The popular AI framework Virtuals Protocol will host an in-person meet-up in Hong Kong on Friday, January 17.

Etherlink has issued a security alert, announcing that its Etherlink EVM Bridge was subjected to an attack attempt. As a preventive measure, all transfers have been suspended to protect user funds, and no losses have been recorded so far. Etherlink is working closely with LayerZero, Asymmetric Research, and Zeeve to investigate the incident and ensure the attack attempt is fully mitigated. No timeline for restoring services has been established.

According to data from Farside, the U.S. HYPE spot ETF has recorded a net inflow of $300 million since it started trading this month. The inflow breakdown shows: Grayscale’s HYPG has posted a cumulative net inflow of $123.5 million; Bitwise’s BHYP has a cumulative net inflow of $116.5 million; and 21shares’ THYP has a cumulative net inflow of $60.2 million.

The U.S. Permanent Representative to the United States stated that the U.S. will continue taking necessary actions to destroy Iran’s infrastructure used to control the Strait of Hormuz. If Iran believes Trump will stand idly by while it attacks shipping and U.S. bases, it is mistaken. Iran must either choose to be a responsible country or continue on a path leading to its own destruction.

On-chain detective ZachXBT stated that during X Platform’s migration from its traditional direct messaging system to XChat, multiple technical bugs emerged. Additionally, the platform’s search function has become less reliable, hurting information retrieval efficiency. More critically, X’s algorithm has created a “traffic dilemma” for cryptocurrency content, causing such posts to be confined to the crypto niche and reducing their ability to reach a broader audience.

According to official announcements, ForeGate Supercomputing Database, in collaboration with Michael Owen, OKX, WEEX, and OnebullEX, has officially released the *ForeGate 2026 World Cup Winning Guide* mid-tournament research report. The report integrates ForeGate’s AI prediction model and OKX.ai’s data path simulation to systematically analyze the 48 participating teams in the 2026 FIFA World Cup (co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), covering their qualification odds, advancement paths, championship win probabilities, win/draw/loss trends, and handicap betting tendencies. The model currently boasts an overall prediction accuracy rate of 93.8%, demonstrating strong advantages in match outcome responsiveness, points calibration, and potential matchup path judgment. ForeGate stated that during the World Cup, it will continuously update its predictions based on match results, team form, and model simulation outcomes to help users understand the probabilistic logic behind schedule changes. Additionally, ForeGate’s million-dollar World Cup prediction campaign is ongoing, where users can participate in match predictions to split the $1 million prize pool.

During the weekend when traditional stock markets are closed, Trade.xyz—dubbed the "on-chain Nasdaq"—enables continuous trading and real-time price discovery via perpetual contracts, capabilities traditional finance cannot provide, pricing in advance the upcoming Monday’s U.S. and South Korean stock market moves. Popular U.S. stock assets on Trade.xyz have posted mixed performance compared to their Friday after-hours levels, and are expected to consolidate with minor fluctuations ahead of Monday’s pre-market. Their weekend performance is as follows: SpaceX is trading at $154.3, versus $152.769 in U.S. Friday after-hours trading; Micron Technology (MU) is at $1138.2, versus $1133.5 in Friday after-hours; SanDisk (SNDK) is at $2102.7, versus $2109 in Friday after-hours; NVIDIA is at $193.63, versus $192.71 in Friday after-hours; Marvell Technology (MRVL) is at $270.28, versus $265.248 in Friday after-hours; Intel is at $128.13, versus $127.62 in Friday after-hours; Alphabet (Google) is at $340.48, versus $336.15 in Friday after-hours; AMD is at $519.36, versus $518.7 in Friday after-hours. Popular South Korean stock assets on Trade.xyz saw slight gains on Saturday, and are expected to rise around 2% at Monday’s opening. Their weekend performance is as follows: Samsung Electronics is at $224.11, up from $221.17 in Friday’s closing price; SK Hynix is at $1786.1, up from $1741.37 in Friday’s closing price.