As part of its collaboration with Chainlink and UBS Asset Management, Swift has achieved milestone interoperability goals with BNP Paribas, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Société Générale, demonstrating how Swift can coordinate tokenized asset transactions across multiple platforms. Furthermore, Swift has recently conducted a series of trials, including: achieving ISO 20022 interoperability between blockchains with HSBC and Ant International; conducting fiat and digital currency settlements with Citi; facilitating digital asset trading exchanges with Northern Trust and the Reserve Bank of Australia; and connecting tokenized assets with UBS Asset Management and Chainlink. Currently, Swift is focusing on collaborating with over 30 global banks to add blockchain-based ledgers to its infrastructure stack to enable 24/7 real-time cross-border payments.

According to the announcement from Binance, the LITUSDT perpetual contract on Binance Futures is set to transition from pre-market trading to a standard USDⓈ-M LITUSDT Perpetual Contract on 2026-01-15 at 15:30 (UTC). This transition is expected to take up to three hours, depending on price volatility and the availability of a stable index price. During this period, trading functions will remain operational, and open orders and positions will not be canceled. **Mark Price Transition** The transition involves a gradual conversion of the mark price from the pre-market trading mark price to the standard mark price calculation. The mark price will be determined using the formula: Mark Price = Median (Price 1, Price 2, Contract Price). A price cap of ±1% will be applied to the mark price, limiting price changes within a ±1% range every second during both the pre-market trading and the transition period. **Funding Rates** Once the pre-market trading concludes, the premium index will be introduced, and the funding rate will adhere to the standard perpetual futures contract's rules. The funding rates can fluctuate between a maximum of +2.00% and a minimum of -2.00%. This transition marks a significant update in the trading of LITUSDT perpetual contracts on Binance Futures, aiming to enhance the trading experience by aligning with standard perpetual futures contract practices. Users are encouraged to stay informed about the trading rules, leverage, margin, and fee structures associated with USDⓈ-M Futures Contracts to optimize their trading strategies.

According to BlockBeats, on January 15, BitMine Chairman Tom Lee announced in an interview with 3PROTV that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to attend the annual shareholder meeting scheduled for today, January 15. The meeting will include a vote on a proposal to increase the company's authorized shares from 500 million to 50 billion. Tom Lee emphasized that if the proposal is not approved, the company will be unable to issue new shares to purchase more Ethereum or make acquisitions. Addressing concerns about dilution, he stated that the company has never issued shares below net asset value. Additionally, BitMine plans to present its 2026 development roadmap at the meeting, highlighting growth sources beyond staking yields and revealing potential acquisitions of other crypto treasury companies.

CME Group to launch futures for Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar on Feb 9, offering micro and standard contracts amid rising demand for regulated crypto products. source: https://coincu.com/news/cme-group-to-launch-cardano-chainlink/

MetaMask continues adding chains as it expands beyond Ethereum, adding Tron support Thursday following last month’s Bitcoin move. source: https://decrypt.co/354727/crypto-wallet-metamask-adds-tron-following-bitcoin-solana

트위터에 새롭게 추가된 기능을 통해 가장 인기 있는 암호화폐가 공개되었습니다. 계속 읽어보세요: X 플랫폼에서 가장 많이 언급된 암호화폐가 최초로 공개되었습니다! 비트코인과 두 개의 알트코인이 상위권을 차지했습니다 source: https://kr.bitcoinsistemi.com/the-most-mentioned-cryptocurrencies-on-x-revealed-for-the-first-time-bitcoin-and-two-altcoins-top-the-list/

A newly implemented feature on Twitter has revealed which cryptocurrencies are the most popular. Continue Reading: Cryptocurrencies Most Frequently Mentioned on X Revealed for the First Time – Bitcoin and Two Altcoins at the Top source: https://en.bitcoinsistemi.com/cryptocurrencies-most-frequently-mentioned-on-x-revealed-for-the-first-time-bitcoin-and-two-altcoins/

According to Odaily, data from the 8marketcap website indicates that the market capitalization of silver has exceeded $5 trillion, currently reported at $5.037 trillion. This positions silver once again as the second-largest asset globally, surpassing Nvidia, and trailing only behind gold, which has a market cap of $32.071 trillion. Previously, on January 7, silver had surpassed Nvidia with a market cap of $4.63 trillion to become the world's second-largest asset.

Power Spark is about to launch an AI-powered trading model, aiming to build intelligent trading infrastructure. This model is not a traditional quantitative tool, but rather a foundational model system built for real-world assets and on-chain trading scenarios, focusing on key aspects such as market trend analysis, trading decision support, and risk control. This model will serve the long-term stable operation of the trading and liquidity system as an ecosystem-level capability. The Power Spark team stated that the upcoming AI is a crucial foundational capability for the next generation of trading systems.

Ripple to invest $150M in LMAX Group to enhance RLUSD adoption in trading systems, aiming for broader institutional appeal and market efficiency. source: https://coincu.com/news/ripple-lmax-150m-stablecoin-partnership/

Crypto Twitter didn't die from its algorithm; it died from the most fundamental characteristic of this bull market: it's a game for Wall Street and professional institutions, while retail investors have been left behind in the previous cycle.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

The crypto market in early 2026 is experiencing an unprecedented cultural upheaval.

On January 13-14, former New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced significant criticism due to the sharp price drop of his token NYC after its launch. This article provides a detailed on-chain analysis of this event.

Amidst increasingly fierce competition for traffic entry points, BNB Chain has quietly forged a different path and will continue to exert its strength in 2026.

Venture Capital, Cryptocurrency, Personal Account: Three Years as a Crypto VC: The Blood and Tears Lessons of Losing Tens of Millions - Golden Finance, The Humility and Survival Truth of VCs.

Binance, Crypto Markets, 2025 Year-End Summary and 2026 Industry Outlook (Jinse Finance): The keywords for 2025 are "data fog" and volatility.

As Wall Street's sophisticated machinery begins to operate at full speed, the era of easy profits through information asymmetry may be over.

DZ Bank has received MiCA approval from BaFin to launch meinKrypto, a crypto trading platform for retail customers of cooperative banks in Germany. The platform will let users buy, sell, and hold bitcoin, ether, litecoin, and cardano directly within the VR Banking App once each bank completes its MiCAR notification.

China’s former digital yuan architect, Yao Qian, is facing serious corruption charges after Chinese state media revealed that he allegedly accepted more than $8 million in crypto bribes while holding senior regulatory positions.