on the eve of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, French President Macron announced that 109 billion euros will be invested in the field of artificial intelligence in the coming years. Macron hopes that France can seize the opportunities of this new era and said that 100,000 young people will receive training in this project. He emphasized that Europe should avoid regulating before innovating when facing the challenges of artificial intelligence, otherwise it will deviate from the track of innovation and fall behind in the competition in this field. The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit is scheduled to be held in Paris, France from February 9th to 12th. (Jinshi)

former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Randall Quarles said that tariffs may lead to a certain extent of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. It is expected that a large number of people will be expelled from the United States, but it will not affect the labor market. (Jinshi)

Santiment analysis report shows that despite the overall poor performance of the crypto market, some altcoins are showing significant growth in on-chain and social activities. The report pointed out that during the period when the price of Bitcoin fluctuated between $78,000 and $84,000, large-cap tokens such as XRP, BNB, Tron, and Stellar were quietly gaining momentum, with significant growth in on-chain and social activity indicators for multiple projects. Specific data is as follows:

According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $80,000, the cumulative liquidation strength of mainstream CEX long positions will reach 169 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks through $83,000, the cumulative liquidation strength of mainstream CEX short positions will reach 469 million.

Musk once again released the US Government Efficiency Department LOGO with a Shiba Inu DOGE icon on the X platform. It is reported that at the end of last month, the official website of the US Government Efficiency Department deleted the LOGO containing Shiba Inu elements, and the website has not yet restored the LOGO with the Shiba Inu DOGE icon.

 Bithumb announced that ZRC (Zircuit) will be listed on the Korean market on January 13th, supporting Zircuit network recharge (not supporting other networks). Recharge and withdrawal will be opened within 2 hours after the announcement is released, and trading will start at 4 pm on the same day (Korean time).

On April 2nd, according to Cointelegraph, the latest report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) shows that IT technicians associated with North Korea are expanding their penetration targets beyond the United States to blockchain companies. As US regulatory scrutiny tightens, these tech spies have infiltrated cryptocurrency projects in the UK. The report points out that while the US remains a primary target, the increasingly strict employment checks have forced North Korean IT personnel to seek employment with non-US companies. These individuals are building a global operational network through identity forgery, with their penetration scope covering traditional network development as well as blockchain applications such as Solana and Anchor smart contracts.

according to Arbitrum's announcement on the X platform, the Karrat Foundation will jointly launch Studio Chain with Arbitrum. At the same time, the Karrat Foundation has also reached a strategic partnership with the Arbitrum Foundation. It is reported that the blockchain is planned to focus on the gaming market, and will integrate the Karrat native token into the Studio Chain ecosystem.

On February 10th, Alliance DAO co-founder Qiao Wang stated in his latest podcast video that "a year ago, I thought there was no difference in developing projects on Ethereum L2 or Solana, but after nearly a year of observation and comparison, I found that the same startup projects have no transactions or users on Ethereum L2, while they are more active on Solana." Therefore, Qiao Wang suggests that crypto startups should launch on Solana.

According to 10x Research market analysis, since Donald Trump's election in November last year, the US stock market has erased all gains, despite initial expectations that the election would drive stronger growth and lower taxes. The expected rebound in the cryptocurrency market after the election quickly faded on December 6th last year, and trading volume has since dropped significantly, with funding rates peaking on that date, indicating its importance.

according to The Data Nerd monitoring, an hour ago, a new wallet withdrew 146,000 AUCTION coins (approximately $3.71 million) from Binance.

Solana prediction market takes.fun has announced the end of its testnet testing. The team has adopted all feedback to improve the platform and will soon launch the mainnet on Solana.

Lookonchain monitoring shows that six days ago, a whale withdrew 1,850 BTC from Binance at an average withdrawal price of $101,998. Eight hours ago, the same address deposited 1,850 BTC into Binance at an average deposit price of $94,963. Within six days, the address lost $13 million.

NYDIG, a Bitcoin financial services and infrastructure company, announced that it has signed a final agreement to acquire Crusoe to expand its Bitcoin mining business. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed. Crusoe also owns an AI data center, currently has more than 20 mining sites in 7 states in the United States, and has a joint venture in Argentina. After the acquisition is completed, NYDIG plans to integrate it into its existing power and Bitcoin mining department to carry out operations and expand business.

the Bokhan District Prosecutor's Office in the Irkutsk Oblast found an illegal cryptocurrency mining farm in a three-story orphanage in the Kazaqiye village, confiscating 96 mining devices. The building was originally an educational institution but has since been closed. A non-profit organization operated the mining farm without permission, violating electricity and fire safety regulations, failing to maintain the equipment, and not installing a fire alarm system. The court ruled to dismantle all mining equipment and cease the illegal use of the land, and the prosecutor's office has filed administrative lawsuits against the organization's leader. Irkutsk Oblast, attracted by low electricity prices and cold climate, has drawn a large number of miners. Despite the government's plan to completely ban mining by 2031, illegal mining farms continue to appear in various buildings, becoming a key target for crackdown.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, Smart Money 7rCbH...s5jt5 spent 200 SOL to buy 14.54 million tokens at a cost as low as $0.002725 per token after half an hour of CAR going live. Subsequently, all the tokens were sold in batches during the rise, with an average selling price of $0.375, resulting in a profit of $3.08 million and a return rate of 7786%.

Greg Cipolaro, Global Head of Research at New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), said in a research report on January 10th that even if Trump takes office on January 20th, one should "be cautious about expecting immediate changes in cryptocurrency policy". He said that the inauguration ceremony brings new hope for the new government to fulfill many campaign promises, and added that "many promises can be quickly realized, but some promises may take some time."

Synthetix founder Kain stated in a post that the Ethereum mainnet is facing economic pressure due to the diversion of transaction activities to L2 scaling and the introduction of Blob in EIP-4844 to reduce data availability costs. Kain believes that the rise of L2 has diverted profits that originally belonged to the mainnet, and in the future, shifting towards solutions like Alt DA such as Celestia may further weaken the profitability of the Ethereum mainnet. To address this issue, he proposes that in the short term, L2 can contribute back to the mainnet through official L2 or rental mechanisms, while in the long term, it will be necessary to rely on new demands such as tokenization of real assets to increase the overall usage of L1/L2.

according to the official website, the Trump family's encrypted project World Liberty Financial has completed all community public offering financing (previously added an additional round), with a total financing amount of $550 million.