BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes posted on the X platform that the price of BTC will reach $1 million.

According to PANews, Elon Musk has announced that his AI model, Grok, will receive a significant upgrade next month. The update will enhance Grok Code's ability to generate multiple complex programming tasks simultaneously. Previously, Grok Code Fast 1 topped the OpenRouter AI model rankings, with usage reaching approximately 420 billion tokens this week.

According to PANews, the schedule for global Web3 summits in 2026 has been released, featuring a comprehensive lineup of events throughout the year. The schedule includes major conferences such as Consensus, TOKEN2049, EthCC, and the Bitcoin series, as well as specialized summits focusing on RWA, AI, digital assets, and compliant finance. These events will take place across key cities in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The timeline aims to assist attendees in planning their 2026 itineraries by highlighting the months when significant conferences are concentrated. This allows industry professionals to identify major meetings and high-density networking opportunities in advance. The schedule is designed to be a valuable resource for those involved in the Web3 industry, providing a clear overview of the year's key events and facilitating strategic planning for participation and engagement.

Tactical de-risking and declining investor sentiment are the reasons behind the recent spot U. S. ETF outflows, Decrypt was told. source: https://decrypt.co/354073/bitcoin-etfs-three-day-outflow-streak-risk-appetite-cools

Polygon Labs introduced its Open Money Stack on January 8, 2026, unveiling a new modular infrastructure aimed at enabling instant, low-cost, and borderless stablecoin payments on a global scale. source: https://www.ethnews.com/polygon-pushes-stablecoins-into-global-payments-with-open-money-stack/

Cryptocurrencies are splitting into three parallel development tracks: the speculation and culture track (such as Meme Coin and niche public chains); the information and truth market track (centered on prediction markets); and the real economy and financial infrastructure track (such as stablecoins and RWA).

According to Odaily, blockchain scaling protocol Truebit Protocol has reported a security incident involving one or possibly multiple malicious actors. The affected smart contract code is identified as '0x764C64b2A09b09Acb100B80d8c505Aa6a0302EF2'. The public is strongly advised to avoid any interaction with this contract until further notice. Truebit Protocol has contacted law enforcement and is taking all feasible measures to address the situation. Updates on the resolution will be provided through official channels. Previously, Truebit experienced a security breach resulting in the theft of over 8,500 ETH.

Truebit Protocol, a blockchain computing scaling protocol, announced on the X platform that it has discovered a security incident involving one (or possibly multiple) malicious actors. The affected smart contract code is "0x764C64b2A09b09Acb100B80d8c505Aa6a0302EF2". The public is strongly advised not to interact with this contract until further notice. The protocol has contacted law enforcement and is taking all possible measures to address the issue. Updates will be released through official channels. Previously, it was reported that Truebit suffered a security vulnerability, resulting in the theft of over 8,500 ETH.

According to Odaily, the 172nd Ethereum Consensus Layer Core Developers Meeting (ACDC) focused on several significant updates. The successful activation of BPO2 was a key topic, along with the increase of Blob Target to 14 and Limit to 21. Additionally, EIP-8070, known as Sparse Blob Pool, was confirmed to be included in Glamsterdam. The proposal process for Hegota headlines has commenced, with a deadline set for February 5.

According to records from forkcast.org, the 172nd Ethereum Consensus Layer Core Developers Meeting (ACDC) mainly discussed: the successful activation of BPO2, with the Blob Target increased to 14 and the Limit increased to 21; the confirmation of EIP-8070 (Sparse Blob Pool) being included in Glamsterdam; and the Hegota Headline proposal process being initiated, as of February 5th.

China’s decision to allow banks to pay interest on digital yuan wallets from Jan. 1 is emerging as a pointed challenge to U.S. stablecoin policy, exposing a growing divergence between Beijing’s state-backed digital currency strategy and Washington’s restrictions under the GENIUS Act.

US President Donald Trump said he will not pardon jailed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving 25 years for fraud. Bankman-Fried’s appeal is still in progress, but Trump made clear his support for crypto does not extend to forgiving financial crimes.

Employees who left the Electric Coin Company en masse on Wednesday are launching a new Zcash wallet, citing the need to return to cypherpunk principles and faster scaling. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/zcash-developers-unveil-new-wallet-cashz-hours-after-exiting-electric-coin-co?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

By the end of 2026, it should become clearer whether privacy will become a lasting pillar of global financial infrastructure or continue to be a recurring point of friction between innovation and regulation.

After years of development, China's payment regulation has formed a comprehensive, multi-dimensional framework that integrates overall planning, account-based approach, standardized tools, stable systems, and compliant institutions.

Trump confirmed that he has finalized who will lead the Federal Reserve, but he did not officially announce it. On the same day, Treasury Secretary Bessant said that Trump might announce his choice around the time of the annual forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The future of currency is not determined by ideology, but by exit mechanisms.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

DEX, EVM, Hyperliquid, Perp: Second-hand Timeline for DEX: HYPE Crosses the Cutoff Line, EVM Reaches Its Ceiling - Golden Finance, There are no secrets in the crypto market, only the speed of dissemination.

When the market is anxious about the speed of innovation, it often overlooks Ethereum's core, non-replicable asset—a set of uncompromising values.