US President Trump has stated that tariffs bring "overwhelming benefits" and are an important factor in US national security and economic prosperity. （Watcher.Guru）

While South Korean financial officials acknowledged the need for new rules, disagreements over stablecoins delayed a broader crypto framework. What to know : South Koreans transferred over 160 trillion won to foreign crypto exchanges last year due to domestic regulatory restrictions. The delay in implementing the Digital Asset Basic Act has left a regulatory gap, pushing investors to offshore platforms. Domestic exchanges face strict regulations, limiting them to spot trading, while foreign platforms offer more complex products.

[Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin Enhances Liquidity, Strategy Stock Trading Activity Surpasses Tesla and NVIDIA] Michael Saylor, founder and executive chairman of Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, shared a chart on the X platform showing that the company's stock trading volume 30-day average-to-market cap ratio reached 7.2%, higher than Tesla (2.3%), NVIDIA (0.7%), Meta (0.8%), Amazon (0.3%), Microsoft (0.3%), Apple (0.3%), and Google (0.2%). Michael Saylor stated that Bitcoin makes Strategy more liquid.

[U.S. SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw Officially Resigns] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has officially resigned. Caroline Crenshaw was previously skeptical of cryptocurrencies and criticized the SEC's guidance on meme coins for lacking clear legal definitions. In February of this year, she published 'Crypto 2.0: Regulatory Whiplash,' arguing that enforcement actions against Coinbase harmed regulatory credibility, sparking controversy. The SEC stated that its duty is to do the right thing for investors, issuers, and capital markets.

On January 2nd, the WEEX Exchange announced that "Contract Mining" x WE Laonch has launched a joint airdrop: users who participate in "Contract Mining" can easily invest the WXT rewards they receive into the 184th WE Laonch and receive 640000 Monad (MON) airdrops for free. Users who participate in WE Laonch for the first time will also receive an additional MON airdrop of the same value subsidized by WEEX, doubling the reward. The second phase of WEEX 'Contract Mining' is currently in full swing, with only 13 days left in the countdown to the event. During the event, users can receive real-time procedure refunds issued in platform currency WXT for every contract transaction they make, with a maximum refund rate of 40%. Users can be promoted to miner level and unlock higher return rates by increasing cumulative transaction volume, sharing activities and joining communities, inviting friends to participate in activities, accumulating rewards exceeding 1000 WXT, and any other means. Original link: https://www.weex.com/zh-CN/events/futures-trading/trade-to-earn