Bridgewater Renews Call to Fed, Urges Rate Cut to Support Trump's New Policies

As of January 9th, the probability of Bitcoin hitting $100k in January on Polymarket currently stands at 26%. Additional probabilities include 59% for $95k, 43% for $85k, and 19% for $80k.

On January 9, Solana-based perpetual contract trading platform Pacifica (app.pacifica.fi/?referral=pacbot) wrapped up the distribution of 10 million points this week. Per DefiLlama and Dune data, the platform’s total point supply now stands at 213 million, with 33,182 active addresses and $18.83 billion in trading volume over the past 30 days. Additionally, Pacifica community traders calculate the cost to acquire one point is roughly $0.382. During the platform’s current fee halving promotion, combining with a 2% bonus for continuous trading, that cost could drop to as low as $0.15. To help users earn points more efficiently during the event, on-chain data analytics and copy-trading tool Coinbob has launched its dedicated Coinbob Pacifica bot (@CoinbobPAC_bot). Users can use the bot to track and mirror high-frequency trading strategies, earn points, and position themselves for potential airdrop opportunities.

On January 9, Morgan Stanley Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson issued an extremely optimistic outlook for the U.S. stock market. In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Wilson described the market’s future path as “crystal clear.” He believes stable Federal Reserve policy and legislative tailwinds will reinvigorate the consumer sector. Wilson noted, “The Fed is proactively addressing these liquidity issues, and this support has removed a major layer of risk for investors.” While the long-term outlook remains positive, Wilson warned a market pullback is inevitable in a U.S. midterm election year. He advised investors to prepare for at least a 10% decline, but urged them to view such drops as buying opportunities—not exit signals. (Source: Golden Finance)

January 9 — Per Cointelegraph, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that crypto asset service providers operating in the UK must secure full authorization by October 2027. The FCA expects the application window to open in September 2026. All firms offering regulated crypto services in the UK must be authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act. Entities currently registered under anti-money laundering (AML) regulations will not be automatically transitioned and must still reapply for authorization. Firms that fail to submit applications on time will face transitional restrictions once the new rules take effect: they will only be permitted to continue offering existing products and prohibited from launching new business activities.

On January 9, per LookOnChain monitoring data, a crypto whale transferred 8.09 million USDC to Hyperliquid four hours ago and placed a limit order targeting 59,458 SOL (approx. $8 million) at a price range of $133.88 to $135.

On January 9th, Aevo announced that it has burned 69 million AEVO tokens from circulation—roughly $2.8 million worth—representing 6.9% of the token’s total supply, in line with the AGP-3 proposal. Staking AEVO will entitle users to a share of Uniswap V3 Liquidity Provider (LP) fees, which are scheduled for distribution starting in June 2026.