Odaily Planet Daily News At a special hearing on digital assets held by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, lawmakers pointed out the obstacles that may be encountered in trying to regulate cryptocurrencies, while also calling for bipartisan cooperation. Rep. Tom Emmer said at the hearing: "Crypto technology transfers economic power from central institutions back to the people. The wrong leadership, our past government, is afraid of this shift. They did everything they could to stifle it." At the same time, some Democrats expressed dissatisfaction with Trump's launch of Meme Coin on the eve of the presidential inauguration last month. Rep. Sean Casten called it unstable and of no value, "It may not be worth as much as a Bible, a pair of sneakers, a steak or a bottle of water." Some Democrats also expressed concern about the closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which now seems to be in danger. Last weekend, Russell Vought, the acting head of the agency, reportedly instructed employees to "stop all supervision and inspection activities" and suspend law enforcement actions.

Odaily Planet Daily News: A White House official said on the 11th local time that the 25% tariff imposed by the United States on Canadian steel and aluminum exports to the United States will be superimposed on other Canadian tariffs. White House officials said that US President Trump plans to impose a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imported from Canada, and the Trump administration has previously announced a 25% comprehensive tariff on Canadian imports. If these planned measures are implemented, the two types of tariffs will be superimposed, and Canadian steel and aluminum exports to the United States will be subject to a 50% tariff. (Jinshi)

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Odaily Planet Daily News: US Senator Bill Hagerty, who supports cryptocurrency, will run for re-election. Hagerty previously said that he is working to pass legislation supporting Bitcoin to promote freedom and opportunity. Earlier news, US Senator Bill Hagerty proposed a bill to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins and bring tokens such as USDT and USDC into the Federal Reserve rules. He said that this stablecoin bill will create "a safe and growth-friendly regulatory framework to unleash innovation" and advance President Trump's promise to make the United States the "capital of the cryptocurrency world."

Odaily Planet Daily News: US Senator Cynthia Lummis wrote on X: "The achievements of President Trump, Musk and the DOGE team in the first few days are remarkable. The government once again serves the American people and saves taxpayers billions of dollars. This money is real money and will go back into the pockets of Americans."

Odaily Planet Daily News According to White House officials, Trump asked the heads of various government agencies to coordinate with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Musk to "dramatically reduce the size of the government" and "limit hiring to key positions." The White House fact sheet states that agencies can only hire no more than one employee for every four departing government employees. Law enforcement, national security, immigration and public safety roles are excluded. It is not clear whether the DOGE, an internal office of the White House, has the authority to implement large-scale layoffs. Musk appeared in the Oval Office with Trump on Tuesday to defend his approach, including letting young employees flow between agencies, gaining access to sensitive computer systems and employee data, and in some cases closing offices and letting employees take leave, all of which are aimed at reducing the size of the government. Musk said without providing evidence that the Treasury system lacks "basic controls," including measures to prevent funds from flowing to entities on the "rejection list," "which is like a lot of blank checks flying out of the building." Trump said DOGE found "billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse," but it was also unconfirmed. Trump said he was willing to ask Congress to implement some of DOGE's recommendations if necessary. He criticized federal judges for blocking several actions but added that he would "comply with the court's order." A federal judge in Rhode Island said Monday that the White House had not fully complied with his orders to release billions of dollars in federal grants. (Fortune)

Odaily Planet Daily News Hester Peirce, head of the U.S. SEC's cryptocurrency working group, said in a speech at a Federalist Society panel that it is "premature" for the SEC to start formulating a cryptocurrency regulatory agenda before the Senate confirms the chairman. On January 20, after Gary Gensler left office, Mark Uyeda served as acting chairman, but the Senate is expected to vote soon on President Trump's nomination of former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins. Peirce added: "Acting Chairman Uyeda is doing a good job and the agenda is working-we are not stopping work, but we assume that if Atkins is confirmed as chairman, he will soon take office and set the agenda." She also said that the SEC is "trying to figure out" the way forward for formulating digital asset rules. The Court of Appeals issued a ruling in January that it would not order the SEC to formulate clear rules for cryptocurrency companies, but basically agreed with Coinbase's position that the SEC made an "arbitrary and capricious" decision in rejecting the rule-making request. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily Planet Daily News According to the latest 13F filing submitted by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday, it increased its holdings of the two largest spot Bitcoin ETFs in Q4 2024. As of December 31 last year, Goldman Sachs held $1.27 billion (or 24.07 million shares) of BlackRock IBIT, an increase of 88% month-on-month. Goldman Sachs also increased its holdings of the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund and held $288 million worth of FBTC (3.5 million shares), an increase of 105% month-on-month. Goldman Sachs also reported smaller Bitcoin ETF positions, which were either reduced or closed. It is understood that institutional investment managers who manage at least $100 million in stock assets will submit 13F reports to the US SEC every quarter. These reports are required to be submitted within 45 days after the end of each quarter to understand the manager's stock holdings.

Odaily Planet Daily News Rune Christensen, co-founder of Sky Protocol (formerly MakerDAO), said that as traditional payment systems struggle to keep up with the development of AI agents, blockchain technology and the Internet of Things (IoT), stablecoins may become one of the most effective payment methods in the global economy. Christensen emphasized that the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain is a transformative force. He explained that AI agents are digital in nature and will integrate seamlessly with stablecoins such as Sky Protocol's USDS to optimize payments, savings and overall financial management. USDS is an upgraded version of DAI and the new "savings standard" within Sky Protocol. It is the third largest stablecoin by market value. It offers a savings rate of 8.75%, and AI agents participate in the decision-making process to manage collateral to maintain this rate. Christensen said that a major feature of AI agents is their super-rational way of making financial decisions. Unlike human-centric management, these agents can constantly evaluate risk-return trade-offs and optimize collateral allocation strategies, which makes blockchain-native stablecoins an ideal choice. “For AI systems, transparency is key and people need to know the backing of stablecoins in real time,” Christensen said. “With USDS, AI agents can verify their collateral, assess yields and execute trades based on real-time liquidity conditions.” He added that AI will increasingly serve as a bridge between traditional finance and blockchain systems. (The Block)

Odaily Planet Daily News According to Onchain Lens monitoring, in the past 4 hours, the Trump family crypto project WLFI has bought: - 1,917 ETH, spending $5 million USDC; - 830,468 MOVE, spending $470,000 USDC (currently holding 1.63 million MOVE).

Odaily Planet Daily News U.S. CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger said at a webinar for the conservative legal organization The Federalist Society on Tuesday that election campaign contracts on platforms such as Kalshi "will continue to exist." Mersinger said at the cryptocurrency-focused webinar: "Congress can always tell us different situations. Of course, we will make adjustments and do what they ask. But in terms of how the commission will deal with it in the future, unless rules are made to change the status quo, election contracts will continue to exist, and we will have to adapt to this environment and market. I think this is a good thing." Mersinger discussed whether the election event prediction market will affect the fairness of the election, and said that "these contracts have a lot of safeguards to ensure that certain manipulations do not occur. I think we have to carefully review these contracts because they are online, but the days when we can unilaterally say 'no' and say that everything is a game are gone, and the commission will have to take a new approach. We must be more supportive of innovation and understand that some things may look different from what we know or what we are used to, but different is not bad." She pointed out that these platforms are practical. (The Block)

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