The Bitcoin vitality index is rising, the reserve ratio of a leading exchange has exceeded 100, and industry controversies continue.

[Crypto World] A lot happened in the industry today, so let’s highlight a few key points.

Starting with the macro front, Hassett made a bold statement—he said the US could enter a golden era in its economic history this year, provided there are no “black swans.” It’s an encouraging outlook, but who can really predict market volatility?

On the Bitcoin side, things are getting interesting. Some analysts have noticed the “vitality” indicator is on the rise, which usually suggests the bull market might not be over yet. The data doesn’t lie—address activity is indeed a leading indicator.

The CEO of Strategy recently couldn’t sit still and came out to clarify that they have no issues meeting dividend obligations, directly stating that some people are spreading rumors. It seems there are quite a few doubts about them in the market.

French banking giant BPCE officially announced details of its crypto trading services, currently supporting BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC. Traditional financial institutions are indeed moving into the space at an increasing pace.

A major exchange just updated its December proof of reserves: BTC reserve ratio at 102.11%, USDT reserve ratio at 109.16%. The numbers are right there—at least on paper, things look pretty stable. However, the platform hasn’t been entirely peaceful lately—they’re internally investigating a “suspected employee token issuance” incident, and the official statement is zero tolerance for listing and corruption issues.

21 Capital plans to transfer 43,500 BTC to a self-custody account in preparation for its public listing. Moves of this magnitude are sure to attract market attention.

Hasu and Vitalik recently had a heated debate over the idea of an on-chain gas futures market. The core disagreement is that weak long interest could lead to insufficient liquidity, making it hard to scale this kind of market. There’s always a gap between technical ideals and market realities.

The president of the Solana Foundation also made a public call, urging lending protocols within the ecosystem to stop internal strife and focus on growing the market. The DeFi sector is indeed fiercely competitive.

Finally, OKX founder Star responded to the debt dispute with Moore Threads co-founder Li Feng, saying it will be handled through legal channels and shouldn’t remain under a cloud of negativity. Looks like this one will go through the judicial process.