the overnight index swap on Friday showed that the probability of the Bank of Japan taking action at the January 23-24 meeting was as high as 99%, a significant increase from Wednesday's 71%. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reinforced market expectations on Wednesday, and his comments pushed the yen higher. He said that the central bank will make a decision on raising interest rates next week and expressed confidence in wage growth.

Crypto developer Michael Lewellen, a member of Coin Center, has filed a lawsuit against US Attorney General Merrick Garland, seeking a ruling that his non-custodial crypto software, Pharos, is legal and to prevent any future prosecution. Lewellen's lawyers argue that the Department of Justice's interpretation of money-transmitting laws extends beyond the limits of the Constitution, violating the First and Fifth Amendments. Coin Center is supporting the suit, which comes amid heightened concern in the crypto industry over the prosecution of software developers. Lewellen has asked the court to declare that his business does not violate money-transmitting laws and to block the DOJ from using those laws to prosecute him.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has stated that the company may expand its presence in the US, but is proceeding with caution until there is regulatory clarity. Ardoino believes that an improved regulatory landscape for crypto companies in the US would be beneficial for Tether and similar firms. Tether recently moved its operations from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador, where it was granted a digital asset service provider license. The company is predicted to exceed its previous forecast of $10 billion in profit for 2024.

Binance CEO Richard Teng stated in a post on X that according to Triple-A data, currently over 562 million people worldwide own cryptocurrency.

On January 17th, Bitcoin mining service provider Blockware Solutions submitted a governance proposal to Aave, suggesting adding new sources of revenue to the protocol through Bitcoin mining business. The proposal is currently in the preliminary discussion stage, and plans to use Aave funds to purchase the latest S21XP mining machine, which is expected to achieve a net annualized return rate of 33.03%.

According to a report by Galaxy Digital, almost half of all venture capital funding in Q4 2024 went to cryptocurrency startups based in the US, with Hong Kong coming in second at 16%. The US also led in the number of venture capital deals, with 36% of all deals involving a US-based company. The report suggests that the incoming pro-crypto administration could further increase the dominance of the US in the crypto industry. Industry experts predict that the US government may become the most pro-crypto in history, leading to a potential surge in crypto venture capitalist activity.

according to official page information, the first batch of Binance voting for listing coins will end in 12 hours (planned end time is UTC time 16:59 on March 26), as of the time of writing, BANANAS31 ranks first with a vote rate of 20.4%, and SIREN ranks second with a vote rate of 16.6%. Broccoli (CZ's Dog), WHY, and mubarak are ranked 3rd to 5th.

according to MistTrack monitoring, it has found multiple phishing websites using Bing ads to appear in cryptocurrency project searches, users should pay attention to asset security. Do not connect to phishing websites to avoid asset loss.

Layer1's intellectual property blockchain Story stated on social media: "The public mainnet will be launched on February 13th, and IP airdrop application and verification will be launched on the same day."

according to Farside monitoring, the net outflow of $3.3 million from the Ethereum spot ETF in the United States yesterday, with none of the 9 ETFs experiencing a net inflow.

according to Arkham data, a wallet that has been dormant for 3 years sold all of its 1014.67 ETH (worth $1.92 million) for a profit of only $126,000. The wallet purchased ETH at an average price of $1771, with a peak unrealized profit of $2.3 million.

according to Cointelegraph, Michigan State Representatives Bryan Posthumus and Ron Robinson submitted HB 4087 on February 13th, aiming to amend the state's "Management and Budget Act" to establish a Bitcoin strategic reserve.

CZ stated on its social platform that most people cannot see the obvious future. Many people also lack patience. Technological trends in 10 years are easier to see than future prices. As long as there is some understanding, belief, and patience, there are many opportunities to achieve long-term growth and wealth.

China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation issued a statement on March 13: Recently, we have received reports from the public that some criminals are impersonating our company to sell virtual currency on websites and apps. We hereby solemnly declare that we have never sold virtual currency through any channels. We urge the public to be vigilant and avoid being deceived to prevent economic losses.

the probability of the United States establishing a Bitcoin national reserve by 2025 on Polymarket is 41%. It briefly rose to 65% on January 17th. As of the time of writing, the cumulative trading volume of this prediction has reached $722,000.

according to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, GPS repurchase address has proposed the first repurchase token from Binance, a total of 24.9 million tokens, worth $1.12 million.

according to Coinglass data, the top net inflows of cryptocurrency spot funds in the past 24 hours are as follows:

Golden Finance reported that, according to The New York Times, billionaire and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia is reportedly set to participate in Musk's government plan. (Golden Ten)

according to Yonhap News Agency, Kim Sik-hwan, representing Wemix Foundation, a blockchain subsidiary of Wemade, admitted at an emergency meeting that they lost approximately 8.65 million WEMIX tokens (valued at about $6.22 million) due to a hacker attack.

According to OnchainDataNerd monitoring, in the past 24 hours, some whales have withdrawn a large amount of Bitcoin from Binance: