Project Progress

Recent data shows the Pi Network Core Team has made significant internal transfers of Pi coins, coinciding with a drop in price and increased user participation. Over 193 million tokens are set to unlock this February, raising investor concerns.

World Liberty Financial launches the World Liberty Markets lending platform, with the core stablecoin USD1 circulating at $3.4 billion. Smart contracts manage loans, allowing users to collateralize ETH or BTC to borrow USD1. The platform supports cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, plans to add RWA, and has applied for an OCC license.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold 704.84 ETH (approximately $1.63 million) during the market recovery to donate to Kanro for pandemic relief. Last week, he withdrew 16,384 ETH for a five-year plan as the Ethereum Foundation entered a tightening phase, and he personally oversees special projects. He still holds 235,268 ETH, but his net worth has decreased from $800 million to $569 million.

Flying Tulip A round financing is $25.5 million, valuing $1 billion, plus seed round total financing of $225.5 million. Curated has raised 50 million, and CoinList will allocate 200 million next week. 1.36 billion was promised, but only 400 million remained. Core innovation "Perpetual put option": Burn FT tokens at any time to redeem the principal, at a price of $0.10/coin.

Bulk Trade in the Perp DEX space attempts to achieve centralized trading speed and decentralized settlement capabilities through a customized Solana validator client architecture. Its innovative order matching and propagation logic significantly improve trading efficiency, and by using a centralized current-price order book, it eliminates liquidity issues common in traditional DEXs, ensuring the security and execution efficiency of trades. Currently in internal testing, looking forward to its performance on the public testnet.

January 27 News, prediction market platform Polymarket announced a new partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS), officially becoming MLS's exclusive prediction market partner. The news has been confirmed by MLS through official channels, with the partnership covering several high-profile events including the MLS Cup and MLS All-Star Game. This also means that prediction markets will be deeply integrated into the viewing ecosystem of America's top soccer league. For Polymarket, this is a significant strategic shift. The platform initially gained popularity in the crypto space for political and macroeconomic predictions, and is now shifting its focus to sports. Compared to elections and policy issues, soccer matches are more intuitive, more entertaining, and easier to attract ordinary users. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in North America, the popularity of soccer continues to rise. Polymarket's early layout in MLS is seen as a key bet on future user growth.

PANews January 14 News, according to The Block, Tether-supported mobile wallet Oobit announced native integration with the Solana ecosystem wallet Phantom. Users can make stablecoin payments at Visa-supported merchants worldwide through Oobit's DePay system with one click. Funds are deducted in real-time from the wallet and automatically converted to fiat currency, with no pre-transfer or intermediary required. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko was involved in Oobit's $25 million Series A funding.