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Mars Finance reports that SolanaFloor posted on X that in 2025, nearly $9 billion in assets will be transferred to Solana from other blockchains via cross-chain bridges. Among them, over $5 billion in assets are from Ethereum alone.

Mars Finance News: Chainfeeds founder Zhixiong Pan posted on the X platform stating that Ethereum Gas fees have hit the lowest record since the mainnet launch and are continuously breaking records. During certain periods, Gas fees even dropped below 0.03 Gwei. Additionally, Ethereum will continue to undergo block expansion this year, which means Gas fees will further decrease.

Japanese Minister of Finance and Financial Services Katayama Satsuki stated at the Tokyo Stock Exchange that 2026 will be positioned as the "Digital Year," expecting to promote digital assets through the exchange, hinting at possibly adopting an ETF-like approach similar to the United States to combat inflation and support the development of financial technology.

Although mainstream cryptocurrencies rebounded, the cryptocurrency fear and greed index on January 5th is at 26, still in the "Fear" zone, and market pessimism needs to ease.

The crypto asset reporting framework developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will come into effect in 2026, covering 48 countries. It requires crypto service providers to report user transaction information to tax authorities to enhance tax transparency and strengthen international data exchange. The plan to start information exchange in 2027 aims to fill the regulatory gaps in digital assets.

Mars Finance reports that the total amount of crypto venture capital in 2025 reached $18.9 billion, up from $13.8 billion in 2024, but the number of deals plummeted by 60% to approximately 1,200, with funds highly concentrated in later-stage projects. Digital Asset Vault (DAT) raised about $29 billion, attracting a large amount of institutional capital. Early-stage financing has significantly slowed, mainly due to reduced available VC funds, institutional investors' preference for AI projects, and regulatory clarity driving mature companies to expand rapidly. Several investors expect a mild recovery in early-stage funding in 2026, but the barriers remain high, with investors focusing more on fundamentals rather than narratives. Clearer US regulations are seen as a key catalyst. Investment hotspots are concentrated in stablecoins and payments, institutional-grade infrastructure, prediction markets, RWA tokenization, and DeFi. There are disagreements in the intersection of crypto and AI, with some believing the hype is ahead of reality.

Last week, there were 4 investment and financing events in the global blockchain industry, with a total scale of over $42.6 million. Haven in the DeFi sector completed a $30 million seed round financing, AI and Web3 platform AIAV secured $4 million in funding, and SocialGood Inc. completed approximately $5.63 million in Series B financing. MMA also completed a $3 million private placement, with participants including Trump's eldest son. Each project has clear development goals.

Vitalik Buterin stated that Ethereum is close to solving the "Blockchain Trilemma" problem. Key upgrades PeerDAS and ZK-EVM will make it a more powerful decentralized network. PeerDAS will go live in 2025, and ZK-EVM is expected to be used on a small scale in 2026. In the future, Ethereum will achieve a balance between decentralization and high throughput by increasing the gas limit and optimizing the state structure.

火星财经消息，1 月 5 日，据 Coinbureau 报道，沃尔玛现已支持通过 OnePay Cash 在结账时启用比特币支付。

Mars Finance reports that the top five trending tokens in the past 24 hours are MADURO, TRUMP, PENGU, Fartcoin, and Trading Cat. MADURO experienced the largest decline of -25.6%, while Trading Cat surged by as much as 3,020%.