1. Vitalik's new article: To ensure the cumulative value of ETH, how will Ethereum L1 and L2 expand in the future

Ethereum's goal is the same as it has been since day one: to build a global, uncensored, permissionless blockchain. A free and open platform for decentralized applications, built on the same principles (which we can call regen and the cypherpunk spirit today) as GNU + Linux, Mozilla, Tor, Wikipedia, and many other great free and open source software projects before it. Click to read

2. Messari: Overview of PayFi Ecosystem Projects

PayFi follows the principle of the time value of money, that is, a dollar today is worth more than a dollar in the future. The money received today can be invested in businesses or markets, generating additional value over time. PayFi has become the cornerstone of the traditional financial system, rooted in daily life, and critical to global economic growth. Examples of existing PayFi markets include credit cards (a global transaction market of $16 trillion in 2023) and trade finance (supporting a global business-to-business payments market of $89 trillion). Remittances are another important example, with 1 in 7 people globally relying on cross-border payments to send or receive. However, enabling remittances requires $4 trillion in prepaid liquidity to support settlement, demonstrating the capital inefficiency of the current system. Click to read

3. Trump's Davos 2025 speech and a list of financial giants' Q&A

President Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, his first appearance at an international event since returning to the White House earlier this week. In his 45-minute speech, Trump criticized European regulators for being too harsh on U.S. technology companies, oil producers for keeping oil prices too high, and large banks for refusing to serve conservatives. He also called on countries around the world to invest in the United States and promised to provide low tax rates and a more relaxed regulatory structure.Click to read

4. After the TRUMP coin soared and plummeted, who will "pay the bill" for the hype?

On January 18, 2025, Trump announced on his social account that he would launch his personal Meme coin TRUMP. According to GMGN data, after the issuance of TRUMP coin, its market value once exceeded 30 billion US dollars. However, after reaching a high point of more than 41,200% cumulative increase, it began to fall rapidly. According to CoinGlass data, as of January 21, TRUMP coin fell 18.57% in 24 hours, and the total amount of liquidation exceeded 50 million US dollars. Many people are curious: What is the hype logic of TRUMP coin's surge and plunge? Is it related to the sharp drop of mainstream currencies such as Bitcoin? Is it possible for TRUMP coin to repeat the previous ending of "using the celebrity effect to hype cryptocurrency"? Click to read

5. Can Ethereum rise again? Interpreting the core values ​​of Ethereum

"Trust is not trust that it will not make mistakes or fall behind; trust is trust that it has a strong ability to correct mistakes after falling behind or making mistakes, and trust that it has a very strong core value that can lead it to move forward patiently, long-term, and tenaciously. Values ​​are very abstract, but without values, it is easy to give up principles and continue to develop at critical moments. Making money can hardly become the core element for a project to continue to progress and move forward, because there will always be better ways to make money"Click to read