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

OnchainLens monitoring shows that Abraxas Capital has moved $223.53 million in assets to trading platforms over the past seven hours, with the following allocations: 2,211 Bitcoin (BTC) to Kraken, worth ~$143.88 million; 30,825 Ethereum (ETH) to Binance, ~$59.2 million; 11.5 million USDC and 690,000 USDT to Binance, totaling ~$12.19 million; 5.89 million USDT to Bitstamp, ~$5.89 million; and 2.365 million USDC to Kraken, ~$2.37 million.

BitMine, the largest Ethereum treasury, Chairman Tom Lee cited his own previous interview, stating that artificial intelligence is approaching the "wealth uncanny valley". At a future stage, the income generated by an individual’s AI agent could exceed that from their own labor. When this moment arrives, people may begin to question whether they are working for AI or AI for them. AI agents could take over bank accounts, replace some jobs, and even build independent financial systems. Tom Lee admitted that this trend "might make people fear the future".

Ondo Finance announced that its SEC-registered broker-dealer subsidiary, Oasis Pro Markets, has secured U.S. regulatory authorization to launch a tokenized securities market and services in the U.S. The authorization covers over-the-counter trading, primary market underwriting, private placements, and other related activities.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has explicitly voiced support for advancing the CLARITY Act in an interview, while acknowledging the legislation is not perfect. "Like all legislation, the CLARITY Act has many areas open to debate and discussion, but I think one of the most important things it does is create a level playing field to enhance market stability and enable these markets to develop properly. I strongly support advancing the CLARITY Act so that we can establish market structures and kickstart the innovation process." Solomon’s endorsement comes as Republican senators are discussing an updated version of the bill, with a possible full Senate vote next week, marking another step forward for the long-awaited crypto market structure legislation. His supportive stance stands in sharp contrast to fierce opposition from fellow banking executives including JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Dimon said in May that the latest bill version "allows them to effectively pay interest on things like deposits and stablecoins without necessary protections," warning "banks will not accept this approach, and it will eventually blow up." JPMorgan also argued in a June blog post that companies offering products with functions similar to traditional bank accounts should be subject to equivalent regulation and consumer protection rules. The core of the controversy revolves around the stablecoin interest provisions.

According to BIT (bit.com) market data, Tesla’s early-session losses widened to 12%, trading at $329.015 per share, with a total market capitalization of $1.24 trillion. This morning, Tesla released its second-quarter (Q2) financial results: revenue reached $28.24 billion, exceeding market expectations and rising 26% year-over-year, marking its first year-over-year revenue growth rate above 20% in three years. However, Q2 operating profit was only $398 million, far below the market consensus of $1.39 billion; adjusted earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.33, down 18% year-over-year and also missing forecasts significantly. Notably, Tesla’s Q2 free cash flow stood at -$1.09 billion, its first quarterly negative figure since Q1 2024.

Uniswap has rolled out Permissioned Pools, a new hook standard for Uniswap v4 that enables permissioned asset trading via automated market makers, with compliance enforced directly on-chain. The permissioned asset pools are built in collaboration with on-chain asset management teams, and its first batch of partners includes Superstate, Securitize, and Dowgo.