Binance recently launched an ESPORTS trading competition with a total prize pool of $200,000. The leaderboard only tracks users' cumulative buy volume; sell transactions are not counted, thus encouraging participants to hold ESPORTS during the event period. While the trading competition is underway, Yooldo is accelerating the official launch of its first game, "Dungeon Log: Dagger Hit." This game is the first real-world application of the ESPORTS token after its issuance and recently completed its closed beta test, with 500 users participating and an average rating of 4.7 out of 5. According to the official plan, the game will be officially released in March. Compared to the test version, the official version will introduce a more complete growth system and richer gameplay mechanics, with ESPORTS and X402 being incorporated into the core design.

According to GMGN data, Solana Chain's Meme coin, Copperinus, surged over 160 times within a day, briefly pushing its market capitalization above $8 million. It is currently trading at approximately $7.97 million. Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

A recent response on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force page has highlighted ongoing debates regarding the regulation of cryptocurrencies under federal securities laws. According to Cointelegraph, the response, authored by digital asset regulation attorney Teresa Goody Guillen, was published as public input on the SEC’s website. Guillen argued that merely holding a 'passive economic interest,' such as purchasing a token with the hope of price appreciation, should not automatically subject digital assets to securities regulation. Instead, she suggested that a broader set of factors should be considered on a sliding scale to assess digital assets. Guillen expressed agreement with Ripple's stance that frameworks equating passive economic interest with securities laws mistakenly confuse speculation with investment rights. Her comments, however, were not intended to establish a binding regulatory framework and do not reflect official SEC policy. This letter was a response to Ripple’s January 9 submission, which raised concerns about the current market structure draft bill. Ripple proposed that the term 'decentralization' should not be a legal metric and that passive economic interests should not trigger securities laws, as they conflate speculation with investor rights. In a separate development, Guillen released a discussion draft for the 'Digital Markets Restructure Act of 2026,' which has not yet received approval from SEC or Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) leadership. The draft suggests classifying certain cryptocurrencies as 'Digital Value Instruments' if they do not fit existing categories like securities or commodities. These would be classified as such if they exhibit at least three of five characteristics: free transferability, passive economic interest, limited individual contractual rights, systemic dependency on the enterprise or protocol sponsor, or lack of ability to discipline or replace systems affecting the instrument’s value or operations. The draft also proposes risk-based jurisdictions for the SEC and CFTC, federal preemptions for inconsistent state law applications, and safe harbor provisions to foster innovation. The publication of these submissions precedes a joint SEC-CFTC meeting scheduled for Thursday to discuss regulatory coordination on digital assets. Initially planned for Tuesday, the 'harmonization' event was postponed by two days and will include a fireside chat with SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig. Additionally, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee delayed its markup for the crypto market structure bill due to a severe winter storm affecting the U.S.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created address (0xd28...6726) withdrew 1.5 million PENDLE tokens, worth $2.82 million, from Binance and subsequently locked the tokens for a period of time until January 20, 2028.

1. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the UAE Capital Markets Authority (EMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cross-border digital asset cooperation and create a new milestone; 2. Fed mouthpiece: The Fed is expected to pause rate cuts, and the path to resuming rate cuts is still unclear; 3. A whale withdrew 15,109 ETH from OKX, worth $43.96 million; 4. The US dollar index rebounded after a decline, and some non-US currencies gave back their gains; 5. Institutions: The Fed's current interest rate is close to neutral, but the AI ​​boom and rising metal prices may increase inflation stickiness; 6. A whale sold 295,000 HYPE tokens, making a profit of $4.92 million; 7. Gold prices held steady above $5,000, and the market awaited Powell's speech and data guidance; 8. ClawdBot founder: We will not issue a token, don't get involved; 9. An address spent $23,000 betting on extreme volatility in the Fed's interest rate decision, with a potential profit of up to $5.64 million.

According to Token Terminal data, USD1, launched by World Liberty Financial, has become the fastest-growing tokenized asset on Solana, with a month-on-month growth of 191.8%.

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According to data from validatorqueue, a validator queue tracking website, the amount of ETH waiting to join the Ethereum PoS network has been steadily increasing since December 26, 2025, currently standing at 3,330,385, a new all-time high, worth approximately $9.67 billion. The estimated activation delay is approximately 57 days and 20 hours. This reflects consistently strong staking demand, primarily due to Ethereum treasury companies and institutions such as BitMine staking large amounts of their ETH holdings recently. Meanwhile, only 832 ETH, worth approximately $2.417 million, have exited the Ethereum PoS network queue, with an exit waiting time of approximately 21 minutes.

A substantial transfer of PENDLE tokens has been reported. According to ChainCatcher, at 19:01, 1.5 million PENDLE tokens were moved from an anonymous address, beginning with 0xC728, to Pendle Finance. The transaction highlights ongoing activity within the cryptocurrency market.

Whether it's spot trading, futures trading, or on-chain data, the market is shifting to a defensive mode.

A recent decline in Bitcoin's hashrate due to severe weather conditions in the United States has brought attention to the Bitcoin Hash Ribbon metric. According to NS3.AI, this historically bullish onchain signal suggests that miners are reducing unprofitable production. This reduction often precedes a rebound in Bitcoin's price. Investors might view this as an indication of potential positive momentum for Bitcoin in the near future.

The number of ETH queued to join the Ethereum Proof of Stake (PoS) network has reached a new high, according to validatorqueue data. Since December 26, 2025, the amount has grown to 3,330,385 ETH, reflecting strong staking demand. According to BlockBeats, this surge is primarily driven by Ethereum treasury companies and institutions like BitMine staking large amounts of ETH. The activation delay is estimated to be around 57 days and 20 hours. In contrast, the amount of ETH in the exit queue is significantly lower, with only 832 ETH waiting to leave the network. The exit wait time is approximately 21 minutes.

Bitcoin remained stuck below the $88,500 mark on Tuesday, extending its recent slump as investors piled into traditional safe havens, pushing gold briefly past a historic $5,000 an ounce and triggering wild swings in silver ahead of a pivotal Federal Reserve decision.

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Hang Seng is launching a new gold ETF on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with both regular shares and tokenized units on blockchain. The fund holds physical gold in Hong Kong and aims to attract both traditional and crypto investors.

Meta has been placed under the limelight again after a new privacy lawsuit accuses the tech giant of secretly retaining access to WhatsApp users’ private messages, igniting fresh debate over whether the world’s most popular messaging app is safe for users at all.

Tether increased its gold exposure by about 27 tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2025, bringing its buying pace closer to that of major central banks as it expanded reserves backing its stablecoins. The move came as gold prices hit record highs above US$5,000 per ounce, driven by strong demand from investors, central banks and retail buyers.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei issued a bombshell warning: In 2027, humanity will experience a "technological coming-of-age ceremony."

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Letting ClawdBot trade on Polymarket on its own yielded astonishing results: the initial $100 investment yielded a 2.5-fold return overnight.