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01-15
Algorand Foundation Announces Return to U.S. Headquarters and New Board
ChainCatcher News: On Wednesday, the Algorand Foundation announced its decision to move its headquarters back to the United States from Singapore and to establish a new board of directors. This move follows the Jito Foundation's recent return to the U.S. from the Cayman Islands.
Both organizations ...
Aptos Achieves $1M Single-Day Revenue as Bitnomial Launches U.S.-Regulated APT Futures
Key Points:Aptos app revenue reaches record $1M in a single day.Bitnomial launches U.S.-regulated APT futures.Aptos becomes third-largest RWA ecosystem globally.Aptos Network’s application revenue exceeded $1 million in a single day in December 2025, coinciding with the launch of U.S.-regulated APT ...
Sui Network Fully Restored After Downtime
BlockBeats news: On January 15, the official Sui Twitter account posted at 5:24 AM today that the network has now fully resumed normal operation, with transactions flowing as usual. If users are still experiencing issues, they are advised to refresh their app or browser pages. A full post-mortem of ...
U.S. Crypto Stocks Surge as ALTS Rises Over 30.94%
Odaily Planet News: According to data from msx.com, the U.S. stock market closed with declines, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.09%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.53%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1%. Cryptocurrency-related stocks generally rose, with ALTS surging over 30.94%, BNC rising more th...
Coinbase Withdraws Support for U.S. Senate Crypto Market Structure Bill
Coinbase’s (COIN) decision to walk away from the U.S. Senate's crypto market structure bill could spell the end of any meaningful legislation this Congress, according to financial policy analyst Jaret Seiberg of TD Cowen.“We see this as potentially derailing market structure legislation in this Cong...
Altcoin Momentum Gains as 5 Coins Highlight Potential 50–80% Returns
Altcoin rotation has intensified as Bitcoin dominance stabilizes and volatility returns.Network usage metrics have diverged positively from price action across several protocols.Structural compression patterns have historically preceded sharp expansion phases.A noticeable rotation has been observed ...
Whale Adds $471M in BTC, ETH, and SOL Long Positions
Odaily Planet Daily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale who previously "sold 255 BTC" has recently further expanded their long position size. The combined value of their BTC, ETH, and SOL long positions is now approximately $471 million. This includes roughly 2,578 BTC (worth about $...
Whale Adds to BTC, ETH, and SOL Positions, Total Holdings Exceed $470M
BlockBeats News: On January 15, according to OnchainLens monitoring, a whale named "255 $BTC Sold" further increased their long positions in BTC, ETH, and SOL. The total value of their current holdings is approximately $471 million:2,578.51 BTC (approximately $249.88 million)451,224 ETH (approximate...
Whale 'pension-usdt.eth' Re-Enters ETH 3x Long Position with 20,000 ETH, Floating Profit Exceeds $700,000
BlockBeats news: On January 15, according to OnchainLens monitoring, after closing an ETH position with a profit of $4.7 million, the whale "pension-usdt.eth" opened a new long ETH position using 3x leverage, holding 20,000 ETH, valued at approximately $67 million.Currently, the position has a float...
Figure Launches Blockchain-Native Stock Trading Platform OPEN with BitGo and Jump Trading Support
According to a report by CoinDesk, blockchain-based lending company Figure has announced the launch of a blockchain-native stock trading platform called the "On-Chain Public Equity Network" (OPEN). The platform allows companies to issue shares directly on the Provenance blockchain, bypassing traditi...
JPMorgan: Institutional Capital to Drive Crypto Market Growth in 2026
BlockBeats news: On January 15, JPMorgan stated that after the crypto market recorded a record inflow of approximately $130 billion in 2025, capital is expected to increase further in 2026, with institutional investors becoming a stronger driving force.The report pointed out that the United States' ...
Bitcoin's Price Surge Triggers Largest Short Liquidation Since October 2022
Bitcoin’s price surge triggered the largest short liquidation event in crypto.The latest short liquidation surpassed the October 10 event in size.Liquidation volumes across top 500 cryptocurrencies spiked following Bitcoin’s rise.Bitcoin’s Price Surge Triggers Massive Short Liquidation EventA recent...
Federal officials emphasize policy independence and indicate a potential pause in rate hikes in January.
BlockBeats News: On January 15, multiple Federal Reserve officials emphasized on Wednesday that maintaining independence in monetary policy decisions is crucial for the central bank. At the same time, officials generally signaled that a rate cut might be postponed at this month's meeting, citing the...
TD Cowen Lowers Bitcoin Yield Outlook for Strategy to 7.1%
BlockBeats news: On January 15, investment bank TD Cowen lowered its 12-month price target for Bitcoin treasury company Strategy from $500 to $440, citing ongoing Bitcoin yield dilution caused by the company's continued fundraising through common and preferred shares.TD Cowen analysts expect that Mi...
Lighter to Launch LIT Token Staking with USDC Deposit Benefits
According to a ChainCatcher report, Lighter announced on the X platform that it will introduce a LIT token staking feature on the Lighter platform. Initial staking utilities include: for every 1 LIT staked, users can immediately deposit 10 USDC into the Lighter LLP. There will be a two-week grace pe...
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