Discord has reportedly applied for a secret listing with the SEC and completed a CEO transition. With subscriptions, advertising, and platform strategies, it aims to position itself as a social infrastructure to tap into the capital markets. Leadership Change Boosts IPO, Discord Reportedly Files for Secret Listing ---------------------------- According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the matter revealed that the well-known social platform Discord has secretly filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and has hired Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase as underwriters. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company has been actively expanding its features and business scope in recent years, attempting to transform from a pure gaming voice tool into a comprehensive social platform. To prepare for post-IPO operational scale

The beginning of 2026 saw a significant sector rotation in the cryptocurrency market. Ripple's payment token XRP surged by 25% in the first week of the year, outperforming Bitcoin's 6% increase and Ethereum's 10% rise during the same period. CNBC hosts called it the "hottest crypto trading of the year." Behind this strong performance are multiple positive factors, including continuous net inflows into spot ETFs, improvements in on-chain fundamentals, positive social sentiment, and Ripple's ongoing global partnerships and regulatory progress. Meanwhile, the recent massive funding received by Elon Musk's xAI company is drawing significant market attention and capital toward the artificial intelligence sector, further highlighting the unique appeal of "traditional giants" like XRP, which possess clear practical value and regulatory progress, in the current market environment.

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger recently confirmed a data breach involving its third-party e-commerce partner Global-e, which resulted in the theft of customer information. Customers who purchased cold wallet products through the official online store had their personal data compromised. Following the exposure, the cryptocurrency community expressed concerns about the security of cold wallets and hardware wallets. Customer private keys were not leaked, but user names and contact information were stolen. According to Ledger, the incident did not involve private keys, wallet funds, or payment information. However, the leaked data included user names and contact details. Security researchers pointed out that once such information falls into malicious actors' hands, it could be used for targeted scams, social engineering attacks, and even real-world threats ( such as robbery ). Within hours of the news of the data breach, users reported receiving大量 phishing emails and scam messages. Attackers also impersonated Ledger

Artificial-intelligence-generated videos falsely showing nationwide celebrations in Venezuela have flooded social media following the removal of Nicolás Maduro from power. The clips — entirely fabricated with generative AI — depict massive crowds cheering, waving flags, and thanking President

FAFO is an acronym for "Fuck Around Find Out." After Trump posted a FAFO hat photo on Truth Social, the meme coin surged 250% to $0.0006576. Defense Secretary Hegseth used FAFO describing Maduro's capture following U.S. strikes on Venezuela.

AI Village places multiple top-tier models in a shared environment to observe their autonomous collaboration and emergent behaviors, revealing how efficiency-oriented professional models can redefine social and personality boundaries. The digital version of "Big Brother" reality show: AI Village grants models full autonomy --------------------------------- Imagine a digital version of "Big Brother" reality show, but contestants do not need to sleep, eat, and can even rewrite the game rules themselves. This is the core of the "AI Village" experiment initiated and maintained by professional organization AI Digest for nearly a year. This experiment involves models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and

The highly anticipated mobile mining project Pi Network has recently experienced unusual market activity. Its token Pi Coin, amid declining social media discussion, has defied the trend with seven consecutive days of price increases, with daily trading volume soaring to 8 million USD, reaching a near three-week high, forming a rare phenomenon of “discrepancy between volume, price, and social buzz.” Analysis suggests that this may be an early deployment by large investors (whales) under the condition of still low retail investor participation. Meanwhile, Pi Network has officially launched its first multi-signature wallet, aiming to enhance security and practicality, adding a key piece to its long-term roadmap. The market is watching whether these changes indicate that Pi Coin will break free from long-term skepticism and enter a new development phase.

1. Introduction In early January Beijing time, a message circulated on overseas social platforms and multiple crypto communities: the U.S. government has taken strong actions regarding the Venezuela situation, drawing significant attention from the international community. Almost simultaneously, a trading record on a decentralized prediction platform was rapidly amplified and discussed by the market. Data shows that within just four days starting from December 27, 2025, an account on the prediction market platform Polymarket invested approximately $32,537 USD, continuously betting on the event that "Venezuelan President Maduro will step down before January 31." Notably, this account concentrated large positions just hours before the related news was widely discussed externally. At that time, the market's overall pricing of the likelihood of the event was not high, around 6%. As the situation evolved and the United States

Popular social app Discord has secretly submitted an S-1 to go public, collaborating with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to accelerate the IPO. (Background: Elon Musk's net worth approaches $750 billion, the first in history! Court restores sky-high compensation, SpaceX IPO sparks imagination) (Additional background: Tether reiterates: We will return to the US market! Targeting institutional clients, but not following Circle's IPO) Bloomberg citing sources reports that popular social software Discord has secretly filed an IPO application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expected to list on the US stock market this year. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Goldman Sachs (Goldman Sachs) and JPMorgan Chase

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, has taken a break from the social media platform X, stating he has outgrown it and will focus on new communication strategies for 2026. He plans to prioritize long-form writing and AMAs while remaining active in the crypto space.

Author: Frank, PANews Recently, the popularity of prediction markets has continued to rise, especially with smart money’s arbitrage strategies being regarded as the gold standard. Many have started to imitate and experiment, as if a new gold rush is beginning. But behind the hype, how effective are these seemingly clever and reasonable strategies? How exactly are they executed? PANews conducted an in-depth analysis of 27,000 trades made by the top ten profit-generating whales on Polymarket in December, exploring the true nature of their profits. After analysis, PANews found that although many of these "smart money" operations involved implementing hedging arbitrage strategies, there is a significant difference between this hedging and the simple hedging described on social media. The actual strategies are much more complex, involving more than just straightforward "yes" or "no" combinations, but rather making full use of rules like "over/under" and "win/lose" in sports betting.

A playful interaction with Grok AI has sparked debate in the XRP community about its price potential by 2026. As XRP gains traction, Grok's $10 prediction raises questions compared to Bitcoin valuations, leading to a public wager on XRP's future.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that the long-standing "Blockchain Trilemma" that has troubled the blockchain industry has actually been solved. He emphasized that after recent upgrades, Ethereum has undergone a transformation, becoming a "brand new, more powerful decentralized network" capable of balancing security, decentralization, and scalability simultaneously. Vitalik Buterin posted on social platform X: "Now, we have PeerDAS, which will be introduced in 2025, and partial adoption in 2026."

115 College Entrance Exam Date January 17, 2026 (Saturday) to January 19, 2026 (Monday). 115 College Entrance Exam Subjects Mathematics A, Mathematics B, Social Studies, Natural Science, English, Chinese ( Chinese Comprehensive Test, Chinese ) Chinese Writing. 115 Exam Venue Inquiry (Test Site Allocation) Inquiry Time Available for inquiry starting today (2026/1/6). Inquiry Method Please visit the College Entrance Examination Center website's "Subject Ability Test" section and click on "Test Site Inquiry." 115 Important Reminders: The pre-exam bell will ring 5 minutes before the start of the exam (09:15 AM / 12:45 PM / Chinese Writing 03:15 PM). Entry cutoff time is 20 minutes after the exam begins. Be sure to check your exam venue school and classroom location online first, and plan your transportation route accordingly.

Elon Musk's X platform has recently integrated Grok AI editing features, leading to multiple incidents of non-consensual generated sexual exploitation and explicit images of minors. Several governments have intervened to investigate and demand that the platform implement safety measures. X Launches Grok AI Image Editing, Coser Suffer Sexual Exploitation ------------------------- As generative AI tools become increasingly popular, editing images with a single click has become easier. Recently, Musk's social platform X integrated Grok chatbot's image generation feature into X's posting function. Users can simply click "Edit Image" at the bottom right of any post image to invoke Grok to modify the image and then upload it as a comment or post. This feature sparked significant backlash upon its launch, including the ability to call Grok for image editing in comments, leading many netizens to...

PEPE leads weekend buzz with price gains and retail momentum across major social platforms. BTC and ETH stay in focus as institutional activity, ETF flows, and key technical levels drive discussion. As crypto markets move through the weekend, Pepe (PEPE), Bitcoin (BTC), and

Elon Musk's social platform X (formerly Twitter) and its AI chatbot Grok have recently been embroiled in a sexual exploitation storm. The platform allows users to create and share AI-generated sexualized images of children and women, sparking strong concern and investigations from regulatory agencies worldwide. The EU, India, Malaysia, and Brazil have all taken action, demanding reviews of the related features and even suspending their use. Despite ongoing controversy, X's traffic and download numbers have grown against the trend, raising more questions and unease from the public. Grok Controversy: AI Sexualized Generation Images Become Global Focus Recently, X platform has become an international news focus due to the controversy surrounding its AI chatbot Grok. According to multiple media reports, users can access Grok

Written by: Blockchain Knight Ethereum founder Vitalik posted on social media a review of 2025, pointing out that Ethereum has overcome the industry's long-standing scalability trilemma, achieving a major technological breakthrough. However, the network needs to choose between chasing speculative trends and fulfilling the original goal of being a "neutral global computer." He emphasized that the technological upgrades in 2025 are not the end, but the foundation for resisting the centralized subscription-based internet. V God declared that the era of the scalability trilemma (decentralization, security, and scalability being difficult to achieve simultaneously) has ended and has been implemented in actual running code. The core support comes from two major technological upgrades: PeerDAS mainnet has been activated, and ZK-EVM has reached production-level performance, with only security checks remaining. The integration of these two makes Ethereum both decentralized, consensus-driven, and high-bandwidth, enhancing network processing

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki recently expressed support for integrating cryptocurrency trading into stock exchanges, forecasting 2026 as the "Digital Year," and emphasizing the promotion of digital assets into the mainstream financial system. This includes pushing for cryptocurrency ETFs, tax reform, and legal status adjustments to enhance the regulation and social acceptance of cryptocurrencies.

Entering 2026, Pi Network has reached a critical moment in its development. The project team announced that approximately 134 million Pi Coins will be unlocked and enter circulation this month. This event, often viewed as a major bearish signal, has instead sparked an interesting shift in community narratives. Supporters are no longer focusing on short-term price shocks but are emphasizing the ecosystem's progress, including over 215 active applications, 15.8 million mainnet migration users, and AI-driven KYC verification advancements. Meanwhile, the price of [Pi Coin](https://www.gate.com/zh/price/pi-network-pi) hovers around $0.21, with a daily trading volume of only $16 million. Yet, on technical charts, a potential bullish "double bottom" pattern is quietly forming. This article will analyze the profound impact of this token unlock on the Pi Network ecosystem and explore whether it can absorb the increased supply through practical applications, making the difficult leap from a "social mining" concept to a functional blockchain network.

Recently, there has been a lot of talk on Chinese social media about the "Singapore Collapse Theory," with rumors claiming that millionaires are fleeing, crypto companies are withdrawing, and luxury stores are closing. However, data shows a completely different picture: Singapore's luxury market is expected to grow by 7-9% in 2025, the number of local millionaires reaches 242,400, and domestic wealth is steadily taking over. All of this is not a decline, but an active strategic de-risking. Singapore is decisively moving away from dependence on short-term foreign speculative capital (especially some unclear sources of crypto hot money), and instead building a long-term sustainable development model supported by local wealth and strict regulatory compliance. For the crypto industry, this means the end of a "gold rush" era and the beginning of a more mature, more regulated "compliant port" era.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin's latest lengthy article states that the core goal of Ethereum's inception was not to improve efficiency or convenience, but to pursue freedom and resilience, creating a decentralized and sovereign "world computer" to ensure autonomy and security for users worldwide. (Previous summary: Vitalik announces a breakthrough: the blockchain "impossible triangle" has been solved, PeerDAS and ZK-EVM address Ethereum's throughput and security) (Additional background: Vitalik's 2026 New Year declaration: Ethereum exists not for storytelling, but to become the world computer of the free internet) Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin published a lengthy article today (5th) on the decentralized social platform Farcaster, quoting and elaborating on "Trustless

Author: Frank, PANews Recently, the popularity of prediction markets has continued to rise, especially with smart money's arbitrage strategies being regarded as the gold standard. Many have started to imitate and experiment, as if a new wave of gold rush has begun. But behind the hype, how effective are these seemingly clever and reasonable strategies? How exactly are they executed? PANews conducted an in-depth analysis of 27,000 transactions made by the top ten profit-generating whales on Polymarket in December, exploring the true nature of their profits. After analysis, PANews found that although many of these "smart money" operations involved hedging arbitrage strategies, this hedging is significantly different from the simple hedging described on social media. The actual strategies are more complex, far from just a simple "yes" or "no" combination, but instead make full use of rules like "over/under" and "win/lose" in sports betting.

WOW EARN has launched WOW CHAT, a Web3 communication platform that integrates crypto trading within a social environment. With a user-friendly interface, it allows seamless chatting, media sharing, and financial transactions, prioritizing security and control for users.

_Pepe price surged strongly this week as meme coin momentum returned, driven by speculation, whale activity, and renewed social trading interest._ Pepe recorded strong gains this week as meme coin momentum returned across crypto markets. Meanwhile,

Solana ecosystem leader aggregator Jupiter Exchange is facing a critical crossroads in its tokenomics model. On January 4, 2026, co-founder Siong publicly questioned the effectiveness of the ongoing JUP buyback program on social media, revealing that over $70 million had been spent on buybacks in the past year, yet the token price remains nearly 89% below its all-time high, with minimal results. Meanwhile, the team announced a significant reduction in the original airdrop scale from 700 million JUP to 200 million JUP, aiming to ease market selling pressure and more accurately reward genuine users. These measures have sparked widespread discussion among industry leaders, including Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko. The market responded quickly, with whale addresses betting on the long-term value of the strategic adjustments, investing over $12 million to establish multi-asset leveraged long positions including JUP. This incident not only concerns Jupiter's future but also touches on the core issue of how current crypto projects can optimize fund utilization and balance short-term market pressures with long-term development.

California unions propose a 5% wealth tax on residents with assets over $1 billion, expected to collect $100 billion from 200 people. The market calls this theft, and Bitwise CEO Hosley says billionaires are discussing leaving. However, historical data shows that after Norway and Sweden implemented wealth taxes, the relocation rate of the wealthy was less than 0.01%, and only 1% in the UK. Family social networks and business knowledge make the wealthy reluctant to move.

On January 4, 2025, Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted a tweet on social platform X containing only the phrase "Orange or Green?" and a chart, quickly sparking widespread speculation in the crypto community about his company's possible future Bitcoin purchases. Historically, similar concise signals have appeared multiple times before Strategy publicly disclosed Bitcoin acquisitions.

Elon Musk publicly supports increasing X creator revenue share, combined with X Money and payment flow layout, indicating that the platform is shifting towards using revenue sharing incentives to attract high-quality content, directly challenging YouTube. Elon Musk publicly states support for increasing creator revenue share ------------------- Recently, the social platform X has been rumored to significantly adjust its creator revenue sharing policy, attracting high industry attention. The cause was a suggestion from a user on the platform, proposing that if X wants to attract more original content, it should pay creators a higher revenue share than YouTube. In response, X CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) rarely personally commented, clearly expressing support for the direction of "increasing revenue share," while emphasizing that the revenue sharing system must be based on the premise of "fairness and enforceability." This statement was interpreted by the outside world as a possible shift in X's content strategy.

AVAX gained nearly 12% while social engagement surged 71% as ETF filings and staking features boosted sentiment. Grayscale and VanEck updated AVAX ETF filings to include staking rewards, signaling rising institutional interest. Avalanche (AVAX) has opened 2026 with upward momentum in both

PEPE leads weekend buzz with price gains and retail momentum across major social platforms. BTC and ETH stay in focus as institutional activity, ETF flows, and key technical levels drive discussion. As crypto markets move through the weekend, Pepe (PEPE), Bitcoin (BTC), and

Author: Frank, PANews Recently, the popularity of prediction markets has continued to rise, especially with smart money's arbitrage strategies being regarded as the gold standard. Many have begun to imitate and experiment, as if a new wave of gold rush has started. But behind the hype, how effective are these seemingly clever and reasonable strategies? How exactly are they executed? PANews conducted an in-depth analysis of 27,000 transactions by the top ten profit-making whales on Polymarket in December to uncover the true nature of their profits. After analysis, PANews found that although many of these "smart money" operations employed hedging arbitrage strategies, this hedging differs significantly from the simple hedging described on social media. The actual strategies are more complex, involving not just straightforward "yes" or "no" combinations, but rather utilizing rules like "over/under" and "win/lose" in sports events to perform combined hedging.

Shiba Inu lead ambassador Shytoshi Kusama has been quiet on social media since early December, sparking speculation. Meanwhile, SHIB developer Kaal Dhairya emphasized a focus on sustainable growth for 2026. Shiba Inu recently experienced a price surge, marking its first green weekly candle of the year.

AVAX gained nearly 12% while social engagement surged 71% as ETF filings and staking features boosted sentiment. Grayscale and VanEck updated AVAX ETF filings to include staking rewards, signaling rising institutional interest. Avalanche (AVAX) has opened 2026 with upward momentum in both

CBS reports that the U.S. military launched a large-scale military strike against Venezuela on the morning of Saturday, January 3rd. President Trump immediately announced on Truth Social that he had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. He stated: "The United States has carried out a large-scale operation against Venezuela and its leader Nicolás Maduro (President). Maduro and his wife have been arrested and taken out of the country." This operation was conducted in cooperation with U.S. law enforcement agencies. Further details will be announced later. Trump is expected to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. Eastern Time at Mar-a-Lago in Florida to provide more details. Foreign media: U.S. special forces Delta team abducts Maduro CBS reports that U.S. elite special forces Delta team

Speculation is heating up as DOGEBALL, Hyperliquid, and Solana dominate early-2026 crypto presale conversations, with BONK and PEPE comparisons resurfacing across social channels and every price prediction thread. As traders hunt the next asymmetric opportunity, attention is shifting toward

The Pi Network team has blocked payment requests following a social engineering attack that exploited fake payment prompts to empty wallets. Analysts noted a surge in stolen tokens being funneled into a single wallet, prompting community alerts and enhanced security measures, including two-factor authentication and automated identity checks.

Shlomo Kramer, CEO of Cato Networks, has called for limiting the First Amendment to combat cyber warfare and social media manipulation. His comments sparked outrage, raising concerns about freedom of speech and drawing opposition from political figures.

Pi Network community members are using the start of 2026 to reflect on what they describe as a foundational year for the project. Across social media, developers and Pioneers shared summaries of technical upgrades. Including ecosystem growth and governance experiments completed during 2025. Much of

The Pi Network community has triggered a revival of a contentious argument surrounding the value of PiCoin with the proponents and opponents of the currency conflicting over its future. It took almost seven years to develop but now, price disputes take the center stage in the social arena.

Japanese women and idol videos were unauthorizedly embedded with Chinese subtitles, containing political messages claiming "Ryukyu belongs to China," raising concerns about media manipulation. The Japanese government has publicly expressed strong opposition. Recently, some Japanese videos with unauthorized Chinese subtitles have appeared on Chinese social media, accompanied by confusing and guiding hints, causing concern among many Japanese citizens. According to Japan's Nippon TV NEWS, these videos typically feature snippets of Japanese women's daily lives, but the subtitles misleadingly include phrases like "I am a Ryukyu person," "Ryukyu is Chinese territory," and even provocative statements such as "I come from Chinese Ryukyu." This series of events has not only caused panic among the individuals whose videos were stolen but also attracted attention from Japanese media regarding whether Chinese social media platforms are attempting to influence the tense Japan-China political situation through manipulated videos. Image source: 《Chain News》 Japanese women live

Chainlink and Hedera demonstrate exceptional technical fundamentals supporting long-term adoption and high-yield opportunities. Dogecoin remains a dynamic high-beta asset, responsive to social sentiment and market trend shifts. Litecoin provides stellar network stability, complementing po

PEPE price surged more than 30% today, pushing its market capitalization above $2.4 billion and placing the meme coin back at the center of market attention. The move came fast, caught many traders off guard, and was driven by a mix of social momentum, derivatives pressure, and a clean technical

AVAX gained nearly 12% while social engagement surged 71% as ETF filings and staking features boosted sentiment. Grayscale and VanEck updated AVAX ETF filings to include staking rewards, signaling rising institutional interest. Avalanche (AVAX) has opened 2026 with upward momentum in both

Momentum has a habit of repeating itself in crypto, especially inside the meme coin sector. Recent movements around Pepe (PEPE) are starting to resemble those of traders who experienced the Shiba Inu surge during the last cycle. Price action, technical indicators, and social traction are lining

The Pi Network team has blocked payment requests following a social engineering attack that exploited fake payment prompts to empty wallets. Analysts noted a surge in stolen tokens being funneled into a single wallet, prompting community alerts and enhanced security measures, including two-factor authentication and automated identity checks.

With the world entering 2026, crypto social sentiment data shows a stark set of market optimism, political transformation, and institutional positioning on high stakes. The dashboard following crypto talk around the world singles out five widespread discussions. 🥳 Happy New Year to all

The Federal Reserve opened 2026 with a large short-term liquidity operation. It is lending $74.6 billion to U.S. banks through its Standing Repo Facility. The move quickly drew attention on social media. With some posts describing it as a massive cash “injection” into the economy. However, market an

At the beginning of the new year, the decentralized perpetual contract exchange Lighter launched the Lighter Infrastructure Token (LIT) airdrop plan, which was originally regarded as a "model of rewards" in the DeFi community. However, it is now embroiled in suspicions of "insider manipulation." According to on-chain analysts, a group of wallets is suspected of coordinating operations to pre-position and divide over $26 million worth of LIT tokens, triggering strong community backlash and distrust. Five wallets' masterful operation: 5 million USDC invested to exchange for 9,999,999.6 LIT Well-known on-chain analyst @mlmabc posted a detailed analysis on the social platform X, pointing out that a group of five wallets collectively engaged with Lighter approximately nine months ago.

Why the First Trade Feels So Hard Information Overload, Real Money, and Fear of Mistakes A typical beginner crypto session might look like this: a new investor types “how to buy bitcoin” into a search bar, clicks through a few comparison sites, gets pulled into social media threads promising