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. “win” the future tech race.
👉 decrypt.co/354146/crypto-vc-giant-andreessen-horowitz-raises-15-billion-help-america-win
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. “win” the future tech race.
👉 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.
👉 nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-and-cme-group-deepen-partnership-advance-new-era-crypto-investing
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.
👉 nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-and-cme-group-deepen-partnership-advance-new-era-crypto-investing
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS IN JANUARY!
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
❗️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.
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.
👉 x.com/CAI_protocol/status/2009939640237863038?s=20
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.
👉 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.
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/54de0a1147
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.
👉 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 “everything app” for on-chain activity.
👉 x.com/nikitabier/status/2010277345651990564?s=20
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 “everything app” for on-chain activity.
👉 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.
👉 theblock.co/post/385040/south-korea-limit-corporate-crypto-investment
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.
👉 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.
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.
👉 x.com/Superheat_xyz/status/1978266713696227700?s=20
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.
👉 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).
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.
👉 x.com/binance/status/2010697039756263922?s=20
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.
👉 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.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/01/12/velafi-raises-usd20-million-in-series-b-funding-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.
👉 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.
👉 x.com/BTCCexchange/status/2008822195724959947?s=20
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.
👉 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.
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.
👉 x.com/buynyctoken/status/2010846274912686214?s=20
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.
👉 x.com/buynyctoken/status/2010846274912686214?s=20
World Liberty and Dolomite roll out joint lending markets
The platform allows users to supply assets or borrow against their portfolios using liquidity from Dolomite. It brings USD1, WLFI, ETH, cbBTC, USDC, and USDT together into a single interface designed for earning, lending, and future tokenized RWA products.
👉 x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/2010746293023379623
The platform allows users to supply assets or borrow against their portfolios using liquidity from Dolomite. It brings USD1, WLFI, ETH, cbBTC, USDC, and USDT together into a single interface designed for earning, lending, and future tokenized RWA products.
👉 x.com/worldlibertyfi/status/2010746293023379623
OpenAI acquires Torch to build ChatGPT Health
OpenAI has acquired a startup building a unified medical memory that brings data from hospitals, labs, wearables, and consumer health apps into one place for AI. The deal accelerates OpenAI’s push to turn ChatGPT into a health and wellness platform.
👉 x.com/OpenAI/status/2010813780671021106?s=20
OpenAI has acquired a startup building a unified medical memory that brings data from hospitals, labs, wearables, and consumer health apps into one place for AI. The deal accelerates OpenAI’s push to turn ChatGPT into a health and wellness platform.
👉 x.com/OpenAI/status/2010813780671021106?s=20
Trojan unveiled a browser-based on-chain trading terminal
The terminal launching with big SOL-denominated rewards for users — including daily jackpots, gold accumulation, quests, and a $5M SOL incentive pool tied to its platform. Trojan on Solana is a Telegram-based on-chain trading bot and terminal.
👉 x.com/TrojanOnSolana/status/2010784845400850620?s=20
The terminal launching with big SOL-denominated rewards for users — including daily jackpots, gold accumulation, quests, and a $5M SOL incentive pool tied to its platform. Trojan on Solana is a Telegram-based on-chain trading bot and terminal.
👉 x.com/TrojanOnSolana/status/2010784845400850620?s=20
Coincheck acquires crypto investment manager 3iQ for $112M
The deal gives Coincheck access to one of the most established crypto asset managers, known for launching regulated BTC and ETH investment products. The acquisition positions Coincheck to serve institutional and high-net-worth investors beyond Japan.
👉 finance.yahoo.com/news/coincheck-112m-3iq-deal-signals-204543660.html
The deal gives Coincheck access to one of the most established crypto asset managers, known for launching regulated BTC and ETH investment products. The acquisition positions Coincheck to serve institutional and high-net-worth investors beyond Japan.
👉 finance.yahoo.com/news/coincheck-112m-3iq-deal-signals-204543660.html
Performance of the latest Binance Seed Tag projects
Fogo (FOGO) is about to hit Binance and other exchanges on January 15th following Pre-TGE Prime Sale. Let's have a look and compare metrics of the latest projects launched on Binance with Seed Tag.
Fogo (FOGO) is about to hit Binance and other exchanges on January 15th following Pre-TGE Prime Sale. Let's have a look and compare metrics of the latest projects launched on Binance with Seed Tag.