On January 27th, Vitalik.eth tweeted that the elimination of trust settings for Groth16 algorithm should be accelerated, arguing that the separate trust settings for each application are out of date in the 2020s, and at least universal settings should be adopted, ideally no settings are required. He stressed that this requires significant improvements in infrastructure building and standardization of the new SNARK algorithm, while citing Alin Tomescu that trust settings for Groth16 are very cumb...
On January 26, Satoshi ActionFund co-founder Dennis Porter wrote in X that the complete elimination of capital gains taxes on cryptocurrencies requires congressional approval and is unlikely to be achieved in the short term. Dennis Porter believes that the main obstacle is the significant loss of tax revenue, which makes it difficult for such a proposal to be included in the upcoming tax bill.
Crypto research firm Glassnode said in an X post that Bitcoin's market dominance is on the rise. After bottoming out at around 54% in December 2024, Bitcoin's dominance has exceeded 57% in January 2025. This trend is similar to the 2020 cycle, when bitcoin dominance bottomed out at around 60% in November 2020 and then began to decline after rising to 69% in January 2021.
The S & P Global Services PMI in January was 52.8, compared with an expected 56.5 and a previous value of 56.8.
The S & P Global Manufacturing PMI in January was 50.1, compared with expectations of 49.7 and a previous value of 49.4.
The initial value of the UK manufacturing PMI in January was 48.2, with expectations of 47, compared with the previous value of 47.
The UK's January services PMI was 51.2, compared with expectations of 50.9 and a previous value of 51.1.
U.S. stocks closed on Thursday, with the Dow initially closing up 0.92%, the S & P 500 up 0.53% to a record high, and the Nasdaq up 0.22%.
The preliminary value of the Eurozone Consumer Confidence Index in January was -14.2, expectations were -14.2, and the previous value was -14.5.
Andy Ayrey, founder of Truth Terminal, announced the sale of most of the FARTCOIN tokens held by the project over the counter. Ayrey said that counterparties have committed to hold these tokens responsibly and will not cause selling pressure on the market. Some of the proceeds from the transaction will be used to increase the holding of GOAT tokens as a thank you to the community driving the development of decentralized AI. The Truth Terminal Foundation currently holds about 0.5% of the GOAT sup...
Truth Terminal 创始人 Andy Ayrey 宣布通过场外交易出售项目持有的大部分 FARTCOIN 代币。Ayrey 表示,交易对手方已承诺负责任持有这些代币,不会对市场造成抛压。 交易所得部分资金将用于增持 GOAT 代币,以感谢推动去中心化 AI 发展的社区。Truth Terminal 基金会目前持有约 0.5% 的 GOAT 供应量,计划长期持有。该基金会已获得充足资金支持,可进行人才招聘、发放补助金并采购 GPU 设...
Smart Valor, a cryptocurrency exchange and AI-led investment firm, is exploring the possibility of selling all or part of its business. Its CEO and co-founder Olga Feldmeier said the company is conducting a strategic review after receiving a series of inquiries from major global exchanges, cryptocurrency platforms, and traditional financial institutions, including banks and trading platforms. According to two people familiar with the matter, consultants are conducting an auction with a deadline ...
Market news: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Caroline Pham as acting chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Treasury secretary, told a Senate finance committee nomination hearing that he saw "no reason" for the US to have a central bank digital currency (CBDC). "I see no reason for the US to issue a central bank digital currency, which in my view is for countries that have no other investment option," he said. Bessent was appointed a cryptocurrency expert by Trump at the end of November last year, and he has a strong interest in cryptocurrenc...
Osprey Funds, an investment management firm that is seeking to convert its Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC) into an ETF following the termination of the Bitwise acquisition, said in a statement on January 14 that it would file a Form S-1 with a registration statement with the SEC "as soon as possible". According to the OBTC, the fund currently tracks the price of bitcoin without holding actual assets, with an AUM of $181 million.