Amid a significant shift in the US government's attitude towards digital assets, PwC, one of the Big Four accounting firms, is increasing its investment in cryptocurrencies and related businesses. Paul Griggs, PwC's US head, stated that this strategic shift began last year, primarily benefiting from the appointment of pro-crypto regulatory officials and the advancement of several digital asset-related legislations in the US Congress. Griggs pointed out that the regulatory framework surrounding stablecoins and the Genius Act are helping to boost market confidence in these assets, and asset tokenization will continue to develop, requiring PwC to be deeply involved in this emerging ecosystem. The report states that these statements reflect that changes in the policy environment are prompting traditional blue-chip institutions to reassess and gradually enter the digital asset market, which they had previously maintained a cautious stance towards. (Financial Times)

Vitalik Buterin stated that Ethereum is close to solving the long-standing "blockchain trilemma" in practical operation. He pointed out that the two key upgrades, PeerDAS and ZK-EVM, are making Ethereum a "new and more powerful decentralized network." Vitalik said that PeerDAS will launch its mainnet in 2025, while ZK-EVM, although still in the security refinement stage, has reached production-level performance and is expected to begin small-scale use on the network in 2026. Vitalik further plans that in the coming years, Ethereum will gradually achieve a balance between decentralization, security, and high throughput by increasing the gas limit, adjusting the state structure, and introducing more verification methods based on ZK-EVM. He emphasized that this is not just a theoretical concept, but a long-term engineering achievement built on existing running code. Vitalik also recalled that Ethereum has invested nearly 10 years in solving the problems of data availability and scalability, and this vision is now gradually becoming a reality. (Cointelegraph)

According to CoinGlass data, the total open interest (OPO) of ETH futures contracts increased by 0.21% in the past 24 hours, currently reaching nearly $41.8 billion. The top three platforms by OOP are Binance, CME, and Gate, with Binance holding $9.29 billion, CME $5.91 billion, and Gate $4.43 billion. Meanwhile, the total open interest of SOL futures contracts decreased by 0.07% in the past 24 hours, currently exceeding $8 billion. The top three platforms by OOP are Binance, Gate, and CME, with Binance holding $1.53 billion, Gate $1.33 billion, and CME $1.02 billion.

Analyst Serenity Serenity published an article on the X platform stating that intelligence reports indicate the Venezuelan regime has accumulated shadow reserves of Bitcoin and USDT worth over $60 billion. These reserves were circumvented and accumulated through gold swaps and the requirement to settle oil exports in USDT. According to relevant intelligence, Venezuela began accumulating crypto assets in 2018. The regime once exchanged approximately $2 billion in gold proceeds for about 400,000 Bitcoins, at an average price of $5,000 each. Furthermore, between 2023 and 2025, Venezuela acquired approximately $10 billion to $15 billion in crypto assets through oil trading and converted them into Bitcoin due to USDT's freezing function. Currently, it is estimated that Venezuela holds between 600,000 and 660,000 Bitcoins, worth approximately $56 billion to $67 billion. Currently, Venezuela is listed as the world's fourth-largest holder of Bitcoin, after Satoshi Nakamoto, BlackRock, and MicroStrategy, exceeding the 325,000 Bitcoins held by the US government. The US government may offer plea agreements, reduced sentences, or protection for family members in exchange for a seed phrase to seize these assets. If these assets are seized, they may be placed in escrow by the US Treasury and locked up long-term, thereby reducing the liquid supply in the market.

According to PANews, Venezuela has been holding 240 Bitcoins since December 31, 2022, valued at approximately $22.33 million. In May 2024, the Venezuelan government banned Bitcoin mining citing energy load and power stability concerns. In September 2024, opposition leader María Corina Machado proposed incorporating Bitcoin into the national reserve assets. Meanwhile, the government-led digital currency 'Petro' ceased circulation in January 2024. Analysts have speculated that since 2018, Venezuela has been converting assets into Bitcoin through gold exchanges and settling oil transactions with USDT. It is estimated that the country holds around 600,000 BTC, valued between $56 billion and $67 billion. Some sources suggest that in 2018, approximately $2 billion worth of gold was used to purchase around 400,000 BTC at an average price of $5,000, which would be valued at about $3.6 billion at current prices. This holding size is comparable to those of MicroStrategy and BlackRock. If the U.S. Department of Justice were to seize and freeze these assets long-term, it could lead to supply constraints and short-term volatility, with a rapid liquidation being unlikely.

According to Odaily, SlowMist Technology's Chief Information Security Officer, @im23pds, has issued a warning on the X platform about a new '2FA security verification' scam targeting MetaMask users. Users are advised to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to protect their accounts.

@im23pds, Chief Information Security Officer of SlowMist Technology, posted on the X platform that a new "2FA security verification" scam has emerged on MetaMask, reminding users to be vigilant.

According to Ember Monitoring, with the ETH price reaching $3200, both Trend Research and a $230 million long whale have turned from unrealized losses to unrealized profits. The $230 million long whale (0xb31...3ae) opened a long position of 203,000 ETH through Hyperliquid, worth $647 million, with an average cost of $3147. This position previously had a maximum unrealized loss of $74 million and is currently showing a unrealized profit of $14 million. Trend Research (16090...fd95) purchased 626,000 ETH through Aave leveraged lending, worth $2 billion, with an average cost of approximately $3186. This position previously had a maximum unrealized loss of $141 million and is currently showing a unrealized profit of $8.77 million.

Nate Geraci, president of The ETF Store, stated in an article on the X platform that over 130 cryptocurrency-related ETF filings have been submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Several trends are expected in 2026, including further mainstream adoption of spot BTC and ETH ETFs, and growing market interest in SOL and XRP ETFs. Geraci believes cryptocurrency index ETFs will see significant growth this year.

UXLINK announced on its X platform that following the official buyback, its CEO RollandSaf (@RollandSaf) has executed a personal 1% token buyback and locked it in strategic reserves. Both the official December buyback and the CEO's personal buyback are now complete.

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