A lawsuit alleging an AI chatbot contributed to a teen’s suicide has been settled, closing a closely watched case over AI accountability. source: https://decrypt.co/353927/google-character-ai-settle-us-lawsuit-teens-suicide

World Liberty Trust has applied for a U. S. national bank charter to issue and custody the USD1 stablecoin. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/wlfi-seeks-u-s-banking-license/

预测市场平台 Kalshi 首席执行官 Tarek Mansour 表示，支持美国众议员 Ritchie Torres 推动的《2026 年公共诚信金融预测市场法案》，该法案拟禁止内幕交易行为在预测市场中发生。Mansour 指出，Kalshi 早已在平台规则中落实了对内幕交易的禁止措施。据介绍，该法案将禁止联邦民选官员、政治任命人员及行政部门雇员，参与涉及政府政策、政府行动或政治结果的预测市场交易。立法背景与近期市场争议有关：此前去中心化预测市场 Polymarket 上有账户押注委内瑞拉总统马杜罗将在 1 月底前被罢免，并在相关事件发生后获得约 40 万美元收益，引发外界对利用政府内部信息进行交易的担忧。Mansour 在表态中强调，应区分受美国监管的预测市场平台与不受监管的海外平台。他表示，Kalshi 作为受联邦监管的平台，采用了与纽约证券交易所和纳斯达克类似的内幕交易规则，禁止掌握非公开信息的用户参与相关市场交易。同时，他指出，该法案仅适用于美国本土的受监管平台，当前争议主要集中在非美国、未受监管的平台。数据显示，2025 年 12 月，Kalshi 与 Polymarket 的月度交易量均创下历史新高，其中 Kalshi 约为 62.6 亿美元，Polymarket 约为 22.8 亿美元。自 2025 年 3 月以来，Kalshi 的交易量持续领先。（The Block）

Mansour distanced Kalshi from 'offshore, unregulated' prediction market platforms with alleged cases of insider trading. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/384725/kalshi-ceo-endorses-insider-trading-ban?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

According to PANews, MSCI, a global provider of stock and ETF market benchmarks, has announced that it will not remove the Bitcoin treasury company Strategy from its index. However, a clause stating that 'MSCI will not implement any increases to the Number of Shares (NOS)' has raised concerns within the community. This clause indicates that shares issued by Strategy through an ATM will not be included in the MSCI index weight, nor will they trigger passive fund purchases. While MSCI acknowledges the existence of cryptocurrency reserve stocks, it refuses to support passive funding for ATM share issuances. Consequently, even if Strategy issues more shares, passive funds will not follow suit, cutting off additional funding and disrupting Strategy's cycle of financing Bitcoin purchases through new stock issuances, which are then supported by ETF purchases to maintain stock prices. Other Bitcoin treasury companies potentially affected include Metaplanet and Capital B.

According to BlockBeats, recent rumors suggest that the Venezuelan government may secretly hold up to $60 billion worth of Bitcoin. However, Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder of Ledn and a long-time Bitcoin miner in Venezuela, argues that these claims are largely speculative and based on second-hand information, lacking credible on-chain evidence. The rumors stem from three main sources: a large-scale gold sale in 2018 allegedly converted to Bitcoin, partial oil revenue settlements in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, and government confiscation or theft of mining equipment for Bitcoin mining. Mauricio acknowledges that Venezuela has indeed received cryptocurrency in some oil transactions and that the government has confiscated mining equipment. However, he emphasizes that there is no credible evidence to support the claim that approximately $2.7 billion worth of gold sold in 2018 was converted into Bitcoin. The key figure in this transaction, Alex Saab, who is currently serving as the Minister of Industry and National Production, was detained by the U.S. from 2020 to 2023 and released in a prisoner exchange at the end of 2023. If Saab truly controlled $10–20 billion worth of Bitcoin as rumored, it would starkly contrast with the Venezuelan Central Bank's disclosed official reserve of about $9.9 billion, and no on-chain address has been reliably attributed to Saab or the Venezuelan state. Moreover, even if the Venezuelan regime had acquired cryptocurrency revenue, the extremely corrupt system would likely prevent these funds from entering the national treasury. Mauricio cites the 2023 SUNACRIP corruption scandal, where officials embezzled approximately $17.6 billion through illegal oil transactions between 2020 and 2023, suggesting that cryptocurrency proceeds were likely similarly misappropriated. Regarding the claim of large-scale mining using confiscated equipment, Mauricio also dismisses this notion. He points out Venezuela's long-standing issues with severe power shortages, aging infrastructure, and a significant loss of technical personnel, which hinder the effective operation of core assets like the state oil company PDVSA, let alone the stable operation of large-scale Bitcoin mining farms. "Bitcoin does exist in Venezuela, but it is not in the hands of the regime," he concludes.

Crypto. com has formed a strategic alliance with online payment platform Stripe to advance crypto payment solutions for businesses and enterprises. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/stripe-partners-with-crypto-com-payment/

Solana Mobile will airdrop up to 20% of SKR tokens to users of its Seeker phone on Jan. 21, and introduce so-called Guardians to secure the network. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-mobile-launch-skr-token-jan-21-seeker-phone?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

德国正在以更系统的方式将加密资产活动纳入既有监管与税收治理框架。

Ethereum is increasing the blob capacity in preparation for the highly anticipated Fusaka upgrade, which is expected to enhance the network's performance and scalability capabilities. source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/01/08/ethereum-bumps-blob-capacity-as-it-gears-for-fusaka-upgrade

针对近期有关“委内瑞拉政府或秘密持有价值高达数百亿美元比特币”的市场传言，有分析指出，该说法更多基于推测与二手信息，目前缺乏可信的链上证据能够将相关资金与委内瑞拉国家层面的控制钱包直接关联。相关质疑主要集中在三种潜在来源：2018 年黄金出售后换成比特币、以比特币或加密货币结算的石油收入，以及政府没收的比特币挖矿设备。分析认为，虽然委内瑞拉部分石油交易曾以加密资产结算，且确有挖矿设备被政府没收的情况，但尚无可靠证据表明 2018 年黄金出售所得被大规模转为比特币。此外，分析指出，委内瑞拉长期存在的系统性腐败，使得即便产生加密资产相关收益，也更可能被个人侵吞，而非进入国家官方储备体系。以国家石油公司及监管机构相关案件为例，过去数年已有巨额资金被挪用，却未体现在官方储备数据中。在挖矿层面，观点认为，电力基础设施老化、长期限电以及政府在复杂运营上的管理能力不足，使其难以稳定运行大规模比特币挖矿业务。综合来看，当前并无充分依据支持委内瑞拉政府持有大规模“秘密比特币储备”的判断，相关说法仍停留在推测阶段。（CoinDesk）

「超级个体」并非逃离币圈之后的产物，而是在币圈这一高压环境中逐渐显露出的进化路径。

稳定币这笔涌向“牛仔州”怀俄明的数字收益，能缝合这片土地的裂痕吗？

Cambodia has arrested Prince Group chair Chen Zhi and deported him to China after months of joint investigations into alleged crypto fraud and forced labour scams. US, UK and Asian authorities have also seized and frozen billions of dollars in Bitcoin and assets linked to his network, tightening pressure on one of the region’s largest alleged scam groups.

当资本与劳动力永久分离，当数字竞争对手充斥所有市场，当GDP飙升而市场情绪暴跌，什么才能为未来的富足生活储存价值？

民主党在2026年夺回美国国会众议院的可能性高达 79%！

由经济合作与发展组织（OECD）制定《加密资产报告框架》（CARF），旨在全球范围内打击加密资产税收逃避。

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