Headline
▌Trump spoke with OpenAI CEO last week to discuss AI infrastructure
Before officially taking office as president, Trump had a long conversation with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and the need to develop this technology in the United States, according to people familiar with the matter. In the conversation last Friday, Trump was particularly keen to promote the construction of AI in the United States rather than letting it develop in other countries, and explored what this might mean for job creation and public confidence during his administration. After being officially sworn in on Monday, Trump quickly began to promote the importance of AI. He announced a joint plan on Tuesday to work with OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to invest billions of dollars in American AI infrastructure. It is worth noting that OpenAI's involvement is particularly noteworthy because Altman is in a fierce legal battle with Musk. Musk is an adviser to Trump and one of the main financial supporters of his 2024 campaign. He is also the co-founder of OpenAI, which was founded as a non-profit in 2015.
▌Bitwise applies to Delaware for registration of Dogecoin-related ETF
According to the official website of the Delaware Department of State, Bitwise has submitted documents to Delaware to apply for registration of the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF. The establishment date is January 22, 2025, and the registered agent is CSC DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY.
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said: "Note: This is just a trust registration, and it is still not a formal ETF document submitted to the SEC. At least not yet."
Market
As of press time, according to Coingecko data:
BTC recently traded at $103,636, with a daily increase or decrease of -2.4%;
ETH recently traded at $3,238.41, with a daily increase or decrease of -2.7%;
BNB recently traded at $694.54, with a daily increase or decrease of +0.3%；
SOL's latest transaction price is 257.14 US dollars, with a daily increase or decrease of +3.0%；
DOGE's latest transaction price is 0.3627 yuan, with a daily increase or decrease of -2.6%；
XPR's latest transaction price is 3.17 US dollars, with a daily increase or decrease of -0.1%.
Policy
▌Senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives warn of corruption in the Trump family's crypto business
Gerry Connolly, the top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee, wrote to the Republican chairman of the committee one day after Trump's new term began, asking for an investigation into the president's business relationships. In his letter, he said: "The committee must take immediate action to investigate the serious conflicts of interest that Donald Trump brings into the office of the president. The scope of President Trump's financial entanglements and quid pro quo commitments has continued to expand and is disturbing."
In addition, Maxine Waters, a senior Democratic congressman on the House Financial Services Committee, said in a statement: "Through his meme coin, Trump has created a way to circumvent national security and anti-corruption laws, allowing relevant parties to transfer money to him and his inner circle anonymously. Buyers may include large companies, allies forced to show 'respect' to the president, and our adversaries, who can benefit greatly from influencing Trump's presidency." Waters believes that this token not only harms Trump's interests, but also taints the entire industry.
▌SAF Co-founder: Has met with US Congressmen to discuss the "Bitcoin Strategic Reserve" proposal
Satoshi Action Fund (SAF) co-founder and CEO Dennis Porter posted on social media that he had met with US lawmakers to discuss the proposal to establish a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" and said that "now is the time."
Blockchain Applications
▌There are more than 15,000 AI agents based on the Virtuals platform
The AI agent platform Virtuals, launched on Coinbase's Base protocol in October 2024, has successfully incubated more than 15,000 AI agents with exclusive tokens. Among them, the crypto research AI agent named "aixbt" performed the best, with 400,000 followers on the social media platform X, and the market value of the related tokens has reached US$650 million.
▌Polymarket users bet Trump will pardon SBF within 100 days of taking office
Users of the decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket are betting that Trump will pardon Sam Bankman-Fried within 100 days of taking office. In November 2023, Bankman-Fried was charged with seven criminal counts, including wire fraud, and was later sentenced to nearly 25 years in prison for his role in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. On Polymarket, his chances of receiving a presidential pardon are 4%.
Cryptocurrency
▌Cathie Wood: It’s not clear whether TRUMP is practical, but Trump is “opening the next stage of the crypto revolution”
“We don’t know whether President Trump’s memecoin (TRUMP) has much practicality, but Trump is opening the next stage of the crypto revolution,” Cathie Wood, CEO and chief investment officer of ARK Invest, said in an interview with Bloomberg.
Cathie Wood also mentioned that she would not buy TRUMP because she only holds the “big three” (BTC, ETH, SOL), but she also does not think that memes are “terrible things” and they may be practical at some point.
▌Founder of Pointsville: Trump needs to fire his entire crypto advisory team
The meme coin project recently launched by the Trump family has drawn criticism from industry insiders. Gabor Gurbacs, founder of digital asset company Pointsville, posted on X: “Trump needs to fire his crypto advisory team from top to bottom and replace it with people who know what they are doing. Memecoin has cost the United States, the president and his family a lot of credibility, and the consequences have not even begun to appear.”
▌Founder of Lido: No second Ethereum Foundation was created
Lido founder Konstantin Lomashuk said that in fact, no second Ethereum Foundation was created.
He posted on the X platform: "There is actually no second foundation being created. Ethereum is the ultimate world computer, and every Ethereum user can help it grow, develop and succeed. If a second foundation is really formed, it must have a clear purpose to complement the tremendous work done by current contributors. I thank everyone for their support and believe that we need more organizations to contribute to Ethereum. I will share my thoughts further after speaking with those who contact me."
▌Goldman Sachs CEO: Goldman Sachs Still Cannot Own, Dominate or Participate in Bitcoin
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in an interview that from a regulatory perspective, Goldman Sachs still cannot own, dominate or participate in Bitcoin. He said: "If the world changes, you and I can discuss it."
In response to whether Trump's potential strategic Bitcoin reserves will affect the bank's handling of encryption, he said: "First of all, you know, we have discussed this issue many times, and the underlying technology is something we spend a lot of time studying. We are using and testing it to reduce friction in the financial system, which is very important."
On the question of whether Bitcoin poses a threat to the US dollar, David Solomon responded: "Others may think so, but I don't think Bitcoin poses a threat to the US dollar."
▌Standard Chartered Bank: Institutional capital inflows are expected to drive Bitcoin to $200,000 this year
According to a report from Standard Chartered Bank, more funds are expected to flow into the Bitcoin field from institutions this year than last year, especially the participation of pension funds is expected to drive Bitcoin to $200,000 this year.
The report reads: "If aggressive action is taken as we expect, we believe institutional flows will continue. We expect institutional inflows into BTC in 2025 to exceed 2024 levels, with new capital likely to come from long funds classified as 'pension funds.' The dominance of institutional inflows into ETFs is likely to support the performance of BTC and ETH; we expect their prices to reach $200,000 and $10,000, respectively, by the end of 2025."
▌The Ethereum community calls on Trump to help release developers such as Virgil Griffith, and Vitalik says "no one will be abandoned"
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, along with other members of the crypto community, called for the release of Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, and developer Alexey Pertsev. Buterin said on X on Wednesday, "no one will be abandoned."
Vitalik said: "You created Tornado Cash in large part because of my advice. If I did that and then did not support you when you needed help, it would be a betrayal of basic honor. In Ethereum, we protect our members and uphold our honor."
The day before, Trump signed an executive order pardoning Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.
▌Crypto exchange Kraken donates $111,111 worth of Bitcoin to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht
Crypto exchange Kraken disclosed on X that it has donated $111,111 worth of Bitcoin to the released Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. Ross Ulbricht's address comes from an address on freeross.org, which claims to be Ulbricht's official website and provides people with ways to contribute to dark web market creators.
According to Mempool’s Bitcoin blockchain explorer, the page has received 93 donations at press time, totaling 2.5 BTC, or about $261,000.
▌Solana DEX Volume Outpaced Ethereum by 268% in January
The Original Trump (TRUMP) craze has boosted usage of the Solana decentralized exchange (DEX), according to data aggregated by The Block.
Solana DEX volume reached an unprecedented 268% compared to Ethereum in January, compared to just 53% in the same period last year. Solana processed $122 billion in volume, compared to Ethereum’s $45 billion.
Among them, Raydium leads the Solana ecosystem with a weekly trading volume of $32 billion, followed by Orca with a trading volume of $17 billion. In contrast, Uniswap on Ethereum processed $20 billion in trading volume during the same period.
Analysts at The Block said that Solana's growth momentum was driven by the improved transaction processing efficiency of the Solana network, reduced network downtime, a DEX interface that focuses more on user experience, the integration of Jupiter aggregators, and growing institutional infrastructure support.
▌People close to Ledger founder Eric Larcheveque responded to kidnapping rumors, saying that he is currently safe
According to information disclosed by Cointelegraph on the X platform, people close to Ledger founder Eric Larcheveque responded to kidnapping rumors, saying that he is currently safe.
Relevant information shows that Gregory Raymond, co-founder of The Big Whale, who is certified as the X account, posted that Eric Larcheveque was not involved in the kidnapping rumors about him. At the same time, he reminded people to be cautious with the information that has been released, because this information may threaten the ongoing investigation in France and may even threaten the lives of others.
Previously, some media disclosed that Eric Larcheveque, the founder of the encrypted hardware wallet Ledger, was suspected of being kidnapped and the kidnappers demanded a Bitcoin ransom.
▌ENS: Always in line with the decentralized spirit of the Ethereum community
The Ethereum domain name service ENS posted: ".eth still exists, and so many people have added .eth to their accounts, which is a strong support for Ethereum's core values. ENS was born in the early days of Ethereum and separated from the Ethereum Foundation. It has always been fully consistent with the community's commitment to decentralization. We support the development of Ethereum and work together to build a strong global community. We work together for a strong global community. Our roots and continued support are consistent with the mission of promoting the Ethereum ecosystem for the benefit of developers and communities around the world."
Important Economic Dynamics
▌BlackRock CEO: High inflation is the world's "biggest risk" and you can always make a lot of money by going the opposite of Davos
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said investors were too quick to conclude that high inflation was over, increasing the likelihood that bond yields will rise in the future as prices rise. "The biggest risk facing the world today is that the world thinks that inflation has peaked," Fink told Bloomberg on Wednesday while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saying his view was at odds with what market forces were saying. "I really think we're going to have a situation where inflation is high." Speaking of AI investments, Fink said that building data centers requires a lot of private sector money. BlackRock is raising a $30 billion fund with Microsoft and others, and Fink said the private market needs to pay special attention to how data centers are powered. "In the short term, let's be clear that it will be powered primarily by natural gas, and in the United States it's natural gas," Fink said, adding that the demand for electricity should spark a discussion about the future role of nuclear power.
▌The U.S. dollar index rose slightly by 0.1% on the 22nd
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, rose 0.1% on the day and closed at 108.168 at the end of the foreign exchange market. As of the close of New York foreign exchange market, 1 euro was exchanged for 1.0420 U.S. dollars, higher than 1.0418 U.S. dollars on the previous trading day; 1 pound was exchanged for 1.2324 U.S. dollars, lower than 1.2328 U.S. dollars on the previous trading day. 1 U.S. dollar was exchanged for 156.52 Japanese yen, higher than 155.56 Japanese yen on the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar was exchanged for 0.9061 Swiss francs, lower than 0.9066 Swiss francs on the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar was exchanged for 1.4371 Canadian dollars, higher than 1.4335 Canadian dollars on the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar was exchanged for 10.9945 Swedish kronor, higher than 10.9930 Swedish kronor on the previous trading day.
▌OpenAI aims at AGI development, hoping to develop systems that can think like professional engineers
OpenAI is working on an AI to help senior software engineers handle more complex programming tasks, a key step in the company's attempt to develop general artificial intelligence (AGI) that outperforms humans in the most economically valuable work, according to three people familiar with the matter. According to a person who heard OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talk about the project, the effort is part of Altman's goal to automate software engineering, and he hopes to release a powerful new product that can handle coding problems involving multiple steps, aiming to replicate the work of experienced programmers. This product is often called an "agent," and Altman recently said that such a system will "join the workforce" as soon as this year. According to an employee, the agent could facilitate an internal tool that OpenAI has developed to help its AI researchers work faster, including generating code for their experiments related to AI models. One of the people familiar with the matter said OpenAI has been preparing to test an early version of the advanced coding agent with some specific potential customers as it tries to make the product useful and popular.
▌Musk and Trump may have a rift over the "Stargate" project
According to the Axios website, hours after Trump announced a major investment in artificial intelligence, he was questioned by Musk, one of his closest allies. Musk's public undermining of the $500 billion project led by OpenAI and other technology giants may anger Trump. The relationship between the two has become closer since Trump won back to the White House, but this may be one of their most public disagreements to date. Musk responded to the project announced by OpenAI at X on Tuesday night: "They don't actually have the money." Musk said he had "reliable and authoritative news" that SoftBank ensured that the funds it could take out were "much less" than $10 billion. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman then responded to Musk: "Wrong, you must know." He urged Musk to put the country before his own company (interests).
Golden Encyclopedia
▌What is a teardrop attack in crypto?
In the context of cryptocurrency, teardrop attacks often target the decentralized nature of blockchain platforms. Even if they do not target the blockchain's encryption algorithms, disrupting the underlying peer-to-peer network infrastructure that cryptocurrencies rely on can lead to service disruptions, loss of funds, and decreased user trust. Attackers can interfere with the consensus process, transaction verification, or node-to-node communication by focusing on specific nodes or servers. This can lead to network fragmentation, processing delays, or even complete shutdown.
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