According to an article published on the X platform by Vitalik Buterin, protocol simplicity is crucial for trustlessness, passing the escape test, and autonomy. Even with extremely high decentralization, a protocol bloated with hundreds of thousands of lines of code or complex cryptography will eventually fail. Vitalik Buterin's concern about Ethereum protocol development lies in the fact that excessively adding new features to meet specific needs can compromise long-term autonomy. To address the issue of backward compatibility causing the protocol to become bloated over time, the Ethereum development process needs explicit simplification and garbage collection mechanisms. Simplification standards include minimizing lines of code, avoiding unnecessary dependencies on complex technical components, and adding more invariants. Garbage collection can be implemented piecemeal or on a large scale, such as replacing PoW with PoS, or using Rosetta-style backward compatibility to downgrade low-frequency complex functions to smart contract code. Vitalik Buterin hopes that the pace of Ethereum's evolution will slow down in the long run and strives to prevent useless parts from becoming a permanent drag on the protocol.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Emmett, the project lead for Solana Mobile, stated in a post on the X platform that prior to the SKR release, in addition to existing anti-Syllabic measures, the team was actively identifying additional Seeker clusters. These claim shares will be removed from the initial SKR distribution and returned to future airdrop pools. The team did not disclose specific detection details, but stated that this move aims to ensure the fairness of SKR distribution, directing it to users and developers who drive the platform's growth.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Galaxy Research Director Alex Thorn stated in an article on the X platform that the U.S. Senate Banking Committee will vote on the Crypto Market Structure Bill on January 15th. Currently, the Senate majority is 53 to 47. Since a bill typically requires 60 votes to pass, Republicans still need to secure the support of 7 to 10 Democratic senators. Thorn stated that the bill addresses the classification of DeFi under anti-money laundering rules, the handling of stablecoin reserve yields, protection of non-custodial developers, and SEC authorization or restrictions on token issuance. If the bill passes, it will be a major bullish catalyst for cryptocurrency adoption; if it fails, while the overall impact on industry fundamentals will be relatively small, it could lead to negative market sentiment.

According to HyperBot monitoring, as reported by Odaily Planet Daily, Maji Dage (0x020c...5872) has a total open interest of $44.8615 million in perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid, with a total account value of $4.1337 million. His total profit over the past month has reached $3.5079 million, with a win rate of 84.21% over the past week. His current holdings are as follows: ETH Long Position: 25x leverage, holding 10,500 ETH, valued at $34.8096 million. Average entry price: $3239.67, mark price: $3315.2, unrealized profit: $792,900, liquidation price: $3028.72. HYPE Long Position: 10x leverage, holding 325,000 HYPE, valued at $8.3928 million. Entry average price $25.5548, mark price $25.824, unrealized profit $87,400, liquidation price $16.2763. ZEC long position: 10x leverage, holding 4200 ZEC, valued at $1,672,700. Entry average price $411.2921, mark price $398.28, unrealized loss $54,600.

Odaily reports that Vietnamese police have arrested five suspects in Da Nang for operating a cryptocurrency scam ring. Based in Cambodia, the group defrauded victims of 14 billion Vietnamese dong (approximately US$532,800) by operating a fake investment platform mimicking Nasdaq. Police investigations revealed that Nguyen Van Chung traveled to Cambodia in early 2024 and conspired with a Chinese national, A Long, to organize the scam. The group used Zalo and Telegram to post fake trading information, enticing victims to invest. Funds were then transferred through multiple bank accounts and converted into cryptocurrency to conceal their origin. Police have seized USB drives containing scam scripts, mobile phones, laptops, and over 5.2 billion Vietnamese dong in cash. The case is still under further investigation.