According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Bitmine has further staked 92,160 ETH, worth approximately $293 million at current prices. Following this operation, Bitmine's total staked ETH has increased to 1,436,384, with a total value of approximately $4.77 billion.

Pakistan has just signed an agreement to explore the use of a dollar-pegged stablecoin, marking the country's growing interest in blockchain-based settlement systems.

Stablecoin payments on Revolut jumped 156% in 2025 to about $10.5 billion, with most transfers between $100 and $500 showing everyday use. Ethereum leads the volume, and Revolut’s easy exchange feature and growing user adoption are driving the surge.

The global cryptocurrency market cap now stands at $3.14T, up by 1.52% over the last day, according to CoinMarketCap data. Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading between $91,788 and $96,495 over the past 24 hours. As of 09:30 AM (UTC) today, BTC is trading at $95,066, up by 2.72%. Most major cryptocurrencies by market cap are trading mixed. Market outperformers include 币安人生, BERA, and AXS, up by 52%, 38%, and 34%, respectively. Top stories of the day: Binance Square Live Trading Display Reveals Yi He's BNB-Heavy Portfolio With 30% Annual Return Crypto News: Crypto’s 2026 Comeback Hinges on Institutions, Rates, and Retail Return, Says Wintermute Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Options Overtake Futures as Institutional Hedging Dampens BTC Volatility Market News: Prediction Market Trading Volume Hits Record $702M Despite Rising Regulatory Scrutiny Bitcoin News Today: Corporate Bitcoin Treasuries Buy BTC at 3× the Mining Supply as Demand Accelerates Spot Silver Market Cap Surpasses $5 Trillion, Becomes Second Largest Asset After Gold Monero Reaches New All-Time High, Briefly Surpasses $700 Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Eyes $100,000 as Spot Buying Accelerates and Shorts Get Liquidated Retail Traders Rotated Back to Bitcoin and Ether After October Crash, Wintermute Says US Stocks Open Flat as Crypto-Linked Shares Trade Mixed; Tron Gains Nearly 5% Crypto News: Bitcoin Hits Two-Month High Rose Briefly Above $96,000 as Altcoins Surge and Short Squeeze Unfolds Crypto News: Crypto Market Rallies Broadly as NFTs Lead Gains, Bitcoin Breaks Above $95,000 Russia Prepares Legislation to Normalize Cryptocurrency Use U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Reschedules Crypto Market Structure Bill Hearing Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Rallies Above $95,000 After Inflation Data Boosts Rate-cut Expectations YZi Labs Invests in Genius Market movers: ETH: $3331.82 (+6.00%) BNB: $937.41 (+3.00%) XRP: $2.1488 (+3.70%) SOL: $145.41 (+2.14%) TRX: $0.3025 (+1.07%) DOGE: $0.14834 (+5.99%) WLFI: $0.1842 (+8.67%) ADA: $0.4208 (+6.64%) WBTC: $94845.04 (+2.72%) BCH: $604.1 (-1.56%) Top gainers on Binance: 币安人生/USDT (+52%) BERA/USDT (+38%) AXS/USDT (+34%)

Binance Wallet has integrated on-chain perpetual futures trading through Aster, enabling users to trade derivatives directly from Binance Wallet (Web) while maintaining full self-custody of their assets, according to an announcement shared with Finbold on January 14. The new feature allows users to access perpetual futures trading within the Binance Wallet (Web) interface, removing the need to manually connect to external decentralized applications. Trades are executed on Aster’s decentralized perpetuals platform, with Binance Wallet serving as the access interface. At launch, the service is available exclusively to Binance Wallet (Web) users on the BNB Smart Chain, with support for additional networks and mobile functionality expected to follow source: https://finbold.com/binance-wallet-integrates-aster-for-on-chain-perpetuals-trading/

Ripple has scored its second major regulatory win in just weeks, securing preliminary approval for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg’s financial watchdog, the CSSF. source: https://u.today/breaking-ripple-secures-massive-eu-license-win

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, pension-usdt.eth (0x0dd...a902) has completely closed out its 3x long position in ETH, realizing a profit of $4.72 million. This address has accumulated profits of approximately $27 million.

The value of RWA on blockchains jumped 232% in 2025, reaching $18. 6 billion. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/on-chain-rwa-surge-232-in-2025/

U. S. senators filed more than 75 amendments to the crypto market structure bill, setting up a major clash over stablecoin rules and ethics provisions. <p>The post Stablecoin Yields, Ethics Fights Dominate 75+ Senate Amendments to Crypto Bill first appeared on Ecoinimist. </p> source: https://ecoinimist.com/2026/01/14/75-amendments-to-crypto-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=75-amendments-to-crypto-bill

Italy's financial regulator CONSOB disseminated a European Securities and Markets Authority factsheet on January 12, 2026, reminding crypto influencers that EU investment regulations apply to their promotional content. Violations can result in fines up to five million euros for individuals. source: https://coinpaprika.com/news/italy-warns-crypto-influencers-eu-rules-fines-5m

On-chain trading platform Aster announced today that it has officially provided underlying technical support for perpetual contract trading on Binance Wallet (web version). As a professional trading capability provider, Aster provides Binance Wallet with high-performance trade matching, deep liquidity, and accurate pricing capabilities. This marks Aster's leap from the protocol side to a comprehensive on-chain trading portal, assisting CEXs in guiding users to migrate derivatives trading on-chain. From now until 17:00 (UTC+8) on January 28, the two companies are jointly launching a two-week "On-Chain Contract Milestone Challenge." Users can enjoy the smooth trading experience of Aster through the Binance Wallet interface, and those whose personal contract trading volume reaches 5,000 USDT can share a prize pool of up to 200,000 USDT. In addition, every trade during the event will simultaneously accumulate Aster airdrop points, allowing users to enjoy a double incentive.

OKX market data shows that ASTER briefly surged over 5%, currently trading at 0.778 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 10.9%. This follows news that Binance Wallet's web version officially launched perpetual contract trading functionality powered by Aster.

They tricked frontline builders into revealing their true thoughts (positions), broke them down into word clouds, and fed them to ChatGPT, Gemini, and DeepSeek.

Polygon Labs has bought US crypto payments company Coinme and Canadian crypto infrastructure firm Sequence to become a regulated payments platform in 48 U.S. states. The acquisitions give Polygon fiat on- and off-ramps, wallet infrastructure, and cross-chain tools to simplify crypto and stablecoin payments for businesses and consumers.

Polymarket users believe there is an 80% chance the bill will be signed into law this year, but senators only have a 48-hour window to propose amendments, making time tight.

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After a major reset at the end of the year, Bitcoin enters 2026 with a clearer market structure.

Reports of a potential large-scale Instagram data leak triggered concern this week after cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes claimed that millions of user records were discovered for sale on underground forums

Overnight, the cryptocurrency market seems to have returned to a bull market. Furthermore, precious metals, US stocks, and A-shares are continuing their previous bull run. What is driving this sustained upward trend in the investment market? How will the cryptocurrency market develop in the future?

Cryptocurrencies are entering the next phase, and the era of institutionalization has arrived. Prediction markets, on-chain lending, agent economies, and stablecoins as infrastructure all represent a true paradigm shift.