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The tokenized gold trading market is expected to experience explosive growth in 2025, with a trading volume reaching $178 billion, and Tether Gold (XAUT) accounting for 75%. Investors' desire for partial ownership has driven this trend, with market capitalization rising to $4.4 billion. Gold prices are steadily approaching $4,750, and market demand for gold as a defensive asset has significantly increased.

Chainlink launches 24/5 US stock and ETF data feeds, solving the time mismatch issue between traditional stock markets and blockchain, enabling round-the-clock on-chain trading of US stock markets. The solution has been deployed on over 40 blockchains, facilitating institutional funds to enter on-chain markets.

Recently, Tether has minted 1 billion USDT on the Tron network, and since early 2026, the total USDT on Tron has reached 2 billion. This demonstrates the ongoing demand for stablecoins and liquidity shifts in the market. As an efficient public chain, Tron has become an important issuance channel for USDT. On-chain data is a key reference for traders to assess market sentiment and capital flows.

Recently, the US Dollar Index DXY has experienced significant fluctuations, dropping nearly 40 points to 98.21. Danish pension fund Akademiker Pension has decided to fully withdraw from US Treasury bonds, indicating doubts about the US creditworthiness and reflecting a reassessment of the US economy by international large-scale funds. This trend is worth the attention of investors.

Hungarian regulators have temporarily blocked the main domain and subdomains of the prediction market platform Polymarket due to "organizing illegal gambling activities." The lifting of the ban depends on the review process, and users cannot access the platform through Hungarian IPs. This incident reflects the divided regulatory attitudes toward prediction markets worldwide. As Web3 applications increase, cross-border compliance will become an important issue.

Today, QNT performed strongly, rising nearly 8%, with technicals breaking through the 20-day and 50-day moving averages, confirming a bullish pennant pattern. The daily trading volume was 60,000 transactions, with withdrawal volume dropping to 24, indicating that holders' confidence remains steady and market sentiment is optimistic.

Hong Kong's licensed digital asset trading platform HashKey Exchange was named "Digital Asset Exchange of the Year" by the international financial media The Asset, making it the only Hong Kong institution to receive this honor worldwide. This highlights its market leadership and compliant innovation. Moving forward, it will continue to enhance user experience and support healthy industry development.

Daegu District Court in South Korea sentenced a 41-year-old illegal exchange operator to five years in prison for assisting a scam group in laundering $1 million USDT. The case involved covert methods, with scammers disguising their identities to quickly transfer funds and exchange stablecoins to evade freezing measures. The judge emphasized that the defendant did not take compensation measures, prompting legislators to focus on stablecoin regulation.

【Crypto World】The recent market trend is quite interesting. In the trading on January 20th, US stock index futures continued to weaken, with the Nasdaq 100 index futures falling by 2%. This decline reflects market concerns about the future direction of US stocks and has also somewhat affected the performance of digital assets. Many traders are closely watching this signal, as the correlation between traditional finance and digital assets is becoming increasingly evident.

Recently, on-chain data has changed significantly, with sellers regaining control of the derivatives market, and the market entering a risk-avoidance mode. Active trading flows are tilted towards sellers, with a stark contrast between bullish and bearish forces, and the proportion of shorts is increasing. Bitcoin's Coinbase premium index is negative, reflecting the disappearance of buyer pressure in the US market, making it difficult to form an effective recovery. It is necessary to wait for the premium index to rise again to confirm market improvement signals.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said at Davos that the European Union has been slow and inefficient in responding to Trump's trade policies. She believes the EU is unlikely to effectively deploy anti-coercion tools, possibly first forming a working group to discuss rather than acting swiftly. Additionally, she revealed that the Federal Reserve Chair candidate will be announced next week.

Recently, Ethereum has experienced an abnormal surge in transactions. Security researchers reveal that this is due to large-scale address poisoning attacks. Attackers forge wallet addresses, causing users to make incorrect transfers. Already, 116,000 users have been affected, with losses exceeding $740,000. Users should carefully verify addresses to avoid being scammed.

【Crypto World】New York COMEX gold futures hit a record high, breaking through the $4700/ounce mark, with an intraday increase of 2.28%. As of now, the spot gold price is around $4692.9/ounce. The strong performance of precious metals continues to attract investor attention.

Recently, Midnight (NIGHT), Tezos (XTZ), and Quant (QNT) have performed well in the crypto market, with gains exceeding the overall market. However, they are encountering resistance near key moving averages. Whether they can break through will influence their subsequent trends, and investors should remain patient.

A Bitcoin wallet that has been dormant for 12 years has recently become active, transferring 909.38 BTC, worth approximately $84.62 million. The wallet accumulated these coins when Bitcoin prices were low and has now appreciated by over a thousand times. This movement has attracted market attention and may reflect the holder's outlook on the future market.

An investor bought 1.54 million tokens twice when the market capitalization of Meme Coin「1」recovered, spending approximately $137,000. The address then successfully cashed out about $97,000, with a return of 71%. However, the Meme Coin market is highly volatile, and investment should be cautious, as risks and rewards coexist.

The New York Stock Exchange announces the development of a new tokenized trading platform, marking traditional financial institutions' embrace of blockchain. The new platform will operate 24/7 with instant settlement, improve trading efficiency, and support USD and stablecoin transactions, receiving positive industry feedback.

The article discusses the role of XRP, emphasizing that it should not be viewed as a speculative asset but rather as an important financial infrastructure for global asset settlement. Institutional investors are focused on XRP's practical application potential in bulk asset transactions and expect it to become the standard for cross-border settlements.

【Crypto World】The political developments in the United States are once again attracting attention. According to the latest news, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will attend a relevant hearing at the Supreme Court to discuss the case of Federal Reserve Board member Cook. Such policy-level changes have a profound impact on the macro environment of the crypto market. Every statement from Powell can influence the dollar's trend and risk asset sentiment, thereby affecting the entire crypto ecosystem. Keeping an eye on the Federal Reserve's movements is essentially tracking the broader context that influences the crypto space.

In the past week, the total market capitalization of stablecoins increased by $3.82 billion, with Solana and Base attracting funds. DEX spot trading activity has risen, but perpetual contract trading volume has slightly declined. Institutions have increased their holdings of Bitcoin and Ethereum, with high activity from large investors, and market liquidity remains ample.