Solana staking protocol Fragmetric completes $7 million seed round

January 24 — Data from validator tracking site Validator Queue shows the amount of ETH queued to join the Ethereum PoS network has risen steadily since December 26, 2025, now totaling 3,120,542 ETH. That’s an all-time high, valued at roughly $9.24 billion, with an estimated activation delay of about 54 days and 4 hours. This signals strong, sustained staking demand—driven largely by Ethereum treasury firms and institutions like BitMine, which have staked a substantial portion of their ETH holdings. Meanwhile, the Ethereum PoS network’s unstaking queue has been cleared; currently, no meaningful number of users are opting to unstake their ETH, meaning stakers can now withdraw their ETH almost instantly.

As of January 24th, Lookonchain monitoring data reveals that trader 7fFCzx spent $54,000 to purchase 15.94 million PENGUIN tokens two days ago. The tokens are now valued at roughly $793,000, leaving the trader with an unrealized profit of about $739,000. However, despite this significant PENGUIN gain, the trader has not yet recouped prior losses—his total accumulated loss stands at nearly $598,000. Data shows the trader has transacted across 1,000+ distinct tokens, with a win rate of just 14.55%. Wallet Address: 7fFCzx2isHB6rdG3u4HsGFjDQWSZH3kj9fcUmSkSd2Xg

As of Jan. 24, monitoring from Hyperinsight (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight) shows Huang Licheng—nicknamed "Brother Horse"—holds an unrealized profit of $60,000 on his Ethereum (ETH) long position. He entered the position with 25x leverage, going long 6,000 ETH at an entry price of $2,948.75, with a liquidation price of $2,889.12. Notably, the address has lost $3.86 million in the past week, pushing its total losses to $22.78 million.

January 24 — GameStop has transferred all 4,710 Bitcoin holdings to Coinbase Prime, sparking market speculation about a potential sale of its crypto assets. The Bitcoin is currently valued at approximately $422 million. This transfer “likely signals preparation for a sale.” If sold at roughly $90,800 per Bitcoin, GameStop could realize an approximate $76 million book loss. Previously, the company acquired the Bitcoin in batches at an average price of $107,900 per Bitcoin in May of this year. To date, GameStop has not publicly addressed whether it will sell the Bitcoin.

Jan. 24 — The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has made post-quantum security its top strategic priority. The organization announced the launch of a dedicated post-quantum team led by Thomas Coratger, with support from leanVM cryptographer Emile. Researcher Justin Drake noted that Ethereum is shifting from long-term background research to active engineering efforts, including hosting biweekly Post-Quantum Transaction Developer Calls and running a multi-client Post-Quantum Consensus Testnet. The EF is also ramping up funding and community engagement, planning to roll out two $1 million cryptography grants and host multiple post-quantum-focused community events and educational initiatives by 2026. The foundation emphasized that while the quantum threat remains a medium- to long-term risk, blockchains must plan ahead to ensure wallet security and smooth network upgrades.

Per Coinglass data as of January 24th, the total net inflow of ETH across centralized exchanges (CEX) reached 15,600 in the past 24 hours. The top three CEX by ETH inflow are: - Binance: 9,262.76 ETH - Coinbase Pro: 4,557.64 ETH - Bithumb: 4,289.52 ETH Additionally, Gemini led the outflow list with a net outflow of 8,521.05 ETH.