[Copper Price Breaks $13,253 Per Ton, Setting a Record High] On January 6, copper prices continued their strong upward trend, with London three-month copper futures rising by 2% at one point, breaking through $13,253 per ton and surpassing the peak set on Monday. Since late November last year, copper prices used for wires and cables have risen by more than 20%. The market is concerned that the Trump administration may impose tariffs on refined copper, potentially leading to tighter global supply. Previously, Trump had driven a surge in copper shipments to the U.S. and decided to exempt refined copper from tariffs, temporarily halting related transactions. Recently, plans to revisit the tariff issue have reignited activity in related trade.

[Venice Announces Annual Issuance of VVV Tokens to Be Reduced to 6 Million] Venice announced that starting February 10, 2026, the annual issuance of VVV tokens will be reduced from 8 million to 6 million, a decrease of 25%.

[Virtuals Protocol Launches Three AI Agent Initiation Mechanisms: Pegasus, Unicorn, and Titan] Virtuals Protocol has announced three new initiation mechanisms to meet the needs of AI agent projects at different stages. Pegasus is designed for early-stage projects, emphasizing rapid experimentation and fair distribution. Nearly all tokens are supplied to the liquidity pool, and once the threshold is reached, they are automatically migrated to Uniswap, with no team allocation or fundraising. Unicorn focuses on capital formation tied to performance, enhancing transparency and incentive mechanisms. Titan is tailored for mature teams, requiring a minimum valuation of $50M, pairing with ≥$500K USDC equivalent in VIRTUAL, and setting a fixed 1% transaction tax. Together, these three mechanisms form a framework adapted to the development of the agent economy.

[Jito Labs Launches IBRL Explorer to Unveil Solana Block Construction Behavior] Jito Labs has announced the launch of the IBRL Explorer tool, providing the first transparent display of block construction details within the Solana network. The tool has identified behaviors such as 'Late Packing' and 'Slot Timing Games' within the Solana network, which affect state propagation efficiency, increase latency, and undermine network stability. IBRL Explorer generates an IBRL score for each validator through three scoring mechanisms: Slot Time, Vote Packing, and Non-Vote Packing, aiming to improve block construction quality and network performance.

[BitMine Adds 28,320 ETH to Staking, Total Reaches Approximately 520,000 ETH] On January 6 (UTC+8), BitMine staked 28,320 ETH (approximately $91.16 million) by transferring it to wallet address 0x921. As of now, BitMine has staked a total of 520,864 ETH, equivalent to approximately $1.636 billion.