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

On January 9th, according to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market continued its decline, with the RWA sector showing weakness, falling 4.85% in the last 24 hours. Within the sector, Pendle (PENDLE) fell 4.33%, Ondo Finance (ONDO) fell 4.61%, and Sky (SKY) fell 6.64%. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC) fell 0.37%, dropping to the $91,000 mark; Ethereum (ETH) fell 2.26%, falling to around $3,100. In other sectors, the AI ​​sector fell 0.49% in the last 24 hours, with PIPPIN (PIPPIN) bucking the trend and rising 23.59%; the Layer 1 sector fell 1.16%, but Solana (SOL) rose 1.03%; the CeFi sector fell 1.43%, with MX (MX) rising slightly by 0.61%; the Layer 2 sector fell 1.79%, with Polygon (POL) rising 6.82% intraday; the PayFi sector fell 2.41%, with Ultima (ULTIMA) rising 7.74%; the DeFi sector fell 2.71%, with Hyperliquid (HYPE) falling 4.84%; the Meme sector fell 3.55%, with Pepe (PEPE) falling 8.36%. The crypto sector indices, which reflect historical performance of the sector, show that the ssiRWA, ssiMeme, and ssiDeFi indices fell by 5.48%, 3.82%, and 3.65%, respectively.

According to BlockBeats, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the first nonfarm employment data for 2026 tonight at 21:30 (UTC+8). The report is expected to show an increase of 60,000 jobs, compared to the previous figure of 64,000. This data reflects changes in employment within the U.S. non-agricultural sectors. The nonfarm employment data is derived from a survey of businesses, government agencies, and non-agricultural sectors across the United States. Typically, the U.S. Department of Labor releases the nonfarm employment report on the first Friday of each month, detailing the employment changes from the previous month. Simultaneously, the unemployment rate for December will also be announced, with expectations set at 4.50%, down from the previous rate of 4.60%.

On-chain analyst Ai posted on platform X that a whale deposited 378.11 WBTC, worth $34.3 million, into Binance 7 hours ago, seemingly liquidating its holdings. This address purchased WBTC on-chain at an average price of $110,504 between October 21st and October 26th, 2025, holding it for three months. Selling at the current price would result in a loss of $7.483 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.

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?