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Mars Finance reports that Elon Musk responded to community users on the X platform, saying he "is well aware that certain email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein could be misinterpreted and used to tarnish his reputation." He also stated that no one has worked harder than him to promote the disclosure of Epstein-related documents and is pleased that these documents have finally been made public. Musk mentioned that his communications with Epstein were minimal and that he had repeatedly refused invitations to his private island or to ride the "Lolita Express." He added that he is more concerned with the United States prosecuting those who committed serious crimes together with Epstein.

Crypto Market News: As the US government enters a partial shutdown due to the failure to pass the budget bill before the deadline, market sentiment has turned cautious. Bitcoin and Ethereum prices are under pressure, with BTC just falling below $83,000. Although the Senate has approved a temporary funding measure, the House of Representatives needs to vote after reconvening on Monday, leading to a technical government shutdown over the weekend. Traders have already begun adopting defensive strategies ahead of the House vote on Monday. Analysts believe that the shutdown itself has limited economic impact, but combined with low liquidity over the weekend and intense political news, it could increase short-term volatility risks in the crypto market.

Mars Finance News: On January 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that due to the expiration of funding and a partial government shutdown, the SEC is currently operating according to the agency's shutdown contingency plan. Starting from January 31, 2026, until further notice, only a very limited number of staff will continue to work.

Mars Finance reports that according to Arkham data, at 17:37, 492 PAXG (worth approximately $2,436,400) were transferred from Bitcoin Suisse to an anonymous address (starting with 0xB4Dd). Subsequently, the address transferred 492 PAXG to another anonymous address (starting with 0x1A71).

Mars Finance reports that on January 31, Solana Floor disclosed that Jupiter's Q4 active staking reward (ASR) redemption requires users to import their mnemonic phrases into the Jupiter wallet. Community users have responded that forcing users to export their mnemonic phrases to claim small rewards is neither safe nor necessary, and it also excludes users who use keyless wallets or custodial wallets. In response to the criticism, Jupiter stated that they plan to open other redemption methods within one to two weeks.

Mars Finance reports that, according to official data, within the 7 days ending January 29, Circle issued approximately 5.2 billion USDC, redeemed about 8.6 billion USDC, and the circulating supply decreased by approximately 3.4 billion tokens. The total circulating supply of USDC is 70.2 billion tokens, with a reserve of approximately 70.3 billion USD, including about 41.2 billion USD in overnight reverse repurchase agreements; approximately 18.8 billion USD in Treasury bonds with maturities less than 3 months; about 9.4 billion USD in deposits from systemically important institutions; and approximately 1 billion USD in other bank deposits.

Mars Finance News, according to Jintiao reports, Huatai Macro Research pointed out that on January 30th, Beijing time, Trump announced the nomination of Kevin Waugh as the next Federal Reserve Chair. After Waugh takes office, he may promote a policy combination of "rate cuts + balance sheet reduction," and communication with the president may become smoother. However, the Trump administration's protection of the capital market and liquidity will remain, and the overall monetary policy orientation will still be relatively loose. In the medium term, the independence of the Fed may be eroded, and the trend of declining intrinsic value of the US dollar may not change.

Mars Finance reports that Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer released the latest Bitcoin holdings data on the X platform. This week, its Bitcoin mining output was 156 BTC, but it sold 152 BTC during the same period, resulting in a net increase of 4 BTC in Bitcoin holdings, reaching approximately 1,508.4 BTC.

The White House Office of Management and Budget has instructed departments with funding set to expire at midnight to prepare for a government shutdown, including several key agencies. Despite the challenges, the government hopes to work with Congress to resolve the funding issues as soon as possible.

Mars Finance news: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, address 0x54d.e6029 bought 3667.51 ETH at an average price of $2725.67 11 hours ago, worth $9,996,000; currently, this address holds ETH valued at over $220 million.

Mars Finance reports that Ark Invest yesterday purchased 7,565 shares of Coinbase stock, 23,420 shares of Circle stock, and 35,360 shares of ARK 21Shares Bitcoin (stock code: ARKB) through its affiliated fund ARKF. In addition, it also bought 64,211 shares of Bullish stock.

Tether announces over $10 billion in net profit in 2025, mainly driven by USDT growth and investments in U.S. Treasuries and gold. The Q4 report shows it has $6.3 billion in excess reserves, and the circulating USDT has reached $186 billion, making it the world's largest holder of U.S. Treasuries.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, in the past 24 hours, a certain whale (0xfe1.b9f) spent $8.02 million to buy 1,585 XAUT. Currently, the whale holds a total of 2,563.77 XAUT, with a total purchase cost of $13 million and an average purchase price of $5,069.

Mars Finance reports that according to Arkham data, at 08:11, 540.55 BTC (worth approximately $45.47 million) was transferred from one anonymous address (starting with 13nCPFGA) to another anonymous address (starting with 126FeKrB).

Mars Finance News: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform stating that tokenized stocks will bring significant positive changes to the financial system, and this trend is expected to be realized in the short term. The United States is at the forefront in this field.

Mars Finance News, according to Arkham data, at 23:28, 2440.67 PAXG (worth approximately $12,369,500) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 0x0000) to Paxos. Subsequently, at 23:21, Paxos transferred 2393.93 PAXG (worth approximately $12,119,000) to an anonymous address (starting with 0x0000).

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Digital collectibles, everyone is probably familiar with them. Before 2021, domestic players called them NFTs; after 2021, domestic players called them digital collectibles.
Tracing back to March 2021, Beeple's digital artwork sold for $69 million at Christie's auction house, marking the first time the global market truly recognized the value of NFTs and turning this narrative into a new focus beyond crypto assets.
This wave quickly spread to China. Starting in the second half of 2021, major domestic companies began to test the waters: Tencent's "Huanhe" launched in August 2021, the digital collectible business under AntChain had already started promoting and gradually formed the "Jingtan" brand, and JD.com's "Lingxi" was launched at the end of 2021. Subsequently, in the first half of 2022, a large number of small and medium platforms flooded into the industry, further accelerating its expansion. According to industry data, as of February

Mars Finance News: According to Jintiao, Federal Reserve Board Member Waller stated that he has heard that many companies plan to lay off employees in 2026, and he is quite skeptical about employment growth, facing significant risks of a substantial deterioration in employment.

Mars Finance reports that, according to an official announcement, Lido V3 has launched on the Ethereum mainnet, introducing the stVaults modular staking infrastructure supported by stETH, designed specifically for developers. This upgrade expands the Lido protocol from a single pooled liquid staking (Lido Core) to support diversified staking models, while retaining the shared liquidity and composability of DeFi with stETH. stVaults allows builders to customize staking configurations without having to build infrastructure from scratch.