Polymarket and similar platforms are considered unlicensed gambling operators, leading to blocked access.

Web3.0 Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has reached a cooperation agreement with Thailand's leading digital asset tokenization company Token X. The EV Bike project aims to promote sustainable urban mobility and implement the Green Social Sustainability Token (GSST). The collaboration aims to explore the applicability, feasibility, and appropriate structure of applying digital technology to the electric vehicle (EV) bicycle project, and to seek professional advice on related matters regarding potential opportunities for such future projects, as well as to seek financial and digital asset consulting services for research and review.

As DeFi investors seek stable, uncorrelated returns, R3 is building Solana-native structures to bring private credit and trade finance into crypto markets.

In 2026, the Bitcoin market is at a historic turning point. On a macro narrative level, the severe conflicts in global geopolitics have intensified the collapse of the current financial system. The oil dollar hegemony established by the United States through the Bretton Woods system is facing fierce challenges from the renminbi system built by China through its manufacturing and high-tech industry advantages. This transformation towards a multipolar financial order provides a historic opportunity for blockchain technology. On the surface, there are significant discrepancies in the market regarding price trajectories, the actual contributions of DAT, and the pace of volatility convergence. However, behind these short-term disputes over paths lies the market's view on...

On January 24, 2026, Eastern Standard Time, **OKX Planet Community** officially launched its public beta, introducing a comprehensive platform that integrates information, trading, creator content, and community, extending the exchange from a single matching scenario into a content and relationship network. Around this product, OKX attempts to rearrange the paths for users to obtain information, express opinions, and complete transactions through a dual-spiral narrative of "creator economy + trading behavior." Meanwhile, the U.S. **Bitcoin ETF** this week

This week in East Eight Zone time, after the offline gold price broke through a key level, a large transaction quickly appeared on-chain, exchanging approximately **7 million USDT for 843 XAUT**, corresponding to a value of about **4.17 million dollars** migrating towards gold-linked assets. Meanwhile, the US spot Bitcoin ETF recorded a **$1.3241 billion** scale of net outflow over the past week, with Circle's issued USDC also experiencing a net circulation volume in the same period.

In the past period, the explosive popularity of the prediction market project PolyMarket has taught the industry a lesson: when a truly demanded and product-oriented application takes off, it can not only bring users and topics but even push a long-quiet network back into the spotlight—Polygon once surpassed Base to top the Chain Revenue, which is a highly representative signal. But what is even more noteworthy is PolyMarket's repeated emphasis on its "primary task" amidst the heat: to build its own chain. This sounds...

In the Eastern Eight Time Zone this week, the cryptocurrency market has shown a clear division in terms of funding: on one side, **Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs have seen a net outflow for several consecutive days**, with approximately $146 million withdrawn from over-the-counter tools, indicating that some institutions are starting to shift towards a conservative approach; on the other side, the Solana-based meme coin **PENGUIN surged over 800% in a single day**, compounded by large whales exiting with significant stop-losses, pushing market sentiment to extremes. Meanwhile, **mining companies have quietly increased their holdings amid the volatility.**

Directly affecting the cryptocurrency market: Meme sector division, interactive separation, and smart asset labeling.

On January 24, 2026, at 8:00 AM UTC+8, **ARK Invest** submitted applications for two cryptocurrency ETFs linked to the **CoinDesk 20 Index** to regulatory authorities. One is the Bitcoin-inclusive **ARK CoinDesk 20 Crypto ETF**, and the other is the Bitcoin-excluded **ARK CoinDesk 20 ex-Bitcoin Crypto ETF**. This marks Wall Street's first attempt to package spot assets using a mainstream cryptocurrency index, providing traditional funds with...

Pi Network announces that Pi App Studio welcomes its first update of 2026, introducing community creator activities, new payment integration features, and expanded access for app creation, aimed at helping more pioneers experiment, iterate, and create practical applications to enhance the utility of Pi. This update supports a more inclusive and sustainable app creation environment for the Pi ecosystem. Core feature upgrades allow pioneers to easily integrate Pi payment functionality through App Studio without the need for programming or technical background, currently supporting Test-Pi...

Trump claimed at the Davos Forum that he has defeated inflation, while the economic data report in the hands of the audience shows that the U.S. inflation rate is still at 2.7%—this scene has become a microcosm of his governing style during his second term. On January 20, 2026, it will be the one-year anniversary of Trump's return to the White House. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, facing global political and business elites, he once again threw out a series of shocking statements: claiming he has defeated inflation, that the U.S. economy is thriving, and that the southern border has been

The Bank of Japan maintains interest rates, inflation declines. Standard Chartered Bank suggests focusing on Ethereum and Bitmine stocks. Gold approaches $5,000, UBS offers cryptocurrency trading services. BlackRock deposits $66.63 million in crypto assets with Coinbase. The founder of Nansen expects cryptocurrency market funds to double.