Rain, a US-based stablecoin payments infrastructure provider and a principal member of the Visa network, has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round, valuing the company at $1.95 billion.

Amid Iran and Venezuela's financial turmoil, dollar stablecoins face increased scrutiny over dual usage for everyday transactions and sanctions evasion. source: https://coincu.com/news/stablecoins-iran-venezuela-sanctions/

According to ChainCatcher, the A-share market experienced a significant surge on January 12, setting a new record for single-day trading volume. As of the time of reporting, the trading volume exceeded the previous record of 3.47 trillion yuan set on October 8, 2024. Wind statistics indicate that the A-share market's trading volume has surpassed 3 trillion yuan on six occasions: October 8, 2024, August 25, 27, and 28, and September 18, 2025, as well as January 9, 2026. Since mid-December 2025, the A-share market has been on a continuous upward trend, with the Shanghai Composite Index achieving 16 consecutive days of gains. By the close of trading on January 12, a 17-day streak seemed almost certain. The driving forces behind the January 12 surge were the widespread emergence of AI application themes and the ongoing interest in commercial aerospace concept stocks.

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According to BlockBeats, on January 12, crypto researcher Stacy Muur shared insights indicating that privacy-focused cryptocurrencies are gaining mainstream attention. Market data suggests that by 2026, privacy coins will outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum, demonstrating stronger resilience during market fluctuations. Additionally, the actual usage of these coins on the blockchain is increasing, with their transaction share rising from approximately 9.7% to 11.4%.Currently, Monero and Zcash dominate privacy transaction traffic, and the total market capitalization of the privacy sector has surpassed $24 billion. Meanwhile, several infrastructure teams are restructuring privacy capabilities as a default layer in blockchain design rather than an optional feature, highlighting privacy's growing importance in foundational architecture.This trend appears to be a long-term strategy rather than a short-term shift. Amidst intensified global regulation and on-chain monitoring, the demand for on-chain anonymity and transaction privacy is increasing. Privacy coins and related tools are expected to become a significant narrative in the crypto market by 2026.

Instead of focusing on day-to-day price moves, Neuner looks at how the market behaves after stress. source: https://coindoo.com/crypto-market-shows-early-signs-of-recovery-but-a-major-test-lies-ahead/

South Korea has launched guidelines, allowing listed companies and professional investors to invest up to 5% of their equity capital crypto. source: https://cryptonews.com/news/south-korea-to-lift-corporate-crypto-ban-sets-5-investment-cap-for-listed-firms/

The action was detected by Whale Alert and ranks among the largest single-day USDT freezes. Tether has frozen over $3 billion in assets from more than 7,000 addresses since 2023. Stablecoins now account for the majority of illicit crypto activity tracked by Chainalysis source: https://coinjournal.net/news/tether-freezes-182m-in-usdt-highlighting-centralized-control-in-stablecoins/

The cryptocurrency market has experienced a massive wave of project failures over the past four years. According to data from CoinGecko, more than 13. 4 million crypto projects have died between 2021 and 2025, underscoring how unforgiving recent market cycles have been source: https://www.ethnews.com/over-13-million-crypto-projects-have-failed-since-2021/

据官方公告，币安将于 2026 年 01 月 13 日 16:00（东八区时间）上线 United Stables（U），并开放 U/USDT 和 U/USDC 现货交易对。此外，将同时推出 U/USDT 和 U/USDC 现货和杠杆交易对零手续费活动。U 充值通道现已开放；U 的上币费为 0 BNB；U 提现预计于 2026 年 01 月 14 日 16:00（东八区时间）开放。注：提现开放时间为预估时间，实际开放时间以提现页面展示为准。

鲍威尔面对刑事诉讼后，谁还愿意继续留任？想必只有那些准备听从特朗普指令的人才愿意。

硅谷的理想主义时代落幕，资本开始赤裸裸地押注国运。

CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju has launched a blistering critique of X, accusing the platform of suppressing legitimate crypto content while allowing bots to spam useless content online.

Pump.fun has updated its creator fee system, allowing fees to be shared across multiple wallets and adding tools to transfer coin ownership and revoke update authority. The changes aim to make revenue distribution more transparent and encourage trading activity rather than just token creation.

美国联邦检察官已对美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔展开刑事调查，调查涉及美联储办公大楼的翻修工程等。这标志着美国总统特朗普与鲍威尔的冲突在搁浅数月后重新再升级。

州政府的摇钱税基，被资本抛弃的旧业态，对峙公堂的激烈争辩。

2026年市场将不再奖励单纯的“销毁”叙事，而是会奖励那些能够利用现金流构建真实护城河，并最终实现净通缩的协议。

A US crypto market structure bill once positioned as the industry’s long-awaited breakthrough is now facing an unexpected and potentially fatal obstacle — not technological complexity, but ethics.

X is preparing to launch Smart Cashtags next month, letting users tap ticker symbols to see live prices, charts and related posts for stocks and cryptocurrencies. The feature may later support in-app trading, as concept images show buy and sell buttons, though X has not confirmed how or when this would work.