ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the liquid staking protocol Lido has announced that the Community Staking Module (CSM) is now fully permissionless and open to everyone.Lido states that currently only 2.4 ETH is required as collateral to submit the first validator key. The subsequent validator collateral is reduced to 1.3 ETH. Early adopters can still enjoy the discounted collateral for the first validator (1.5 ETH).

ChainCatcher message, ElizaOS (formerly ai16z) founder Shaw posted on x, stating that although the v2 version is still being developed in a private research repository, the team will release some key features to simplify the transition and address the pain points of the v1 version.The new features mainly include: a plugin registration feature that allows plugins to be compatible without waiting for the core team to merge code; moving all model vendor code from the core to plugins, enabling model vendors to integrate immediately; and moving roles to memory, allowing agents to update their personalities through evaluators. These features are expected to be released by next weekend.

ChainCatcher news, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated at the press conference that the current policy is significantly more accommodative compared to when it started cutting interest rates. He also mentioned that discussions on the policy framework have begun at this meeting, and the framework review will conclude at the end of the summer. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher message, Arthur Hayes stated on his personal social platform that many people are now questioning the innovative model of the Chinese AI project DeepSeek. However, the more they question, the less they want to invest in the U.S. market, as the total market capitalization of U.S. stocks has reached 230% of GDP, the highest level in history, surpassing the 175% during the 2000 tech bubble and 130% in 1929. He pointed out that if investors withdraw from U.S. stocks, it will lead to a decrease in capital gains tax revenue, and the U.S. fiscal deficit may further expand to 7%-10%, far exceeding the previously expected 3%.

ChainCatcher news, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X: "The R1 model from DeepSeek is an impressive model, especially considering the cost-performance ratio. We will obviously provide better models, and the emergence of new competitors is indeed exciting. We will release some new versions.But most importantly, we are thrilled to continue executing our research roadmap and believe that more computation is needed now more than ever to successfully accomplish our mission.The world will need to use a vast amount of artificial intelligence, and the emergence of next-generation models will be astonishing. Looking forward to bringing you updates on AGI and more."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the artificial intelligence community Hugging Face shows that DeepSeek has just released the open-source multimodal AI model Janus-Pro.Among them, Janus-Pro-7B has outperformed OpenAI's DALL-E 3 and Stable Diffusion in the GenEval and DPG-Bench benchmark tests.

ChainCatcher message, Tron founder Justin Sun stated: "I also want to venture into large models, it's so great, born at the right time, Tron is very suitable for large models, the direct combination of blockchain and AI, I really can't imagine how great the potential will be, the website will be deployed after the New Year for everyone to try."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, due to increased bearish sentiment and rising macroeconomic uncertainty ahead of Wednesday's FOMC meeting, Bitcoin has fallen below $100,000. Meanwhile, breakthroughs in China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence technology have disrupted the tech market, triggering safe-haven behavior and stimulating demand for safe-haven assets.The cryptocurrency market entered risk-off mode as it opened this week, with Bitcoin falling below the $100,000 mark for the first time since January 16. Ahead of Thursday's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, macroeconomic unease has been escalating. Wincent's Senior Director Paul Howard stated, "The market sell-off is driven by news of the DeepSeek AI model, and some predict that market prices may even decline further in the coming weeks, especially if macro data indicates rising interest rates."

ChainCatcher news, ai16z co-founder Shaw posted on platform X, stating that more powerful models are always a good thing for AI agents.For years, AI labs have been surpassing each other in benchmarking and capabilities. Sometimes Google is ahead, sometimes OpenAI, and sometimes Claude. Today it is DeepSeek. The trend is that the largest and most capital-rich companies in the world are competing for a technology that ultimately tends towards being free, open-source, and running on home computers at no cost.The winners of this race have always been hardware and consumer products. Nvidia is always a winner. Every model is optimized for its hardware. Apple is also always a winner: they have invested in a unified memory architecture that allows high VRAM machines to run the latest models (albeit slowly).Products continue to benefit from the latest models. Cursor and Perplexity are examples that magically get better every few months, but as AI integrates into almost every product, all these products benefit from cheaper and faster AI models.AI agents represent a new application paradigm—the core argument is that applications need to migrate to the social media where users are, and agents are a form of application that can exist entirely on social media without users needing to leave. They are self-promoting and benefit from the network effects of every user interaction.When a new model emerges, integrating it into the agent framework usually requires just a few lines of code. Most model providers follow the same API conventions, adhering to OpenAI, so this work can typically be done in minutes. This allows any agent application to have immediate access to the latest models. Whenever a state-of-the-art model appears, agents become smarter.This week is a huge victory for all of us. For agents, for humanity, and for the AI model teams, who now have the motivation to work harder and do better. I am not worried at all about our position in all of this. We are building the next version of Eliza, which will only get better. Thousands of teams are building on our technology, with over 500 contributors to the core repository, and this number will continue to grow as we evolve. We are creating a template for ambitious founders on how to crowdfund their public product projects, and teams will be rolling out more content in the coming weeks and months to solidify this strategy.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 asset data platform RootData has now launched a dark mode on the PC side to meet users' needs in various scenarios. Next, RootData will undergo a comprehensive UI upgrade and launch a series of new features to further enhance the user experience.

ChainCatcher news, on Friday, Nasdaq submitted a revised rule filing on behalf of BlackRock, allowing the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust to conduct in-kind redemption. Typically, when investors want to sell an ETF, they receive redemption proceeds in cash. In-kind redemption means that investors can choose to redeem using the underlying assets (i.e., Bitcoin) that the ETF is invested in.In the year leading up to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving a spot Bitcoin ETF, various companies have been discussing the specific technical details of how this product would conduct redemptions. The SEC tends to favor cash redemptions, which means that when investors want to redeem their Bitcoin ETF shares, the fund management company (such as BlackRock) must first sell the Bitcoin it holds and then return the cash obtained from the sale of Bitcoin to the investors.

ChainCatcher news, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of the UAE has released a draft regulation for securities and commodities token contracts and invited the public to provide feedback by February 14, 2025. According to the draft, securities tokens include equity tokens, bond tokens, and Islamic bond tokens, while commodities tokens include gold tokens, oil tokens, and others. These tokens are all built on blockchain/DLT platforms and can be traded on virtual asset DLT platforms. Among them, securities tokens and commodities tokens can only be traded and settled through markets or alternative trading systems, while bonds and Islamic bonds can be traded and settled over-the-counter.

According to ChainCatcher news, OKX has officially upgraded its combined margin account model. It has merged the same underlying perpetual contracts, delivery contracts, options, and spot trading of USDT, USD, and USDC into the same risk unit, aiming to achieve cross-collateral hedging, effectively reducing the margin required by users and improving capital utilization.In addition, this upgrade introduces a more scientific dynamic adjustment mechanism, which lowers MR1, 6, and 7 through parameter adjustments, modifies the formula of MR4 to make it more reasonable, and adds MR9 margin. Users can still flexibly switch trading modes during their positions, ensuring that adjustments to trading strategies are more efficient and convenient.

ChainCatcher news, Rooch Network recently officially announced its $ROOCH token economic model. The total supply of $ROOCH is 10 billion tokens, distributed as follows:Community: 20%, for user rewards, developer support, and event incentives;Ecosystem: 40%, to support ecosystem projects, infrastructure development, and node operators;Team: 40%, allocated to early supporters and core contributors.Rooch Network's technology stack enables developers to build native applications on Bitcoin using the Move language for the first time, while users can enjoy secure and convenient decentralized applications on Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Snapshot governance page, CoW DAO has initiated proposal CIP-61 to introduce a new revenue sharing model. This CIP proposes to implement specific methods after the completion of the revenue model experiment.The main goal is to continue sharing price improvements as the primary revenue model while retaining the option to introduce new (price improvement sharing/fees) strategies for testing. If passed smoothly, this proposal will take effect on February 1, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Financial Times, the UK government has announced the launch of a digital driving license and digital wallet application, planning to include documents such as driving licenses, veteran ID cards, criminal record certificates, and welfare eligibility certificates by 2027, with potential expansion to digital passports. The application will use facial recognition technology to verify user identity, as part of a modernization of public services and an initiative to drive economic growth.Technology Minister Peter Kyle stated that the plan is not mandatory, but the goal is to make it more attractive. Additionally, the government plans to introduce a series of artificial intelligence tools to improve decision-making efficiency and reduce consulting costs. However, experts point out that successful digital transformation requires significant investment and acceptance of potential failure risks.

ChainCatcher news, the staking protocol Lido announced on platform X that Lido v3.2 Liquid eModes has expanded to Base and Arbitrum. Users can now use LRT as collateral to borrow wstETH, thereby opening up DeFi use cases with reduced gas costs.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Melaniameme official website, the MELANIA token adopts a significantly different token economic model compared to TRUMP. The token distribution plan is as follows: team share 35%, treasury 20%, community 20%, public issuance 15%, liquidity 10%.In terms of the unlocking mechanism, the MELANIA team share only needs to be locked for 30 days, while TRUMP requires a lock-up period of 3 years. The MELANIA team share will unlock 10% (accounting for 3% of the total supply) on the 30th day, and then the remaining shares will be unlocked linearly from the 2nd to the 13th month, unlocking approximately 2.25% of the total supply each month until fully unlocked by the 13th month.

ChainCatcher news, Matrixport indicates that according to the Bollinger Bands measurements, the lower band of Bitcoin is gradually expanding, showing an increased risk of decline, but after a reversal, it may provide a favorable risk/reward entry point for bulls. Currently, the greed and fear index is close to the critical 10% level, and the 30-day rolling return rate is close to 10%. These indicators typically suggest that the downtrend may slow or reverse.Although Bitcoin remains above the 21-week moving average and is technically in a bull market, the momentum has turned bearish. The minting and trading volume of stablecoins has significantly decreased, DeFi activity has reduced, Bitcoin's dominance has risen, and funds have flowed back from altcoins to Bitcoin, leading to a weakening of market speculative sentiment.Historical data shows that when Bitcoin rises over 40% within 30 days, it usually peaks or enters a consolidation phase. Currently, the trend model remains bearish, but it will turn bullish if it breaks above $103,000. As the consolidation period extends, the trigger point for bullish signals decreases, increasing the likelihood of a reversal.Bitcoin is currently attempting to maintain the $90,000 level, primarily driven by the flow of funds back from altcoins rather than new capital inflows. The market trend is momentum-driven, and traders need to manage risks cautiously while seeking opportunities amid volatility. Despite the overall market momentum being weak, Bitcoin has shown some resilience due to its relative safety.