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According to Benchmark Studio, after the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued inquiries to multiple companies regarding overseas shareholding structures, Chinese tech startups such as Moonshot AI and DeepRoute.ai are evaluating the feasibility of relocating their company registration from overseas back to China. They are currently discussing related plans with lawyers and have not yet made a final decision. Shanghai AI model developer StepFun has taken the lead in initiating the process of dismantling its overseas shareholding structure to expedite the regulatory approval process for its Hong Kong IPO.The direct trigger for this tightening of regulations was Meta's acquisition of the AI agency Manus, founded by Chinese individuals, for $2 billion—relevant authorities have ordered the cancellation of this acquisition, leading to a systematic review by regulators of the "domestic operation, overseas registration" company model.Dismantling the red-chip structure is complex, typically taking six months to a year, involving multiple steps such as repurchasing offshore equity, establishing joint ventures, and investors re-entering shares. Additionally, the lock-up period for joint ventures listed in Hong Kong lasts up to 12 months, which is twice as long as that for ordinary red-chip stocks. Analysts point out that if the red-chip structure faces comprehensive restrictions, it will significantly weaken the ability of Chinese startups to obtain dollar financing from overseas.

A number of former OpenAI employees have jointly established a venture capital fund called Zero Shot, with a target size of $100 million. The first round has raised approximately $20 million and completed several investments. The fund was initiated by Evan Morikawa, Andrew Mayne, Shawn Jain, among others, with Kelly Kovacs and Brett Rounsaville also participating.Invested projects include the enterprise automation platform Worktrace AI and the robotics company Foundry Robotics, among others. The team stated that they will focus on AI directions with long-term potential, while maintaining a cautious attitude towards certain sectors, including "vibe coding" platforms and robot video data training.

According to CoinDesk, H100 Group has signed a letter of intent to acquire Moonshot and Never Say Die for 2,450 BTC.Upon completion of the transaction, H100's Bitcoin holdings are expected to increase to approximately 3,500 coins, making it the largest publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company in Europe.

A bill has been proposed in New York State, USA, aiming to prohibit AI from answering questions in professional fields such as medicine, law, dentistry, nursing, psychology, and engineering.According to relevant interpretations, this action is essentially not about protecting the public, but rather "an industry that charges $500/hour is using politicians to protect its knowledge monopoly." Lawyers do not want users to know that AI can draft contracts in 30 seconds, doctors do not want users to know that AI can interpret blood reports better than residents, and engineers do not want users to know that AI can review your design sketches overnight. The intention behind New York State's proposed ban on AI answering professional questions is not to protect users, but to protect their businesses.

According to CCTV reports, the Iranian Khatam al-Anbia Central Command announced that three U.S. military fighter jets were shot down by the Iranian air defense system.

BSC ecological prediction platform Opinion posted on platform X, stating, "The snapshot of S1 has been completed, and S2 is now officially launched.From now until March 15 at 15:59 (UTC), the transaction fee is 50% off for two weeks, and the PTS from the last two weeks (February 15 to 28) will be counted as double, included in both S1 and S2."

In response to the user's question on the X platform regarding "Has a (airdrop) snapshot been taken?", Polymarket's market head William LeGate stated that it has not yet been done.According to previous news from ChainCatcher, Polymarket will extend its fees to the sports market, starting February 18, it will charge for NCAA and Serie A events.

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."

According to Rainbow's official social media, Rainbow will take a snapshot for the RNBW token airdrop on January 26 at 16:20 Eastern Time, with the official airdrop taking place on February 5.

Multi-chain DeFi Execution Engine Makina Releases Latest Update on Yesterday's Hacker AttackThe hacker attack only affected users providing liquidity to the Curve DUSD/USDC pool, while users holding DUSD, Pendle, and Gearbox positions were not impacted. Makina currently has leads on the identity of the hacker and is actively trying to contact them.Before the attack occurred, Makina took a snapshot of the Curve DUSD/USDC pool. If users are still acting as liquidity providers in the Curve DUSD/USDC pool, please withdraw to DUSD unilaterally until further notice. The official team is taking further measures, disabling recovery mode and re-enabling the redemption function.Yesterday, Makina was attacked on the Ethereum network, resulting in a loss of 5,107,871 USDC. The vulnerability allowed the attacker to manipulate the price of the fund pool, artificially inflating the asset value of liquidity providers, thereby executing an arbitrage attack.

The multi-chain DeFi execution engine Makina released the latest progress on the hacker attack that occurred yesterday. The attack only affected users providing liquidity to the Curve DUSD/USDC pool, while users holding DUSD, Pendle, and Gearbox positions were not impacted.Makina currently has leads on the identity of the hacker and is actively trying to contact them. Before the attack, Makina took a snapshot of the Curve DUSD/USDC pool. If users are still acting as liquidity providers in the Curve DUSD/USDC pool, please withdraw to DUSD unilaterally until further notice. The official team is taking further measures, disabling recovery mode and re-enabling the redemption function.Yesterday, Makina was attacked on the Ethereum network, resulting in a loss of 5,107,871 USDC. The vulnerability allowed the attacker to manipulate the price of the fund pool, artificially inflating the asset value of liquidity providers, thus executing an arbitrage attack.

The ETHGas Foundation announced that the GWEI airdrop snapshot has been completed, with the snapshot time set for January 19, 2026, at 08:00. The next arrangements are to open the airdrop eligibility check on January 20 at 21:00, and the community airdrop on January 21 at 21:00. Eligible users will be determined based on their historical gas consumption on the Ethereum mainnet and their social and community participation in the Gasless Future project.It emphasized that to be eligible, users must meet specific historical gas consumption thresholds through their Gas ID to track their historical gas spending on the Ethereum mainnet. They must also participate in key community activities, including sharing their Gas ID or engaging in social actions related to the Open Gas Initiative on X.

Binance customer service representative Sisi disclosed a new type of scam on platform X and reminded everyone to pay attention to fund security. A user complained that they were scammed out of money by a "Binance executive" who promised to help solve a problem, but after the money was transferred, there was no further communication.Upon further investigation, several red flags were discovered: first, the scam was very simple; the chat screenshots and transfer records provided by the user showed that the "executive" did not verify any details, yet the user "absolutely trusted" them and transferred the money directly; second, the transfer records were suspicious, as the address claimed by the user to be the scam address was likely their own; third, the chat records "disappeared," and the user claimed that the other party had activated privacy mode, only able to provide screenshots of "post-questioning"; fourth, the account the user questioned was that of a real executive, but the executive was unaware of the situation.After the investigation, it was revealed that this was a self-directed scam targeting Binance and its users. The user fabricated chat records and transfer records (using a certain guarantee platform for the transfer records), then falsely claimed that the chat records were deleted, and later questioned the real executive's account, creating two sets of "executive" screenshots. Then, they approached customer service with the real executive's chat records, requesting verification, attempting to induce a response from customer service, and threatening to apply pressure through social media if assistance was not provided.Sisi stated that the purpose of sharing this publicly is to raise awareness and prevent various new types of scams. They also warned scammers and speculators that actions attempting to frame Binance through forgery and deception will be firmly exposed and legally pursued. Binance reminds users that the platform will not proactively contact users through unofficial channels, nor will it ask users to transfer funds or pay any fees to designated addresses.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai 9684xtpa), "the insider who opened a short after the 1011 flash crash" has just increased their holdings by 207,316.32 SOL tokens, worth approximately $25.5 million, and has set a limit buy order for 2,683.68 SOL in the range of $122.74-$123.01.The trader's current SOL position is valued at $63.06 million, with an overall cryptocurrency portfolio worth $754 million. Despite the significant increase in holdings, the account still has an accumulated unrealized loss of $43.32 million, with ETH losses amounting to approximately $37.33 million.

The crypto wallet app Phantom forwarded a post on Polymarket about "Will Phantom launch a prediction market this year?" The prediction screenshot is accompanied by a "sneak peek" emoji, suggesting that a prediction market may be launched.

In the annual list "Future Tech Hotshots 2025" published by CB Insights, the agency selected 45 technology startups with significant growth potential from thousands of companies worldwide. Questflow, as a multi-agent scheduling platform, successfully made the list, becoming one of the few companies focused on AI infrastructure.The report points out that as AI applications move from the proof-of-concept stage to large-scale implementation, agent infrastructure is gradually becoming the underlying capability of the next generation of autonomous enterprise software. Questflow is recognized as a key project expected to achieve breakthroughs in this field over the next 5 to 10 years, thanks to its stable multi-agent orchestration system, scalable automation engine, and rapid deployment in enterprise process scenarios.CB Insights also mentioned that among the selected companies, Questflow stands out in several metrics, including team background, commercialization progress, and depth of ecosystem collaboration, demonstrating its development momentum in building an "enterprise-level autonomous operating system."Questflow stated that it will continue to improve its multi-agent workflow infrastructure, accelerate the popularization of enterprise autonomy technology, and promote the implementation of broader AI application scenarios.

According to the "Uniswap Launch Fee Switch Proposal" schedule, the proposal will enter a 5-day snapshot voting period tomorrow, followed by a 10-day on-chain voting and execution phase.