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HYPE, River, and CHZ lead the altcoins. HYPE rose 14% breaking the trend line, RSI at 54 with a view of 26.29. River hit a new high of $88, up 600% in the month, with Sun Yuchen investing 12 million, RSI at 75 indicating overbought. CHZ increased 4%, testing resistance at 0.064.

Open-source AI assistant Clawdbot triggers a rush to buy Mac mini, capable of building LINE and Telegram 24/7 agents in 30 minutes. Alex Finn tested ordering a restaurant via SMS, with AI automatically making the call to complete the reservation. Claude Code receives high praise from The Wall Street Journal for its reasoning ability; the two have different positioning and each has its own advantages.

44-year-old Ryan Wedding represented Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics snowboarding event and is now a top ten FBI wanted fugitive, arrested in Mexico. The cross-country cocaine smuggling cartel used Bitcoin and USDT to receive payments via QR codes, engaging in cross-chain Bitcoin and other multi-chain money laundering. Authorities seized 1 ton of cocaine and $3.2 million in cryptocurrency assets, with the suspect facing life imprisonment for conspiracy to murder witnesses.

Helium mining uses $500 Hotspots connecting to your router to earn HNT tokens by providing wireless coverage. Unlike Bitcoin's expensive rigs, Helium mining creates a decentralized network powered by ordinary people sharing connectivity.

DOGE meme icon Kabosu died at age 18 on May 24, 2024. Owner Atsuko Sato's 2010 blog photos created the DOGE meme that won "Meme of the Decade," inspired $23B Dogecoin, and sold as $4M NFT in 2021—the highest NFT price at the time.

Saudi real estate news today centers on reforms allowing foreigners to buy property in Mecca and Madinah. The Tadawul Real Estate Index climbed 4.5% on Sunday, with Makkah Construction surging 10% as Saudi regulators began accepting foreign applications on January 22, 2026.

Larry Fink net worth stands at $1.3B as of January 2026, ranking 2822 on Forbes. As BlackRock's founder and CEO managing $11.6T, Larry Fink built his fortune from 0.7% equity stake and $20M+ annual compensation since founding the firm in 1988.

Janice Dyson, John McAfee's widow, launched memecoin AINTIVIRUS while revealing McAfee "was actually alive when they found him" but CPR was performed with the noose still around his neck. McAfee had tweeted months earlier: "If I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine."

Polymarket has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with MLS, covering events such as the MLS Cup and promoting second-screen interactions. Kalshi has surpassed trading volume through its partnership with Robinhood. Polymarket also has exclusive agreements with UFC and the New York Rangers. Three states question whether sports predictions constitute unlicensed gambling.

Author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad," Robert Kiyosaki, continues to buy BTC and ETH despite price fluctuations, believing that the decline in the purchasing power of 38.4 trillion in government bonds and the US dollar is a key factor. He regards BTC as "digital gold" to counter currency dilution, with a target price of 1 million USD.

Gold breaks $5,100, silver hits $109 to reach a new high. China has increased its gold holdings for 14 consecutive months to 2,306.32 tons, and starting from January 2026, silver exports will undergo "one order, one review," halving exports of 70% of global refined silver and causing a surge. Zijin acquires a Canadian gold mine for $4 billion, with 533 tons accounting for 20% of China's reserves.

Hideo Kojima clarifies that Metal Gear Solid 2 was not an AI prophecy but a discussion of digital society, exploring information overload and digital control, which became a reality 24 years later. "It's less about prediction and more about a future I don't want to see." During the internet bubble in 2001, "Blue Fear" and "Reon" also explored similar themes. He predicts that future remakes will incorporate AI, with humans focusing on innovation and planning to develop "training AI" games.

McKinsey and Artemis Analytics analysis reveal the illusion of stablecoin payments, with the vast majority of the $35 trillion annual transaction volume coming from exchange allocations, arbitrage, and smart contract cycles. After removing noise, the true payments in 2025 amount to only $390 billion, accounting for 0.02% of the global total, but doubling year over year. Asia accounts for 60%, concentrated in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.

Hong Kong's "Stablecoin Ordinance" requires licensed banks or a capital of 25 million, full reserves, and is limited to professional investors (8 million / 40 million threshold). Tether, registered in the British Virgin Islands, faces three challenges: capital, auditing, and access. Circle has already aligned with regulations, and Hong Kong is promoting the Digital Hong Kong Dollar to position itself as an Asian hub.

SpaceX has partnered with the four major top investment banks—Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America—to prepare for an IPO. The plan is to go public in 2026 with a valuation of 1.5 trillion USD, raising over 25 billion USD, surpassing Saudi Aramco's record of 29 billion USD. Elon Musk previously insisted that Starlink would not go public until it was stable, but now the conditions are ripe.

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced at Davos that the first batch of stablecoin licenses will be issued within the year. Hong Kong has licensed 11 VASPs and successfully issued $2.1 billion in tokenized green bonds. The three-step strategy of "VASP licensing + stablecoin regulation + government demonstration" paves the way for the digitalization of trillions in assets.

Clawdbot is an open-source AI assistant that became popular on the X platform, allowing remote execution of computer commands through messaging software. AWS free servers plus $20 API replace a $2000 monthly salary assistant. Developers warn that this is equivalent to giving AI Root privileges, and prompt injection could lead to GitHub data leaks. It is recommended to use a clean computer, enable sandboxing, whitelisting, limit tokens, and restrict group access.

Gold prices break through $5,100 to hit a new all-time high, driving the market capitalization of tokenized gold to $5.25 billion. XAUT's market share drops from 60% at the end of 2025 to 50%, with a market value of $2.6 billion. Tether holds 520,089 ounces of gold, increasing holdings by 27 tons in Q4, surpassing most central banks, but competitors like PAXG and KAU are emerging. Societe Generale predicts gold prices will surge to $6,000 by the end of the year.

Jeff Yan first announced Hyperliquid as the most liquid place, with BTC price difference surpassing Binance. HIP-3 OI surged to 7.9 billion, a 200% increase. TradeXYZ's daily trading volume reached 1.29 billion, accounting for 90%. Driven by hedging products, HYPE rose 13% and broke through the 20-day EMA.

Silver recorded its largest single-day gain since the 2008 financial crisis, soaring 14% to reach $117 before plunging over 7%, then rebounding above $110. Gold broke through $5,111 to hit a new all-time high and stabilized above $5,100. A wave of Japanese bond sell-offs triggered currency depreciation trades, causing the gold-silver ratio to fall to 50, a one-year low, with Harry Smith warning of overbought risks.