Odaily Planet Daily reports that Christopher Perkins, president of CoinFund and a former banker, published an article on the X platform criticizing a cryptocurrency market structure bill currently under consideration by the US Senate that could restrict retail investors from receiving stablecoin-related rewards. Perkins, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Global Markets Advisory Committee, stated that depriving retail investors of the right to stablecoin rewards is an inappropriate policy, especially given that income inequality remains a significant social issue. He questioned why policymakers would want to prevent ordinary investors from profiting from stablecoins, given the existing stablecoin bill in the US called GENIUS. Perkins suggested addressing banks' concerns about deposit and loan outflows by releasing regulatory capital and integrating blockchain technology, believing this would be a win-win solution.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hinted at opening a channel for cryptocurrency license applications in September 2026. It is understood that cryptocurrency companies operating in or marketing in the UK will need to apply to the FCA for authorization or changes to their licenses under the Financial Services and Markets Act. The regulator stated that companies missing the approval deadline will enter a transition period, allowing them to fulfill existing contracts but prohibiting the launch of new regulated cryptocurrency products. (The Block)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Amundi, a European asset management company with $2.65 trillion in assets under management, has increased its Strategy stock holdings to $32 million through its Amundi Smart Overnight Return UCITS ETF, representing a 1600% increase. (Bitcoin Treasuries)

According to a recent report from Glassnode, Bitcoin's (BTC) Value Days Destroyed Multiple (VDD) remains in a low range, indicating that the market is still in an accumulation phase. The current market condition reflects limited spending by long-term holders and low distribution pressure, which is considered a positive sign. Glassnode points out that the market is digesting previous price increases in a "structurally constructive way," a pattern generally considered healthy market behavior. PS: VDD is an important on-chain Bitcoin metric that measures the ratio of short-term spending to the long-term average. This metric helps investors understand market behavior and underlying trends.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Joshua Sum, Product Manager at Solayer Labs, pointed out in a recent commentary that despite the rapid progress in asset tokenization, current blockchain infrastructure suffers from serious flaws that prevent it from supporting a truly global 24/7 financial market. Existing blockchains face three key problems: low throughput limits, high transaction latency, and unfair transaction ordering mechanisms (MEV), making institutional-grade transactions virtually impossible. Sum emphasized that to realize the vision of a borderless global financial market, the blockchain industry needs to fundamentally rebuild its infrastructure, developing networks capable of handling over 100,000 transactions per second with sub-second final confirmation, while ensuring fair transaction ordering and preventing algorithmic arbitrage. (Cointelegraph)

According to Odaily Planet Daily, WLFI, the Trump family's crypto project, announced on the X platform that the WLFI ecosystem and USD1 are continuously growing, and a series of "exciting announcements" are coming soon.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the US non-farm payrolls report is about to be released, and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision-making committee will be closely watching it. According to FactSet's forecast, the US economy may have added 55,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate is expected to fall from 4.6% to 4.5%. Weak economic data will solidify expectations of further interest rate cuts, potentially leading to a weaker dollar and pushing up the prices of risk assets, including Bitcoin. Before the non-farm payrolls report was released, Bitcoin did not show a clear directional trend, with a 24-hour increase of 0.2%. The crypto market was relatively calm; apart from SOL, which rose 2.8% in the past 24 hours, ETH and BNB did not experience significant fluctuations. (CoinDesk)

Huoxun Finance News, January 9th - According to Bloomberg, stablecoin payment company Rain announced the completion of a new $250 million funding round, valuing the company at $1.95 billion post-money. This round was led by ICONIQ, with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Dragonfly, Bessemer, Lightspeed, and Galaxy Ventures. This brings Rain's total funding to over $338 million. Co-founder and CEO Farooq Malik stated that the funds will be used to expand its operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and to help the company adapt to the rapidly changing global regulatory environment. Rain currently issues stablecoin payment cards in over 150 countries through a partnership with Visa, allowing cardholders to make purchases at local merchants or withdraw cash from ATMs. The company also plans to integrate with payment systems such as ACH in the US and SEPA in Europe through partner financial institutions. Malik stated that the company may pursue strategic acquisitions in the future, having already acquired rewards platform Uptop and currency conversion platform Fern in the past year.

According to Huoxun Finance on January 9, SolidIntel reported that BlackRock transferred approximately 2,405 BTC (worth $217 million) and 24,760 ETH (worth $76.6 million) to a Coinbase Prime escrow address.

According to a report by The Block, a16zCrypto stated in a new outlook report released on Thursday that the next phase of industry development this year will no longer primarily depend on the emergence of new blockchains, but rather on how the technology reshapes markets, computing infrastructure, and the media landscape. The industry will undergo transformation as prediction markets expand, cryptographic proofs are integrated into enterprise systems, and "real money investment" in the financial sector becomes a new cornerstone of trust. Driven by advancements in cryptography, artificial intelligence, and market design, crypto-native tools are increasingly penetrating numerous industries beyond decentralized finance, with blockchain playing a role as underlying infrastructure rather than as a standalone application scenario or end-user target. a16zCrypto stated that as prediction markets converge with cryptography and artificial intelligence, by 2026 prediction markets will be larger, broader, and more complex; the next phase of growth will not only involve more contracts but also better ways to resolve truth-determination issues in disputed outcomes. Furthermore, 2026 could be a turning point for the expansion of cryptographic proofs into non-blockchain industries. Advances in zero-knowledge virtual machine technology are significantly reducing the cost of generating proofs, making verifiable computing feasible for cloud CPU workloads and ultimately for consumer devices. The company's third focus is the rise of "staking media"; in this model, creators, analysts, and commentators use cryptographic tools to make publicly verifiable commitments that align their incentives with their claims. Tokenized assets, programmable lock-up periods, and on-chain historical records allow media participants to demonstrate their credibility by taking on capital or reputational risk, which can then be verified by the audience.

Huoxun Finance reported on January 9th that, according to Cryptopolitan citing French media reports, a former French tax official may have abused her position to leak data on cryptocurrency holders, increasing the risk of physical attacks against this group. The former tax official, Ghalia C., has been sentenced for crimes including aiding and abetting organized crime and is currently appealing. Investigations revealed that she used her access to confidential tax databases to collect information on potential targets, including cryptocurrency investors, and may have leaked their location and capital gains data. While there is no evidence that she planned any actual attacks against cryptocurrency holders, this case highlights the risk that the tax system can become a source of data breaches. As European tax authorities increasingly tighten their monitoring of cryptocurrency assets, such information leaks could expose holders to greater security threats.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Ripple announced its subsidiary, Ripple Markets UK Ltd., has received registration approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in accordance with the country's anti-money laundering regulations, allowing the company to now conduct certain cryptocurrency-related activities in the country. (CoinDesk)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Goldman Sachs predicts the non-farm payroll data will not cause "sharp volatility" in the market. Positioning and volatility pricing both indicate limited market demand for significant fluctuations, unless extreme scenarios occur. (Jinshi)

According to official sources, LBank's US stock futures contracts have surpassed $6.3 billion in trading volume and attracted over 10,000 traders since their launch. LBank market data shows that HOOD ($4.36 billion), GE ($174.42 million), and FIG ($163.96 million) ranked as the top three in trading volume. It is understood that LBank's US stock futures zone will launch on December 31, 2025, simultaneously offering 35 US stock futures trading pairs, covering assets such as NVDA (Nvidia), CRCL (Circle), TSLA (Tesla), and MSTR (MicroStrategy). The platform supports direct trading and settlement using USDT and offers leverage up to 20x to meet the needs of different trading strategies.

According to OnchainLens monitoring, after two years of inactivity, a whale has deposited 2.64 million USDC into HyperLiquid for the first time and purchased 59,976 HYPE for $1.54 million. This whale currently holds 1.09 million USDC and has placed buy orders to continue its purchases.

According to Huoxun Finance on January 9, citing Cointelegraph, Meme's total market capitalization rose 7.17% in 30 days to $44.69 billion, while trading volume surged 17.42% to $4.75 billion.

Huoxun Finance reported on January 9th that Jack Yi, founder of LiquidCapital, posted on the X platform: "Most of the time in investing is about waiting. It's not just about being right about buying at the bottom, but also about having the patience to see the final result. Our secondary team released a research report on SOL on July 26th, 2023, and completed our position building around $20. At that time, we were very optimistic about the SOL ecosystem and believed that its value was undervalued. However, later, news about FTX shares and OTC trading kept emerging, and we panicked and quickly liquidated our position below $50, perfectly missing out on the subsequent 15x increase. Investing and trading seem easy, but the beginning, process, and result are actually the most difficult parts. It's a huge test against human nature. Apart from those who talk big and commentators who are always right about whether the price goes up or down, no one can know how short-term fluctuations will be or how long the waiting process will take."

According to Huoxun Finance on January 9th, based on monitoring by on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, the "whale that opened short positions after the 1011 flash crash" has suffered another floating loss of $6.4 million, with over $5.4 million in funding fees already paid. ETH: Holding 203,340.64 ETH ($630 million), opening price $3,147.39, floating loss $9.8 million; BTC: Holding 1,000 BTC ($91 million), opening price $91,506.7, floating loss $957,000; SOL: Holding 511,000 BTC ($71 million), opening price $130.1911, floating profit $4.41 million.

Huoxun Finance reported on January 9th that, according to The Block, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released a letter of support on Friday, strongly endorsing TornadoCash developer Roman Storm. Storm is currently awaiting sentencing in the United States after being convicted of conspiracy to transfer funds in August. Buterin believes the prosecution targets the software development process itself, not the direct financial harm it causes. He sees privacy tools like TornadoCash as a necessary defense against systemic data exploitation, and revealed that he has used Storm's software to purchase technical tools and support human rights charities, with the data not being recorded by businesses or governments. Buterin stated that he has always supported Storm's work, both because he firmly believes in the importance of privacy and because he is an active user of privacy tools. Unlike some who profit in the name of privacy and develop flashy but impractical software, Storm's applications remain functional even after years of neglect, making him more respectable than many "consumer tech" developers. Furthermore, Buterin places the Storm case within the broader debate on data protection, arguing that privacy should be a fundamental infrastructure, not a niche issue, and that modern privacy tools are designed to perpetuate protective measures that existed before the widespread adoption of digital surveillance.

According to a new outlook report by a16z Crypto, the next phase of industry development this year will no longer primarily depend on the emergence of new blockchains, but rather on how the technology reshapes markets, computing infrastructure, and the media landscape. a16z Crypto states that with the convergence of prediction markets with cryptography and artificial intelligence, prediction markets will be larger, broader, and more complex by 2026; the next phase of growth will involve not only more contracts but also better ways to resolve truth-determination issues in disputed outcomes. Furthermore, 2026 could be a turning point for the expansion of cryptographic proofs into non-blockchain industries. Advances in zero-knowledge virtual machine technology are significantly reducing the cost of generating proofs, making verifiable computing feasible for cloud CPU workloads and ultimately, consumer devices. Simultaneously, the industry will undergo transformation as prediction markets expand, cryptographic proofs are integrated into enterprise systems, and "real money" investment in the financial sector becomes a new cornerstone of trust. Driven by advancements in cryptography, artificial intelligence, and market design, crypto-native tools are increasingly penetrating numerous industries beyond decentralized finance, with blockchain playing a role as underlying infrastructure rather than as a standalone application scenario or end-user target. (The Block)