On March 9, Musk posted a critique of Twitter's previous management as "crazy leftists," comparing them to the seducing king in "The Lord of the Rings." He mentioned that firing Jack Dorsey was a turning point and pointed out that Bret Taylor is now the Chairman of OpenAI, a person who once led negotiations for its acquisition of Twitter.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Jinshi, analysts say that due to the Middle East conflict potentially triggering demand for immediate liquidity, the US dollar strengthened against most currencies during the Asian trading session. Mizuho Securities' Head of Macro Research, Vishnu Varathan, stated that because of the "cash is king" mentality, the dollar may maintain a buying advantage, which could be further reinforced by the greater weakness of the euro and most other non-oil currencies.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, trader PuzzleTricker (0x003...6beb) on February 12 spent 3.23 million USDC betting on FC Barcelona to win the Copa del Rey. The trader made a profit of up to 2.12 million USD after the win.

Gate News bot message, Machi (@machibigbrother), known as "The King of Liquidations," has been liquidated another 10 times. The $250K USDC he deposited just one day ago has declined to $57.7K USDC. According to Lookonchain's tweet on February 3, 2026, Machi has now been liquidated a total of 252 tim

The largest BTC and ETH short positions on Hyperliquid, the "Commander-in-Chief" of the short army, have been liquidated, with total losses exceeding $20 million. Its holdings once approached $500 million, but after multiple rounds of forced liquidation, it shifted to a long position, yet still faced liquidation.

Aster announces the launch of the King of Shield trading competition, with a total prize pool of $15,000, divided into two pools: the first place can win up to 10,000 USDF, and other profitable users can share the remaining prize pool. The event runs from January 30, 2026, to February 8, covering multiple trading pairs.

January 29 News, Opinion Labs is rapidly emerging as an important force in the cryptocurrency prediction market. Since its launch in October 2025, the platform has generated over $13 million in protocol fees, making it one of the highest revenue decentralized prediction markets currently. Built on the BNB Chain, in the context of the industry’s long-term struggles with “high activity, low monetization,” it has charted a path driven by real income growth. Data from Coin Bureau shows that Opinion Labs’ fee curve has shown a steep upward trend in a short period. The platform quickly grew from an initial stage with almost no revenue to over $300,000 in monthly fees in January 2026. This indicates that users are not only willing to participate in prediction trading but also willing to pay for more efficient and trustworthy market mechanisms. Compared to many projects that rely on hype or simply pursue user scale, Opinion Labs emphasizes a long-term sustainable business model.

Gate will run the Gold & Silver vs. BTC King Battle event from January 22 to February 5. Users can team up to compete for a total prize pool of 68,000 USDT. The event includes multiple reward mechanisms such as team battles, new user exclusive rewards, and Trading Star.

BlockBeats News, on January 18th, due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the US stock market will be closed for one day on January 19th. CME precious metals and US crude oil futures contracts trading will end early at 03:30 Beijing time on January 20th. US debt and stock index futures contracts trading will end early at 02:00 Beijing time on January 20th. ICE and CBOT agricultural product-related trading will be closed for one day. (Jin10)

ChainCatcher News, the Kingdom of Bhutan announced that it will utilize 10,000 Bitcoin (approximately $875 million) from its Bitcoin reserves to build the Glerup Mindfulness City (GMC). It is estimated that Bhutan currently holds about 11,286 Bitcoins, worth over $986 million, making it the fifth-largest Bitcoin holder in the world. This special administrative region in southern Bhutan was launched in 2024, covering approximately 1,544 square miles (about 10% of Bhutan's land area). The project aims to attract enterprises in finance, technology, tourism, and other sectors, create high-value jobs, and prevent the outflow of young talent. The project will be developed in phases over the next 20 years and has introduced a gold-linked sovereign digital token, TER. The King of Bhutan emphasized that this development will ensure that the country's 790,000 population shares in prosperity.