In recent weeks, there have been quite a few developments in the crypto market and policy landscape. In the US, Trump warned that a government shutdown could happen again on January 30th. Such policy uncertainties often impact market sentiment. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on tariff policies on January 14th, and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stated that if the court opposes the tariff policy, the Treasury has sufficient funds to handle refunds.

The prediction market sector is also increasing regulatory oversight. Thirty Democratic lawmakers, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, support the "2026 Financial Prediction Market Public Integrity Act," aimed at preventing elected officials from participating in political prediction market gambling. The background of this bill is that someone previously placed bets on a prediction market account to oust Maduro, earning $400,000 at one point, which raised concerns about insider trading.

In the crypto ecosystem, the Meme coin platform Pump.fun on the Solana chain has been quite active. The platform recently adjusted its creator fee mechanism, introducing new features such as revenue sharing and token ownership transfer, allowing traders to decide whether to set creator fees. This change seems to have boosted activity—the platform's daily token issuance has surged to nearly 30,000 tokens, reaching a new high since September last year. Additionally, prediction market platform Polymarket is expanding its influence and has recently become the exclusive prediction market partner for the Golden Globe Awards.