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TRON invests $8 million to support the chain-abstracted stablecoin protocol River, aiming to expand the stablecoin financial network and liquidity. The USDT liquidity in the TRON ecosystem exceeds $83.4 billion and is becoming a key player in cross-chain finance. River uses satUSD as an entry point to facilitate multi-chain asset and TRON liquidity integration, encouraging more users to participate in its ecosystem. In the future, it will launch yield products such as Smart Vault and Prime Vault to further improve capital efficiency.

UBS Group CEO Ermotti stated at the Davos Forum that blockchain is the future of traditional banking, and the two will merge. He predicted that blockchain will change the industry's cost structure within 5-10 years and believes this merging trend is inevitable, which is consistent with Fidelity CEO Johnson's view.

Bitcoin treasury company Strive, listed on the US stock market, plans to raise $150 million through the issuance of Series A perpetual preferred shares. The funds will be used to reduce debt, purchase Bitcoin, and support company growth. This financing follows the acquisition of Semler Scientific and is expected to increase Bitcoin holdings by over 5,000 coins.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, the address “0xfb7” increased its holdings by 10,000 ETH (approximately $28.9 million) from WinterMute and transferred about $58.13 million to FalconX, suspected of continuing to buy ETH. Currently, this address holds a total of 60,098 ETH, with a market value of approximately $179 million.

Mars Finance News: VerifiedX is a Layer-1 blockchain and Bitcoin sidechain. The project released Butterfly on Wednesday, a payment application designed to be as easy to use as utilities like Venmo or Cash App, while also simplifying the complexity of many popular crypto wallets and payment methods, without incurring the relatively high fees charged by some exchanges.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Governor of the French Central Bank and the CEO of Coinbase debated on monetary trust. The central bank governor emphasized that monetary trust should originate from regulatory authorities, while the Coinbase CEO argued that Bitcoin is independent of central banks. The two discussed the relationship between regulation and innovation.

Mars Finance reports that Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, addressed the French Central Bank Governor's misunderstanding of Bitcoin. He stated that Bitcoin is a decentralized protocol, more independent, and can create a "healthy competitive" environment, allowing people to decide for themselves.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance has launched a pilot program for cryptocurrency exchange platform licensing aimed at regulating the industry. The State Securities Commission will be responsible for licensing management, requiring domestic companies to have a minimum paid-in capital of 10 trillion VND. About 10 institutions plan to apply, including SSI Securities and Techcombank.

Mars Finance News, on January 21, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, the swing whale "pension-usdt.eth" reduced its BTC long position and opened an ETH short position (3x) within nearly 1 hour. As of the time of publication, the address's long-to-short position adjustment is still ongoing, currently holding: 5x Bitcoin long position with a holding of 751.87 coins; 3x Ethereum short position with a holding of 10,065 coins.

The prediction market is迎来 an important turning point, with trading volume and user engagement significantly increasing, demonstrating a more mature form. The three major platforms Kalshi, Polymarket, and Opinion are exploring different development paths, focusing respectively on high-frequency trading, public opinion interaction, and user stickiness, reflecting an important trend of the prediction market shifting from "scale competition" to "structural competition."

Mars Finance News reports that Griffin, CEO of Castle Fund, stated that President Trump’s attempt to encourage the Federal Reserve to implement loose monetary policy has increased inflation risks.

Mars Finance reports that, according to market sources, an ETH OG from 2016 deposited 14,183 ETH into Coinbase, worth $41.93 million. This is the first time in over three years that this address has made an ETH deposit exceeding one million dollars. The last time this address built an ETH position was on February 11, 2022, with an average withdrawal price of $1,236.65. Its earliest ETH transaction record dates back to 2016.

Mars Finance News, on January 21, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, at 16:37 today, a whale starting with 0x8d0 closed a position at approximately $89,000, stopping out with 81.29 BTC, corresponding to a value of about $7.24 million. The address currently still holds a long position of 0.503 BTC, with 20x leverage, a position value of approximately $45,000, and a floating loss of about $153.8 at the current market price, with an average price of $89,000.

Mars Finance News: According to Jintiao, European Central Bank Executive Board member Panetta stated that the US's push for digital finance reflects its efforts to support the demand for the US dollar.