WhatsApp will allow AI chatbots to keep working for users with Brazilian phone numbers after the country’s regulator blocked its new restrictions. Brazil’s competition authority is investigating whether the policy unfairly favours Meta’s own AI over other providers.

The recent price pullback is part of a healthy market rebalancing process, and the medium- to long-term bullish trend for Bitcoin remains unchanged.

Kaito founder Yu Hu provided a more complete timeline of the recent controversy on the X platform. He stated that on January 13th, he first received an email from his account manager regarding a possible reassessment of the matter, followed by a formal legal notice from X on January 14th, which he responded to that same day. On January 15th, he learned of Nikita's related content simultaneously with the public. Yu Hu stated that Kaito had previously received legal notices from X and had resolved them amicably. Therefore, given the short timeframe in this incident, choosing to wait for further clarification and communication before making any unilateral public statement was a reasonable decision. He also confirmed that Yaps has now been shut down, but this adjustment will not affect Kaito Launchpad, Kaito Pro, Kaito API, or the upcoming Kaito Markets. Furthermore, Yu Hu stated that Kaito plans to drive cross-platform expansion through Kaito Studio in 2026, covering channels such as TikTok and YouTube, and exploring business directions beyond the cryptocurrency field. They revealed that Kaito Studio has been in preparation for several months and will serve as a new model to complement Yaps, with more roadmap details to be released later.

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South Korea’s National Assembly has approved sweeping amendments to the Capital Markets Act and the Electronic Securities Act, creating a formal legal framework for Security Token Offerings (STOs). The legislation institutionalizes blockchain-based securities, allowing assets such as real estate, artwork, and music rights to be tokenized and sold as fractional investment stakes. source: https://www.ethnews.com/south-korea-passes-sto-law-formalizing-tokenized-securities-market/

fFor large banks, the answer is a clear no. source: https://coindoo.com/banks-warn-stablecoin-yield-could-reshape-us-lending/

من المتوقّع أن تفتتح الأسهم الأوروبية على هبوط. ثمّ، يعزو المتعاملون التراجع إلى استمرار التوتّرات الجيوسياسية. وكذلك، تُظهر بيانات IG انخفاض عقود فوتسي ‎0. 13%‎ و مؤشر داكس ‎0 source: https://www.twsiat.com/%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82%d9%91%d8%b9-%d8%a3%d9%86-%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%aa%d8%aa%d8%ad-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%87%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9/

Binance Wallet announced that Binance Alpha will be the first platform to list RollX (ROLL), with trading commencing on January 16, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC). Eligible users can participate in the airdrop application through the Alpha event page. The announcement states that users with at least 242 Binance Alpha Points can apply for 355 ROLL tokens on a first-come, first-served basis, with each application consuming 15 Alpha Points. If the reward pool is not fully allocated, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes. Binance reminds users that they must confirm their application within 24 hours, otherwise they will be considered to have forfeited their airdrop eligibility.

Senator Chris Rose introduced a bill to allow West Virginia to invest in precious metals and digital assets. source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/west-virginia-treasury-can-put-10-in-crypto/

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A widely followed crypto analyst says that gold remains on target to hit a new massive level early this year. Crypto market analyst Dave the Wave tells his 154,100 followers on X that gold remains in a bullish ascending channel and that the metal is capable of hitting $5,000 within months. source: https://dailyhodl.com/2026/01/16/trader-who-called-2021-crypto-collapse-details-bullish-gold-price-target-says-bitcoin-eyeing-110000/

U. S. Congress questions SEC over halting crypto cases amid political donations, including case on Justin Sun. source: https://coincu.com/news/congress-sec-crypto-case-halts/

Two Bitcoin blocks briefly mistaken for “free” solo-mined rewards were actually mined by NiceHash during internal testing.

The CLARITY Act is more like a watershed moment: on one side is the past that relied on gray areas and narrative advantages, and on the other side is the future that needs to redefine competitiveness under institutional constraints.

This article will first examine the current progress of the CLARITY Act, and then focus on its main points of contention and the viewpoints of both supporters and opponents.

West Virginia, a US state in the Appalachian region, may allow its treasury to invest up to 10% of its funds in Bitcoin, stablecoins, and gold. The bill sets rules for investment, including a $750 billion market cap for Bitcoin, and is now under review by the state’s banking committee.

This Chinese meme frenzy is an experiment in the "financialization of attention" jointly constructed by exchange infrastructure, elite narrative guidance, and grassroots cultural resonance.

Massive pre-announcement wagers on Nicolás Maduro’s arrest fuel debate over transparency and regulation in decentralized prediction markets.

"The Kaito team preemptively sold over $5 million worth of tokens. During the communication process with Twitter to cancel the API, the team learned of the negative news in advance and sold off their holdings."

Macroeconomic trends and liquidity conditions, growth momentum of IBIT and MSTR, legislative and regulatory momentum in the US market structure, shifts in volatility mechanisms, RWA tokenization, and the economics of new DeFi tokens.