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01-15

GSN Launches $200M Water Infrastructure Tokenization Project in Southeast Asia

In a landmark move for both infrastructure finance and blockchain adoption, the Global Settlement Network (GSN) has unveiled a pioneering initiative to tokenize water purification facilities across Southeast Asia, targeting a total value of $200 million. This ambitious project, announced in Jakarta,...

Bitcoin Open Interest Drops 31% Since October 2024, Suggesting Healthy Deleveraging

Bitcoin’s derivatives market reveals a potentially bullish signal as open interest experiences a significant 31% decline since October 2024, suggesting the cryptocurrency market may be clearing excessive leverage and positioning for its next major move. According to recent analysis from CryptoQuant ...

Address Opens BTC Long Position at $96,400, Total Position Value Reaches $3.04M

BlockBeats News, January 15, according to... Hyperinsight Monitoring shows that in the past 30 minutes, this address has opened and added to long BTC positions, accumulating approximately 22.3 BTC. Currently, it holds a 10x leveraged BTC long position valued at around $2.151 million, with a floating...

CoinGecko Co-Founder Addresses Sale Rumors: Operations Unchanged, Strategic Opportunities Periodically Evaluated

BlockBeats News: On January 15, a co-founder of CoinGecko responded to market rumors that the company was "considering selling CoinGecko at a valuation of around $500 million." He stated that CoinGecko has been in operation for nearly 12 years, and like any growing and profitable company, it regular...

Robinhood CEO Calls for U.S. Crypto Policy Clarity as Staking Remains Unavailable in Four States

Vlad Tenev, head of Robinhood Markets, has urged the US to take the lead in shaping crypto policy. He called for clear regulatory frameworks that foster innovation and protect consumers.On January 15, Vlad Tenev said on X that staking remains one of the most sought-after features among Robinhood use...

Pacifica Unifies Margin System Enters Testing, Announces Self-Developed Layer 1 Blockchain

BlockBeats news: On January 15, a perpetual contract trading platform in the Solana ecosystem, Pacifica Announced multiple plans and updates, including the unified margin system about to enter the testing phase, and confirmed the ongoing in-house development of a Layer 1 public blockchain, mobile ap...

Whale Opens 25x Long Position on 93.08 BTC at $96,391.2 Average Entry

BlockBeats News, January 15, according to... Hyperinsight Monitoring: A whale went long on 93.08 BTC (approximately $8.98 million) one hour ago using 25x leverage. The average entry price was $96,391.2, and the current floating profit is $10,000.Recent records at this address show frequent opening a...

Senate Banking Committee Delays Markup of Crypto Market Structure Bill

Senate Banking Committee chairman Tim Scott announced on Thursday that the markup of the digital asset market legislation, originally scheduled for today, has been postponed.“I’ve spoken with leaders across the crypto industry, the financial sector, and my Democratic and Republican colleagues, and e...

Eric Adams Denies Rug Pull Claims Amid NYC Token Losses

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has rejected allegations that his newly launched meme coin, NYC Token, was linked to suspicious liquidity withdrawals that left investors facing heavy losses.Key Takeaways:Eric Adams denies moving funds, blaming NYC Token losses on early market volatility.The pr...

BTC Surpasses $97,000 as Crypto Market Faces Structural Turning Point

Original | Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina)Author | Dingdong (@XiaMiPP)Following yesterday's strong breakout of BTC above the key resistance level of $95,000, BTC continued its upward momentum this morning, reaching a high of $97,924, and is currently trading at $96,484. ETH has broken above $3,40...

Trader Suffers 62% Loss After Exiting Meme Coin 'I Tama Lai' Position

BlockBeats News, January 15, according to... GMGN Monitoring: After the Meme token "I'm Coming" (WTF) broke through a market cap of $39 million, a trader began continuous buying, accumulating a total of $99,700 in purchases. After the token's market cap dropped below $17 million, the trader started ...

Study Links Gambling Preferences to Retail Interest in Crypto Tokens

Author | Sudheer Chava, Fred Hu, Nikhil ParadkarSource | JFQACompile | Yan ZilinI. IntroductionSince the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, the cryptocurrency market has experienced explosive growth. During this time, thousands of crypto tokens—digital assets created on blockchains (decentralized, dis...

Aster Launches $1M Human vs. AI Trading Competition Season 2

Aster launches Season 2 of its Human vs. AI trading competition100 human traders each receive $10,000 in fundingParticipants compete against elite AI agents from top labsHumans and AI Face Off Again in High-Stakes Trading BattleCrypto platform Aster has announced the return of its highly anticipated...

Bitcoin Price Reaches Key Sell Zone, Long-Term Holders Slow Profit-Taking

According to a ChainCatcher report citing CoinDesk, on-chain data from Glassnode shows that Bitcoin has rebounded to a price range that previously hindered its upward movement at the end of last year. Profit-taking activity by long-term holders has significantly slowed. These "long-term holders," wh...

KuCoin Alpha Lists New Tokens Including SENTIS, BGSC, IDOL, and Others

According to the announcement, KuCoin Alpha has listed several new tokens, including SENTIS, BGSC, IDOL, arc, UFD, Shoggoth, and Wizard. Each token is available for trading against USDT on either the BNB Smart Chain or Solana Chain. Users are advised to conduct independent research due to the potent...

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