Federal Reserve Governor Jefferson: No Need to Hurry to Further Cut Interest Rates, Strong Economy Makes Caution Appropriate

January 23rd: Per OnchainLens monitoring, whale address 0xfb7 has once again purchased 20,013 ETH from FalconX—valued at roughly $59 million. As of now, the whale holds a total of 80,115 ETH, with an approximate combined value of $236.55 million. Related addresses: 0xfb78aa8f38843629e89951d9db6fdc398d75e0a3 0xd4584bf988c9e8994688b56484e2f74ceaeefb20

January 23rd — Sentient (SENT) has seen its 24-hour price surge widen to 170%, per HTX market data. The token’s market capitalization has climbed to $225 million, with it currently trading at $0.02972.

January 23 (CCTV News) — U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is closely monitoring Iran during a speech aboard Air Force One, warning the U.S. has a "massive fleet" heading toward Iran. When asked about imposing "secondary sanctions" on Iran, Trump stated his administration will slap a 25% tariff on all countries that trade with Iran, with the measure set to go into effect soon. Trump’s so-called “secondary sanctions” aren’t a professional term; in essence, they’re a form of currency sanctions targeting countries that trade with U.S.-disfavored nations.

On January 23, Bubblemaps data revealed that 60,000 wallet addresses have claimed SKR tokens (the Solana Mobile token) worth a combined $70 million since the token’s launch, with an average airdrop amount of $1,400.

January 23rd, Solana Treasury Company’s DeFi Development division (DFDV) announced the launch of what it’s billing as the world’s first meme coin created by a publicly traded firm: DONT (DisclaimerCoin, do not buy). In its announcement, DFDV clarified that DONT has not secured any sponsorship, endorsement, or support from external influencers, KOLs, foundations, venture capital firms, or ecosystem partners. The token has no roadmap, advisors, core team, utility, or performance promises. Framed as a self-launched experiment by DFDV, DONT is touted as the first meme coin from a publicly traded company. DFDV intends to permanently hold 30% of DONT’s total supply. Per GMGN data (link: https://gmgn.ai/sol/token/i_m4TE56o8_FbmmdcCYHL7WETG89xtWmNFMzQAaQ8Zs9NXVbimibonk), DONT’s market capitalization briefly hit $28 million three hours post-launch. It currently stands at $18 million with a trading volume of $23 million. BlockBeats urges users to exercise extreme caution: meme coins oft

On January 23, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) addressed a discussion post that misrepresented his stance on meme coins. The post had taken CZ’s comments out of context, incorrectly framing them as “memes are going to cool off.” His actual remarks were: “Most meme coins won’t go very far—those with cultural value can exist long-term.” He stressed objectivity and neutrality, not disparagement of meme coins. CZ also commented: “It’s impossible to guard against this. Rumors, hate speech, and conspiracy theories always hit public sentiment harder. Investors who follow these emotions without verification often get stuck in a cycle of repeated losses in the industry.”