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KB Card applies for a stablecoin credit card patent, promoting reform of Korea's financial infrastructure and aligning with regulatory legislative pace. The user experience is similar to that of a regular credit card, with backend settlement using stablecoins to improve transaction efficiency and reduce costs, helping stablecoins move from the fringe to the mainstream. This move may mark a new stage in the commercialization of stablecoins.

According to the latest data, several Bitcoin holding institutions have updated their asset holdings. Among them, Strive Funds holds the most Bitcoin, totaling 12,798 coins, while other institutions such as Hyperscale Data, Westmain Storage, and Liquid BTC have also disclosed their holdings. This information is valuable for investors who focus on on-chain fund flows and whale behavior.

Tether-supported mobile wallet Oobit integrates with Phantom wallet, allowing users to directly pay with stablecoins at Visa-supported merchants worldwide through Oobit's DePay system, simplifying the payment process. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko also participated in its funding, demonstrating optimism for stablecoin payments and marking Solana's exploration of off-chain consumption scenarios and ecosystem collaboration.

Cryptocurrency payment infrastructure provider Crossmint has obtained the MiCA license issued by the Spanish Securities Market Commission, becoming a compliant digital asset service provider. This enables it to offer stablecoin infrastructure services in 27 EU member states, including fiat and cryptocurrency exchanges, custody of digital assets, and cross-wallet transfers. This move provides a significant opportunity for its entry into the European market.

Stablecoins are at a critical juncture, with 34% of companies already adopting and 48% planning to join. The main attractions are efficiency and cost savings in cross-border payments, but regulatory uncertainty remains the primary obstacle. Although 83% of companies trust stablecoins, the lack of a clear policy framework is still concerning.

The US stock market is volatile due to the upcoming midterm elections, with analysis indicating that policy changes are the main driving force. Trump is rallying support for the elections by adjusting credit card interest rates and military-industrial enterprise policies, prompting strong market reactions. Investors should be cautious of frequent industry policy adjustments, as the coming months will present challenges.

FutureSwap on Arbitrum experienced two consecutive hacking incidents. The hackers exploited a logical vulnerability in reentrancy attacks to over-mint LP tokens and cashed out approximately $74,000 after the cooldown period ended. This incident serves as a reminder for DeFi protocols to prioritize security measures to prevent similar vulnerabilities from being exploited.

Recently, an investor purchased a Meme coin for $1,270, and after holding, its market value rapidly increased to $100,000, with the coin price soaring 5 times. Meanwhile, the BOME founder posted a meme-like image, sparking related speculation. The Meme coin market relies heavily on sentiment and hype, carrying significant risks.

【Crypto World】The corporate Bitcoin hoarding trend is intensifying. In the past six months, corporate net Bitcoin holdings have surged to 260,000 coins—what does this mean? During the same period, global mining output was only 82,000 coins, meaning corporate purchases are more than three times the new mined supply.
MicroStrategy remains the leader in corporate hoarding, holding 687,410 Bitcoins, dominating corporate reserves. Meanwhile, spot Bitcoin ETFs are continuously absorbing new Bitcoin supply, steadily increasing holdings.
Interestingly, asset management firm Strive recently announced the acquisition of Semler Scientific entirely with stock, resulting in a nearly 12% drop in its stock price. This acquisition will add over 5,000 Bitcoins to Strive's reserves, but it seems the market has some reservations about this move. This phenomenon actually reflects a trend—more and more

【Blockchain Rhythm】In mid-January, a whale's activity drew market attention. This giant whale was previously known for selling 255 Bitcoin, and now its total profit has reached $24.5 million. More notably, its market stance has undergone a clear shift—from a long position to a completely short position, using an aggressive 20x leverage strategy.
According to on-chain data monitoring, this whale currently holds an astonishing short position: in Bitcoin, it has established a short of 464.28 BTC (worth about $44.1 million); in Ethereum, it holds a short of 6606.66 ETH (worth about $22 million); and in SOL, the position is as high as 54,281 tokens (equivalent to about $7.8 million).
Such position shifts often reflect large capital's judgment of market trends. When a whale switches from long to short and amplifies risk exposure with leverage, it usually indicates that

An active large holder recently closed a short position of 100 BTC, earning $22,000. Currently, they have no holdings and are in a wait-and-see stance. This whale is skilled in short-term trading, but has performed poorly recently, reflecting increased market uncertainty.

【Crypto World】Believe v2 is now available on the App Store, and it's quite an interesting platform. In simple terms, the core concept of this platform is to track real-time popularity indices — officially called the "Sentiment Market," which sits between Memecoin and prediction markets.
How does it work? The market is divided into two directions: "Trust" and "Skepticism." Interestingly, the prices of these two directions always sum up to $1. Unlike traditional prediction markets that settle at a certain time, Believe's markets never settle; users trade based on their judgment of the popularity trend of a person.
Initially, the official will manually deploy markets for high-profile individuals. The first sentiment market was created for founder Ben Pasternak. But this is just the beginning. The upcoming plans are more imaginative — allowing anyone to create markets for any X account.

Pundi AI partners with OptimAI Network to launch an autonomous AI agent system. Pundi AI is responsible for decentralized data infrastructure, while OptimAI provides intelligent capabilities, aiming to protect user privacy and achieve transparent data ownership. This collaboration promotes the development of Web3 decentralized AI, breaking the opaque AI training model and enabling users to participate in the AI economy.

On January 14, the major U.S. stock indices closed mixed, with the Dow down 0.8%, the S&P 500 down 0.2%, and the Nasdaq essentially flat. Despite the market pressure, crypto-related stocks generally rose, with ALT5 Sigma up 12.42% and Coinbase up 4%, indicating strong market enthusiasm for crypto assets. This suggests that crypto concept stocks demonstrate resilience in volatile markets.