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The robotics startup Axis Robotics announced that in an experiment codenamed "The Rose of the Little Prince," it mobilized 12,000 users worldwide to complete the crowdsourced collection of 10,000 high-quality trajectory data points within 5 days through its self-developed browser-based platform. This experiment demonstrated that robotic intelligence can be constructed outside of traditional, expensive laboratory environments, achieving data scale explosion through public participation.Leveraging the MetaSim architecture, Axis Robotics has created an end-to-end pipeline from task setup to real machine deployment, decoupling complex physical simulations from lightweight web interactions to ensure that the collected data has deep processing capabilities. The platform enhances data diversity through cross-simulation replay technology, replaying high-frequency physical data from MuJoCo in Isaac Sim and performing large-scale domain randomization.Currently, the official team has successfully achieved real machine reproduction on the Franka robotic arm based on this batch of data provided by ordinary internet users, validating the feasibility of this data collection model in industrial implementation.

At the "Build and Scale in 2026" themed forum recently held by ChainCatcher in Hong Kong, Spark co-founder Sam MacPherson delivered a keynote speech on "The Growth Engine of DeFi," systematically explaining how Spark builds an integrated solution to address the fragmentation and inefficiency of on-chain capital markets by integrating savings, lending, and institutional-level capital allocation.Sam MacPherson pointed out that the current on-chain capital market still faces challenges of severe fragmentation and low capital utilization efficiency. Spark builds its growth engine through three core products: first, the all-chain savings account Spark Savings, which has managed over $2.75 billion in deposits, providing users with a safe and stable income entry; second, the lending protocol SparkLend, which focuses on blue-chip assets and captures value by reducing external protocol commissions and protocol fees; third, institutional lending in collaboration with the Anchorage custodian, seeking risk-adjusted returns between DeFi, CeFi, and traditional finance.He believes that the next phase of DeFi's growth will rely on integrated protocols that can seamlessly integrate multi-chain liquidity, provide institutional-level risk control, and possess sustainable token economic models. Spark is promoting the evolution of DeFi towards a more efficient and robust direction through its product matrix and ecosystem development.

According to Jinshi News, Thomas Mathews, an analyst at Capital Economics, stated that the S&P 500 index may be supported by technology stocks this year, expecting it to rise to 8,000 points by the end of the year. Despite the turbulent performance at the beginning of the year, Mathews pointed out that the earnings outlook for tech companies remains "quite optimistic," and he holds a positive attitude towards the U.S. stock market.

According to statistics from Bubblemaps, Trend Research is currently selling Ethereum on a large scale to repay its leveraged position on AAVE. Data shows that the institution has transferred 332,000 ETH (approximately $700 million) to Binance in the past five days, and just in the last hour, it transferred ETH worth about $40 million.Trend Research currently holds approximately $100 million worth of ETH, accounting for 9% of the total supply of aWETH. Trend Research remains the second-largest holder of aWETH and continues to reduce its holdings. The institution, led by Jack Yi, became known in 2025 for establishing the largest leveraged long position in Ethereum through AAVE. As Ethereum prices fell in 2026, the institution began a "risk control adjustment," which involves transferring ETH to exchanges to repay debts. Analysts point out that as prices approach liquidation levels, Trend Research and other ETH whales may be forced to continue selling their positions.

According to Cointelegraph, Coin Metrics pointed out that since Ethereum completed the Fusaka upgrade in December 2025, network fees have significantly decreased, making on-chain operations more convenient. Currently, Ethereum's daily transaction volume has exceeded 2 million, and the number of active addresses has increased by 60% compared to previous averages.Coin Metrics noted that the low Gas fees have led to a surge in "dusting attacks": such stablecoin (USDC and USDT) "dust transactions" currently account for about 11% of Ethereum's total transaction volume and 26% of daily active addresses. Before the upgrade, "dust transactions" only accounted for 3%-5% of the transaction volume, and this proportion has increased by 2-3 times after the upgrade. "Dusting attacks" refer to hackers sending small amounts of tokens to random addresses to track wallets or cause network chaos.

According to Arkham data, at 02:19, 9.7143 million JITO (worth approximately $2.75 million) was transferred from the Squads Vault "Jito Tokenomics SubDAO" to an anonymous address (starting with jtojtome...).

Despite a recent 17% drop in ETH prices, various metrics of the Ethereum network remain high. Marius Van Der Wijden, a core developer at the Ethereum Foundation, stated that the market often struggles to accurately reflect the on-chain technological fundamentals.Messari analyst Sam Ruskin pointed out that the Ethereum TVL, when measured in ETH, is close to its all-time high, indicating that capital has not flowed out of the ecosystem. Additionally, the queue time for ETH staking entry is about 70 days, showing that institutional demand for locked funds remains strong. Mike Silagadze, CEO of ether.fi, mentioned that user numbers and revenue are still growing, while token prices are lagging behind. Marcin Kazmierczak, CEO of RedStone, believes that the current decline is more of a market noise and that the fundamentals have not weakened.

According to Caixin, as the rotating chair of the BRICS countries, the Reserve Bank of India has officially proposed to promote the establishment of a "BRICS Digital Currency Connectivity" system, aimed at utilizing blockchain technology to create a cross-border settlement network that bypasses the dollar and directly connects the payment systems of BRICS nations.This proposal is not simply about creating a brand new "BRICS currency," but rather a more pragmatic and operational "connectivity platform" or "settlement bridge," likely to be built on a permissioned blockchain (consortium chain). Central banks of each country will act as jointly maintained verification nodes, recording cross-border transactions on a distributed ledger, balancing sovereign control with the transparency and efficiency characteristics of blockchain.

As the rotating chair of the BRICS nations, the Reserve Bank of India has officially proposed to promote the establishment of a "BRICS Digital Currency Interconnection" system, aiming to utilize blockchain technology to create a cross-border settlement network that can bypass the US dollar and directly connect the payment systems of BRICS countries.This plan is not about issuing a brand new "BRICS currency," but is closer to a practical interconnected platform/settlement bridge, potentially based on a permissioned blockchain (consortium chain) architecture, with central banks of various countries jointly acting as verification nodes to maintain a distributed ledger, enhancing the efficiency and transparency of cross-border settlements while ensuring sovereign control.

Self-hosted digital bank Tria has announced the TRIA tokenomics. The total supply of TRIA tokens is 10 billion, with a genesis circulation of 2,188,520,000 tokens (accounting for 21.89%). Of this, 41.04% will be allocated to the community, 18% will be allocated to the foundation, 15% will be allocated to the ecosystem and liquidity, 13.96% will be allocated to investors, and 12% will be allocated to core contributors.

According to China News Service, Hong Kong hosted the annual meeting of the International Criminal Police Organization's Cybercrime Expert Group for the first time. The meeting covered various topics including online extortion, artificial intelligence, and virtual asset tracking. Chief Superintendent Chow Man-ming of the Hong Kong Police Force noted the emerging trends in crimes related to virtual assets and established a virtual asset intelligence task force last year as a public-private partnership to jointly address technological challenges.The Hong Kong police have also developed a virtual asset tracking system that visualizes the virtual asset investigation process and fully supports investigators.

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, when asked for advice on his successor as Fed chair, said to stay away from politics. "Don't engage in elected politics, don't get caught up in elected politics."He added, "Our window into democratic accountability is Congress. Engaging with Congress and the public is not a passive burden, but an active routine obligation. If you want democratic legitimacy, you have to earn it through interaction with our elected overseers."

According to Jinshi News, StoneX senior analyst Matt Simpson stated that the current political situation and policy direction in the United States are putting downward pressure on the dollar.Simpson mentioned that the current market positioning of the dollar has not shown signs of overheating, and for years it has been signaling a gradual decline in bullish momentum. He further pointed out that President Trump is likely expecting a weaker dollar to coexist with a more dovish stance from the Federal Reserve.

Moonbirds announces BIRD token economics. The total supply of BIRB tokens is 1 billion, with 65% allocated to the community. Among the total supply, 27% will be allocated to Birb and Friends to build a stronger community; 25% will be allocated to investors and advisors; 12% will be used for ecosystem partner expansion and growth; 10% will be used for value chain incentives; 10% will be allocated to the team; 8% will be reserved for development; and 8% will be used for liquidity.

Moonbirds official posted on X: "We have seen some rumors circulating, so we want to clarify that there has not been a snapshot taken of Moonbirds, Mythics, or Oddities NFTs at this time."