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Today's cryptocurrency market data shows that Bonk (BONK) had the largest increase, rising by 31.51%, while MemeCore (M) experienced the largest decline, dropping by 4.21%. Other notable gains include Pippin, FLOKI, and SPX6900.

At 2:00 a.m. local time on January 3rd, in a hotel in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, Guo Yan, who was on a business trip, was awakened by a colleague shouting, "It's war!" The three words immediately woke him up.
He stepped to the window and saw a blazing fire about three kilometers from the hotel at the airport, with several bright mushroom clouds rising into the sky. In the quiet night, apart from the sounds of bombing and air raid sirens, only a few dogs barking could be heard.
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At the time of the bombing, even some local officers were confused and at a loss. Panic-stricken people rushed into President Maduro's social media live stream, but no effective information was provided. It wasn't until the president was swiftly captured and taken away.
This large-scale strike by the United States against Venezuela is impacting every corner of the local society and also profoundly affecting compatriots who are living and working in Venezuela across the ocean.
Some of them live near the bombing site, awakened in the middle of the night, seeking refuge everywhere.

Although Bitcoin and most crypto company stocks declined in 2025, Cathie Wood's ARKF ETF achieved a 29% return by increasing investments in technology companies, especially those related to artificial intelligence. The performance of other fintech funds varied, with some achieving double-digit gains.

Author: Zuoye
Since the law of universal gravitation, no invention has decisively shaped the destiny of civilization like the rocket, allowing humans to gaze at Armstrong and Buzz on the Moon, briefly becoming a cross-planet species, only to be abandoned before a new era begins.
The dilemma stems from the fading passion of the Cold War, and post-Cold War humanity lacks the courage to move toward the future.
Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley right-wingers' call for a "Tech Republic" is a retracing of America's decades-long guidance of national engineering through industrial policies; the technocrats' reimagining after the failure of certain ideologies, rebuilding the red imagery of national and commercial entities from new energy, artificial intelligence to commercial spaceflight.
The outcome of new energy is already decided, the AI war is in full swing, and commercial spaceflight is eager to become the new high ground.
Deconstructing this practice, "BYD" has driven the establishment of the supply chain, leading to extreme division of labor, resulting in partial overcapacity, and then "Xiaomi" entering the scene to drive the second growth.

Author: Spencer Applebaum & Eli Qian
Translation: Deep潮 TechFlow
Over the past twenty years, fintech has changed the way people access financial products, but it has not fundamentally altered the flow of funds.
Innovation has mainly focused on simpler interfaces, smoother user experiences, and more efficient distribution channels, while core financial infrastructure has remained largely unchanged.
During most of this period, the technology stack of fintech was more about resale than reconstruction.
Overall, the development of fintech can be divided into four stages:
Fintech 1.0: Digital Distribution (2000-2010)
The earliest wave of fintech made financial services more accessible, but did not significantly improve efficiency. Companies like PayPal, E\TRADE, and

As of January 4, 2023, a total of 19,971,450 Bitcoins have been mined, with institutional investors increasing their holdings. BlackRock's trust fund holds 770,791.5 coins, the proportion of individual investors has decreased, and the top ten holders account for 11.04% of the total supply.

Author: a16z
Translation: Deep潮 TechFlow
a16z (Andreessen Horowitz) recently released its list of "Big Ideas" that may emerge in the technology sector by 2026. These ideas are from its Apps, American Dynamism, Biotechnology, Cryptocurrency, Growth, Infrastructure, and Speedrun

Decentralized contract trading platform Sun Wukong (SunX) has launched the $SUN cross-chain exchange feature, allowing users to swap $SUN for USDT across multiple chains. On January 4th, the platform held a community AMA to review the achievements of 2025 and look forward to 2026, with plans to continue optimizing the product, drive user growth, and build an ecosystem brand.