Sygnum, a crypto bank headquartered in Switzerland and Singapore, has completed a strategic financing of US$58 million, with a valuation exceeding US$1 billion, officially joining the ranks of unicorns. The financing was led by Fulgur Ventures, which focuses on Bitcoin technology. The funds will be used to expand the product portfolio (focusing on Bitcoin technology), enhance compliance capabilities, expand institutional infrastructure, and explore strategic acquisition opportunities.

Jesse Pollak, head of the Base protocol, tweeted in Chinese: "After posting the tweet that Base belongs to everyone, I received many contacts from Chinese developers and expressed my pride in building with Chinese developers. He emphasized that supporting Chinese developers is one of his top priorities in 2025, and invited everyone to recommend Chinese developers worthy of attention."

Sony Block Solutions Labs, a subsidiary of Sony, announced the launch of the Soneium Layer 2 blockchain mainnet. Soneium aims to provide rights protection and global connectivity for creators, fans and communities, and build an open Internet ecosystem without borders.

FTX/Alameda completed its monthly SOL redemption operation 3 hours ago, redeeming 182,421 SOL (approximately US$32.35 million) from the pledge and distributing it to 20 addresses.

Bezos believes that it is more important to predict the unchanging narratives in the next 10 years than to predict the changes in the next 10 years. In the Crypto industry, in addition to paying attention to many predictions, the key is to grasp the unchanging trends.

According to the official announcement of Coinbase, it will support the Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT) token (SPL) of the Solana network. Trading of PNUT tokens will be opened at 1:00 am (Beijing time) on January 15, 2025 or later, depending on liquidity conditions. Once the supply is sufficient, the PNUT-USD trading pair will be launched in stages.

Robinhood Securities LLC and Robinhood Financial LLC agreed to pay a total of $45 million in civil penalties for more than 10 securities law violations, including failure to file suspicious activity reports, failure to implement adequate identity theft protections, failure to address known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and failure to properly maintain records of customer communications.

Tether said in an official blog that after successfully obtaining a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) license and becoming a stablecoin issuer, Tether and its subsidiaries are about to complete all procedures for moving to El Salvador. Tether also stated that Tether has established the headquarters of the entire group, placing Tether in a forward-looking jurisdiction that embraces innovation and supports its long-term vision.

According to market news, BlackRock launched a new Bitcoin ETF on the Chicago Board Options Exchange in Canada.