Crypto Morning Brief: 10-year Japanese government bond yield rises 3 bps, PancakeSwap passes proposal to reduce maximum supply
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Crypto Morning Brief: 10-year Japanese government bond yield rises 3 bps, PancakeSwap passes proposal to reduce maximum supply
According to Reuters, the New York Stock Exchange will enable 24/7 trading for U.S. stocks.
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Yesterday's Market Updates
Trump writes to Norwegian Prime Minister: Reasserts Greenland sovereignty claim after being denied Nobel Peace Prize
According to Bloomberg, U.S. President Donald Trump recently sent a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, linking his sovereignty claim over Greenland directly to not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. In the letter, Trump stated: "Given your country’s decision not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize, despite having prevented more than eight wars, I no longer feel obligated to merely consider peace—I can now focus on what benefits the United States of America."
10-year Japanese government bond yield rises 3.0 basis points to 2.3%, highest level since February 1999
According to Jin10 News, the yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds rose by 3.0 basis points to 2.3%, marking the highest level since February 1999. The yield on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds increased by 3.8 basis points to 4.879%, reaching its highest point since early September last year. The yield on 40-year Japanese government bonds climbed 5.5 basis points to 4%.
Genius: GENIUS token to be created before April 12 this year
According to an official X account post from chain-based trading platform Genius Terminal, the platform has officially released its airdrop and points whitepaper.
As per the announcement, Genius Season One will conclude on April 12, 2026, with the GENIUS token scheduled to be created before April 12 of this year. From now until April 12, 10 million GP (Genius Points) will be distributed weekly, allocated retroactively based solely on spot trading volume.
Prior news indicated that YZi Labs invested “tens of millions of dollars” in Genius Trading, with Changpeng Zhao serving as advisor.
Zero Network announces full restoration of operations
According to an official announcement, Zerion L2 network Zero Network has resumed full operation.
Previously, Zerion-incubated L2 network Zero Network had ceased block production for over three weeks.
PancakeSwap: Proposal passed to reduce CAKE’s maximum supply to 400 million tokens
PancakeSwap announced that a proposal has been approved to adjust CAKE’s maximum supply to 400 million tokens.
Aster announces 20–40% of daily platform fees allocated for targeted buybacks
According to official disclosures from Aster, Aster has deployed its strategic buyback reserve to automatically execute the $ASTER token buyback program. This initiative builds upon the fifth-phase buyback plan announced last month, allocating 20–40% of daily platform fees toward targeted buybacks, dynamically responding to market conditions to maximize value and reduce circulating supply. Aster has already executed an initial buyback via its reserve wallet 0x5E4969C41ca9F9831468B98328A370b7AbD5a397.
Magic Eden to allocate 15% of revenue to ME token ecosystem: 50% for buybacks, 50% for stakers
According to NFT marketplace Magic Eden’s announcement late yesterday, starting February 1, 15% of total platform revenue will be allocated to the ME token ecosystem. This portion will be evenly split—50% used for ME token buybacks, and 50% distributed in USDC to ME stakers, with allocation proportional to staking power.
Staking power is determined by both staked amount and staking duration. Users can claim rewards once per month, with the first distribution available in March (for February activity). Magic Eden noted that rewards must be claimed within 90 days.
Trove abandons Hyperliquid for Solana, sparking investor backlash and refund demands
According to Cryptonews, Trove Markets abruptly announced it would abandon its integration plans with Hyperliquid and instead build a perpetual contracts trading platform on Solana, shortly after raising over $11.5 million—sparking strong protests from investors demanding refunds.
The Trove team explained the decision followed a liquidity partner withdrawing 500,000 HYPE tokens originally intended to support the Hyperliquid integration. Additionally, blockchain investigator ZachXBT discovered that funds totaling approximately $45,000 were transferred from a Trove-related address to casino deposit addresses, further fueling concerns about fund mismanagement. The TROVE token TGE was originally scheduled for January 19 at 16:00 UTC but may now be delayed due to the platform pivot and refund processing.
Bitmine re-stakes another 86,848 ETH worth ~$279.4 million
According to Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Bitmine has further staked 86,848 Ether (ETH), valued at approximately $279.4 million.
To date, Bitmine has cumulatively staked 1,771,936 ETH, with a total value reaching $5.65 billion.
Reuters: NYSE to enable 24/7 trading for U.S. stocks
According to Reuters, the New York Stock Exchange plans to implement 24/7 trading for U.S. equities.
Supreme Procuratorate: Strengthen anti-money laundering efforts, focusing on crimes involving virtual currency money laundering
According to Jin10 News, during the National Chiefs of Procuratorates Conference held in Beijing on January 19, the Supreme People's Procuratorate outlined measures to leverage legal tools in support of high-quality development. The Procuratorate emphasized the need to safeguard economic and financial security, severely punish serious economic crimes, and foster a law-based business environment.
It called for strict punishment of crimes such as smuggling and illegal export of strategic minerals to protect national strategic interests; joint efforts with the Financial Regulatory Administration to govern illegal financial intermediation, crack down on illegal fundraising and financial fraud, conduct end-to-end打击 against financial black- and gray-market activities, ensure stable financial operations, and protect public assets;
and intensify anti-money laundering efforts, particularly targeting crimes involving underground banks and virtual currency-based money laundering. The Procuratorate also proposed working with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to deepen capital market legal reforms, improve the派驻prosecution mechanism for securities cases, strictly punish financial misconduct such as accounting fraud and market manipulation, and uphold capital market security. (Xinhua News Agency)
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