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According to official news, at the latest TRON developer meeting (#57), the community focused on disclosing several core technology updates, including the progress of the v4.8.1 upgrade, the advancement plan for TIP-6780, updates to TronWeb, and subsequent version planning.According to the meeting content, the v4.8.1 network upgrade has completed its final preparations, and the conditions for proposal initiation are in place. Nodes that have not yet upgraded need to complete the update as soon as possible to avoid affecting block synchronization. Meanwhile, the community expects to initiate voting on TIP-6780 on April 7, to adjust the SELFDESTRUCT instruction, and relevant DApp developers need to prepare for compatibility in advance.On the tools front, TronWeb v6.2.2 has been officially released, and version v5 will no longer be maintained. Developers need to migrate to v6 as soon as possible to receive ongoing support and an optimized experience. Additionally, the meeting disclosed that v4.8.2 has entered the planning stage and is expected to be released in Q2 2026.

According to Jinshi News, the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision and economic outlook at 2 AM Beijing time on Thursday, followed by a press conference by Powell. It is expected that the Federal Reserve will press the "pause button" for the second consecutive time.Against the complex backdrop of oil prices exceeding $100, the dual mandate "conflict," and political pressure, every word and action of Powell is under close scrutiny. Investors need to pay attention to the associated risks.

The Crypto DAO Global Launch Conference was held in Hong Kong, China. The theme of this conference was "Algorithm Awakened · A New Civilization Begins," with participants from Web3 communities across multiple countries and regions in attendance.The conference introduced the on-chain system architecture of Crypto DAO, including the treasury structure, algorithmic stability mechanisms, and the community multi-signature management framework. It also showcased the core contract code's open-source nature and the verification methods for the multi-signature management structure through a blockchain explorer, with all relevant data publicly accessible on-chain.In addition, the conference revealed future ecological plans, including modules such as a decentralized encrypted social platform and Crypto Card.

In response to the previous community rumors that Donald Trump's second son Eric Trump deleted tweets related to cryptocurrency and WLFI, Eric Trump has given a positive response for the first time. He replied to a user in the crypto community on the X platform, stating that the person who published the related content is a "clown," and that he has been consistently posting tweets related to cryptocurrency. Furthermore, he just attended the World Liberty Fi conference two days ago and countered the doubts with "Don't be a fool."

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, the known attendees of the third meeting on stablecoin yield issues include Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal, Ripple Labs Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty, a16z Crypto Policy Director Miles Jennings, and other representatives from the banking industry.Previous reports indicated that the third meeting on stablecoin yield issues is scheduled to take place at 9:00 AM Eastern Time (10:00 PM Beijing Time) at the White House, with a small group of representatives from the cryptocurrency and banking industries in attendance.

Ethereum co-founder and Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson appeared at the Consensus Hong Kong conference wearing a McDonald's uniform. He stated, "Market sentiment has fallen to historic lows, but that's okay. Because while things look bad on a micro level, the macro level indicates that we need a new paradigm, a new vision, a new narrative."

According to official social media news, HTX Ventures will be featured at the 2026 Hong Kong Consensus Conference from February 10 to 12. During this period, TRON founder and Huobi HTX Global Advisor Justin Sun will attend and deliver a keynote speech titled "Building Resilient Blockchain Infrastructure for a Rapidly Changing World." An interactive session will also be set up at the conference, where participants can find the Huobi HTX mascot "Huo Bao" in designated areas to unlock mysterious New Year rewards.In addition to the Consensus Conference, HTX Ventures and HTX DAO will also attend the Alpha Night event on February 9 as official partners of MyToken. HTX DAO ambassador Molly will be present and give a keynote speech, sharing the latest developments of HTX DAO in decentralized governance and ecosystem co-construction. On February 10, HTX DAO will also appear at the "Build and Scale in 2026" themed forum co-hosted by ChainCatcher, RootData, and Alibaba Cloud, focusing on discussions and exchanges regarding the scaling development and infrastructure construction of Web3 projects.After successfully landing in Asia and establishing itself in Hong Kong for the first time in 2025, the Consensus Conference returns to Hong Kong in 2026 and has now developed into one of the most influential annual events in the blockchain industry in Asia and even globally.

According to official social media news, HTX DAO will appear as a gold sponsor at the 2026 Global Web3 Developer Conference (GWDC) at booth A1. Huobi HTX Global Advisor and core builder of HTX DAO, Sun Yuchen, will be present to deliver a keynote speech. HTX DAO ambassador Molly will also present an in-depth sharing titled "The Path of DAO: Decentralization without Dogma."This Global Web3 Developer Conference is hosted by Web3Labs and will be held from February 8 to 9, 2026, at Cyberport in Hong Kong. The conference will gather industry representatives from public chains, trading platforms, AI × Web3, RWA, infrastructure, investment institutions, and developer communities, aiming to create a Web3 developer event with diverse perspectives.

The American Bankers Association (ABA) issued a statement regarding the cryptocurrency industry meeting held at the White House that day. The meeting aimed to advance the legislative process related to cryptocurrency market infrastructure and invited representatives from cryptocurrency companies and traditional banking to participate together.In the statement, the ABA thanked the Trump administration for facilitating this "constructive dialogue" and noted that the meeting acknowledged the traditional banking industry's concerns regarding digital asset legislation. However, the ABA also emphasized that any related legislation must support local credit supply aimed at households and small businesses to maintain the safety and soundness of the financial system.Additionally, the ABA called on congressional senators to close regulatory loopholes that might allow cryptocurrency companies to pay consumers interest or returns on stablecoins, viewing this issue as one of the core differences between traditional banking and the cryptocurrency industry. The banking sector is concerned that such arrangements could exacerbate deposit outflows or force banks to raise deposit rates to compete. Reports indicate that the White House is expected to continue pushing for follow-up consultations to seek a compromise between supporting digital asset innovation and maintaining the traditional financial system.

According to the minutes of the 172nd Ethereum Consensus Layer Developer Meeting by ACDC, developers discussed the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade and the next phase of the Hegota upgrade.Among them, EIP-8070 "Sparse Blob Pool" has been included as a candidate feature for Glamsterdam, and the second hard fork of Fusaka, limited to blob parameters, has successfully gone live on the mainnet, increasing blob transaction block space by 40%. In addition, the proposal window for the Hegota upgrade is now open, with a deadline of February 5. Relevant proposals must be published on Ethereum Magicians and presented at the developer meeting. The meeting also covered topics such as ePBS testing challenges, suggestions for consensus layer anti-censorship mechanisms, and optimization of the EIP governance process.

Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour posted on the X platform, stating that the first Prediction Market Conference is planned for March 2026.At that time, researchers, economists, policymakers, and traders will come together to discuss core issues surrounding prediction markets and knowledge aggregation. The conference has limited spots, and interested participants need to communicate in advance.

The Bitcoin ecological fintech platform Antalpha Platform Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ANTA) released an official statement on December 11, reviewing its participation as the title sponsor of the Bitcoin MENA 2025 conference and providing industry insights.Antalpha emphasized that the viewpoints presented at the conference (such as Michael Saylor's concept of "Bitcoin-backed digital banking") align with the company's long-term strategy, which is that Bitcoin is evolving from a speculative asset to a regulated financial infrastructure's underlying reserve asset.Antalpha stated that the company is committed to promoting Bitcoin as the underlying asset for institutional credit and corporate treasuries, and providing large-scale, long-term, Bitcoin-collateralized institutional financing solutions. This conference highlighted that the Bitcoin narrative has shifted towards long-term financial infrastructure development, and Antalpha will continue to play a key role in technology, risk control, and financing.

The official agenda for the meeting on corporate governance regulatory reform and equity security tokenization issues convened by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been released. This meeting will focus on how equity token issuance, trading, and settlement will operate under the existing regulatory framework. Participants include Scott Bauguess, Vice President of Global Regulatory Policy at Coinbase; Samara Cohen, Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Market Development at BlackRock; and Coy Garrison, Senior Director of Cryptocurrency and Deputy General Counsel at Robinhood, among others.

According to the "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily," at the 2025 Global Digital Business Conference, the cooperation between Shanghai and Xinjiang announced the results of collaboration on digital identity and mutual recognition of electronic certification documents, the launch of a joint innovation consortium for mineral data export standards, the unveiling of the Shanghai Blockchain Innovation Fund, and the launch of blockchain letter of credit application scenarios.At the same time, Shanghai Data Group and the National Data Development Research Institute jointly compiled and released the "White Paper on the Construction and Operation of Industry Trusted Data Spaces Based on Unified Data Infrastructure."