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Korea Lifts 9-Year Crypto Ban, X to Add Real-Time Asset Data, BNB Chain Momentum Continues

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14,113 SOL Transferred from Coinbase to Robinhood via an Intermediary Address

According to ChainCatcher, data from Arkham shows that at 09:03, 14,113.18 SOL (approximately $2.036 million) was transferred from Coinbase to an address labeled "Stake Account." Subsequently, at 09:00, the address transferred 16,028.82 SOL (approximately $2.3122 million) to Robinhood.

Whale Loses $282M in Social Engineering Scam, XMR Surges 60%

BlockBeats news: On January 17, blockchain detective ZachXBT posted on social media stating that at around 11 PM UTC on January 10, 2026, a whale victim lost over $282 million worth of Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin (BTC) due to a social engineering scam targeting their hardware wallet.Afterward, the at...

Anchorage Digital Aims to Raise $200M–$400M in Funding Before 2027 IPO Plans

BlockBeats news: On January 17, according to Bloomberg citing informed sources, Anchorage Digital, the first U.S. digital asset bank to receive a federal charter, is seeking a new round of funding while exploring potential plans for a public listing.One individual, who requested anonymity, said Anch...

Sei Labs Co-founder: SIP-3 Upgrade Targeted for Mid-2026, Followed by Sei Giga

PANews January 17, 2024 — Jay, co-founder of Sei Labs, posted a message stating that Sei Giga is about to be launched, and the team is working hard to make major announcements soon. The SIP-3 upgrade for the Sei network is the final technical hurdle before the Sei Giga upgrade. The goal of the SIP-3...

Major ETH Holder Adds $736M Position After Month-Long Pause

According to a January 17 report by PANews, on-chain analyst "Ai Yi" has detected that the "insider big player who shorted after the 1011 ETH crash" has once again increased their long ETH position after a one-month hiatus. Nine hours ago, the trader added 20,000 ETH, bringing their total single-coi...

Robinhood Launches Custom Combos for Sports Prediction Markets, Fastest-Growing Revenue Line

According to Decrypt, Robinhood announced on January 17 the launch of a new feature called "Custom Combos," which allows users to place bets on the outcomes of multiple sports events simultaneously. This is similar to traditional bookmakers' "parlays," but the odds are determined through Kalshi's re...

Whale Adds $127M ETH and BTC Long Positions, Total Exposure Reaches $449M

According to on-chain analyst Aiye (@ai9684xtpa), the second-largest ETH long position holder on the Hyperliquid platform (address 0x94d...33814) has opened a new long position of $127 million, bringing its total position to $449 million. During the recent market downturn, all of this address's limi...

Etherealize Co-Founders Predict ETH to Reach $15,000 by 2027

Etherealize co-founders Vivek Raman and Danny Ryan stated on CoinDesk's Markets Outlook program that Ethereum is winning the "institutional race," predicting that the price of ETH will reach $15,000 before 2027, with its market capitalization growing to tens of trillions of dollars. They believe the...

A whale added 20,000 ETH to their position following the 1011 flash crash, bringing their total holdings to 223,340 ETH.

According to on-chain analyst Aiye (@ai9684xtpa), the "whale who shorted after the 1011 crash" increased his ETH holdings by 20,000 ETH 9 hours ago, bringing his total single-coin position to $736 million (223,340 ETH), with a floating profit of $29.46 million on this position, and an overall floati...

White House Crypto Advisor Confirms Seized Samourai Wallet Bitcoin Not Sold

According to a ChainCatcher report citing The Block, at the beginning of this month, it was revealed that the U.S. Marshals Service had sold over $6 million worth of Bitcoin paid by Samourai wallet developers Rodriguez and Hill to the Department of Justice as part of a plea agreement. Patrick Witt, ...

Birb Aims to Generate $1 Billion Revenue by Merging Meme Culture with Physical Collectibles

Original text:@moonbirdsCompile:@BruceBlueAbstract: Birb is a living IP character that uses a meme token as its medium and is backed in value by a physical collectibles company. The company's goal is to generate $1 billion in revenue by distributing the Birb IP globally, while converting marginal us...

DOJ Confirms No Sale of Bitcoin Forfeited in Samourai Case

US Government Clarifies Bitcoin Holdings and Forfeitures Amid Ongoing DisputesThe United States government has reaffirmed its stance on cryptocurrency holdings, confirming that noBitcoin forfeited through criminal or civil cases has been sold, in accordance with President Donald Trump’s Executive Or...

Etherealize Co-Founder Predicts ETH Price to Reach $15,000 by End of 2026

According to a ChainCatcher report citing Coindesk, co-founders of Etherealize, Vivek Raman and Danny Ryan, claim that Ethereum's decade of real-world testing has made it the "most secure and reliable" option for Wall Street. They cited deployment cases by BlackRock, Fidelity, and JPMorgan as exampl...

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