[Gate CEO: Maintained Approximately 30% Annual User Growth Rate Over the Past Few Years] Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han stated that Gate has maintained an annual user growth rate of approximately 30% over the past few years. Gate is advancing its long-term strategic layout and exploring global business opportunities. Dr. Han pointed out that Gate maintains communication with Hong Kong regulators, and Gate's entities have obtained or completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, authorizations, or approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, the Bahamas, Japan, Australia, and Dubai.

[Kalshi CEO Says Competition with Polymarket Drives Growth and Expands Industry Scale] Kalshi prediction market platform CEO Tarek Mansour stated on a podcast that the competitive relationship with rival Polymarket has driven both companies to work harder on their development. Mansour compared the competition between the two companies to a showdown between sports stars, noting that without Polymarket, they would not have pushed so hard on marketing and product development. This competition, he said, will help expand the industry's scale and bring long-term benefits to customers. Kalshi, founded in 2018, announced last week a partnership with CNN and CNBC and completed a $1 billion funding round at a $11 billion valuation. Its competitor Polymarket, founded in 2020, reached a valuation of $13.5 billion in November.

The license allows Circle to expand USDC payment and settlement tools across the United Arab Emirates.

[Coinbase CEO: EU fines on US tech companies exceed tax revenue, excessive regulation hinders growth] Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pointed out on the X platform that in 2024, the fines imposed by the EU on US tech companies will amount to €3.8 billion, while the corporate income tax paid by all publicly listed European internet tech companies during the same period is only approximately €3.2 billion. Armstrong emphasized that when fines derived from regulation exceed the normal tax revenue of the industry, it approaches predatory behavior. Policymakers must choose between generating more fines through excessive regulation or fostering economic growth, but they cannot have both.

According to AiCoin monitoring, a large amount of funds flowed out of the US spot BTC ETF market yesterday, with a net outflow of up to $60.4 million. Among them, GBTC was the largest outflow, with a daily net outflow of $44 million; Next is FBTC, with a total of 39.4 million US dollars. According to the "Spot BTC ETF Tracking" real-time trading strategy developed by AiCoin, there is a significant positive correlation between the inflow of ETF funds and BTC prices. Subscription indicators can be used to automatically place orders based on the flow of funds in the program. Data for reference only