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​​Owlto Unveils OWL Tokenomics, Allocating 37% to Community & Airdrop

A total supply of 2,000,000,000 OWL is allocated across community (22%), airdrop + CEXs (22%), investors (15.67%), team (15%), ecosystem (10.33%), liquidity (7.5%), advisors (5%), and marketing (2.5%). No further details regarding the TGE have been announced.

Owlto Finance is a decentralized omnichain liquidity protocol integrating AI, smart contracts, and zero-knowledge proofs.

πŸ‘‰ x.com/Owlto_Finance/status/2009233606334664817?s=20
​​Flying Tulip Opens Early Access to Intent Whitelist

Registration for the Intent Whitelist is now live, allowing eligible users who have passed the Accredited Investor Quiz to apply for early access. Submissions are supported across multiple chains, with unmet caps filled using major assets on Ethereum or Solana.

Flying Tulip’s Public Sale is filling up across four rounds: Early Access (via CoinList and Impossible), Supporter WL, Intent WL, and a public round open to all.

πŸ‘‰ x.com/flyingtulip_/status/2009242817256714658?s=20
​​Stablecoin Payments Provider Rain Secures $250M Series C Funding Round

Led by ICONIQ with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Dragonfly, Bessemer, Lightspeed, and Galaxy Ventures, Rain’s last funding valued the company at $1.95B, bringing total funding to over $338M.

The firm enables clients to launch Visa-backed stablecoin cards and is expanding to ACH and SEPA payment systems.

πŸ‘‰ bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/stablecoin-firm-rain-valued-at-1-95-billion
​​Unitas (UP) Will Hold TGE Event via Binance Wallet

As part of the Binance Web3 Launch, Unitas went live via the Binance Booster Program, offering 3,000,000 UP in rewards for users who complete tasks.

The TGE price is set at $0.005 per UP, with a subscription cap of 3 BNB. Participation requires Binance Alpha Points, while the exact TGE date and further details will be announced later.

πŸ‘‰ x.com/binance/status/2009599386935058471?s=20
​​Zama (ZAMA) Spotlight. Recent News & Updates

Earlier today, Zama was listed on Binance Perpetual Pre-Market, trading at $0.135 ($1.35B Valuation). Alongside the listing, it opened registration for the Zama Public Auction, now scheduled for January 15 after being postponed from January 12.

Below is a closer look at Zama’s latest updates and developments, including exclusive benefits for OG NFT holders, along with other recent announcements.
​​a16z raised $15 billion to help America 'Win' Tech Race

This haul accounts for more than 18% of all U.S. capital raised in 2025, underscoring the firm’s huge role in the current landscape. The funds will support a range of bets including AI, crypto, biotech, and national priorities to help the U.S. β€œwin” the future tech race.

πŸ‘‰ decrypt.co/354146/crypto-vc-giant-andreessen-horowitz-raises-15-billion-help-america-win
​​Nasdaq and CME Group to launch the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index

The index is governed jointly, calculated by CF Benchmarks, and aims to serve as a foundation for future crypto investment products. Nasdaq CME Crypto Index provides regulated, transparent benchmark for investors seeking diversified to digital assets.

πŸ‘‰ nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-and-cme-group-deepen-partnership-advance-new-era-crypto-investing
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​​❗️Monero has reached a new ATH, now trading around $585

In the past 24 hours, XMR price surged by 21.8%, pushing its market cap to $10.7 billion. Trading Volume in the last 24 hours is $332M.
​​CharacterX (CAI) will hold its initial listing today, at 10:00 UTC

Binance Alpha, KuCoin and MEXC Global have already announced the listing. CharacterX is Web3 AI character platform that lets users create, own, and monetize AI personas as on-chain digital assets.

πŸ‘‰ x.com/CAI_protocol/status/2009939640237863038?s=20
​​United Stables (U) to be listed on Binance on January 13, 8:00 UTC

U consolidates major stablecoins into a single liquidity layer for trading, payments, DeFi, and settlement. It is the first BNB Chain stablecoin to use a stablecoin-inclusive reserve model, allowing USDT, USDC, and USD1 as collateral for minting.

πŸ‘‰ binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/54de0a1147
​​X unveils upcoming Solana integration and Smart Cashtags

X is building Smart Cashtags for real-time asset prices and mentions while open-sourcing its recommendation algorithm. At the same time, Solana is expected to be integrated as a payment rail, pushing X closer to becoming a true β€œeverything app” for on-chain activity.

πŸ‘‰ x.com/nikitabier/status/2010277345651990564?s=20
​​South Korea ends 9-year corporate crypto ban

South Korea now allows corporate crypto ownership, enabling companies to hold and transact digital assets freely. This landmark policy shift opens the door for accelerated institutional participation and wider blockchain adoption across the country’s economy.

πŸ‘‰ theblock.co/post/385040/south-korea-limit-corporate-crypto-investment
​​Tracking Bitcoin adoption by America’s 20 largest banks

BTC has moved from the fringes into the balance sheets of America’s largest banks, with nearly half of the top 20 already offering BTC products to clients. Custody, trading, rewards, and exchange integrations are quietly turning TradFi into a Bitcoin-enabled system.
​​Superheat unveiled water heater that mines Bitcoin

This home water heater integrates BTC mining into its core function, turning waste heat into productive revenue-generating compute. By combining thermal utility with on-chain hashpower, the device transforms everyday appliances into dual-purpose infrastructure.

πŸ‘‰ x.com/Superheat_xyz/status/1978266713696227700?s=20
​​Treasuries & ETFs Board. Crypto Accumulation and Capital Flows

Early-2026 ETF flows remain fragile. Strong inflows on January 5 were followed by notable BTC and ETH outflows through January 9, with no clear rebound yet.

Despite this, institutional conviction remains strong, highlighted by Strategy’s $1.25B purchase of 13,627 BTC and Bitmine’s acquisition of 24,266 ETH ($75.3M).
​​SVM Layer-1 Fogo to Hold Pre-TGE Sale & Binance Listing

Fogo (FOGO) will run its Pre-TGE subscription on January 13 (08:00–10:00 UTC), followed by an initial listing on Binance on January 15 at 14:00 UTC.

An additional 50,000,000 FOGO tokens have been allocated for future marketing campaigns.

Fogo is a Layer-1 blockchain powered by the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), featuring 40ms block times and ~1.3s finality, enabling near real-time transaction execution.

πŸ‘‰ x.com/binance/status/2010697039756263922?s=20
​​Payment & Treasury Infrastructure Provider VelaFi Raises $20M in Series B Round

Led by XVC and Ikuyo, the $20M Series B brings total funding to over $40M. The capital will support licensing expansion, banking connectivity, and operations across the U.S. and Asia.

The platform provides on- and off-ramps, pay-ins/pay-outs, cross-border payments, multi-currency accounts, FX tools, and asset management via a direct interface or APIs.

πŸ‘‰ coindesk.com/business/2026/01/12/velafi-raises-usd20-million-in-series-b-funding-round
​​BTCC launches New Year Trading Festival with $10M in reward

BTCC kicks off 2026 with a $10M trading carnival, its largest seasonal rewards program to date. Phase 1 is now live, offering up to $100,000 USDT for top performers, with the top three traders also winning a 100-gram gold bar (~$15,000).

Founded in 2011, BTCC is a leading global cryptocurrency exchange serving over 11 million users across 100+ countries.

πŸ‘‰ x.com/BTCCexchange/status/2008822195724959947?s=20
​​Year-over-Year dynamics in DeFi TVL rankings

TVL data shows a major shift away from passive staking toward active lending, restaking, and stablecoin ecosystems. The 2026 leaderboard reflects where real capital is working today.
​​Former New York Mayor Eric Adams launched NYC token

NYC surged to a $600M market cap before crashing below $100M. On-chain data shows a wallet linked to the deployer seeded one-sided liquidity on Meteora, removed ~$2.5M USDC at the peak, and re-added ~$1.5M after a 60% drop.

πŸ‘‰ x.com/buynyctoken/status/2010846274912686214?s=20