BitGo launched its initial public offering on 12 January 2026, aiming to raise up to $201 million and list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BTGO. The IPO includes 11.8 million shares priced between $15 and $17, with the company targeting a valuation of up to $1.96 billion.

In an interview with Forbes, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that amid heightened global monetary policy uncertainty and pressure from a weakening dollar, investors are accelerating asset reallocation. She emphasized that capital is flowing into safe-haven assets, and this trend is no longer limited to traditional instruments like physical gold or gold ETFs. Bitcoin is increasingly being seen as a modern hedging tool commensurate with its status, becoming an option for investors to combat fiat currency devaluation and seek safe haven assets.

According to BlockBeats, as of January 13, data from validatorqueue indicates a significant increase in the number of ETH waiting to join the Ethereum PoS network, reaching 2,170,452 ETH. This surge is primarily attributed to BitMine's recent decision to stake a large amount of ETH. The estimated activation delay for these transactions is approximately 37 days and 16 hours. In contrast, the number of ETH in the exit queue from the Ethereum PoS network is considerably lower, totaling 11,063 ETH. The estimated waiting time for these exits is around 4 hours and 37 minutes.

According to validatorqueue data, the number of ETH currently queuing to join the Ethereum PoS network has continued to rise to 2,170,452, worth approximately $6.74 billion, with an estimated activation delay of about 37 days and 16 hours. BitMine recently staked a large amount of its ETH holdings. The number of ETH exiting the Ethereum PoS network's queue is 11,063, worth approximately $34.35 million, with an exit waiting time of approximately 4 hours and 37 minutes.

According to Cointelegraph, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ron Wyden have introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) to exempt blockchain developers and service providers who do not directly handle user funds from money transmitter regulations. The legislation, introduced on Monday, seeks to clarify that activities such as writing software or maintaining networks should not trigger federal or state money-transfer requirements. This move addresses growing concerns among crypto developers about potential criminal liability for how their software is used. Last year, Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev were found guilty of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business related to a mixing protocol. Senator Lummis emphasized that the bill aims to provide developers with the necessary clarity to innovate in digital finance without fear of prosecution for activities that do not pose money laundering risks. She noted that the current regulatory uncertainty has driven innovation offshore and subjected developers to conflicting state regulations. Lummis stated that blockchain developers who write code and maintain open-source infrastructure have been unfairly classified as money transmitters, which limits innovation. She argued that this designation is inappropriate as these developers do not touch, control, or access user funds, and it is time to stop treating them as banks merely for writing code. The crypto market structure bill, which includes similar protections, is set for a markup with the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. However, provisions in a draft bill are not guaranteed and may be amended, diluted, or removed during the markup process before it is voted into law. The Senate Agriculture Committee, another panel that needs to approve the market structure effort, has postponed its hearing until the last week of January, as stated by Chairman John Boozman. The BRCA has received approval from several groups within the crypto industry. The DeFi Education Fund, a crypto lobby group, expressed support in a social media post, stating that the bill provides essential protections for developers of non-custodial, decentralized technologies. They urged Congressional leaders to prioritize clarity and protections for software developers. The Blockchain Association, a non-profit crypto advocacy organization, highlighted the importance of clear rules for innovation in the U.S. and stressed that the BRCA should remain part of market structure legislation. Alexander Grieve, vice president of government affairs for investment firm Paradigm, described the BRCA as crucial legislation to support U.S. blockchain development.

For the first time, the market has listed "Federal Reserve independence" as a core risk factor. The conflict between Trump and Powell will affect Bitcoin through two opposing channels: liquidity and credibility.

Bitcoin held near $91,000 as Japan’s Nikkei and Topix hit record highs, with Tokyo stocks buoyed by Wall Street momentum and stimulus bets. source: https://cryptonews.com/news/bitcoin-price-nikkei-prints-record-wall-street-rally-asia-market-open/

The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act aims to clarify that writing software and maintaining networks don’t trigger federal or state money-transfer requirements. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-developer-protections-brca-senate-bill?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

According to Foresight News, Flow announced that its community governance committee has successfully recovered counterfeit FLOW tokens from centralized exchanges. These tokens are now isolated on the blockchain with restricted storage, awaiting destruction. The permanent destruction of the counterfeit tokens is scheduled for January 30, 2026. Additionally, the foundation has arranged to revoke the extra access permissions granted to the community governance committee for recovery operations today. Previously, Foresight News reported that Flow released a review of the attack incident, revealing that attackers exploited a vulnerability in the Flow network to forge tokens, resulting in the theft of approximately $3.9 million through cross-chain transactions. The attack did not access or compromise any existing user balances. While the attack replicated assets, it did not affect legitimately held assets, and the majority of counterfeit assets were stored on-chain or frozen by exchange partners before liquidation.

According to PANews, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reports that the U.S. Senate Banking Committee is set to submit its latest bipartisan market structure bill by midnight local time. The committee has been engaged in intense debates over stablecoin yields, which have emerged as a particularly challenging issue as Thursday approaches.

According to SoSoValue data, XRP spot ETFs saw a total net inflow of $15.04 million yesterday (January 12th, Eastern Time). The XRP spot ETF with the largest net inflow yesterday (January 12th, Eastern Time) was the Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP), with a single-day net inflow of $7.63 million and a historical total net inflow of $300 million. This was followed by the Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ), with a single-day net inflow of $4.49 million and a historical total net inflow of $281 million. As of press time, the total net asset value of XRP spot ETFs was $1.48 billion, with an XRP net asset ratio of 1.18%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $1.23 billion.

According to The Data Nerd, a few hours ago, a whale (0x94d3...3814) established three large short positions, totaling approximately $140 million. Specifically, this included: a $69.93 million short position in BTC with 20x leverage, a $50.3 million short position in SOL with 20x leverage, and a $20 million short position in ETH with 20x leverage.

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