BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes posted on the X platform that the price of BTC will reach $1 million.

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a $200 billion mortgage-backed securities (MBS) purchase plan aimed at reducing mortgage rates and alleviating the housing affordability crisis. This move is seen as Trump's direct intervention in the housing market, separate from the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts, and is described as his personal version of quantitative easing (QE). Trump stated on Truth Social that he has "instructed representatives to purchase $200 billion worth of mortgage bonds" to lower mortgage rates and monthly payments, thereby enhancing home-buying capacity. He attributed the current housing crisis to the Biden administration. Bill Pulte, Director of the U.S. Housing Finance Agency, confirmed to the Financial Times that the plan will be executed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without requiring congressional approval. Under existing agreements, these institutions have approximately $200 billion in operational capacity for mortgage investments. Analysts note that this initiative closely resembles the Federal Reserve's policy of purchasing MBS to stabilize the market following the 2008 financial crisis. Despite the Federal Reserve's cumulative interest rate cuts totaling 75 basis points, the current 30-year fixed mortgage rate in the U.S. remains high at 6.16%, keeping housing costs a central political and economic issue. Amid rising inflation and living costs, Trump's action is viewed as an attempt to directly influence the housing and financial markets through executive power to boost voter confidence.

According to ChainCatcher, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that his personal moral code is the sole constraint on his decisions to initiate military actions worldwide. This declaration came shortly after he launched a swift operation to overthrow Venezuelan President Maduro and threatened actions against several other nations, including Greenland. In an interview with The New York Times on Wednesday, January 7, Trump was questioned about the limitations of his global authority. He responded, "Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me." Trump further remarked, "I don’t need international law. I’m not looking to hurt people." The Republican president added that he does need to adhere to international law, but it depends on one's definition of international law.

According to PANews, internal documents reveal that xAI, led by Elon Musk, is experiencing significant financial losses due to substantial investments in data center construction, talent acquisition, and software development intended for humanoid robots. The documents indicate that xAI's net loss in the third quarter reached $1.46 billion, up from $1 billion in the first quarter. Over the first nine months of 2025, the company spent a total of $7.8 billion in cash. Sources familiar with the matter suggest that, like other rapidly growing AI startups, xAI is swiftly utilizing funds raised in recent financing rounds. During an investor conference call, xAI's senior management emphasized that the company's current focus is on accelerating the development of AI agents and other software products. These products will contribute to what Musk refers to as 'Macrohard'—a play on words with 'Microsoft'—until they eventually support the technology behind Optimus.

According to Odaily, Josh Swihart, CEO of the original Zcash development team ECC, announced on X that the team will continue to focus on Zcash. Additionally, they are developing a new Zcash wallet, which is now open for pre-application.

According to Odaily, Polygon is planning to acquire Coinme, a company that operates Bitcoin ATMs and related services. The transaction is expected to be valued between $100 million and $125 million.

Cathie Wood discusses potential U. S. government Bitcoin purchases for strategic reserves. source: https://coincu.com/news/us-gov-bitcoin-purchases-strategic-reserve/

Trump was responding to a reporter who also asked about pardon requests for other high-profile figures, including Sean “Diddy” Combs. source: https://decrypt.co/354067/trump-wont-consider-pardoning-sam-bankman-fried

According to Cointelegraph, New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel has reintroduced a bill to the state's lower house aiming to limit the types of event contracts that prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket can offer. The legislation, known as the Oversight and Regulation of Activity for Contracts Linked to Events, or ORACLE Act, was initially introduced in November and seeks to prohibit certain markets related to politics, sports, the stock market, and other areas. Prediction markets have seen a surge in popularity over the past year, offering bets on various events. Notably, sports markets have become significant revenue generators, with research from Foresight Ventures indicating that up to 90% of Kalshi's volume is tied to sports. The proposed bill would ban sports event contracts linked to specific match outcomes, such as NFL games during the season, while still permitting bets on broader outcomes like the Super Bowl winner. Additionally, the legislation aims to eliminate 'prop betting,' which involves contracts focusing on specific game details, such as the first scoring team or wagers on individual players. Prediction market platforms have encountered regulatory challenges in several states, with authorities asserting that these platforms require gambling licenses to operate. Kalshi has notably taken legal action against multiple state gambling regulators, including the New York State Gaming Commission, arguing that its operations are governed by federal law. Vanel's bill also seeks to prohibit prediction markets related to politics, deaths, or catastrophic events. Markets that allow bets on elections or government actions, such as predicting the winning political party in U.S. midterms, would be banned, as would markets concerning war, emergencies, disasters, mass shootings, terrorism, or public health crises. Furthermore, the bill targets 'death markets,' which permit wagers on the death or killing of individuals, along with markets that speculate on the price of publicly traded companies. Platforms would be required to offer users options to self-exclude and limit their time and financial expenditure on the platform. Any market continuing operations in New York after being ordered to cease would face fines of $1 million per day until compliance is achieved.

On-chain asset management platform BlackOpal has launched GemStone, a new initiative designed to tokenize Brazilian credit card receivables and deliver instant liquidity to merchants while offering double-digit yields to investors. The product targets a large but traditionally underserved segment of real-world assets, bringing institutional-grade structure and transparency to emerging-market receivables through blockchain infrastructure. source: https://www.ethnews.com/blackopal-launches-gemstone-to-tokenize-brazilian-credit-card-receivables/

After years of development, China's payment regulation has formed a comprehensive, multi-dimensional framework that integrates overall planning, account-based approach, standardized tools, stable systems, and compliant institutions.

Trump confirmed that he has finalized who will lead the Federal Reserve, but he did not officially announce it. On the same day, Treasury Secretary Bessant said that Trump might announce his choice around the time of the annual forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The future of currency is not determined by ideology, but by exit mechanisms.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

DEX, EVM, Hyperliquid, Perp: Second-hand Timeline for DEX: HYPE Crosses the Cutoff Line, EVM Reaches Its Ceiling - Golden Finance, There are no secrets in the crypto market, only the speed of dissemination.

When the market is anxious about the speed of innovation, it often overlooks Ethereum's core, non-replicable asset—a set of uncompromising values.

If interest is paid on the "real-name digital RMB wallet balance", it will no longer be in the form of "pure M0 digital cash" but will enter the bank's balance sheet.

For many arbitrage strategies, the biggest obstacle to their success may not be the mathematical formula of the strategy, but rather the ability to predict the depth of market liquidity.

Stablecoins: A "civil war" erupts in the US as banks block returns and the crypto industry retaliates. (Golden Finance)

Why hasn't the United States taken any aggressive military action against South America in the last thirty years? Why is the United States now adopting a global retrenchment strategy? Can the United States control South America?