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On January 5th, Musk posted a photo on the X platform of a dinner with U.S. President Trump and First Lady Melania at Mar-a-Lago, with the caption, "2026 will be spectacular." Previously, the relationship between Musk and Trump had been tense. Notably, just hours before the U.S. launched military action against Venezuela, Musk's SpaceX announced that Starlink would provide one month of free broadband service to Venezuela, with the deadline set for February 3rd. According to a Netblocks report, some areas of Caracas experienced network disruptions during the U.S. military operation, but overall network connectivity remained largely normal.

According to Odaily, a contract on the prediction market Polymarket regarding "whether Jesus Christ will return to Earth in 2025" attracted approximately $3.3 million in participation in 2025. As the event was ultimately ruled "No," those who bet on "will not happen" at the April peak achieved an annualized return of about 5.5%, outperforming the yield of U.S. Treasury bonds during the same period. The report noted that the contract once maintained a probability of over 3% for the "Second Coming," reflecting the pricing characteristics of prediction markets where sentiment, belief, and speculation are intertwined. Bloomberg also pointed out that while similar contracts have increased attention to prediction markets, they have also sparked academic controversy. Some scholars believe that such highly entertaining or symbolic events may weaken the informational value of prediction markets in serious public issues. As the contract is relaunched for the 2026 version, the current market still assigns about a 2% probability to the event, reflecting the ongoing appeal of prediction markets for speculative capital under the narrative of "low probability, high return." (Bloomberg)

BlockBeats News, January 5th, a few hours after "Maduro's Arrest," Musk posted a photo on X platform of a dinner with Trump, showing the seemingly repaired relationship between the former U.S. President Trump and himself, which had been tense before. In the photo, Musk is seen dining intimately with Trump and First Lady Melania at Mar-a-Lago, with Musk captioning it: "2026 will be amazing!" It is worth noting that just hours before this dinner, the U.S. took military action against Venezuela. Meanwhile, Musk's SpaceX's satellite internet project, "Starlink," announced on January 3rd that it would provide Venezuela with free broadband service for one month, ending on February 3rd. This announcement coincided closely with the meeting between Trump and Musk at Mar-a-Lago on that day, although "Starlink" did not disclose the specific reasons. According to the internet monitoring organization Netblocks, some areas of Caracas experienced network outages during the U.S. military operation, speculated to be related to abnormal power supply, while the country's overall internet connectivity remained essentially normal.