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​​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 CRYPTODIFFER code to boost their entry starting now 👉 coinlist.co/uk/zama
​​Top 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.
​​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
​​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/
​​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
​​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
​​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
​​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
​​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
​​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
​​FootballFun’s FUN Token Goes Live on Multiple Exchanges

The FUN TGE has taken place across multiple venues, including Coinbase, OKX, Kraken, Binance Alpha, OpenSea, Aerodrome, Raydium, Bitget, Gate, KuCoin, and MEXC.

To access FUN-related incentives and benefits, tokens must be held in the SDF wallet directly on the FootballFun platform. Selling Squad NFTs or FUN tokens before or after launch may impact allocations, bonus eligibility, and future rewards.

FootballFun is an on-chain fantasy sports & prediction platform that enables users to trade tokenized exposure to real-world football players. Previously, it completed IEO via Kraken Launchpad.

👉 x.com/footballdotfun/status/2011800623067361527?s=20
​​MetaMask Adds Native TRON Support to Mobile and Extension

TRON support has been added to MetaMask’s web extension and mobile app, enabling TRON-based portfolios and direct interaction with L1 dapps. The rollout is part of MetaMask’s broader multichain expansion, following earlier integrations with Solana and Bitcoin.

Users can now send USDT on TRON, stake TRX, and manage assets without additional wallets. TRON continues to serve as a major global stablecoin settlement layer, with hundreds of millions of accounts, billions of transactions, and over $25B in TVL reported this month.

👉 theblock.co/post/385768/metamask-native-tron-support-mobile-app-browser-extension
​​Kaito & Cookie Sunset InfoFi Products After X API Policy Changes

Former X Head of Product Nikita Bier announced upcoming revisions to X’s developer API policies, effectively pushing Cookie’s Snaps and Kaito’s Yaps products toward sunset.

Following the announcement, both tokens declined by up to 21% within the last 45 minutes.

The API upgrade are expected to sunset apps that reward users for posting on X (InfoFi), with X will revoke API access for these applications.

👉 x.com/nikitabier/status/2011825522817270230?s=20
​​ETHGas (GWEI) One-Pager. Airdrop Snapshot is Coming

ETHGas is an infrastructure layer that enables instant, gasless transactions through blockspace markets, optimizing execution costs across Ethereum.

The project has already gained strong traction, with 640K+ users, 300K+ gas reports generated, and over 314K ETH in total gas spent. Annualized revenue is estimated at $1B+, supported by $12M in private funding from notable industry participants.

The team has confirmed that an airdrop snapshot will take place on January 19, with 1B GWEI (10% of total supply) allocated for community distribution.

Power Up Your Beans With ECA4QC0 Code 👉 ethgas.com/community/onboarding
​​Sentient (AGI) unveiled its tokenomics ahead of TGE

Sentient is a decentralized, open-source AGI project aimed at building community-owned AI infrastructure. Previously, Sentient raised $85M in private funding. Pre-Market FDV is $1.35 billion.

👉 blog.sentient.xyz/posts/tokenomics
​​API platform for stock, options and crypto Alpaca raised $150M

Series D funding round was led by Drive Capital, with participation from Citadel Securities, Opera Tech Ventures, MUFG Innovation Partners, Flat Capital, DRW Venture Capital, Kraken & many others.

👉 x.com/AlpacaHQ/status/2011819451189002738?s=20
​​Galaxy Digital debuts $75M Tokenized CLO on Avalanche

Galaxy Digital has successfully closed its first-ever $75M tokenized collateralized loan obligation, bringing structured private credit onchain and financing a credit facility to support crypto lending.

👉 x.com/avax/status/2011773188573978711?s=20
​​Stablecoin issuer Saturn raises $800K to build USDat

USDat is a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin protocol targeting 11%+ yield through Strategy’s STRC and U.S. Treasuries. As Bitcoin evolves into a credit layer, Saturn positions USDat as the first stablecoin designed to bring institutional-grade fixed income into DeFi at $10B+ scale.

👉 x.com/usdat21/status/2011831094463615313?s=20
​​Brevis and BNB Chain to launch an “Intelligent Privacy Pool”

Brevis and BNB Chain are partnering to build a next-generation privacy infrastructure for Web3 using ZK proofs, enabling selective, programmable privacy rather than fully opaque transactions.

👉 x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/2011763563317039107?s=20
​​Bitmine invests $200 million in MrBeast's 'Beast Industries'

Beast Industries is the holding company behind MrBeast that runs his media empire and diversified business ventures, from content production to consumer products, tech tools, and services, turning his massive audience into a multi-category commercial brand.

👉 theinformation.com/articles/bitmines-switch-ether-mrbeast
​​Biggest Spot DEXs by Trading Volume in 2025

Spot DEX trading in 2025 was dominated by a handful of protocols processing hundreds of billions in volume across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and beyond. Uniswap remained the clear leader, while Solana-native DEXs captured a growing share of global onchain liquidity.