.Recharge and Trade for a Chance to Win Hermès Prizes: Recharge and trade options to receive Hermès gifts weekly.

According to the official announcement, Gate DEX will officially launch the "Warm Spring Exchange Cashback Competition" from February 5, 18:00 to February 19, 18:00 (UTC+8). During the event, both new and existing users who complete the cumulative exchange requirements on Gate DEX will unlock corresponding tier rewards, with a maximum cashback of 30 USDT. The total prize pool for this event is 20,000 USDT, available on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, new participants in the first exchange and cross-chain transactions can also receive extra cash gift packages and egg lottery draws.Gate Swap is an AMM DEX deployed in the Gate Layer ecosystem, focusing on providing deep liquidity support and efficient trading experiences for the Gate Layer ecosystem. Through optimized trading mechanisms and smart liquidity management, it helps users achieve seamless and cost-effective asset exchanges.

Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy posted on the X platform, pointing out that the competition between SOL and public chains like ETH is meaningless, as there is currently nothing truly significant happening on-chain, and no one is winning. The essence of stablecoins remains centralized intermediaries; existing blockchains, especially perpetual contract exchanges, cannot scale to CME levels due to the bottleneck of risk engines; crypto assets like Bitcoin have lost themselves in "price increases," with institutional dominance replacing idealism, and only Vitalik still adheres to the original intention; moreover, token designs (buybacks, lock-ups, airdrops) have completely collapsed. However, he remains optimistic about the industry, believing that the market is shaking off the frenzy of "Trump pumps," which will cleanse speculative tourists and leave behind true believers.

According to Forbes, as the regulatory environment in the United States gradually relaxes, the fintech industry is accelerating its transformation towards "licensed banking." Last year, the approval process for trust bank licenses significantly sped up, with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approving conditional applications for national trust bank licenses for five companies, including Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Paxos. It is reported that having a banking license is also seen as an important means to hedge against fluctuations in the capital markets.Industry insiders believe that the era of fintech companies merely serving as front-end channels for traditional banks is coming to an end. An increasing number of digital finance and crypto institutions are beginning to directly seek banking licenses. By accepting custodial deposits and connecting to the federal payment system, crypto companies can obtain a more stable and lower-cost source of funding.

Binance will launch the Tria trading competition on February 4, 2026, at 19:00, and the event will last until February 11, 2026, at 19:00. Participants can share a reward of 10,240,000 TRIA tokens by trading Tria (TRIA) in the Binance wallet (no private key) or Binance Alpha. The top 4,000 users will each receive 2,560 TRIA. Rewards will be distributed before February 25, 2026, at 19:00, and eligible users must claim them within 14 days.

Binance will hold a BNB Smart Chain trading competition from February 3, 2026, 21:00 to February 17, 2026, 21:00. Trade FIGHT (FIGHT), Baby Shark Universe (BSU), and Merlin Chain (MERL) on the Binance Alpha platform to share a token reward pool of $600,000. Eligible users will receive corresponding rewards based on their trading volume rankings, and the specific rewards will be distributed before March 3, 2026, 21:00.

According to the official announcement, Gate ETF will officially launch A XBR3L/3S (Brent Crude Oil), XTI3L/3S (WTI Crude Oil), NAS1003L/3S (Nasdaq 100 Index), SPX5003L/3S (S&P 500 Index), HK503L/3S (Hong Kong Hang Seng Index), US303L/3S (Dow Jones Industrial Index), UK1003L/3S (FTSE 100 Index), and JPN2253L/3S (Nikkei 225 Index) on January 30 at 11:00 (UTC+8). All support 3x long/short. Gate ETF currently supports trading of 328 types of tokens.In addition, Gate will launch a new coin trading challenge from January 30 at 11:00 to February 09 at 11:00 (UTC+8). Users who register and participate in trading XBR3L/3S, XTI3L/3S, NAS1003L/3S, SPX5003L/3S, HK503L/3S, US303L/3S, UK1003L/3S, or JPN2253L/3S can share a prize pool of 30,000 USDT. Completing the specified trading volume daily allows participants to randomly receive 20--100 USDT, with a maximum cumulative reward of 700 USDT; if all participants meet the standards, they can also share a reward of 20,000 USDT based on trading volume proportion.Additionally, inviting friends to participate in trading can earn up to 500 USDT in blind box rewards.

According to official news, Binance Wallet has launched the BSquared Network trading competition on Binance Alpha. The first phase of the event will take place from January 29, 2026, 21:00 to February 5, 2026, 21:00, and the second phase will run from February 5, 2026, 21:00 to February 12, 2026, 21:00.Participants will be ranked based on their total buying trading volume of B2 tokens during the event. The top 2,000 users will share 130,000 B2 tokens. Rewards will be distributed before February 26, 2026, 21:00, and users must claim their rewards within 14 days after distribution.

According to the official announcement, Binance will launch the Owlto Finance trading competition on January 28, 2026, at 21:00. The event will be divided into two phases: the first phase will run from January 28, 2026, at 21:00 to February 4, 2026, at 21:00, and the second phase will run from February 4, 2026, at 21:00 to February 11, 2026, at 21:00.During the event, participants will be ranked based on the total trading volume of OWL tokens purchased. The top 3,400 users will share 1,564,000 OWL tokens, with each eligible user receiving 460 OWL tokens. Rewards will be distributed before February 25, 2026, at 21:00.

Pantera Capital General Partner Franklin Bi posted on platform X, stating that the competition against quantum threats has already begun, but the market has a clear misjudgment regarding the adaptability of traditional finance and blockchain.The market has overestimated the speed at which the Wall Street system can adapt to the upgrade of anti-quantum technology, as the migration process of traditional financial infrastructure will be slow and chaotic, making it difficult to eliminate risks such as single points of failure. The overall security of the traditional financial system depends on its weakest links. Meanwhile, the market has underestimated the unique capabilities of blockchain technology in terms of upgrades. If certain blockchains can successfully complete upgrades within a critical window, they may evolve into "safe havens" for data and assets in the anti-quantum era. Ethereum has already proven to be one of the few successful examples capable of completing complex system upgrades globally (such as the previous The Merge upgrade), and the security crisis brought by quantum computing may actually strengthen the "gravitational effect" of a few core blockchain networks.

Binance will hold a Yei Finance (CLO) trading competition from January 23, 2026, 21:00 to January 30, 2026, 21:00. Participants will be ranked based on the total trading volume of CLO tokens purchased, and the top 3,330 users will share 183,150 CLO tokens. The second batch of activities will take place from January 30, 2026, 21:00 to February 6, 2026, 21:00. Eligible users can claim their rewards by February 20, 2026, 21:00.

Current Bitcoin is consolidating, and gold is experiencing increased volatility. More and more traders are turning to grid strategies to capture range profits, profiting through automated grid trading systems that leverage price fluctuations rather than the overall direction of price movements.Bybit's spot grid supports adjusting the range at any time after creation, allowing it to continue capturing fluctuations even if the market moves out of the original range.Bybit's contract grid combines "grid shifting," allowing it to move with the market whether it rises or falls, continuously arbitraging.The Bybit Grid Trading Competition is about to start, with the competition running from January 26, 2026, to February 27, 2026 (UTC time 10:00-10:00).

The American Bankers Association (ABA) has stated that it will prioritize "curbing interest/yield/reward on payment stablecoins" as a key policy issue in 2026, reflecting concerns about stablecoins becoming alternatives to bank deposits.Bank of America CEO Moynihan warned earlier this month that if the U.S. Congress does not limit interest-bearing stablecoins, up to $6 trillion in deposits could shift away from banks, a figure that represents about 30% to 35% of total deposits in U.S. commercial banks.Moynihan noted that the structure of stablecoins is similar to that of money market mutual funds, which hold reserves in short-term instruments (such as U.S. Treasury securities) rather than being used for bank loans like traditional banks. In this model, funds are detached from the traditional banking system, leading to a shrinking deposit base that banks rely on to support loans to households and businesses.