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.

economist and cryptocurrency critic Peter Schiff tweeted that most Americans do not have enough savings to support their retirement. Trump allowing Americans to use the little retirement savings they have in their 401(k) accounts to invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will only make this problem worse.

study by Fidelity Digital Assets shows that the Bitcoin bull market is not over yet, as the "acceleration phase" has not reached its peak. A report from Fidelity Digital Assets questions whether the price of Bitcoin has already experienced a cyclical "peak", or whether Bitcoin is on the edge of another "acceleration phase".

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.

according to an official announcement, the UK listed company The Smarter Web Company increased its holdings of 50 bitcoins, with a total holding of 2100 bitcoins.

blockchain security company CertiK said that cryptocurrency vulnerability exploits and fraud losses dropped to $28.8 million in March, lower than the $1.5 billion surge in losses after Bybit was attacked in February. Stolen funds exceeded $33 million in March, but due to the successful recovery of some stolen funds by decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch, the total losses decreased. CertiK stated in a post on X platform on April 1 that losses caused by code vulnerabilities were the highest, exceeding $14 million; wallet intrusions resulted in over $8 million being stolen. The most serious loss event in March was the exploitation of a smart contract vulnerability in the decentralized lending protocol Abracadabra.money on March 25, resulting in a loss of approximately $13 million.

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.

according to the official announcement, Binance is the first platform to list Gaia (GAIA), with trading starting on July 30, 2025 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Eligible Binance users can use Binance Alpha points to claim 500 GAIA tokens airdropped within 24 hours after trading begins on the Alpha activity page.

just days after South Carolina withdrew its lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Kentucky became the third state to withdraw such lawsuits after Vermont. The Kentucky financial regulatory agency submitted a joint dismissal filing on Monday, officially ending the legal action against Coinbase's custody services. The service was previously accused of violating state securities laws.

 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.

 according to official sources, Binance Alpha is the first platform to launch Sidekick (K), and Alpha trading will start at 15:00 on August 8, 2025 (UTC+8). Eligible users can use Alpha points to claim 250 K tokens airdropped on the Alpha event page within 24 hours after the trading starts. The Binance Alpha airdrop will be distributed in two phases: Phase 1 (first 18 hours): Users holding at least 233 Alpha points can claim. Phase 2 (last 6 hours): Users holding at least 200 Alpha points can participate in the second phase airdrop on a first-come, first-served basis. If the event is not over, the score threshold will automatically decrease by 15 points per hour. Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm the claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours, otherwise, it will be considered as giving up the airdrop.

according to CryptoQuant data, the average unrealized profit rate of current spot Bitcoin ETF holders is 17%. This data reflects that ETF investors are overall profitable in the current market stage.

 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.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated in a recent blog post: "The value of Bitcoin = technology + legal liquidity. This technology is effective and will not undergo any major changes in the near future, whether good or bad. Therefore, Bitcoin trading is entirely based on market expectations of future legal currency supply. If my analysis of the major shift from the Fed's QT to QE in government bonds is correct, then Bitcoin touched a local low of $76,500 last month, and now we are moving towards $250,000 by the end of the year. Of course, this is not an exact science, but if I had to bet between whether Bitcoin would first touch $76,500 or $110,000, I would bet on the latter. Even if the U.S. stock market continues to decline due to tariffs, collapsing profit expectations, or decreased foreign demand, I still believe that the probability of Bitcoin continuing to rise is greater. Recognizing the pros and cons, Maelstrom is deploying capital cautiously. We do not use leverage, and we make small purchases relative to the size of our total portfolio. We have been buying Bitcoin and altcoins at all levels between $90,000 and $76,500. The speed of capital deployment will accelerate or slow down based on the accuracy of my predictions. I still believe that by the end of the year, Bitcoin can reach $250,000."

On January 16th, Abcoin exchange officially launched the ai16z token. As an important token in the AI Agent field, ai16z promotes technological innovation and leads investment opportunities in the AI field by managing funds through AI Agent.