Shaw, founder of ai16z, posted on the social platform x that Eliza v2 is currently being developed in a private repository, and some users have been granted access. After perfecting the details, it will be merged back into the main repository and begin migrating all clients and plugins. Due to the need for extensive testing and community feedback, it is expected to replace the current branch in about 2 months. Unlike the v1 version, which was mainly developed by individuals, the core version of v2 is developed jointly by internal and external teams.

 according to HashKey Global market data, HSK price has broken through $0.4758, with a 20% increase in the past 24 hours. HashKey Global is the flagship virtual asset trading platform under HashKey Group, providing licensed virtual asset trading services to global users. HashKey Global has been granted a comprehensive license by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) for the digital asset investor protection system, offering mainstream trading and service products such as LaunchPool, contracts, and leverage.

according to CryptoQuant analyst @avocado_onchain, long-term holders of Bitcoin are still holding on and there is no sign of selling. "Historically, Bitcoin's sharp rise often occurs when market attention decreases and sentiment is low, so the current silence may be a precursor to the next big market trend."

On January 16th, it was announced that Avalon Labs, an issuer of stablecoins for Bitcoin, has added support for the uniBTC asset. Users can use it as collateral to borrow other assets or use uniBTC for leveraged re-collateralization.

Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), spoke at a blockchain science conference, calling on regulatory agencies to protect the right of individuals to conduct private transactions. She explicitly stated that developers of open-source privacy software should not be held responsible for the actions of others using their code. Against the backdrop of the impending judgment in the case of Roman Storm, co-founder of TornadoCash, Peirce emphasized that privacy protection technology, the right to self-custody of cryptocurrencies, and the rights of open-source privacy software developers should all be protected. She further pointed out that, just as in the 1990s when cryptographers fought to defend private use of strong encryption technology, these technologies are of significant importance to societal development.

on June 23, Bitget officially connected to the Sahyog portal platform under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C). It became one of the few global cryptocurrency trading platforms to join this system. Sahyog is the official collaboration interface between Indian law enforcement agencies and digital service providers. This connection means that Bitget will respond to data requests from Indian law enforcement agencies through legal and compliant, secure and efficient channels, in accordance with Section 94 of the Indian Citizen Security Act and Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act.Hon Ng, Chief Legal Officer of Bitget, said: "India is an important market in our global strategy. Connecting to the Sahyog platform is an important step for Bitget to implement local regulatory requirements and strengthen compliance cooperation. We will continue to optimize the compliance system to assist law enforcement agencies in governance and regulation in the digital asset field."Against the backdrop of increasingly strengthened global regulation, Bitget is actively deepening its compliance layout in major markets. This entry into Sahyog not only strengthens cooperation with Indian regulatory agencies, but also demonstrates its long-term commitment to building a transparent and trustworthy encrypted ecosystem.

On January 16th, according to official sources, Megabit officially launched the CAKE USDT perpetual contract with a maximum leverage of 75x at 20:00 (UTC+8).

 Lookonchain monitoring shows that a whale spent $1.84 million (approximately 1.84 million USDC) in the past two days to purchase 4.45 million ARC tokens at a price of $0.41 per token.

spokesman for the Iranian Military Central Command said: "Strong action will be taken against the United States," and US intervention has expanded the range of legitimate targets for Iranian armed forces. 

Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: In order to ensure the flexibility and predictability of operations, the Bank of Japan will continue to implement the government bond purchase plan until March 2027. 

 WBTC recently released its annual review, stating that in 2024, WBTC's market capitalization reached a peak of $14.3 billion (December 18), with a daily transaction volume exceeding $1.01 billion (December 5), and a daily transaction count of 1.0299 million, accounting for 75.8% of the Ethereum Bitcoin token market. Its transaction fees are as low as $0.03, and more than 10 new projects have been added, expanding to seven new chains such as Base and zkSync, achieving a multi-chain ecological layout. Since its launch in 2019, WBTC has maintained zero security incidents and has been a leading Bitcoin tokenized asset in the DeFi ecosystem. In 2025, it will continue to focus on promoting cross-chain interoperability and DeFi innovation applications.

Matrixport shares the following market views today: Despite the continuous voices in the market about the "altcoin bull market", there have only been two brief rebounds so far, concentrated on a few projects, and the overall market lacks continuity. Although there was a phase of activity in the fourth quarter of 2024, it did not spread widely. Overall, the rebound lacks fundamental support, making it difficult to drive the market to sustain upward momentum. Matrixport remains cautious and believes that this round of gains may be difficult to sustain. The rapid decline in funding rates also shows that bullish sentiment has not effectively gathered, and market heat still needs to be observed.

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said at a forum on June 21 that the recent market has shown strong interest in digital assets, especially the issuance of stablecoins has sparked heated discussions. As an international financial center, Hong Kong must continuously reform and innovate to enhance our competitive advantage. We embrace the development of digital assets and have accelerated the improvement of relevant legal regulatory frameworks in recent years. For example, the licensing system for virtual asset trading platforms has issued 10 licenses and is currently processing another eight applications. We have also just completed the legislation on stablecoins, which will come into effect on August 1, making Hong Kong one of the first jurisdictions globally to establish a legal regulatory framework for stablecoins.

 Scam Sniffer issued an alert last December about Telegram malware scams, but said that since then, criminals have begun using various means to lure new victims. The number of these scams has now exceeded traditional phishing - growing by 2,000% since November.

on January 16th that according to @EmberCN monitoring, a whale/institutional address transferred 20,000 Ethereum (approximately $67.59 million) to Kraken 30 minutes ago.

Overseas media Best in Media recently released a special report titled "Continuous Evolution of the Cryptocurrency Industry, Gate.com Leads the Wave of Change", analyzing Gate's global expansion and ecological strategy in the first quarter of 2025.

OKX will launch GUN perpetual contract