Over the past year, #Tron has seen 22.7B $USDT newly issued, pushing total supply to 82.4B, while the number of $USDT holders grew by 11M to over 70.6M.

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po published a blog post on January 18 titled *Seizing Development Opportunities in a Complex International Environment*. In the post, he highlighted: - Gold’s role as a central bank reserve, investment product, and risk-hedging tool has grown more prominent. - Gold prices have risen by over 60% cumulatively in 2025, marking their largest increase since 1979. - Global gold demand by value jumped 44% year-over-year to $146 billion in the third quarter of last year. - Hong Kong’s gold spot trading market has become far more active: average daily trading volume on the Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGE) more than doubled year-over-year to HK$2.9 billion as of November last year. - Hong Kong is advancing a gold central clearing system—critical financial infrastructure—to boost the reliability, efficiency, and liquidity of local gold trading and physical delivery, while cutting transaction costs. The goal is to launch a pilot this year, wit

On January 18, Hyperliquid launched the AXS/USDC perpetual futures contract, offering up to 5x leverage.

On January 18, blockchain analytics platform LookOnChain noted that the Tron network has minted an additional 22.7 billion USDT over the past year, bringing its total USDT supply to 82.4 billion. Meanwhile, the number of USDT holders on Tron has increased by 11 million in the same timeframe, with the current total topping 70.6 million.

January 18th — Per on-chain analyst Specter, linked addresses tied to Cambodia-based money transfer firm Huione have been continuously moving tokens over the past 15 hours. To date, they’ve deposited a total of 1,017 ETH and 212 BNB into Tornado Cash, with the combined value totaling approximately $5.19 million. Most tokens in the associated wallets have been emptied.

Next week (starting Jan. 18), former President Trump will lead a record U.S. delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, where he will deliver a speech titled *How Can We Cooperate in an Increasingly Competitive World?* Key topics expected to dominate discussions include tariff policy, U.S. military involvement in Venezuela, and the proposed move to acquire Greenland. Separately, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case involving Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell—whom Trump has sought to replace—while a ruling on the legality of Trump’s tariffs could also be issued next week. Below is the upcoming macro event and data release schedule: **Monday** - Trump leads U.S. delegation to the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos - China releases 2025 full-year GDP growth rate, Q4 annualized GDP rate, and full-year GDP total **Tuesday** - ECB President Christine Lagarde and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink participate in a WEF panel discussion **Wednesday** - Trump deliv

On January 18, Axie Infinity announced the launch of bAXS—a non-transferable token directly tied to user accounts, backed 1:1 by AXS—to curb inflationary rewards for real players. Additionally, recent adjustments to SLP rewards in Axie Infinity Origins have targeted further inflation reduction. Per HTX market data, several blockchain gaming and metaverse tokens led gains in the altcoin space today. Top performers include: - AXS: Currently trading at $2.06, up 52.2% in 24 hours - STO: $0.116, 50.9% 24-hour gain - BERA: $1.04, 41% increase - RARE: $0.0303, 28.9% up - RONIN: $0.184, 16.2% gain - SAND: $0.1504, 15.6% rise - SLP: $0.000993, 13.2% 24-hour increase The broader crypto market remains range-bound. Bitcoin trades at $94,920, Ethereum at $3,301, and total market capitalization stands at $3.305 trillion—down 0.3% over the past 24 hours.