Odaily Planet Daily reports that Yi Lihua, in an article published on the X platform, stated that the current crypto market is in a bear market and the war is not over, lacking a significant rebound. The crypto sector's performance over the past four years has been disappointing, with crypto middle-class investors, retail investors, and VCs all suffering losses, while exchanges, market makers, and project teams have continuously withdrawn funds. Currently, market inflows mainly come from Wall Street ETFs, DAT, and a small number of believers, and there has been no disruptive innovation in the crypto space.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Aster, a privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain trading ecosystem, today announced the official launch of its modular Web3 trading infrastructure, Aster Code (https://www.asterdex.com/en/aster-code), designed to simplify the development of decentralized perpetual contract exchanges (Perp DEXs). Through a two-tier architecture of "underlying engine + open interface," Aster Code provides high-performance matching and clearing modules, enabling developers and financial institutions to quickly deploy customized on-chain derivatives trading solutions, achieving a redistribution of benefits from centralized institutions to on-chain users. Aster Code's initial strategic partners include Binance Web3 Wallet, Trust Wallet, Safepal, Genius Terminal, Polarise, NOFA, Wallet V, ChimpX, and VergeX, covering multiple core areas of the Perp DEX ecosystem. To accelerate ecosystem expansion, Aster plans to establish the Aster Code Ecosystem Fund to provide funding and technology incubation, deepen ecosystem collaboration, and partner with high-quality projects such as Lista and four.meme. By optimizing fee structures, account architecture, and other product experiences, Aster aims to fully empower partners to build efficient, private, and competitive trading interfaces on the Aster chain. For complete API documentation and sample code, please refer to the official documentation (https://asterdex.github.io/aster-api-website/asterCode/integration-flow/). With the underlying infrastructure fully in place, Aster officially invites developers worldwide to jointly build a decentralized trading ecosystem that transcends frameworks and continues to evolve.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that US Vice President Vance is preparing to undertake the most important task of his career: leading US efforts to end the war, a war he has consistently opposed from the outset. Vance has spoken multiple times with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and has been involved in indirect communications with the Iranians. He is expected to become the US chief negotiator in potential peace talks. According to US and Israeli sources, Vance is deeply skeptical of Israel's pre-war optimistic assessment of the war's trajectory, now anticipating it will continue for several more weeks. Vance's advisors believe that some within Israel are trying to sideline the vice president, possibly because they perceive him as not tough enough. Israeli officials deny this. White House officials say Vance's seniority in the government and his consistent opposition to protracted overseas conflicts make him a more acceptable negotiator for the Iranians than Witkov and Kushner (who led the first two failed rounds of negotiations). (Jin Shi)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced the completion of a $600 million cash investment in Polymarket, part of a new equity financing round. ICE also expects to purchase up to $40 million worth of Polymarket securities from existing holders. In October 2025, ICE made an initial $1 billion investment in Polymarket. With this additional investment and the anticipated securities purchases, ICE has fulfilled all its obligations under its investment arrangement with Polymarket. ICE stated that the investment in Polymarket is not expected to have a material impact on its financial performance or capital return plans. Specific terms, such as the valuation of the investment, are expected to be disclosed after the completion of Polymarket's financing round.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Israeli Defense Minister Katz stated that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will further escalate its strikes against Iran, expanding the scope of its operations to cover more targets and areas. Katz made these remarks during a situation assessment meeting with senior IDF officers. He stated that Israel had previously warned Iran to cease missile launches against Israeli civilians, but Iran continued to launch missiles. Therefore, the IDF will intensify its strikes against Iran. (First Financial Daily)