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.

Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., serves as Kalshi's strategic advisor and enters the prediction market.

Ming Shing Group Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: MSW), a Hong Kong company primarily engaged in wet engineering, announced that its wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary Lead Benefit (HK) Limited ("Lead Benefit") purchased 500 Bitcoins at an average price of US$94,375 per Bitcoin on January 9, 2025, with a total investment of approximately US$47 million. Ming Shing intends to use its idle funds to purchase Bitcoin as a short-term investment to capture the potential appreciation of Bitcoin and increase its assets. The company believes that the Bitcoin market is highly liquid and Bitcoin can be easily disposed of to provide funds for the company's wet engineering business when needed.

Crypto payment service provider MoonPay acquires crypto payment platform Helio for $175 million. It is reported that Helio is an alternative to Coinbase Commerce, providing a self-service crypto payment platform that enables content creators and e-commerce merchants to receive payments in the form of cryptocurrencies. It currently provides white label solutions, including the trading infrastructure of Solana Pay and DEX Screener.

Semler Scientific, a US-listed company, announced that it had spent $23.3 million to increase its holdings of 237 BTC between December 16, 2024 and January 10, 2025, with each bitcoin costing approximately $98,267, including fees and expenses. As of January 10, 2025, Semler Scientific held 2,321 bitcoins with a total value of $191.9 million, with an average purchase price of $82,687 per bitcoin, including fees and expenses.

MicroStrategy announced that between January 6, 2025 and January 12, 2025, the company acquired approximately 2,530 bitcoins for approximately $243 million in cash, at an average price of approximately $95,972 per bitcoin (including fees and expenses). The bitcoin acquisition was funded by proceeds from the issuance and sale of shares pursuant to the sales agreement.

Chainalysis has acquired AI proxy security startup Alterya for more than $100 million, with an undisclosed valuation. Two sources familiar with the deal said the total purchase price was about $150 million.

Last week, inflows into digital asset investment products rose slightly to $48 million. Although inflows were close to $1 billion in the first half of the week, the release of new macroeconomic data and the Fed minutes led to outflows of $940 million in the second half of the week. This suggests that the honeymoon period after the US election is over and macroeconomic data has once again become the main driver of asset prices.

The recent incident of actor Wang Xing being deceived to Myanmar has attracted widespread attention. An investigation was conducted on the chat record screenshots circulating on social media. The screenshots mentioned that Wang Xing had been "taken on board" and required to pay a guarantee fee of 14,000 USDT, with a cryptocurrency address attached. The investigation by the SlowMist security team showed that the chat screenshots were forged and had no direct connection with Wang Xing's deception.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit warned that in order to protect investors, the Korean Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) has issued a cautious reminder on the IOST token. The project plans to transform into a Layer2 blockchain, which will significantly reform its token economics and network structure. As part of the transformation, 21 billion new IOST tokens will be issued, and this process is usually accompanied by short-term fluctuations in token prices. Upbit's cautious statement on IOST follows DAXA's guidelines to notify users of major network or token economics changes that may affect asset stability.

Web3 network security company GoPlus announced that the GPS token will be TGE on January 16. Details on the airdrop rules and eligibility criteria will be released on January 15. All information related to the GPS token will be updated by the GoPlus Foundation.

AI-driven crypto exchange VOOX announced that it has received $50 million in investment from Pinnacle Capital. This round of financing will be mainly used for infrastructure construction, strengthening security measures, and strengthening marketing efforts to attract users. At the same time, VOOX will accelerate the integration with artificial intelligence and actual needs. In addition, Pinnacle Capital will provide strategic guidance to ensure that VOOX meets key regulatory compliance requirements while optimizing its business model for sustainable growth.

QCP Capital, a Singapore-based crypto investment firm, said today that inflation is back and the U.S. economy is indeed showing signs of overheating, with nonfarm payrolls surging by 256,000 last Friday, far exceeding the forecast of 164,000. After the release of macro data last week, any rumors of an impending rate cut vanished, and the stock market fell sharply. Potential tariffs in the Trump era have also raised more inflation concerns.

Alpen Labs, a financial infrastructure on the Bitcoin chain, announced the completion of a strategic financing of US$8.5 million, led by DBA and Cyber ​​Fund. Ribbit Capital, Castle Island Ventures and Geometry were the largest investors in its seed round and supported Alpen again in this round of financing. This round of funds will help it accelerate the development of Bitcoin ZK Rollup "Strata" and release it to the mainnet in 2025.