ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain statistics, today 10 U.S. Bitcoin ETFs had a net inflow of 468 BTC (approximately 45.49 million USD) in a single day, among which ARK21 Shares saw an inflow of 614 BTC (approximately 5.965 million USD), currently holding 51,867 BTC (approximately 5.04 billion USD).9 Ethereum ETFs had a net inflow of 193 ETH (approximately 514,000 USD) in a single day, among which Invesco Galaxy saw an inflow of 471 ETH (approximately 1.25 million USD), currently holding 7,844 ETH (approximately 2.09 million USD).

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase Assets announced on platform X that Coinbase has enabled support for sending and receiving USDC on Unichain.

ChainCatcher message, Circle announced on the X platform that USDC and Circle development tools are now live on Unchain. Developers building on Unichain can now access USDC, CCTP, and programmable wallets to build secure and scalable on-chain applications. Developers can also experiment with the flow of funds in their Unichain applications by obtaining free testnet USDC from Circle's Faucet.With the addition of Unichain, USDC is now natively supported on 18 blockchains.

ChainCatcher news, Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams posted on the X platform that Unichain is an L2 designed specifically for DeFi, with more new improvements set to be launched in the coming months and year to accelerate the scaling of the Unichain blockchain, including:Flashblocks------a block builder in collaboration with Flashbots that reduces block time from 1 second to 0.25 seconds, allowing most MEV to be returned to users and providing additional transparency and decentralization for transaction ordering/prioritization;Seamless Interoperability------in partnership with Optimism, the goal is to make Unichain a pioneer in driving the development of interoperable L2s;Unichain Verification Network------plans to continue promoting L2 decentralization through UVN, adding an extra layer of economic security and validation through staking on top of the sequencer.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Uniswap Labs announced that the Layer2 network Unichain mainnet is now live, allowing users and developers to build and use a DeFi application and tool ecosystem on Unichain.Nearly 100 crypto products and protocols, including Uniswap, Circle, Coinbase, Lido, and Morpho, have already been built on Unichain—many of which are live today, with more to come in the coming weeks.

ChainCatcher message, the probability of predicting that the United States will establish a Bitcoin national reserve by 2025 on Polymarket has reached 41%.Previously, it rose to 65% on January 17. As of now, the total trading volume for this prediction has reached $722,000.

ChainCatcher news, the Base game ecosystem B3 has released its token economic model, with a total supply of 10 billion B3 tokens. The tokens can be used for staking, funding games, experiencing games and new features on BSMNT, and participating in governance, among other things. In its token distribution, 34.2% is allocated to the community and ecosystem, 22.5% to the foundation, 23.3% to the team and advisors, and 20% to investors. The unlocking period for the team and all investors is 4 years, with a 25% lock-up for the first year, followed by monthly unlocks.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, several top Wall Street banks are optimistic about the potential development of the cryptocurrency industry during Trump's possible term and are actively adjusting their strategic layout for cryptocurrency business. Morgan Stanley is vying for potential IPO clients, Bank of America executives are discussing advancing transactions for digital asset companies, and Royal Bank of Canada plans to expand its business after completing its first cryptocurrency transaction.Currently, several cryptocurrency companies such as Gemini, Bullish, Circle, and Kraken are considering IPOs in 2025. Jefferies and JPMorgan are providing consulting for Bullish's potential listing, and Moelis & Co. and Cantor Fitzgerald are also active in this field. Analysts believe that Trump's supportive stance towards the cryptocurrency industry may trigger a new wave of IPOs, stock sales, and convertible bond issuances.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, today 10 U.S. Bitcoin ETFs had a net outflow of 91 BTC ($8.86 million), with Grayscale seeing an outflow of 444 BTC ($43.21 million). Currently, Grayscale holds 200,794 BTC ($19.55 billion);Nine Ethereum ETFs had a net outflow of 218 ETH ($579,000), with Grayscale seeing an outflow of 91 ETH ($24,100). Currently, Grayscale holds 1,324,956 ETH ($3.51 billion).

ChainCatcher news, the Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked the widely used cryptocurrency platform BestChange, which is one of the largest over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency trading aggregation platforms in Russia and Eastern Europe. Although Roskomnadzor did not disclose the specific reasons, BestChange has been added to the list of restricted access websites. Representatives of the platform stated that the legal team is actively working on the unblocking issue.This is not the first time BestChange has faced a ban in Russia. Back in 2017, a St. Petersburg court prohibited the platform because Bitcoin was considered a "currency substitute." Although the ban was lifted in 2018, it was reimposed in 2019 and has been adjusted repeatedly since then.This blockage comes nearly six months after Russia implemented new regulations to oversee Bitcoin and digital assets, with the new law prohibiting digital currency advertising and restricting cryptocurrency transfer services.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Ripple announced a partnership with the Portuguese currency exchange provider Unicâmbio to support instant international payments between Portugal and Brazil.It is reported that Ripple payments use the XRP Ledger, allowing users to send and receive different currencies.

ChainCatcher news, Aave founder Stani Kulechov posted on social media: "The community has proposed to deploy Aave on the Sony Layer2 project Soneium, bringing Aave closer to consumers."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, currently 27 states in the United States have proposed bills on Bitcoin and digital assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, despite the sell-off in the U.S. stock market triggered by the DeepSeek R1 model causing the Roundhill "Seven Giants" ETF (MAGS) to drop 2.4% over the past five trading days, this technological breakthrough is creating new investment opportunities. Bank of America analyst Chun Him Cheung pointed out that the R1 model will significantly reduce AI computing costs and accelerate the widespread adoption of AI applications, thereby driving rapid growth in demand for high-speed network infrastructure.Zack Kass, former head of market expansion at OpenAI, stated that the DeepSeek R1 model is a significant breakthrough in the industry, with its innovative initiatives recognized by tech giants including Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. T. Rowe Price technology stock portfolio manager Tony Wang emphasized that network infrastructure has become a major bottleneck for AI deployment, necessitating breakthroughs in technological innovation.In terms of specific investment targets, Stifel analyst Ruben Roy believes that network equipment manufacturers such as Ciena, Coherent, and Celestica will benefit significantly. Among them, Ciena has received new orders from cloud service providers, while Celestica will benefit from the trend of hyperscale companies developing custom chips independently. Morgan Stanley analyst Meta Marshall is optimistic about the growth prospects of Arista Networks, believing that the recent stock price correction provides a good entry opportunity, and has given it an "overweight" rating ahead of its earnings report on February 18.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10, Guojin Securities stated that after the reduction of computing power costs on the inference side, "computing power equality" is expected to accelerate the landing of edge-side AI and Agent applications, while the landing applications also bring demands for network security and innovation construction. It is recommended to pay attention to domestic leading generative large models, while AI hardware is expected to become a new carrier for application landing. The refinement of AI-related functions can drive the monthly active users and payment rates of C-end applications, enhancing the market competitiveness of enterprises.

ChainCatcher news, Alliance DAO co-founder Qiao Wang stated on his social platform that "perhaps we have already seen the cycle peak of most altcoins, but I believe that sometime this year BTC and a few quality altcoins will still have another significant rise."

ChainCatcher news, according to Sina Finance, on the same day that DeepSeek officially clarified that it "has never issued any virtual currency," the prices of some counterfeit DeepSeek tokens rapidly "went to zero." Multiple virtual currencies named "DeepSeek," "DeepSeekAI," "DeepSeekR1," and others have now seen their trading "halted."Among the many fake DeepSeek tokens, there is a fraudulent DeepSeek token named "Seek," which was launched on January 28. Before the crash, its market capitalization had reached 48 million USD.Security company BlockAid reported that 75 fake DeepSeek tokens have been created on the Ethereum and Solana networks, with a total fraud amounting to 420 million RMB. Lawyers warn that the issuers of such virtual currencies may have malicious motives such as confusing the public, making quick profits, and evading regulation. Additionally, these virtual currency projects often have a "small market," making them easy to manipulate, and their value can quickly drop or go to zero. Once investors are "scalped" by the project parties, it becomes difficult to trace the specific responsible individuals or entities.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Michael Pond, head of global inflation-related research at Barclays, stated that the prices of inflation-indexed bonds reflect that the inflation rate in the United States will increase by 0.2 percentage points over the next year, with about a quarter of this increase caused by gasoline.

ChainCatcher news, according to citynews, the University of Waterloo announced that it has received a grant of 1 million USD (1.4 million CAD) from Interop Labs.This funding will help increase its research fund and establish a new artificial intelligence and blockchain research laboratory at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, which will be called the "GENESIS Lab." The lab will provide 12 PhD positions and 6 undergraduate scholarships through the student-run organization Waterloo Blockchain.