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In response to Bloomberg's report on CME and ICE pressuring the CFTC regarding Hyperliquid, the Hyperliquid Policy Center, a lobbying organization led by prominent crypto lawyer Jake Chervinsky and funded by the Hyper Foundation, tweeted that the concerns lack basis.The organization stated that Hyperliquid publishes complete on-chain transaction records in real-time, with transparency far exceeding that of traditional exchanges, which serves as a strong deterrent against insider trading and price manipulation, and is beneficial for regulatory agencies and law enforcement to conduct monitoring and investigations.Additionally, Hyperliquid offers 24/7 uninterrupted trading, effectively eliminating price gaps between the opening and closing of traditional markets. The organization acknowledged that current U.S. laws have not yet made specific provisions for on-chain derivatives markets and will continue to work with Washington policymakers to promote the implementation of relevant regulatory frameworks.Previously, the Hyperliquid Policy Center was established on February 18 of this year in Washington, with former Blockchain Association and Variant Chief Legal Officer Jake Chervinsky serving as CEO, receiving a donation of 1 million HYPE from the Hyper Foundation, focusing on promoting a compliant regulatory path for DeFi in the United States.

Pumpfun announced an adjustment to its token economic model, allocating 50% of net income for the repurchase of PUMP tokens and immediately burning them all, replacing the previous practice of using 100% of income for repurchase but retaining it in the treasury. The community had previously criticized that the repurchase failed to effectively support the token price. The 50% repurchase allocation covers the net income from Bonding Curve, PumpSwap, and Terminal products, while the remaining 50% will be used for operations, recruitment, and strategic investments.Pumpfun also disclosed that previous repurchases had destroyed approximately 36% of the circulating supply of PUMP, and the price of PUMP briefly rose after the announcement. Co-founder Alon stated that this move aims to establish a sustainable token value support mechanism.

According to CertiK senior blockchain investigator Natalie Newson, real-time deepfakes, phishing, supply chain attacks, and cross-chain vulnerabilities will be the main sources of crypto hacking attacks.To date, the industry has lost over $600 million due to hacking attacks, including the $293 million vulnerability incident at Kelp DAO and the $280 million theft incident at Drift Protocol, both of which are related to North Korean hacker groups. Newson warned that the accelerated development of AI will make attack methods more complex, including more realistic deepfakes, autonomous attack agents, and "agent AI" that can automatically scan for vulnerabilities in smart contracts, but AI can also serve as a defense tool. CertiK advises investors to verify the authenticity of URLs and use cold wallets to store assets to reduce risk.

According to Bloomberg, the SEC and CFTC jointly proposed to reduce the reporting requirements for hedge funds, intending to eliminate the reporting obligations for smaller advisors and raise the Form PF reporting threshold for private fund managers' assets from $150 million to $1 billion.The two agencies stated that the data collected from Form PF will be used confidentially for inspections and investigations of private fund advisors.

According to Vitalik Buterin (@Vitalik Buterin), the DNS registrar of eth.limo was attacked, and users are advised not to visit vitalik.eth.limo or other eth.limo related pages temporarily, until the official confirmation of normal recovery.

VanEck's Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) disclosed the purchase of 1.27 million shares of Strategy's perpetual preferred stock Stretch STRC, valued at $127 million. This accounts for 6% of its net assets in digital credit.

According to CertiK's latest report, losses from cryptocurrency ATM scams in the U.S. will reach $333 million by 2025, with the FBI receiving over 12,000 complaints, a 33% increase year-on-year. CertiK points out that cryptocurrency ATMs can convert cash into cryptocurrency within 5 minutes, and the identity verification requirements are extremely low, making them the least frictional channel for scammers to withdraw funds.Among the victims, 86% are seniors aged 60 and above, primarily due to their liquid savings, lack of knowledge about cryptocurrency, and social isolation. The main scam tactics include pig butchering investment scams, government impersonation, tech support scams, grandparent scams, and fake debt collection services.The involvement of AI technology has made the situation even more severe. By 2025, AI-driven social engineering scams are expected to yield 4.5 times the profits of traditional methods, and real-time deepfake technology has been systematically integrated into scam operations. Transnational criminal organizations also operate with a corporate division of labor model, significantly increasing the difficulty of law enforcement tracking.

According to the Sing Tao Daily, the chairman of the Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) Authority, Liu Mai Jiaxuan, stated that a review of the MPF's investment in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) has been completed. This year, the MPF will continue to examine the scope of investable assets to include more diverse investment products. Currently, MPF funds can invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) approved by the MPF Authority.She further indicated that, with the development of the market, the next step is to explore the direction of MPF investments in gold ETFs. Additionally, the MPF Authority will complete a comprehensive review of the Default Investment Strategy (DIS) and formulate improvement recommendations by the end of 2026 to meet the needs of plan members.

PumpFun ecological account disclosure shows that in the past 7 days, PumpFun has repurchased approximately $9,195,312 worth of PUMP, bringing the total repurchase amount to $311,450,294, which corresponds to about 27.1% of the current circulating supply.Previously, on-chain monitoring indicated that the wallet address associated with PumpFun, "77DsB," had continuously sold PUMP tokens, with a total of 3.376 billion PUMP sold in exchange for 7.23 million USDC.

Hacker groups associated with North Korea are continuously upgrading their attack methods against individuals in the cryptocurrency industry. They are using AI-generated deepfake video calls to impersonate people familiar to or trusted by the victims, enticing them to install malware.Martin Kuchař, co-founder of BTC Prague, revealed that attackers initiate video calls using compromised Telegram accounts and lure victims into installing malicious software disguised as a plugin under the pretext of "fixing Zoom audio issues," thereby gaining complete control over the devices. Security research firm Huntress pointed out that this attack pattern is highly consistent with previous disclosures regarding actions against cryptocurrency developers. The malicious scripts can execute multi-stage infections on macOS devices, including implanting backdoors, logging keystrokes, stealing clipboard content, and accessing cryptocurrency wallet assets.Researchers have strongly attributed this series of attacks to the North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Lazarus Group (also known as BlueNoroff). The information security head of blockchain security company SlowMist stated that such attacks exhibit clear reuse characteristics across different operations, targeting specific wallets and cryptocurrency professionals. Analysts believe that as deepfake and voice cloning technologies become more widespread, images and videos are increasingly difficult to serve as reliable evidence of identity authenticity. The cryptocurrency industry needs to remain vigilant and strengthen multi-factor authentication and security measures.

According to CoinDesk, as of January 16, BlackRock's iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) holds Strategy (MSTR) Stretch (STRC) as its fourth largest position, with an allocation of $210 million, accounting for 1.47% of its weight.The ETF also holds other MSTR perpetual preferred stock products, including an allocation of $97.5 million with a weight of 0.69% for Strife (STRF); an allocation of $90 million with a weight of 0.64% for MSTR common stock; and an allocation of $73 million with a weight of 0.51% for Stride (STRD).

The American law firm Burwick Law has announced a litigation update stating that the plaintiffs have submitted a revised complaint to the federal court, accusing multiple cryptocurrency entities of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).Defendants include: Baton Corp (operator of PumpFun), Solana Foundation, Solana Labs, and related executives. The complaint alleges that the defendants are involved in extortion activities.

The high-end seminar "Navigating Market Fog: Exploring New Opportunities in the Digital Economy," jointly organized by WeWeb3, Digital Shield, and SPF, successfully concluded in Shenzhen. This event attracted over a hundred core participants from trading platforms, investment institutions, technology teams, and ecological projects.The forum gathered multiple leading projects, including SPF, TT DAO, DeShare, SkyDao, Future Asset Laboratory, and Digital Shield, engaging in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge topics such as asset security, industry restructuring, multi-chain ecosystem evolution, GameFi 2.0, payments, and the new landscape of the digital industry, collectively analyzing the most valuable trend signals in the industry today.The event featured deep sharing sessions, media Q&A, quick insights from KOLs, and closed-door exchanges among project parties, helping participants capture the next phase of Web3 growth drivers and potential opportunities.The organizers stated that they will continue to promote cross-industry collaboration and create a more efficient and focused professional communication platform.

According to Cointelegraph, Argentina's state-owned energy company YPF is considering allowing drivers to pay for gasoline and diesel with cryptocurrency.Insiders say that the plan may rely on third-party processing agencies rather than direct wallet payments, with local and international platforms such as Lemon, Ripio, or Binance responsible for handling currency exchange. If the system is adopted, its operation will be similar to YPF's existing dollar purchase method. Customers will need to scan a QR code to transfer funds to YPF's account at Banco Santander, and the application will display the corresponding peso amount, along with a reference exchange rate determined by the buying price from Banco Nación.

ChainCatcher message, recently, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai 9684xtpa) monitoring, the swing trading address pfm.eth spent 6.508 million USDC and 1.706 million USDT in the past 40 minutes to purchase 1,896 ETH, at an average price of $4,332.7.

According to ChainCatcher news, as disclosed by the official announcement, from August 20 to 26, the platform repurchased a total of $10,657,503 worth of PUMP tokens, accounting for 99.32% of the total revenue during this period; as of now, the cumulative repurchase amount has reached $58,134,191, approximately offsetting 4.261% of the circulating supply.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, Pumpfun officially repurchased 175.3 million PUMP from the market in the past 24 hours, amounting to approximately $705,000. Currently, Pumpfun has repurchased a total of 7.66 billion PUMP (approximately $30.65 million), accounting for 0.766% of the total supply.

ChainCatcher news, according to Protos, scammers are using AI tools to steal cryptocurrency through deepfakes and wallet drainers. Decentralized finance (DeFi) developer Joey Santoro stated that a friend of his recently lost $2 million in a complex deepfake scam.The scammers used an audio deepfake of stablecoin blockchain founder Paul Faecks to pitch a consulting position to Santoro's friend and lured the victim into opening a file during the call, thereby obtaining their password and private keys. Santoro warned users to isolate their cryptocurrency from everyday devices whenever possible.

ChainCatcher news, according to @Adam_Tehc data, in the past year, the Solana network has created approximately 18 million tokens, of which the tokens created through Pumpfun reached 10.5 million, accounting for nearly 60%.It is worth noting that the number of tokens minted by Pumpfun has surpassed the total of Base, BSC, Tron, Polygon, Optimism, Blast, Arbitrum, and Ethereum networks.