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Chinese Ministry of Commerce Responds to Review of Meta's Acquisition of Manus: Enterprises Engaged in Foreign Investment and Other Activities Must Comply with Chinese Laws and Regulations
According to Xinhua News Agency, the Ministry of Commerce held a routine press conference on the 8th. When responding to questions about the review of Meta's acquisition of the artificial intelligence platform Manus, spokesperson He Yadong stated that the Chinese government has always supported enterprises in conducting mutually beneficial cross-border operations and international technological cooperation i

BTC falls below $90,000
Market data shows that BTC has fallen below $90,000, currently trading at $89,980.8, with a 24-hour decline of 2.84%. The market is highly volatile, please exercise risk management.

US Treasury Secretary: The government has begun to include seized Bitcoin in the "strategic reserve"
According to Fox Business, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the government has started to include seized Bitcoin in the "strategic reserve," no longer auctioning it off routinely. Bessent said the government will not purchase Bitcoin on the open market but will hold the seized assets long-term.

BTC falls below $90,000.00, now at $89,975.85.
BTC falls below $90,000.00, current price $89,975.85. Market fluctuations, Cointime reminds investors to pay attention to risk control.

Caixin: Chen Zhi Claimed His Net Worth Was $60 Billion, and the $15 Billion Frozen by the US Is Only a Quarter of It
According to Caixin articles starting from January 8, about the Crown Prince Group and Chen Zhi, Chen Zhi's early experiences are related to private servers of the game "Legend." To attract more players, private servers need to publish advertisements on private server ad sites. The hacker organization "Knight Attack Group" targeted the advertising token business, attacking and forcing 13 ad sites offline.
In 2011, Chongqing police cracked this case of illegal intrusion into comp

Tom Lee's First Outbound Trip of the New Year: A Broad Market Rise at the Start of the Year Is a Good Sign, Bear Market May Appear Mid-Year
Tom Lee stated in an interview with CNBC that a broad market rally at the beginning of 2026 (stocks, precious metals, cryptocurrencies, etc.) has always been a good sign for investors and institutional investors, indicating good market breadth. This year will be a year of "joy, depression, and rally," similar to the pattern in 2025.
There will be moments this year when it feels like entering a bear market, but then there will be a strong rebound, and ultim

The whale with nearly $100 million in band trading profits increased its holdings by 10,000 ETH, bringing the total holdings to 40,000 ETH.
According to monitoring, the whale address with a band trading profit of $96.67 million in ETH, after stopping out and closing positions this morning on Hyperliquid, used the remaining 31.7 million USDC to purchase 10,000 ETH through Wintermute OTC. Currently, it holds 40,000 ETH( worth approximately $127 million), with an average cost of $3,241. This address experienced a loss of $3.8 million when stopping out a BTC long position this morning.

The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a cryptocurrency market structure hearing on January 15th.
The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a cryptocurrency market structure hearing on January 15th, the same day as the Banking Committee's hearing.

Ethereum completes the final step of the Fusaka upgrade and officially launches the final BPO fork
On Wednesday, Ethereum completed the second and final "Blob Parameters Only (BPO)" fork in this upgrade cycle. This fork not only improved data availability but also demonstrated how the network can roll out smaller-scale updates in phases.
Ethereum's official X account stated: “Compared to waiting for an annual major upgrade to adjust network capacity, the BPO fork allows Ethereum to independently and efficiently fine-tune specific parameters (such as blob target values). This incremental scalin

US December ADP employment increased by 41,000, below expectations
US December ADP employment increased by 41,000, with an estimated increase of 50,000 and a previous value of a decrease of 32,000.

Strategy's STRC preferred stock rises back to $100
According to market reports: Bitcoin treasury company Strategy's perpetual preferred stock STRC has, for the first time since early November, traded back above $100 in pre-market trading, creating conditions for its related products to issue stock at market price to raise funds for purchasing more Bitcoin.
The stock is a short-term high-yield credit, currently with an annual dividend yield of 11%, paid monthly in cash, with the dividend rate reset monthly to stabilize the stock price. Since its launch, STRC has increased by 16%, with an effect

U.S. "Small Non-Farm" Data to be Released Tonight
The U.S. December "Small Non-Farm" ADP employment figures and November JOLTs job openings will be announced sequentially at 21:15 and 23:00 tonight, serving as a preliminary check on the employment market ahead of this Friday's non-farm payroll report. The data is expected to show that the labor market remains resilient overall, supporting the Federal Reserve's decision to hold steady in January.

Polymarket users predict a 90% chance that the Federal Reserve will not make any interest rate cuts on January 28.

The People's Bank of China increases its gold holdings for the 14th consecutive month
The People's Bank of China: As of the end of December, China's gold reserves stood at 74.15 million ounces (approximately 2,306.323 tons), an increase of 30,000 ounces (about 0.93 tons) from the previous month, marking the 14th consecutive month of gold accumulation.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issues the "Industrial Internet and Artificial Intelligence Integration Empowerment Action Plan." The goal is to significantly enhance the level of integration and empowerment between the industrial internet and artificial intelligence by 2028.
The scale of new industrial networks that meet the high throughput, low latency, high reliability, and low jitter communication requirements of industrial AI applications continues to expand. Key industries such as raw materials, equipment manufacturing, consumer goods, and electronic information are

U.S. SEC Approves Bitwise Spot Chainlink ETF
According to Coin Bureau, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Bitwise's spot Chainlink ETF to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), marking Chainlink's first direct entry into the U.S. stock market. The ETF is expected to launch this week, with a management fee of 0% for the first 3 months.

Analysis: Non-farm payroll data and tariff rulings have become the market focus, with the Venezuela incident just noise.
The US Treasury market has shown a muted response to US intervention in Venezuela, with traders paying more attention to events such as the US December 2025 non-farm payroll report to be released on Friday.
Since the release of the October and November 2025 non-farm payroll reports following the end of last year's government shutdown, bond market investors have been waiting for the US Bureau of Labor Statistics to release a series of clear and reliable labor market data.
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