Binance Alpha will be listing the following projects on its platform: Empire of Sight (Sight) airdrop on January 14th; Owlto Finance (OWL) airdrop on January 15th. Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha event page after trading on Alpha opens. Further details will be announced separately.

According to BlockBeats, on January 13, analysts from research and brokerage firm Bernstein increased the target stock price for Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) from $54 to $72, designating it as a 'top recommended stock' for 2026. The analysts highlighted the company's tokenized credit market growth exceeding expectations and ongoing improvements in operational leverage. The new target price suggests a potential 38% increase from the stock's closing price of $52.23 on Monday. Bernstein has consistently rated the stock as 'outperform' since initiating coverage last October. In a client report released on Tuesday, January 14, led by analyst Gautam Chhugani, the team noted that blockchain-based lending institution Figure stands out amid banking industry transformations and the clearer regulatory framework proposed by the U.S. 'Clear Act,' a draft bill for crypto market structure. The report states that Figure replaces traditional banking ledger systems with blockchain infrastructure, offering long-term growth potential in its tokenized equity business. Bernstein indicated that Figure's performance has surpassed its originally 'quite optimistic' expectations, driven by a partner-led market model and expansion into new loan categories. The total consumer loan market reached approximately $2.7 billion in the fourth quarter, with the tokenized credit platform Figure Connect processing about 46% of the credit volume from the previous quarter. The report emphasized that Figure is actively expanding its core HELOC business by introducing new products such as debt coverage loans, small business loans, and crypto asset-backed loans. The company also plans to tokenize its equity to launch a tokenized equity platform for secondary market development. Analysts view the equity business as a long-term 'strategic option' rather than a short-term revenue driver.

Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called a full-scale meeting with his global peers on Monday to get ahead of the worsening mineral supply crunch. With China refining up to 87% of the world’s rare earths and silver prices breaking records, Scott gathered the finance ministers of 11 countries, the EU commissioner, and U. S. trade officials […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/scott-bessent-hosts-global-finance-ministers/

According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, a whale address withdrew 5,894 ETH from a centralized exchange (CEX) 10 minutes ago. Last week, this address also withdrew 37.09 million SKY tokens and transferred them for staking.

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Bitcoin and gold are back, well, not yet, only gold for now. But Iran’s rial sinks to fresh record lows, and confidence in fiat currencies continues to fray, and we are again asking questions. In the middle of those sits a developing US crypto bill, built around the proposed Clarity. . . source: https://99bitcoins.com/news/altcoins/south-korea-greenlights-spot-bitcoin-etf-for-2026-kinchi-premium-2-0-incoming/

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The firm said accelerating tokenized credit volumes, rapid adoption of Figure Connect, and margin expansion underpin its bullish outlook. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/385330/bernstein-raises-figure-price-target?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale (0xCd9...5507) withdrew 5,894 ETH from Kraken, worth $18.33 million. Last week, the same whale withdrew 37.09 million SKY, worth $2.33 million, and staked them.

A trader turned $370 into a whopping $1. 2 million profit after betting on the $WHITEWHALE token. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/trader-whitewhale-1-2m-profit/

Early morning on January 13th, Beijing time, Apple and Google jointly issued a statement announcing a multi-year, in-depth cooperation agreement.

After burning $70 billion on virtual worlds, Meta signals a dramatic retreat from the metaverse as artificial intelligence takes over the company’s future.

PayPal will soon be a payment option in Google’s new AI-powered checkout through the Universal Commerce Protocol, which connects AI agents, retailers, and payment providers. The protocol was developed with major retailers and aims to make online shopping easier, more secure, and interoperable across different platforms.

The fifth episode of the third season of "Blockchain Masters," a light-hearted variety show about the Web3 industry, jointly launched by Jinse Finance, Twinkle, and Dashu Finance, and produced by HTX DAO and OracleX, was officially launched on January 8, 2026.

Ethereum's goal is to become the home of trustless and trust-minimized applications, whether in finance, governance, or other fields.

Chinese AI company DeepSeek is rapidly expanding in Africa, Russia, Belarus, and other markets using low-cost, open-source models backed by government subsidies. Microsoft warns that U.S. tech firms risk falling behind as their paid, controlled AI systems struggle to compete on price and accessibility.

Just weeks after leaving office, Eric Adams unveiled a New York–themed memecoin pitched as a social good. On-chain data now suggests a chaotic — and controversial — debut.

a16z is transforming into a more ambitious organization—a full-stack coordination engine that encompasses both technological and political realities.

The official acceptance of digital currency payments by the Iranian Ministry of Defense's export center (Mindex) marks a strategic shift for Iran, transforming it from a "small-scale tax haven" to a national-level "military payment layer."

Since the beginning of 2026, the commodity bull market led by gold and silver has intensified, sweeping the market with an even more surging upward trend.