SolanaFloor announced on the X platform that the total value of Solana's RWA ecosystem has exceeded $1 billion, setting a new record.

According to PANews, Base APP is set to undergo a strategic shift, focusing primarily on trading to enhance demand and distribution of various assets. Jesse Pollak, co-founder of Base, shared an announcement highlighting three key user feedback points: the app previously emphasized social features excessively, resembling traditional Web2, and lacked support for diverse asset trading; there is a strong market demand for high-quality asset trading; and the information flow should comprehensively display on-chain dynamics, including applications, stocks, prediction markets, and social tokens. In response, Base APP will implement specific adjustments: prioritizing the development of trading functions to drive capital towards rapidly growing asset categories; introducing more high-quality assets on-chain; and adopting a 'finance-first' user experience design that integrates social features, such as copy trading, information flow trading, and leaderboards, on top of financial functionalities.

According to Odaily, the Polygon Foundation announced on the X platform that the PIP-69 proposal is now live. This proposal allows validator share tokens to be displayed as dPOL at a 1:1 ratio, aiming to improve wallet visibility and expand the utility of staked POL. The dPOL tokens possess full ERC-20 functionality, simplifying the creation of POL liquid staking tokens (LSTs) and enhancing DeFi composability. Users with staked POL will see these tokens in their wallets, which may appear as dPOL, dPOL1, or dPOLa4, depending on the wallet used.

According to Foresight News, ETHGas has announced the completion of its Discord community interaction snapshot. Due to high demand for Gas ID production on the platform, users are required to queue and may need to retry if issues persist. Refreshing the page will not reset or affect the queue position. Previously, ETHGas stated that a snapshot would be taken on January 19 at 8:00 UTC+8 to determine user eligibility for the 'Genesis Harvest' event. Eligibility will be assessed based on proof of pain, which considers historical Gas fee consumption through Gas ID, social contribution value, and community engagement.

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated in a post on the X platform that distinguishing between participation and abandonment is crucial. Arjun Sethi and several others remain actively involved because they believe the right direction is to address outstanding issues and improve the legislation, rather than abandoning the progress achieved by both parties over the years.

According to Odaily, U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that despite the Department of Justice's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he currently has no plans to dismiss him. Trump remarked to Reuters that it is too early to determine what actions he might ultimately take. When asked if he would attempt to remove Powell from his position, Trump responded, "I currently have no such plans." Regarding whether the investigation provides a reason for action, Trump added, "At present, we are adopting a wait-and-see approach regarding him, and we are considering our next steps. However, I cannot disclose details. It is too early now."

According to PANews, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari expressed contrasting views on cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence during a virtual event. He described cryptocurrency as "essentially useless" for ordinary people, citing a lack of practical applications for average consumers. In contrast, he praised artificial intelligence for its utility, despite most companies still being in the testing phase. Kashkari expressed optimism about the U.S. economic outlook, predicting continued growth and noting that inflation is moving in the right direction. He highlighted signs of cooling in housing prices. On monetary policy, he dismissed the notion that the recent expansion of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet equates to a new round of quantitative easing, emphasizing the importance of central bank independence. Regarding tariffs, he stated that their impact has not been as severe as anticipated, although the long-term effects remain to be seen.

According to Odaily, AGGX, a project focused on next-generation GPU and AI computing infrastructure, has announced the successful acquisition of $2 million in its ongoing strategic funding round. The investment was led by Ternary LEC Fund, EF Investment & Partners, Spacebar Venture, along with two other strategic investors. The core team of AGGX comprises AI PhDs and university professors from the United States. They have developed an innovative GPU sharding solution that virtualizes a single GPU into over 30 on-chain nodes. This technology aims to provide scalable, low-latency computing services for GPU-intensive workloads in both Web2 and Web3 ecosystems, while also enhancing cost efficiency.

The layer-1 blockchain restored operations after a six-hour consensus halt, marking its second major disruption since launch in 2023.

Chinese AI leaders MiniMax and Zhipu AI have entered the capital market with a market value of over 100 billion yuan, while across the Pacific a16z announced the completion of a $15 billion fundraising. This is not only a capital event, but also a comparison of the national capabilities of China and the United States and two innovation paradigms in the technological era.

Jinse Finance launches its daily cryptocurrency and blockchain news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 2937, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

Polymarket, from 100% cashback to 20%: The game behind Polymarket's fee adjustment. (Jinse Finance, timeline of events related to Polymarket fees)

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.

Elon Musk, the Ghost of X.com: Musk's Revenge Across 25 Years. Golden Finance: Some dreams don't die; they just wait for their chance.

Ahead of Thursday's highly anticipated price surge, the cryptocurrency industry spent yesterday reviewing and responding to new text.

The proposed digital currency is "a new vehicle for corruption that must be guarded against," and the Yao Qian bribery case is characterized as "a new type of corruption, hidden corruption."

The fourth episode of the TV documentary series "Never Stop, Never Back Down," titled "Technology Empowering Anti-Corruption," was broadcast. It analyzed the case of Yao Qian, the former director of the Technology Supervision Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Tonight at 8 PM, the fourth episode of the TV documentary "Never Stop, Never Back Down," titled "Technology Empowers Anti-Corruption," will air on CCTV, revealing details of the corruption involving Yao Qian, the former director of the Science and Technology Supervision Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, who accepted bribes using virtual currency.