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F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun responded on platform X to the recent fluctuations in the cryptocurrency market, stating that Ethereum once dropped to $1,386 in April 2025, but just four months later rebounded to $4,956. He emphasized that the market is cyclical, and investors should not be swayed by short-term panic.In addition, Wang Chun pointed out that the Proof of Work (PoW) mechanism is Bitcoin's "constitution," and the mining mechanism and miners' core role in Bitcoin network governance should be respected. Without the support of miners, Segregated Witness (SegWit) would be difficult to activate, and the Lightning Network would also be hard to realize. Miners are an important force in maintaining the security and stability of the Bitcoin network and have played a key role in several controversial events, including the power struggle surrounding Bitmain, Roger Ver's stance on forks, the identity controversy sparked by Craig Wright, and the BIP-110 proposal, which some in the community viewed as a farce.

According to Businesswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin financial company ProCap Financial announced that it has repurchased 148,241 shares of common stock in the open market. In addition, the company disclosed that its current Bitcoin holdings have reached 5,007 coins, valued at approximately $335 million, while also holding $75 million in cash and convertible bonds worth about $100 million.

According to the official announcement, Australia's Monochrome spot Bitcoin ETF (IBTC) has disclosed that its holdings have reached 1,248 Bitcoins, with a total market value exceeding 120 million AUD.

According to 8 Market data, as Ethereum falls below $1900, its market capitalization has now dropped to $225.6 billion, below Siemens (market cap $227.14 billion), ranking it 89th among global mainstream assets.

According to Alicharts monitoring, in the past three months, the stablecoin reserves of cryptocurrency CEX have decreased by 14%, from $75 billion to $64.5 billion.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, after a 5-month silence, a certain whale withdrew a total of 50,000 SOL (approximately 4.25 million USD) from Binance and Bybit, and then transferred it to staking.

According to FinanceFeeds, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has warned that search engine ads impersonating Uniswap continue to appear, resulting in users losing all their high-value crypto assets. Scammers purchase ads for keywords like "Uniswap" to place fake websites at the top of search results, with designs that closely resemble the official site. Once users connect their wallets and authorize transactions, their funds can be immediately transferred away.These types of attacks rely on user signature authorization rather than protocol-level vulnerabilities. An X platform user "Ika" reported losing crypto wallet assets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars after clicking on a fake link in the search results. Screenshots he disclosed show that the fake link was at the top of the search results, making it highly misleading. Similar incidents occurred in October 2024, where scammers replicated the Uniswap website interface and induced users to connect their wallets through subtle button changes.Data from security firm CertiK indicates that in January 2026, the crypto industry lost approximately $370.3 million due to exploits and scams, marking a nearly 11-month high and nearly four times the losses of January 2025. One single social engineering attack resulted in losses of about $284 million. A total of 40 related security incidents were recorded in January. Analysis points out that current crypto asset losses are increasingly stemming from phishing links, false ads, and social engineering attacks, rather than underlying smart contract vulnerabilities. As the DeFi ecosystem expands, brand impersonation and interface fraud are becoming significant risks affecting user trust.

Huobi HTX Global Advisor Sun Yuchen announced on X that Huobi HTX will donate $100,000 to Punch, the macaque living in the Chiba Zoo in Japan, to improve its habitat and support its growth.It is reported that Punch was abandoned by its biological mother shortly after birth and was isolated by other monkeys in the zoo. It regards the gorilla doll given by the zoo staff as a manifestation of its mother, always keeping it close, and even tightly hugging "mom" when bullied by other monkeys. Punch's videos quickly went viral on the internet, and its tenacity has attracted global attention.Sun Yuchen stated, "This bravest little macaque, Punch, has conquered the hearts of the world. We are deeply moved by its resilience. To ensure it receives the best care at Chiba Zoo, Huobi HTX is committed to donating $100,000 to support its growth and habitat development."

According to The Block, BNP Paribas Asset Management recently announced the issuance of a tokenized share of a French local money market fund on the Ethereum blockchain through its AssetFoundryTM platform.The project adopts a "permissioned access model," ensuring that only qualified and authorized participants can hold and transfer assets to comply with relevant regulatory requirements. This is BNP Paribas's second issuance of a tokenized money market fund, aimed at testing the complete end-to-end process from issuance, transfer agency to tokenization and public blockchain connectivity.

Embedded API infrastructure Monark Markets announced the completion of an $8 million strategic funding round, led by F-Prime, with participation from Commerce Ventures, Grit Capital Partners, and BBAE Holdings.The company's API infrastructure supports fintech platforms such as Apex Fintech Solutions and Altruist Financial, embedding private market investments directly into existing client accounts, which can drive the growth in investment demand for key economic growth engines in private markets like artificial intelligence and blockchain.

According to Jinshi News, "Fed's mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos predicts that the U.S. December PCE inflation (both core and overall) will increase by 0.37% month-on-month (annualized rate of 4.5%).This will raise the core PCE index annual rate to 3%, the highest level since February 2025. The overall PCE annual rate is expected to be 2.9%, the highest level since March 2024.

According to Crowdfund Insider, data from Dune Analytics shows that USDC trading activity has exploded. Among the 49 networks queried, monthly USDC transaction volume grew from 31 million in July 2024 to 613 million in January 2026, marking a 20-fold increase in such cryptocurrency transfers within just 18 months.Polygon and Base together accounted for 68% of USDC transactions, thanks to their low fees, fast settlement times, and optimization of everyday financial processes. Polygon has set records with an average daily USDC transaction volume exceeding 12 million, surpassing Solana to become the top USDC chain. Base processed $5.3 trillion in USDC transactions in January.USDC issuer Circle has expanded native support to 30 blockchains and enhanced its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), which has facilitated over $126 billion in seamless transfers. Integration with traditional financial giants like Visa, Stripe, and Shopify has also played a key role.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted on the X platform that in the past 6 months, a total of 94 tons of tokenized gold XAUT has been transferred on-chain, with a total fee of only 0.0016%.In contrast, transporting physical gold by central banks in traditional systems often incurs logistics and security costs amounting to millions of dollars, while tokenized gold allows for near-instant settlement and extremely low-cost transfers, highlighting the advantages of on-chain assets in terms of cross-border flow efficiency.It is reported that XAUT is a tokenized asset issued by Tether that is pegged to physical gold, allowing users to transfer ownership of gold on the blockchain.

According to the official website of the U.S. Department of Justice, the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas announced that a Chinese national, Fei Liao, has been sentenced to federal prison for participating in the laundering of funds obtained from a cryptocurrency investment scam. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and was sentenced to 40 months in prison by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in 2026.Liao was also ordered to forfeit over $2.3 million in seized funds and to pay more than $2.8 million in restitution to victims. The case was announced by U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas and was investigated by the Tyler branch of the United States Secret Service, with federal prosecutor Robert Austin Wells handling the prosecution. Court documents show that Liao assisted in laundering funds from "Pig Butchering" and other cryptocurrency investment scams by setting up shell companies and bank accounts with others.Such scams typically contact victims through social media, dating platforms, or unsolicited phone calls, establishing a trust relationship before inducing them to invest in cryptocurrency. After victims transfer funds to accounts controlled by the scammers, the fraudulent platform displays high returns, encouraging further investment, ultimately leading to victims being unable to withdraw funds and suffering significant losses.Law enforcement agencies remind individuals that if they encounter similar scams, they can report them to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and provide as much information as possible, including the name of the investment platform, cryptocurrency addresses, transaction hashes, bank account information, and contact details of the suspects, while also retaining communications and transfer records with the scammers.

Tom Lee's Fundstrat digital asset strategy head Sean Farrell published the latest Ethereum analysis, stating that the current average cost of ETH is $2,241, while the current price is $1,934, indicating an average loss of 22% for investors.Comparing the current decline with historical lows, in 2022, the average maximum loss for investors reached 39%, and in 2025, the average maximum loss was 21%. Applying these two figures to the current average cost of $2,241 suggests that ETH could drop to a low of $1,367 or $1,770.Based on the realized loss percentile analysis since 2017, the current average loss is at a historical high of 9%, indicating a high level of loss. The implied 12-month return rate is +81%. This suggests that the price of Ethereum is nearing the bottom. In the long term, Ethereum's risk/reward ratio appears to be positive.Tom Lee himself shared this analysis, stating that it helps in thinking about investor capital flows and position allocation near the lows.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve official Kashkari stated that the current monetary policy is close to a neutral level.

According to CoinDesk, BTC is set to decline for the fifth consecutive week, marking the longest losing streak since 2022.At the same time, BTC is facing a fifth consecutive month of decline, which is the second longest losing streak in history, only behind the six-month downturn from 2018 to 2019.

The Polymarket team member Mustafa liked the tweet "Polymarket will release an airdrop in the next 6 months" this morning.

According to CoinDesk, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon stated at the World Liberty Forum that he holds "a very small amount, but indeed some" Bitcoin, although he is still closely monitoring this asset, viewing it as part of a broader trend of technology reshaping the financial system.He believes that traditional finance and the crypto industry are forming an evolving unified system, and tokenization is expected to play a central role in future market infrastructure. Solomon stated, "I am an observer of Bitcoin, still trying to understand how Bitcoin operates and its volatility mechanisms."Solomon pointed out that Goldman Sachs currently has limited involvement in the crypto space, primarily influenced by what he calls "restrictive regulation." He warned that excessive regulation could siphon capital out of the financial system, while also calling for a cautious and rational approach to regulation.