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The cryptocurrency market observation agency Santiment posted on X that Bitcoin has rebounded from last weekend's plunge to $60,000. According to social media data analysis, the proportion of bearish sentiment in the market remains high compared to bullish sentiment.Due to the generally pessimistic outlook among retail investors, data indicates that ordinary investors are still hesitant to buy at the current price levels, while key BTC large holders can accumulate positions with almost no resistance.Historically, when market panic is high, the probability of price rebounds tends to significantly increase.

According to Cointelegraph, starting Tuesday, eligible MetaMask users from non-U.S. countries will be able to access 200 tokenized U.S. stocks, ETFs, and commodities, such as gold and silver, through the Ethereum network.The service allows users to obtain tokenized assets by swapping with Circle's USDC via MetaMask Swaps, converting the stablecoin into Ondo Global Markets (GM) tokens, which are designed to track the value of their underlying assets on a 1:1 basis.

According to The Block, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan stated in the latest client memo that the crypto market has been in a "full-blown crypto winter" since January 2025, with Bitcoin down about 39% and Ethereum down about 53%. He noted that ETFs and digital asset trusts have purchased over 744,000 Bitcoins (approximately $7.5 billion), which has masked the true weakness of the market. Nevertheless, Hougan believes that the market is currently closer to recovery rather than further decline, and pointed out that structural progress in areas such as regulatory advancements, institutional adoption, and tokenization is still ongoing. He stated that crypto winters typically end with market exhaustion rather than excitement, and the current sense of despair and fatigue is similar to conditions seen at previous market bottoms.

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated, "The parabolic and sustained rise of gold and silver is overshadowing the ongoing strengthening of the intrinsic fundamentals of crypto assets, especially Ethereum and Bitcoin.At the 2026 Davos Forum, financial institutions are preparing to build products on Ethereum and other smart blockchains. When the fundamentals continue to trend upwards, it is only a matter of time before prices rise."

Mask Network founder Suji Yan commented on Neynar's acquisition of Farcaster in a post on X, stating: "More competition is beneficial. I did hear some rumors earlier, but I never verified them with the Neynar team. We should strengthen our cooperation and sincerely congratulate the Neynar team. To disclose, I am a minor shareholder of Neynar, and we are using Neynar's software and technology. They are a very outstanding group of people."According to previous news from ChainCatcher, Aave founder Stani stated that the governance rights of the social protocol Lens will be transferred to the Mask team, while the original team will serve as technical advisors.

Decentralized social protocol [Mask Network](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Mask Network?k=Mjk0 "Web3 portal") and [Lens Protocol](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Lens Protocol?k=MjA3Nw== "Social layer of Web3") jointly announced that Mask Network has become the new steward of Lens Protocol. In the future, the focus of Lens Protocol will shift from protocol experimentation to consumer-facing user experience, product design, and global distribution."Mask's mission is to make decentralized social features easy to use, intuitive, and able to meet the needs of everyday users, which aligns perfectly with Lens's next phase of development," said Suji Yan, founder of Mask."As Mask leads this important phase, our role will shift from daily product development to consulting. In this role, we remain committed to making open, scalable, user-owned social networks a core pillar of the future internet. We are dedicated to the long-term success of Lens, its developers, its community, and Suji and the Mask team," Lens stated in an official blog.According to RootData, Lens Protocol has raised over $46 million, with investors including Tencent, Robot Ventures, Variant Fund, and others. Last June, media reported plans for a new funding round at a valuation of $500 million. Mask Network has previously raised over $57 million, and its token MASK currently has a FDV of $60 million.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Schmid stated that the pressures in the labor market are structural, and interest rate cuts cannot mask these issues.

MetaMask has officially launched native support for the TRON network in its mobile app and browser extension wallet. This integration was completed in collaboration with TRON DAO, aiming to advance a multi-chain expansion strategy. Users can now manage TRON assets directly within MetaMask, interact with TRON native DApps, and support asset swaps between TRON, EVM-compatible networks, Solana, and Bitcoin.In addition, this update also supports sending USDT on the TRON network and staking TRX. Currently, the daily stablecoin transfer volume on the TRON network exceeds $21 billion.

On Monday night, three masked men broke into a residence in Manosque, France, threatening a woman with a gun and stealing a USB drive containing her partner's cryptocurrency data. According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, the incident occurred at a home on Cherry Path in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region.The attackers threatened the victim with a handgun and slapped her before fleeing the scene with the USB drive. It is reported that the victim was unharmed and managed to escape and call the police within minutes. Local police have opened an investigation, and the case has been handed over to the local criminal investigation department and the national police regional headquarters. Last year, security company Casa's Chief Technology Officer Jameson Lopp recorded over 70 violent attacks related to cryptocurrency in its public database, with France becoming a hotspot for such violent crimes in Europe, with more than 14 related cases.Cybercrime consultant David Sehyeon told Decrypt, "The baseline level of criminal activity in France is relatively high, and the cryptocurrency wealth held by entrepreneurs, traders, and public figures is quite visible. Coupled with the growth of local expertise in digital assets, these factors together create a breeding ground for more speculative and organized cryptocurrency-related crime."

The Chief Information Security Officer of Slow Fog Technology @im23pds posted on the X platform, stating that a new type of "2FA security verification" scam has emerged with MetaMask, reminding users to be cautious.

The Chief Information Security Officer of Slow Fog Technology @im23pds posted a reminder that a new type of "2FA security verification" phishing scam has recently emerged targeting MetaMask wallets.Scammers impersonate the MetaMask security alert page to lure users into completing a so-called two-factor authentication process, which is actually aimed at stealing their mnemonic phrases. The process usually includes a forged security alert page, a fake 2FA verification interface, and countdown prompts, ultimately guiding users to input their wallet mnemonic phrases.

According to Binance spot market data, there has been significant volatility in the market. HIVE has dropped by 18.54% in the last 24 hours, and MASK has decreased by 13.24% in the same period.At the same time, AXS is in a "high pullback" state, with a decline of 6.98%. Other tokens such as FIDA, ACA, and LSK also show a "high pullback" state, with declines of 11.12%, 14.04%, and 18.66%, respectively. On the other hand, FLOW has demonstrated a "bottom rebound" state, with increases of 6% and 7.01%.

According to Binance spot data, the market shows a divergence between bulls and bears, with multiple tokens experiencing a rise and subsequent fall. ARPA has dropped 7.37% in 24 hours, AUCTION has decreased by 8.07%, and MASK has fallen by 11.44%.Among other tokens, ALCX has decreased by 9.21%, AI has dropped by 6.55%, IO has fallen by 7.79% and 7.98%, and TST has decreased by 8.15%.

According to the official announcement, MetaMask users can now purchase Bitcoin directly with fiat currency, conduct on-chain Bitcoin network transfers, and exchange EVM native assets and SOL with BTC.This move is part of a series of features launched by MetaMask this year, including Solana support, perpetual contract trading enabled by Hyperliquid, and the recently introduced Polymarket support. The latest version of MetaMask will initially support native SegWit addresses and plans to add Taproot addresses "soon." Consensys is preparing for its initial public offering, and MetaMask also hints at the upcoming launch of the MASK token.In an interview in October, Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin stated that the company is actively advancing the upcoming MASK token issuance, but the exact release date remains unclear.

MetaMask has launched perpetual contract (Perps) trading features on its mobile platform, allowing trading of over 150 tokens as well as some U.S. stocks and other equity assets, with technology supported by Hyperliquid.Users can open long or short positions directly on mobile, with a maximum leverage of 40x, and the trading process does not require connecting to centralized exchanges or additional dApps. MetaMask states that users can fund their perpetual contract accounts with any EVM chain token, which will be automatically converted to USDC for quick order execution. Supported tokens include ETH, BTC, LINEA, XPL, BONK, etc., and supported U.S. stocks include Nvidia (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Palantir, Robinhood, Circle, etc. MetaMask claims that its trading experience has been specifically restructured to allow trades to be "completed in seconds," making it more suitable for the high volatility characteristics of the perpetual market. Currently, this feature is not available to users in the U.S., U.K., Belgium, Ontario, Canada, and countries under U.S. sanctions.

According to the official announcement, the trading volume of perpetual contracts (MetaMask Perps) on MetaMask has exceeded 1 billion USD.

MetaMask issued a clarification stating that the MetaMask rewards program and the upcoming MetaMask TGE are two separate matters. The rewards points program is a loyalty program that provides tangible rewards based on user actions, with the first season rewards including LINEA tokens worth over $30 million. This $30 million is calculated based on the price of the tokens at the launch of MetaMask Rewards, and there is room for adjustment if the price fluctuates. Additionally, all $LINEA rewards earned and held during Season 1 of MetaMask Rewards will count towards future rewards.At the same time, the rewards points program will be interconnected with the TGE. The TGE will recognize those who have helped shape the MetaMask ecosystem, including those who have remained steadfast or rejoined this journey.