Biggest Lending Protocols by Assets Borrowed
Lending continues to be a cornerstone of DeFi, with Aave being a clear leader. These protocols underpin on-chain credit markets, providing deep liquidity, leverage options, and sustainable real-yield opportunities for users.
Lending continues to be a cornerstone of DeFi, with Aave being a clear leader. These protocols underpin on-chain credit markets, providing deep liquidity, leverage options, and sustainable real-yield opportunities for users.
Immunefi (IMU) initial listing to take place today, at 14:00 UTC
Immunefi sits at the core of crypto’s most resilient market, security, which remains essential at any time. As the “App Store for security,” it provides a hub for every builder to keep protocols protected.
Immunefi, which previously completed a $71M Gate IEO with 28.4x oversub, is hinting at a potential WLFI partnership and a compelling IMU accumulation case ahead of a possible Coinbase debut.
Check IMU trading pairs 👉 bit.ly/IMU-Inc
Immunefi sits at the core of crypto’s most resilient market, security, which remains essential at any time. As the “App Store for security,” it provides a hub for every builder to keep protocols protected.
Immunefi, which previously completed a $71M Gate IEO with 28.4x oversub, is hinting at a potential WLFI partnership and a compelling IMU accumulation case ahead of a possible Coinbase debut.
Check IMU trading pairs 👉 bit.ly/IMU-Inc
Binance Wallet Introduces New AI-Powered Features To Help Identify On-Chain Narratives
The new AI-powered features will help users spot emerging on-chain narratives and track market trends across BSC, Solana, and Base.
1️⃣ Social Hype. Ranks tokens by social attention and engagement, highlighting rising hype and momentum across chains
2️⃣ Topic Rush. Uses AI to surface emerging narratives from Meme Rush activity and major tweets, grouping related tokens into topic cards (Early / Rising / Viral)
3️⃣ AI Assistant. A pinned AI widget that instantly summarizes token narratives, X sentiment, narrative scores, and key event timelines
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement
The new AI-powered features will help users spot emerging on-chain narratives and track market trends across BSC, Solana, and Base.
1️⃣ Social Hype. Ranks tokens by social attention and engagement, highlighting rising hype and momentum across chains
2️⃣ Topic Rush. Uses AI to surface emerging narratives from Meme Rush activity and major tweets, grouping related tokens into topic cards (Early / Rising / Viral)
3️⃣ AI Assistant. A pinned AI widget that instantly summarizes token narratives, X sentiment, narrative scores, and key event timelines
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement
Xpin Network (XPIN) Spotlight. Recent News and Updates
Xpin Network is running a new incentive campaign in partnership with Gate. The event runs from January 19 to January 26, 2026 (UTC), with 132.5M XPIN distributed across different incentives.
Alongside the campaign, XPIN continues to roll out ecosystem updates, integrations, and incentive programs, with the latest developments highlighted below.
Xpin Network is running a new incentive campaign in partnership with Gate. The event runs from January 19 to January 26, 2026 (UTC), with 132.5M XPIN distributed across different incentives.
Alongside the campaign, XPIN continues to roll out ecosystem updates, integrations, and incentive programs, with the latest developments highlighted below.
Superstate Raises $82.5M Series B to Scale Onchain Equities
The Series B round was led by Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global, with participation from Haun Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, Galaxy Digital, Bullish, ParaFi, 1kx, Flowdesk, Hypersphere, and others.
The funding will support expansion beyond tokenized U.S. Treasuries into SEC-registered onchain equity issuance on Ethereum and Solana.
This brings Superstate’s total funding to $100M+, following a $4M seed (2023) and $14M Series A. The platform now manages $1.2B+ in AUM.
Superstate builds regulated onchain capital markets infrastructure, enabling public companies to issue tokenized securities with real-time settlement via its Opening Bell platform.
👉 theblock.co/post/386690/superstate-raises-82-5-million-usd-series-b-funding-round
The Series B round was led by Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global, with participation from Haun Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, Galaxy Digital, Bullish, ParaFi, 1kx, Flowdesk, Hypersphere, and others.
The funding will support expansion beyond tokenized U.S. Treasuries into SEC-registered onchain equity issuance on Ethereum and Solana.
This brings Superstate’s total funding to $100M+, following a $4M seed (2023) and $14M Series A. The platform now manages $1.2B+ in AUM.
Superstate builds regulated onchain capital markets infrastructure, enabling public companies to issue tokenized securities with real-time settlement via its Opening Bell platform.
👉 theblock.co/post/386690/superstate-raises-82-5-million-usd-series-b-funding-round
xStocks On-Chain Activity Hits New Highs
xStocks continue to see strong on-chain adoption, with aggregate metrics signaling growing demand for tokenized equities across both EVM and SVM ecosystems.
ℹ️ Key Metrics
- Total On-Chain Transfer Volume: $3.03B+
- Total DEX trading volume: $532.9M+
- Total AUM (aggregated): $152.5M
- Unique holders: 57,900+
- Cumulative trading volume (CEX + DEX): $17B+
ℹ️ Holders Asset Breakdown
- TSLAx (Tesla): 18,389 holders
- NVDAx (NVIDIA): 13,833
- SPYx (S&P 500): 11,493
- GOOGLx (Alphabet): 10,361
- CRCLx (Circle): 8,004
- AAPLx (Apple): 7,962
xStocks are steadily positioning themselves as one of the most actively used tokenized equity stacks across crypto-native and exchange-based environments.
👉 dune.com/xstocks/xstocks
xStocks continue to see strong on-chain adoption, with aggregate metrics signaling growing demand for tokenized equities across both EVM and SVM ecosystems.
ℹ️ Key Metrics
- Total On-Chain Transfer Volume: $3.03B+
- Total DEX trading volume: $532.9M+
- Total AUM (aggregated): $152.5M
- Unique holders: 57,900+
- Cumulative trading volume (CEX + DEX): $17B+
ℹ️ Holders Asset Breakdown
- TSLAx (Tesla): 18,389 holders
- NVDAx (NVIDIA): 13,833
- SPYx (S&P 500): 11,493
- GOOGLx (Alphabet): 10,361
- CRCLx (Circle): 8,004
- AAPLx (Apple): 7,962
xStocks are steadily positioning themselves as one of the most actively used tokenized equity stacks across crypto-native and exchange-based environments.
👉 dune.com/xstocks/xstocks
World Liberty and Binance launch $40M WLFI Rewards campaign
Starting January 23rd Binance will reward USD1 holders with a $40M WLFI airdrop pool. Rewards will be distributed weekly ($10 million in WLFI tokens each week), with the first payout on Feb 2 and final distributions concluding on February 20th.
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/fdcb95e74a1
Starting January 23rd Binance will reward USD1 holders with a $40M WLFI airdrop pool. Rewards will be distributed weekly ($10 million in WLFI tokens each week), with the first payout on Feb 2 and final distributions concluding on February 20th.
👉 binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/fdcb95e74a1
Ledger eyes U.S. IPO at a $4B+ valuation: Financial Times
Hardware wallet maker Ledger works with Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, and Barclays on the deal, which could take place this year. The move follows comments from Ledger CEO that its annual revenue reached the hundreds of millions, supporting a multibillion valuation.
👉 ft.com/content/380bde8c-9952-4302-83be-e0440855b8ff
Hardware wallet maker Ledger works with Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, and Barclays on the deal, which could take place this year. The move follows comments from Ledger CEO that its annual revenue reached the hundreds of millions, supporting a multibillion valuation.
👉 ft.com/content/380bde8c-9952-4302-83be-e0440855b8ff
Caroline Ellison has been released from jail
Ellison had pleaded guilty to multiple fraud and conspiracy charges tied to the FTX/Alameda fraud and cooperated with prosecutors, including testifying against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence.
👉 theinformation.com/briefings/caroline-ellison-former-alameda-ceo-released-jail
Ellison had pleaded guilty to multiple fraud and conspiracy charges tied to the FTX/Alameda fraud and cooperated with prosecutors, including testifying against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence.
👉 theinformation.com/briefings/caroline-ellison-former-alameda-ceo-released-jail
Farcaster’s parent to return $180 million to VC backers
Merkle Manufactory, the company behind Farcaster social platform, plans to repay roughly $180M to its venture investors, signaling a strategic reset in capital structure. The move follows Farcaster acquisition by Neynar as it took control of the protocol.
👉 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-23/crypto-social-platform-to-repay-180-million-to-venture-backers
Merkle Manufactory, the company behind Farcaster social platform, plans to repay roughly $180M to its venture investors, signaling a strategic reset in capital structure. The move follows Farcaster acquisition by Neynar as it took control of the protocol.
👉 bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-23/crypto-social-platform-to-repay-180-million-to-venture-backers
Most Active Investors by Funding Rounds in 2025
2025 revealed two dominant VC strategies: high-volume participation across stages and selective, high-capital lead investments. Corporate VCs led by deal count, while firms like a16z, Pantera, and Paradigm dominated by capital deployed.
2025 revealed two dominant VC strategies: high-volume participation across stages and selective, high-capital lead investments. Corporate VCs led by deal count, while firms like a16z, Pantera, and Paradigm dominated by capital deployed.
Circle released new cross-chain forwarding service
The service automates destination-chain execution and improves developer experience by reducing risk, cost, and operational burden when moving USDC across chains. It is now integrated into the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) and is available on testnet.
👉 circle.com/blog/introducing-our-new-crosschain-forwarding-service-now-integrated-into-cctp
The service automates destination-chain execution and improves developer experience by reducing risk, cost, and operational burden when moving USDC across chains. It is now integrated into the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) and is available on testnet.
👉 circle.com/blog/introducing-our-new-crosschain-forwarding-service-now-integrated-into-cctp
Tria has announced the integration with Agora
The integration of Agora’s earnAUSD Vault into Tria Earn enables users to access institutional-grade stablecoin yield with one-click deposits from any chain, abstracting cross-chain complexity.
👉 x.com/useTria/status/2014200614583181361?s=20
The integration of Agora’s earnAUSD Vault into Tria Earn enables users to access institutional-grade stablecoin yield with one-click deposits from any chain, abstracting cross-chain complexity.
👉 x.com/useTria/status/2014200614583181361?s=20
Capital One to acquire Brex in a $5.15B stock-and-cash deal
The deal brings Brex under one of the largest U.S. financial institutions, underscoring pressure on traditional banks to match the speed of fintech platforms, as Brex continues to expand its crypto ambitions with USDC-based stablecoin payments launch.
👉 coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/22/capital-one-acquires-fintech-firm-brex
The deal brings Brex under one of the largest U.S. financial institutions, underscoring pressure on traditional banks to match the speed of fintech platforms, as Brex continues to expand its crypto ambitions with USDC-based stablecoin payments launch.
👉 coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/22/capital-one-acquires-fintech-firm-brex
Chainlink (LINK) acquires Atlas, a transaction-ordering solution
The move aims to accelerate the rollout of its “non-toxic MEV” tool aimed at helping dApps capture value more fairly. The integration of Atlas will support fair liquidation auctions and enhance Chainlink’s ability to recapture MEV across multiple chains.
👉 x.com/chainlink/status/2014337730683998529?s=20
The move aims to accelerate the rollout of its “non-toxic MEV” tool aimed at helping dApps capture value more fairly. The integration of Atlas will support fair liquidation auctions and enhance Chainlink’s ability to recapture MEV across multiple chains.
👉 x.com/chainlink/status/2014337730683998529?s=20
Spacecoin partners with WLFI on DeFi–Satellite integration
The collab brings satellite internet and onchain finance together by enabling payments and settlements for Spacecoin users via USD1 stablecoin. The partnership includes a strategic token swap, aligning both ecosystems as Spacecoin expands connectivity to new users.
👉 x.com/spacecoin/status/2014318869293531171
The collab brings satellite internet and onchain finance together by enabling payments and settlements for Spacecoin users via USD1 stablecoin. The partnership includes a strategic token swap, aligning both ecosystems as Spacecoin expands connectivity to new users.
👉 x.com/spacecoin/status/2014318869293531171
Cryptomarket Check-In. Major Events & Headlines
This snapshot provides a brief overview of recent developments across the crypto ecosystem. The updates include institutional activity, expansion of tokenized markets, and new infrastructure launches across on-chain finance.
This snapshot provides a brief overview of recent developments across the crypto ecosystem. The updates include institutional activity, expansion of tokenized markets, and new infrastructure launches across on-chain finance.
Grayscale Files S-1 With U.S. SEC to Launch BNB ETF
Grayscale has submitted a Form S-1 registration statement to the U.S. SEC on Jan. 23, 2026, seeking approval to launch the Grayscale BNB ETF. The proposed fund would offer public market exposure to BNB, pending regulatory clearance.
The ETF is sponsored by Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC and incorporated in Delaware. Trading is expected to commence following SEC effectiveness.
👉 sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data
Grayscale has submitted a Form S-1 registration statement to the U.S. SEC on Jan. 23, 2026, seeking approval to launch the Grayscale BNB ETF. The proposed fund would offer public market exposure to BNB, pending regulatory clearance.
The ETF is sponsored by Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC and incorporated in Delaware. Trading is expected to commence following SEC effectiveness.
👉 sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data
Binance Applies for EU-Wide MiCA License, Establishes Greek Entity
Binance has applied for an EU-wide MiCA license via Greece, setting up a local holding company instead of filing in Malta or Latvia. The application is reportedly on a fast-track review by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), with support from major audit firms including EY and KPMG.
MiCA, effective since 2023, gives crypto firms operating in the EU until the end of June to secure authorization. Companies that fail to obtain approval risk being forced to shut down operations in parts of the EU.
👉 x.com/FortuneMagazine/status/2014439535132750236?s=20
Binance has applied for an EU-wide MiCA license via Greece, setting up a local holding company instead of filing in Malta or Latvia. The application is reportedly on a fast-track review by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), with support from major audit firms including EY and KPMG.
MiCA, effective since 2023, gives crypto firms operating in the EU until the end of June to secure authorization. Companies that fail to obtain approval risk being forced to shut down operations in parts of the EU.
👉 x.com/FortuneMagazine/status/2014439535132750236?s=20
Oplyscan Launches Real-Time Prediction Market Arbitrage Scanner
Oplyscan has gone live with real-time arbitrage monitoring across prediction markets, starting with Polymarket and Opinion.
ℹ️ Why It Matters
Arbitrage opportunities often disappear within seconds due to price updates and liquidity constraints. Most tools rely on delayed APIs or send late alerts — making execution nearly impossible.
🔤 How Oplyscan Works
- Tracks the same events across multiple prediction markets
- Identifies price discrepancies (e.g., YES on Polymarket vs NO on Opinion)
- Enables risk-free arbitrage with typical returns of 1–5% per trade
- Focuses only on live opportunities with real liquidity
ℹ️ Key Features (Live)
- Real-time arbitrage dashboard (Polymarket ↔️ Opinion)
- Filters by profit %, liquidity, and expiry
- Instant Telegram alerts with custom profit thresholds
- 100% free — no subscriptions or hidden fees
⏩ What’s Next
- Expansion to additional prediction markets
- Enhanced feeds and priority alerts for early users
👉 x.com/oplyscan/status/2014377218529436025?s=20
Oplyscan has gone live with real-time arbitrage monitoring across prediction markets, starting with Polymarket and Opinion.
ℹ️ Why It Matters
Arbitrage opportunities often disappear within seconds due to price updates and liquidity constraints. Most tools rely on delayed APIs or send late alerts — making execution nearly impossible.
🔤 How Oplyscan Works
- Tracks the same events across multiple prediction markets
- Identifies price discrepancies (e.g., YES on Polymarket vs NO on Opinion)
- Enables risk-free arbitrage with typical returns of 1–5% per trade
- Focuses only on live opportunities with real liquidity
ℹ️ Key Features (Live)
- Real-time arbitrage dashboard (Polymarket ↔️ Opinion)
- Filters by profit %, liquidity, and expiry
- Instant Telegram alerts with custom profit thresholds
- 100% free — no subscriptions or hidden fees
⏩ What’s Next
- Expansion to additional prediction markets
- Enhanced feeds and priority alerts for early users
Oplyscan is currently in closed beta. Early users get priority access. Join Whitelist Now
👉 x.com/oplyscan/status/2014377218529436025?s=20
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS THIS WINTER!
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