Odaily News Aster announced on platform X that the second season of the Human vs. Machine Battle officially began last night and has launched on the Aster Chain testnet. Currently, 100 human and AI participants have successively started trading, including 70 human traders and 30 AI agents. This season will last for seven days. It is reported that the AI for this season has been upgraded.

Odaily News DeFi lending protocol Spark announced on platform X that its Spark Vaults will increase the savings limits for Spark Savings. Specifically, the USDC limit on the Ethereum chain will be raised to $1 billion, the USDC limit on the Avalanche chain will be increased to $500 million, and the ETH limit will be raised to 250,000.

Odaily News: Sharia Portfolio, an asset management firm with $2 billion in assets under management, disclosed the purchase of 43,833 shares of Strategy stock, valued at $7 million. Sharia Portfolio currently holds a total of 150,325 shares of Strategy stock.

Odaily News Bitcoin and Ethereum prices showed little change, while US stock index futures weakened, spreading market risk aversion sentiment. Traders turned to safe-haven assets like gold and silver, but the altcoin sector displayed slight strength. LayerZero's ZRO token surged 12% over the past 24 hours as traders anticipate a major upgrade in early February, while TRX and DASH both gained around 3%. Derivatives data indicates that long traders were caught off guard since the price drop at the beginning of the week, with Bitcoin's 30-day annualized implied volatility index BVIV falling back to 40%. Deribit data shows that the prices of short-term and near-term Ethereum put options are higher than those of Bitcoin put options, suggesting traders are more bearish on Ethereum. In terms of block trades, the market shows a preference for Bitcoin straddles (betting on volatility) and Ethereum put spread strategies. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News: Patrick Witt, head of the White House Crypto Committee, stated in a post on platform X that the recently released draft of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee's crypto market structure bill is a high-quality bipartisan achievement. Its text shows over 80% similarity with the House's CLARITY Act, having previously secured support from a majority of Democrats on the Agriculture Committee and nearly 40% support within the House Democratic Caucus. He further emphasized that under the regulatory environment shaped by Trump and crypto-friendly policies, crypto market structure legislation is "only a matter of time." Missing the current window could lead to a stricter, more punitive regulatory framework in the future.

Odaily News: At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026, Hu Zuliu, founder of Primavera Capital Group, and Binance founder CZ shared the stage. Addressing Hu Zuliu's concerns about systemic risks potentially triggered by generative AI, CZ stated that the root of financial risk lies not in technology, but in the fundamental flaws of the traditional banking system. If the financial system itself is healthy, more efficient and cheaper technology is always more beneficial than harmful. CZ also pointed out that the real hidden risk lies in the "Fractional Reserve System" of traditional banks. Under this system, once a bank faces liquidity pressure, the convenience of technologically-enabled withdrawals will only reveal the truth of its insufficient funds, and "slowing down withdrawals" does not solve the fundamental problem. (Caixin)

Odaily News: Binance founder CZ stated in an interview at the Winter Davos: "I no longer have the drive to start new projects. After going through the grueling process of entrepreneurship once, I'm not in a position to do that again. So now, I'm mainly focused on investing." From both a subjective and data-driven perspective, over the past year or so, influenced by the shift in Trump's stance, the entire crypto asset industry has grown, gained more exposure, attracted more participants, and mainstream traditional financial institutions have begun to accelerate their entry. (Tencent Finance)

Odaily News Tim Draper, founder of Draper Associates and a renowned investor, posted on the X platform, stating that when he first bought Bitcoin, the price was only $4 per coin. However, his initial investment wasn't driven by an understanding of the technology or foreseeing the future; rather, he was captivated by the idea that digital currency could bring change to people who couldn't access traditional banking. Later, when the U.S. Marshals Service auctioned 30,000 Bitcoins, he entered the market again, bidding $632 per coin (the market price was $618 at the time) and won all nine auction lots. Despite the price subsequently dropping to $180, he held firm. He did this because he firmly believes Bitcoin is not an investment but a tool to change the "rules of the game" for the world.

Odaily News: According to an announcement from Huobi HTX, the exchange will list two popular AI sector assets, SENT (Sentient) and ELSA (HeyElsa), today. SENT is regarded by the market as a representative project of the new generation of open AI networks. The specific schedule is as follows: Huobi HTX will open deposit services for SENT and ELSA at 19:00 and 18:30 (GMT+8) on January 23, respectively. Spot trading for SENT/USDT and ELSA/USDT will open at 21:00 and 22:00 (GMT+8) on January 23, respectively. Withdrawal services for SENT and ELSA will open at 21:00 and 22:00 (GMT+8) on January 24, respectively. It is reported that Sentient is building a large-scale open intelligence network (GRID) where over 100 models, AI agents, data, tools, and research operate as a unified whole. HeyElsa is an AI-powered DeFi agent layer on the BASE chain, capable of transforming complex blockchain workflows into autonomous yield streams.

Odaily News According to the Shenzhen People's Procuratorate's official WeChat account, the Shenzhen People's Procuratorate, after conducting a legal review, has filed a public prosecution with the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court of Guangdong Province against defendants Sui Guangyi, Ma Xiaoqiu, and 28 others. They are accused of crimes including fund-raising fraud, illegal absorption of public deposits, and money laundering. The case involves the use of Shenzhen Ding Yifeng Asset Management Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Ding Yifeng International Holdings Group Co., Ltd., and their affiliated companies to carry out illegal fundraising activities in Shenzhen and other locations.

The Futian District Public Security Bureau of Shenzhen previously issued a notice stating that "Ding Yifeng" and its affiliated companies issued false financial products and "DDO Digital Options" (belonging to "air tokens"), engaging in illegal activities. They are suspected of committing crimes, and authorities have seized, detained, and frozen a batch of assets including properties, vehicles, equity, and funds in bank accounts related to "Ding Yifeng" and its affiliated companies.

Odaily News Binance has reportedly applied for a MiCA license through Greek regulators and established a local holding company. It is said that Binance's application is being expedited, with several major accounting firms, including EY and KPMG, involved in the review process. If approved by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, this license would allow Binance to operate and sell cryptocurrency services in all 27 EU member states under MiCA's passporting framework. (The Block)

1. Analyst: Gold Bull Market Driven by "Non-Speculative" Funds, Gold Price May Rise Significantly Further;

2. Arthur Hayes Receives 5.83 Million ATH Worth $52,200 from Aethir Vesting Contract;

3. CZ: Retail Traders Need to Pay Attention to Position Sizing, Can Start with a Small Portion of Funds;

4. Binance Alpha to List SPACECOIN (SPACE), Airdrop Threshold is 227 Alpha Points;

5. Analyst: Japan Suspected of Intervening in Yen Exchange Rate;

6. Ethereum Ecosystem Privacy Project RAILGUN's Daily Shielded Privacy Token Transaction Volume Reaches 328, Setting a New Record High;

7. US Dollar Set for Biggest Weekly Drop Since Last June;

8. Matrixport: This Round of Decline May Be More of a Tactical Pullback;

9. Bitget Now Supports BitGo (BTGO) Stock Token Trading;

10. India Strictly Prohibits Trading of Privacy Tokens, Citing Money Laundering Risks;

11. Vitalik: Wallets Are Crucial for Decentralized Social, Must Protect Users' Freedom of Choice;

12. OKX to List SPACE for Spot Trading;

13. Analyst: Yen's Sudden Jump May Just Be a "Test" and "Warning" by Japanese Authorities;

14. A Trader Spends $46,600 on Polymarket Betting Russia-Ukraine War Won't Cease by End of 2026;

15. Vitalik's Thoughts on Binance Square: Limited Attention, Unclear About Content Quality, Looks Forward to Improved Decentralized Social Interoperability.

Odaily News According to on-chain data, Gate has launched the 70th phase of its GUSD airdrop event for contract points. The 24-hour high price for GUSD is $0.9998, with a current market cap of approximately $136 million. The single account yield for this airdrop event is around $100.

It is reported that this airdrop is divided into two prize pools. Users holding ≥ 40 Gate contract points can claim a 100 USDT position experience coupon, which will consume 20 Gate contract points. Users holding ≥ 160 Gate contract points can claim 100 GUSD, which will consume 60 Gate contract points. The 71st phase of the contract points airdrop, offering 25 USDT & 100 USDT position experience coupons per person, will commence on January 26th at 18:00 (UTC+8).

Odaily News: Market data shows that RIVER has fallen below 35 USDT and is currently trading at 31 USDT, representing a 24-hour decline of 30%.

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, address 0x8ec…F2626 redeemed 6,300 ETH from Renzo in the past 5 hours and subsequently deposited it into Coinbase, with a value of $18.63 million, suspected to be for selling.

Odaily News Sharia Portfolio, with $2 billion in assets under management, disclosed the purchase of 43,833 shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock, valued at $7 million. ShariaPortfolio now holds a total of 150,325 shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock. (BitcoinTreasuries.NET)