Crypto market research firm Santiment posted on the X platform that the correlation between cryptocurrencies and stocks has remained high since Trump was elected as the 47th President of the United States two months ago. But today, we observed that Bitcoin showed a surge relative to the S&P 500 index (based on its regular fluctuation range).

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that the company's original $11 billion valuation is "seriously outdated" as XRP prices rise and demand for Ripple's blockchain solutions grows. In the interview, he mentioned that Ripple's XRP holdings are worth more than $100 billion, which has become the key to reshaping the company's valuation prospects. Ripple was last valued at $11 billion in early 2024, when the company repurchased $300 million worth of shares.

Pierre Poilievre, a popular candidate for Canadian prime minister, has promised to make Canada the "capital of cryptocurrency." According to a video that circulated online recently, at a campaign event in March 2022, Poilievre used Bitcoin to buy a shawarma and promised a plan to "make Canada the blockchain and cryptocurrency capital of the world." In his speech at the event, he criticized the central bank system and Canada's cryptocurrency regulation. He also said that Bitcoin can help Canadians "get rid of" inflation-after the cryptocurrency market fell sharply in 2023, he was criticized by the Liberal Party in an attack ad at the end of the same year.

DeSci, or Decentralized Science, provides a fair, transparent and decentralized platform for the funding, creation, review, confirmation, storage and dissemination of scientific research through blockchain technology and smart contracts. Its goal is to break down the funding barriers in traditional scientific research, promote collaboration among scientists around the world, and ensure the openness and transparency of research data.

After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, prediction market users gave crypto-friendly politician and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre an 89% chance of being elected Canada’s next prime minister.

Virtuals Protocol and Sovrun are forming a joint venture called “ReadyGamer” that will focus on the integration of AI and gaming.

Dennis Porter, co-founder of Satoshi Action Fund, said on X platform that as many as 20 "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" bills will be proposed at the state level in the United States - there may be multiple bills in the same state - and legislators are competing fiercely to be the first in history. The vast majority of these bills will be based on the SBR (Strategic Bitcoin Reserve) model proposed by Satoshi Action Fund. Previously, Porter said that the 14th state in the United States is now ready to introduce "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" legislation.

Calamos Investments is launching a Bitcoin ETF with 100% downside protection. According to information released by the company, the ETF, named CBOJ, will debut on the Chicago Board Options Exchange on January 22 and aims to address Bitcoin's volatility while providing growth potential.

In his latest blog post, Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, explained why he believes the crypto market will peak in mid-March and then experience a severe correction. The article stated that Bitcoin bottomed out in the third quarter of 2022 when the Fed's reverse repurchase tool peaked; Yellen adjusted the bond strategy and withdrew more than $2 trillion from RRP, injecting liquidity into the market and driving cryptocurrencies and stocks up. In the first quarter of 2025, the market is concerned about whether the liquidity of the US dollar can offset the slow implementation of Trump's policies. If liquidity is sufficient, increasing risk exposure will be a safe choice.

Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's vice chairman for supervision, announced today that he will resign from the position. Barr will no longer serve as the third-ranking official on the Federal Reserve Board, but he intends to remain at the Fed until further notice. It is widely believed in the industry that Barr is one of the key factors in the failure of US banks to get involved in cryptocurrencies and related services.

Gemini Trust Co., the crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The lawsuit claimed that Gemini misled the derivatives regulator when it tried to launch the first U.S.-regulated bitcoin futures contract. The settlement, disclosed in documents signed by both parties on Monday, avoids a trial that was scheduled to begin on Jan. 21, the day after Trump was inaugurated for the second time as U.S. president. Gemini neither admitted nor denied liability in the case.

U.S. stock market trends show that Nvidia's stock rose by more than 5%, and its market value surpassed Apple, ranking first.

Memecoin issuance platform Pump.fun has accounted for more than 70% of Solana network token issuance in the past two days and contributed more than 56% of decentralized exchange trading activities. In the past 24 hours alone, Pump.fun has issued more than 45,000 tokens, and its cumulative issuance for the whole year has exceeded 5.5 million.