US Senate Confirms Scott Bessant as Treasury Secretary
The US Senate confirmed Scott Bessant as Secretary of the Treasury with 68 votes in favour and 29 against. The Finance Committee had previously approved Bessant’s nomination by a vote of 16 in favour and 11 against.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: “DeepSeek-R1 is an Impressive Model”
Sam Altman welcomed the DeepSeek-R1 model developed by Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek on the social media platform and said that new competitors in the industry are exciting.
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Trump: “DeepSeek should be a wake-up call for the US”
US President Donald Trump has described China’s low-cost approach to AI innovation as a “wake-up call”, saying US tech companies must maintain their dominance in AI.
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Trump: We Hope for a Bidding War for TikTok
Trump said he hopes there will be a bidding war for TikTok, and that Microsoft is currently in acquisition talks with TikTok.
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Berachain-Based Royco Platform Goes Online
Berachain announced the launch of the Royco platform where users can deposit liquidity and earn rewards.
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Number of Licensed Virtual Asset Platforms Increasing in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has granted two new virtual asset licenses to Panther Trade and YAX, bringing the number of licensed platforms to 9. There are still 9 more platforms awaiting licenses.
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Mysten Labs: Sui to Support Transactions via SMS
Mysten Labs co-founder Adeniyi announced that Sui will launch a new function that will support transactions via text message, DeFi payments and rewards.
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Nvidia: DeepSeek Advances Require More Chips
Nvidia noted that China’s DeepSeek’s progress in AI models is driving chip demand and proving its practicality in the Chinese market. The company aims to supply more chips to meet the growing demand in the future.
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Trading Volume of Hong Kong Virtual Asset ETFs Reaches HK$18.5 Million
Hong Kong exchange data showed that the total trading volume of virtual asset ETFs today was approximately HK$18,526,710.
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Arizona Senate moves forward with Bitcoin Reserve Bill
The Arizona Senate is planning to make a significant change with the Bitcoin reserve bill, which would allow public funds and pensions to invest in Bitcoin. This could be a turning point in cryptocurrency adoption.
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Metaplanet Aims to Increase Bitcoin Holdings to 10,000 by the End of 2025
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet plans to increase its Bitcoin holdings by raising a fund of $745.5 million. The company aims to increase its current 1,761 BTC holdings to 10,000 BTC by the end of 2025.
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dYdX 2024 Annual Report: Trading Volume Reached $270 Billion
According to dYdX’s 2024 Ecosystem Report, the platform’s annual trading volume reached $270 billion and cumulative trading volume reached $1.46 trillion. DYDX holders increased 290%, total Mega Vault deposits reached $79 million, and the community distributed $63 million in trading rewards.
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