The security of the Bitcoin network has reached unprecedented levels, with hash rates exceeding 800 EH/s in January 2025, a 33% increase from 600 EH/s in the past year. "Bitcoin hashrate recently reached an all-time high, surpassing the combined hashrate of tech giants like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, which together account for less than 1% of Bitcoin's total network capacity," Binance wrote in its blog.
Zach Rynes, a well-known Chainlink community contributor, wrote on X: "It is highly unlikely that the US government will use one blockchain uniformly to cover all departments and agencies. Do you think the ledger requirements of EPA and FDA are exactly the same as those of DoD and DHS? Probably not. The US government will eventually use multiple private and public ledgers for a variety of different purposes...
According to Techinasia, the U.S. Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) said about $420 million of existing or pending contracts were canceled during the first 80 hours of Trump's second term. The canceled contracts were primarily related to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) program, but also included the termination of two lease agreements and agreements related to vacant properties. The specific reason for the cancellation has not been disclosed.
According to Zoomer, the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency has reached out to a number of public blockchain projects to conduct a technical evaluation of these companies, including the use of blockchain to track federal spending, secure data, make payments, and even manage buildings.
On January 25th, according to the official website page of the US government's Department of Efficiency, the logo that previously contained Shiba Inu elements is now suspected to have been removed.
On January 25th, the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index rose more than 3%, popular Chinese stocks rose, iQIYI (IQ. O) rose 15%, Kingsoft Cloud (KC. O) rose more than 13%, NIO (NIO. N), XPeng Motors (XPEV. N), NetEase (NTES. O) rose more than 3%.
Howard Lutnik, Mr. Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, detailed his finances, according to documents released by the Office of Federal Government Ethics. Howard Lutnik, Mr. Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, said he would sell his stakes in companies including GE Healthcare, GE Vernova, GE Aerospace and Nasdaq once his nomination was confirmed.
The turnover of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges exceeded 1 trillion yuan for the 9th consecutive trading day.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If our expectations for the economic and price outlook are realized, we will continue to adjust the intensity of easing policy.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The timing and extent of interest rate hikes will further depend on economic, financial, and price conditions.
Bill McGinley, the chief counsel of the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) under Musk, announced his resignation just days after Trump returned to the White House.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Bill McKinley, the chief counsel of Elon Musk's government efficiency unit, has announced his resignation.
Blockchain governance startup Agora is about to acquire its rival Boardroom. The company sees the acquisition as a strategic move to strengthen governance within the broader Ethereum ecosystem, citing US President Donald Trump's promise of regulatory clarity for the blockchain industry and the expectation that decentralized governance will grow again. Boardroom was established earlier than Agora and has similar goals to Agora, but adopts a more horizontal blockchain governance approach. Boardroo...
There are media reports today that ByteDance's capital expenditure in 2025 will exceed 150 billion yuan, mainly for artificial intelligence. The relevant person in charge of ByteDance told reporters that the information is false. (21st Century Business Herald)
Africa's largest crude oil producer is recovering, facing the temptation of economic interests, it may face a showdown with OPEC + over quotas. Click to view...