Odaily Planet Daily reports that VERTEXS.AI, a blockchain aggregation trading platform, recently disclosed its product positioning and development plan. Developed jointly by a North American and European blockchain technology team of over 120 people, the platform focuses on multi-chain transaction aggregation, data engine, and intelligent trading system construction. According to the introduction, VERTEXS.AI will integrate multi-chain asset trading, AI quantitative strategies, intelligent copy trading, and risk control modules to improve cross-chain trading efficiency and user experience. The platform has deployed millisecond-level market data and information transmission capabilities and introduced multiple risk control and circuit breaker mechanisms to cope with extreme market volatility. Official plans indicate that the platform intends to launch its aggregation trading terminal and AI engine system in 2026, and will promote compliance and globalization in the medium to long term.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Hsiao-Wei Wang, co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, stated in an interview with CoinDesk that Ethereum is steadily moving towards a future where zero-knowledge cryptography becomes a core component of the network. Wang described zero-knowledge as part of Ethereum's mid-term roadmap, noting several breakthroughs achieved in the past year or two. While current upgrade priorities remain improving Layer 2 network execution and Blob space, zero-knowledge is increasingly feasible as a protocol-level feature. Ethereum researchers have released a native zkEVM plan, allowing the network to use zero-knowledge proofs to verify transactions by default. This technology can significantly reduce the amount of work required to secure Ethereum, enabling scalability without sacrificing decentralization or reliability. Wang emphasized that even as the network continues to evolve, resilience, security, censorship resistance, and neutrality remain at the core of Ethereum.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that USDT is deeply entrenched in Venezuela, where the state-owned oil company PDVSA uses it to circumvent sanctions and where citizens use it as an alternative to the US dollar during periods of hyperinflation. Analysts predict that the use of stablecoins will continue following the arrest of Nicolás Maduro. Tether stated that the company complies with US and international sanctions and will cooperate with authorities to freeze wallets associated with illicit activities if necessary. (Wall Street Journal)

According to Arkham monitoring data, in the past ten minutes, an address associated with Polygon deposited a total of 20 million POL tokens, worth nearly $3.5 million, into Binance and GSRMarkets addresses.

Huoxun Finance News, January 11th - According to the Wall Street Journal, Maduro played a role in Tether becoming the world's leading stablecoin. Tether is a crucial tool for Venezuela's state-owned oil company (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., PdVSA) to circumvent sanctions, serving as the settlement currency for oil transactions and providing an economic lifeline for Venezuelans suffering from the depreciation of their bolivar. A Tether spokesperson responded that the company complies with all applicable U.S. and international sanctions regulations and works closely with U.S. authorities, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and regularly assists law enforcement in freezing addresses associated with illegal activities or sanctions violations upon legitimate request.