Solana staking protocol Fragmetric completes $7 million seed round

January 22nd — Per GMGN monitoring data, Solana-based on-chain meme coin TROLL has rebounded to a $30 million market cap, after earlier peaking at $33 million. It’s currently trading at roughly $0.03 apiece, up nearly 52% over the past 24 hours. The surge may be tied to Binance US’s announcement that it will list the TROLL trading pair at 9:00 PM EST on January 22. Data also shows the rally kicked off around 3:00 AM ET today—surging over 70% from pre-rally levels before the official announcement dropped around 10:00 AM. BlockBeats notes that meme coin trading is extremely volatile, driven largely by market sentiment and hype rather than actual value or utility. Investors should exercise caution and be mindful of associated risks.

On January 22, crypto influencer and former FTX Community Partner Benson Sun noted: "Trump has 'TACO'ed' again — short for 'Trump Abandoning Crisis Operation' — but the U.S. stock market has rebounded to its pre-drop level, while Bitcoin remains far below its own drop point. Right now, off-exchange funds still show little interest in BTC, making it tough to break the $100,000 mark. The market may trade in a wide range around $85,000 to $95,000 going forward. He advised longs not to be too rigid and to focus on flexible trading."

January 22 — Per monitoring from Hyperinsight, a whale address starting with 0x61c has closed all its BTC and ETH long positions over the past 2 hours, with liquidation prices near their average opening levels. The long positions were opened at 4 a.m. today: the BTC long totaled ~$23.02 million at an average entry price of $89,570, while the ETH long reached ~$35.90 million at an average entry price of $2,976. Additionally, the whale currently holds a 20x-leveraged short position on the Silver Perpetual Contract (SILVER) worth ~$21.20 million, with an average entry price of $89.64 and an unrealized loss of $950,000.

On January 22nd, ARK Invest highlighted in its latest "Big Ideas 2026" report that Bitcoin, decentralized finance (DeFi), and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization are shifting from a "crypto narrative" to functional components of global capital markets—positioned to lead the industry’s development trajectory post-2026. The report projects the total digital asset market cap could reach $28 trillion by 2030, with Bitcoin accounting for roughly 70% (or $16 trillion). Key drivers include sustained inflows into Bitcoin ETFs and corporations integrating Bitcoin into their balance sheets. Currently, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs and public companies hold around 12% of the total Bitcoin supply—up sharply from early 2025. ARK also notes DeFi’s value is migrating from underlying networks to the application layer. In 2025, DeFi apps generated a combined $3.8 billion in revenue, with some ultra-lightweight protocols matching or outperforming traditional fintech firms in human and asset management efficie

On January 22, Columbia Business School professor Omid Malekan publicly pushed back on the New York Stock Exchange’s (NYSE) latest proposed blockchain tokenization plan, bluntly calling it “vaporware” — noting key implementation details are largely missing. Malekan pointed out the NYSE failed to specify critical specifics: which blockchain the platform will run on, whether it will use a permissioned or permissionless architecture, if a hybrid model is in the cards, and how tokenomics and fee structures will work. Without this core information, he argued the vision comes off as more conceptual marketing than a concrete roadmap. NYSE and parent firm Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) have previously stated the blockchain platform aims to enable 24/7 trading of stocks and ETFs, instant settlement, multi-chain support, and custody services. But Malekan stressed the NYSE’s business model is fundamentally a highly centralized, oligopolistic structure — and crypto technology alone can’t sh

On January 22nd, Upbit announced that HeyElsa (ELSA) will be listed, with support for KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.