January 3, 2026, marks the 17th anniversary of Bitcoin's inception. Since Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block in 2009, this experimental code, initially circulated only within the cryptography community, has grown into a global digital asset network with a market capitalization of approximately $1.7 trillion. The development trajectory of Bitcoin has profoundly changed people's understanding of currency, store of value, and the financial system. Bitcoin's origin was extremely low-key. The newspaper headline embedded in the genesis block served as both a timestamp and a subtle critique of the traditional financial system. In the early years, Bitcoin had almost no price until the 2010 transaction where "10,000 Bitcoins bought a pizza," which truly gave it a reference value in the real world. Subsequently, the halving mechanism gradually became an important driver of Bitcoin's cyclical market trends. The multiple bull and bear cycles in 2013, 2017, and beyond established Bitcoin's market image of "high volatility, high attention."

Gate News bot message, according to the official announcement from Gate on May 21, 2025: Gate has announced the delisting of trading markets for 25 tokens, including AMU, APN, ATLASDEX, CBAB, CLIPS, DGI, ETHF, GEEK, GOATSEUS, LEMO, SLK, SLND, SRT, STI, UFI, VOYA, FROG, O3, VEE, LAVASWAP, LION, FILDA, SLNV2, XNFT, and CIR. The related trading pairs for these tokens will also be removed. Gate stated that it has conducted buybacks for eligible users and deposited the buyback amounts into the users' Gate accounts. At the same time, the platform has stopped supporting the recharge and trading services for these tokens, and the withdrawal function will also be closed in the near future.

Talus Network announced the completion of a strategic round of financing with a valuation of $150 million and a total investment of $6 million. Polychain Capital led the round, with participation from Animoca, Geek Cartel, Echo, and a group of angel investors. Talus Network is a high-throughput blockchain protocol designed specifically for decentralized artificial intelligence agents. So far, its total financing amount has reached $9 million. (TheBlock)

The global geek movement platform DoraHacks upgrades the Aptos Grant DAO system, funding 453 Aptos BUIDL teams and 45242 community contributors, improving funding automation and user experience, and is currently in the 7th round of funding.

Odaily Planet Daily News According to the annual Hacker marathon of Princeton University was held this weekend on the global geek movement platform DoraHacks. The Hacker marathon will last the entire weekend, and hundreds of Hackers on site will submit BUIDL to