Crypto data platform CoinGecko explores $500 million sale
CoinGecko is reportedly exploring a potential sale, having hired investment bank Moelis to advise on the process that began in late 2025. The deal would mark one of the most notable exits in crypto, reflecting rising M&A activity as demand for reliable market data.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/01/13/crypto-data-platform-coingecko-weighs-sale-for-around-usd500-million-sources-say
CoinGecko is reportedly exploring a potential sale, having hired investment bank Moelis to advise on the process that began in late 2025. The deal would mark one of the most notable exits in crypto, reflecting rising M&A activity as demand for reliable market data.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/01/13/crypto-data-platform-coingecko-weighs-sale-for-around-usd500-million-sources-say
ETHGas unveils GWEI token ahead of airdrop snapshot on Jan 19
Total GWEI supply is 10 billion, with 10% allocated to community. ETHGas is an Ethereum infrastructure project enabling instant, gasless transactions via blockspace markets.
👉 x.com/ETHGasOfficial/status/2011063674044366928?s=20
Total GWEI supply is 10 billion, with 10% allocated to community. ETHGas is an Ethereum infrastructure project enabling instant, gasless transactions via blockspace markets.
👉 x.com/ETHGasOfficial/status/2011063674044366928?s=20
DePIN project XMAQUINA has raised $10 million
Funding participants include Borderless Capital, Moonrock Capital, MH Ventures, Generative Ventures, Fundamental Labs, Waterdrip Capital, vVv dotnet and many more. XMAQUINA is DAO for development and governance of robotics and Physical AI.
👉 x.com/xmaquina/status/2011009582412583403?s=20
Funding participants include Borderless Capital, Moonrock Capital, MH Ventures, Generative Ventures, Fundamental Labs, Waterdrip Capital, vVv dotnet and many more. XMAQUINA is DAO for development and governance of robotics and Physical AI.
👉 x.com/xmaquina/status/2011009582412583403?s=20
Pakistan to partner with World Liberty on dollar stablecoin
Pakistan has signed an agreement with a firm connected to World Liberty Financial to explore the use of its dollar-pegged stablecoin for regulated cross-border payments & digital finance infrastructure.
👉 reuters.com/business/finance/pakistan-partner-with-world-liberty-financial-dollar-linked-stablecoin-source-2026-01-14/
Pakistan has signed an agreement with a firm connected to World Liberty Financial to explore the use of its dollar-pegged stablecoin for regulated cross-border payments & digital finance infrastructure.
👉 reuters.com/business/finance/pakistan-partner-with-world-liberty-financial-dollar-linked-stablecoin-source-2026-01-14/
Listed projects targeting mainnet launch for H1 2026
The first half of 2026 could bring several new mainnets built around privacy, payments, and on-chain AI services. We’ve mapped the key contenders with valuation and funding context to help you monitor what’s actually close to shipping.
The first half of 2026 could bring several new mainnets built around privacy, payments, and on-chain AI services. We’ve mapped the key contenders with valuation and funding context to help you monitor what’s actually close to shipping.
Backpack launches closed beta prediction markets
Backpack kicked off private beta for its new prediction market feature, introducing a “Unified Prediction Portfolio” that lets users trade event outcomes alongside spot, margin, loans, and perp futures within a single balance.
https://x.com/Backpack/status/2011099433379971557?s=20
Backpack kicked off private beta for its new prediction market feature, introducing a “Unified Prediction Portfolio” that lets users trade event outcomes alongside spot, margin, loans, and perp futures within a single balance.
https://x.com/Backpack/status/2011099433379971557?s=20
Binance Wallet adds Leverage Trading via collab with Aster
Binance Wallet has rolled out a new feature that allows users to trade perpetual futures with leverage directly within the wallet interface through a partnership with decentralized platform Aster, starting on the BNB Smart Chain.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/01/14/binance-wallet-unlocks-in-app-leveraged-crypto-futures-trading-with-aster-team-up
Binance Wallet has rolled out a new feature that allows users to trade perpetual futures with leverage directly within the wallet interface through a partnership with decentralized platform Aster, starting on the BNB Smart Chain.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/01/14/binance-wallet-unlocks-in-app-leveraged-crypto-futures-trading-with-aster-team-up
South Korean fin giant KB files patent for stablecoin credit card
KB Kookmin Card applied for a patent on a hybrid payment system that links users’ blockchain wallets to their existing credit cards, enabling stablecoin balances to be spent first with any shortfall automatically charged to the card.
👉 theblock.co/post/385500/south-korea-kb-patent-stablecoin
KB Kookmin Card applied for a patent on a hybrid payment system that links users’ blockchain wallets to their existing credit cards, enabling stablecoin balances to be spent first with any shortfall automatically charged to the card.
👉 theblock.co/post/385500/south-korea-kb-patent-stablecoin
DZ Bank secures MiCA license for retail crypto trading
Initially supporting BTC, ETH, LTC, and ADA, the platform "meinKrypto" empowers over 700 local cooperative banks to provide self-directed digital asset services to millions of clients.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/01/14/germany-s-second-largest-lender-dz-bank-secures-retail-crypto-trading-mica-license
Initially supporting BTC, ETH, LTC, and ADA, the platform "meinKrypto" empowers over 700 local cooperative banks to provide self-directed digital asset services to millions of clients.
👉 coindesk.com/business/2026/01/14/germany-s-second-largest-lender-dz-bank-secures-retail-crypto-trading-mica-license
Solana Stablecoin Market Cap Holds Near Cycle Highs at $13.5B
The total stablecoin market cap on Solana stands at approximately $13.5B, remaining near cycle highs reached in October 2025 and underscoring sustained on-chain adoption and liquidity across the network.
Over the past year, stablecoin supply on Solana has expanded by more than $10B, representing roughly 200% growth. This continued expansion highlights Solana’s strengthening role as a major settlement layer for stablecoin transfers, payments, and DeFi activity, with USDC and USDT leading the charge.
The total stablecoin market cap on Solana stands at approximately $13.5B, remaining near cycle highs reached in October 2025 and underscoring sustained on-chain adoption and liquidity across the network.
Over the past year, stablecoin supply on Solana has expanded by more than $10B, representing roughly 200% growth. This continued expansion highlights Solana’s strengthening role as a major settlement layer for stablecoin transfers, payments, and DeFi activity, with USDC and USDT leading the charge.
Project Eleven Raises $20M in Series A Funding at $120M Valuation
Project Eleven, a leader in post-quantum security and migration solutions for digital assets, has raised $20M in a Series A funding round led by Castle Island Ventures. The round also saw participation from Coinbase Ventures, Fin Capital, Variant, Quantonation, Nebular, Formation, Lattice Fund, Satstreet Ventures, Nascent Ventures, and Balaji Srinivasan.
Project Eleven is building tooling to make complex, multi-year migration processes practical for networks and institutions, including readiness assessments, migration testing environments, and structured deployment sequencing.
👉 x.com/qdayclock/status/2011468550523781351?s=20
Project Eleven, a leader in post-quantum security and migration solutions for digital assets, has raised $20M in a Series A funding round led by Castle Island Ventures. The round also saw participation from Coinbase Ventures, Fin Capital, Variant, Quantonation, Nebular, Formation, Lattice Fund, Satstreet Ventures, Nascent Ventures, and Balaji Srinivasan.
Project Eleven is building tooling to make complex, multi-year migration processes practical for networks and institutions, including readiness assessments, migration testing environments, and structured deployment sequencing.
👉 x.com/qdayclock/status/2011468550523781351?s=20
Zama (ZAMA) Overview. Key Features and Coinlist Sale Details
Zama will conduct its public sale on CoinList from Jan 21 to Jan 24. Here’s a closer look at the project’s key highlights, including its core technology, encrypted smart contract framework, and what the platform is designed to enable.
Zama is an open-source cryptography project building FHE solutions for blockchain.
CoinList participants can use
Zama will conduct its public sale on CoinList from Jan 21 to Jan 24. Here’s a closer look at the project’s key highlights, including its core technology, encrypted smart contract framework, and what the platform is designed to enable.
Zama is an open-source cryptography project building FHE solutions for blockchain.
CoinList participants can use
CRYPTODIFFER code to boost their entry starting now 👉 coinlist.co/uk/zamaTop DEXs by the number of daily users in 2025
Daily active users tell the real story of DEX adoption in 2025. Solana-native exchanges dominate the top ranks, while legacy multichain platforms trail behind in user engagement.
Daily active users tell the real story of DEX adoption in 2025. Solana-native exchanges dominate the top ranks, while legacy multichain platforms trail behind in user engagement.
Sport.Fun (FUN) launches on Binance Alpha later today
Sport.Fun is an on-chain sports prediction platform that blends sports, prediction markets, and tokenized athlete performance enabling users to trade athlete-linked assets and sports outcomes.
👉 x.com/BinanceWallet/status/2011664917880062110?s=20
Sport.Fun is an on-chain sports prediction platform that blends sports, prediction markets, and tokenized athlete performance enabling users to trade athlete-linked assets and sports outcomes.
👉 x.com/BinanceWallet/status/2011664917880062110?s=20
U.S. SEC has concluded its investigation on Zcash
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not intend to pursue any enforcement action. The decision removes a key regulatory overhang for Zcash ecosystem following a probe that began in 2023.
👉 zfnd.org/notice-concluding-sec-investigation/
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not intend to pursue any enforcement action. The decision removes a key regulatory overhang for Zcash ecosystem following a probe that began in 2023.
👉 zfnd.org/notice-concluding-sec-investigation/
Noise has closed a $7.1M Seed fundraising round
Noise is a platform focused on trading trends and narratives, allowing users to treat these trends as tradable assets. The round was led by Paradigm, with participation from Figment, Anagram, GSR, JPEG Trading, Kaito, and angel investors.
👉 x.com/noise_xyz/status/2011447090904498256?s=20
Noise is a platform focused on trading trends and narratives, allowing users to treat these trends as tradable assets. The round was led by Paradigm, with participation from Figment, Anagram, GSR, JPEG Trading, Kaito, and angel investors.
👉 x.com/noise_xyz/status/2011447090904498256?s=20
Lighter launches LIT staking as a core protocol feature
LIT token staking is now a required mechanism for accessing the Lighter Liquidity Pool. The update positions LIT staking as a foundational layer of protocol participation, directly linking token commitment to trading infrastructure and liquidity access.
👉 x.com/Lighter_xyz/status/2011580423604740117?s=20
LIT token staking is now a required mechanism for accessing the Lighter Liquidity Pool. The update positions LIT staking as a foundational layer of protocol participation, directly linking token commitment to trading infrastructure and liquidity access.
👉 x.com/Lighter_xyz/status/2011580423604740117?s=20
Oobit adds Phantom wallet support for Visa payments
Tether-backed mobile payments app Oobit has integrated native support for the Phantom Wallet, enabling 15M+ Solana users to make real-world crypto payments directly from their non-custodial wallets at merchants that accept Visa.
👉 x.com/oobit/status/2011460656877514966?s=20
Tether-backed mobile payments app Oobit has integrated native support for the Phantom Wallet, enabling 15M+ Solana users to make real-world crypto payments directly from their non-custodial wallets at merchants that accept Visa.
👉 x.com/oobit/status/2011460656877514966?s=20
OpenSea unlocks new rewards via MetaMask Rewards collab
OpenSea will distribute MetaMask points based on users’ final placement in the latest OpenSea Treasure Chest wave. Eligible users can also unlock a 500-point bonus by opting into MetaMask Rewards with the referral code OPNSEA.
👉 x.com/opensea/status/2011483527704166868?s=20
OpenSea will distribute MetaMask points based on users’ final placement in the latest OpenSea Treasure Chest wave. Eligible users can also unlock a 500-point bonus by opting into MetaMask Rewards with the referral code OPNSEA.
👉 x.com/opensea/status/2011483527704166868?s=20
BNB Chain Completes 34th Quarterly BNB Token Burn
A total of 1.37M BNB ($1.28B) was burned on BNB Smart Chain. This quarter’s burn, along with future burns, is now executed directly on BSC following the BNB Chain Fusion upgrade.
The previous burn occurred on October 27, 2025, permanently removed from circulation 1.44M BNB (~$1.208B). The remaining total supply is set at 136,361,374 BNB ($128.13B Valuation)
👉 x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/2011768959201075556?s=20
A total of 1.37M BNB ($1.28B) was burned on BNB Smart Chain. This quarter’s burn, along with future burns, is now executed directly on BSC following the BNB Chain Fusion upgrade.
The previous burn occurred on October 27, 2025, permanently removed from circulation 1.44M BNB (~$1.208B). The remaining total supply is set at 136,361,374 BNB ($128.13B Valuation)
👉 x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/2011768959201075556?s=20
Arthur Hayes released its new essay - Frowny Cloud
In his new essay, Hayes breaks down 5 core dynamics explaining how dollar liquidity, sovereign demand, and AI-driven equities shaped market in 2025.
1️⃣ Dollar liquidity is the main driver. Hayes argues that price action in BTC, gold, and equities is still primarily driven by changes in dollar liquidity
2️⃣ BTC lagged due to tighter liquidity. Reduced dollar liquidity was a key factor behind Bitcoin’s weaker performance in 2025
3️⃣ Gold outperformed on sovereign demand. Hayes explains gold’s strength by pointing to price-insensitive central bank and sovereign buying, driven by geopolitical risk
4️⃣ Gold is re-emerging as a settlement asset. Gold is increasingly used in trade settlement, not just as a passive reserve asset
5️⃣ AI supports equities despite macro pressure. Large-cap tech stocks remain resilient because AI has become strategically important and implicitly state-backed
In his new essay, Hayes breaks down 5 core dynamics explaining how dollar liquidity, sovereign demand, and AI-driven equities shaped market in 2025.
1️⃣ Dollar liquidity is the main driver. Hayes argues that price action in BTC, gold, and equities is still primarily driven by changes in dollar liquidity
2️⃣ BTC lagged due to tighter liquidity. Reduced dollar liquidity was a key factor behind Bitcoin’s weaker performance in 2025
3️⃣ Gold outperformed on sovereign demand. Hayes explains gold’s strength by pointing to price-insensitive central bank and sovereign buying, driven by geopolitical risk
4️⃣ Gold is re-emerging as a settlement asset. Gold is increasingly used in trade settlement, not just as a passive reserve asset
5️⃣ AI supports equities despite macro pressure. Large-cap tech stocks remain resilient because AI has become strategically important and implicitly state-backed