The U.S. Senate votes to pass War Powers Resolution, limiting Trump's ability to take military action in Venezuela

Binance Wallet is launching an exclusive Unitas (UP) Booster event and Token Generation Event (TGE), per an official announcement on January 9. Eligible users can subscribe to UP tokens in a priority round before the token begins trading, starting at 18:00 UTC+8 on January 12, 2026. During the exclusive TGE period, users will only be able to subscribe to UP via Binance Wallet. The subscription follows an oversubscription model, with each user permitted to deposit up to 3 BNB. Token allocation will be proportional to each participant’s deposit relative to the total BNB collected from all users.

January 9—Citing French media, Cryptopolitan reports a former French tax official may have misused her position to leak data on cryptocurrency holders, raising the risk of physical attacks against this group. The ex-official, Ghalia C., was convicted of aiding organized crime and is currently appealing the sentence. Investigators found she accessed a confidential tax database to collect information on potential targets—including crypto investors—and may have disclosed their locations and capital gains data. While there’s no evidence yet that she planned actual attacks on crypto holders, the case underscores the risk of tax systems becoming a source of data breaches. As European tax authorities step up oversight of crypto assets, such leaks could expose holders to greater security threats.

On January 9th, Blockstream Capital Partners (BCP) announced it has struck a deal to acquire the digital asset trading and investment arm of Numeus Group. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Upon completion, BCP plans to develop a targeted Bitcoin derivatives trading strategy focused on revenue generation—aimed at meeting institutional clients’ rising demand for crypto derivatives and volatility trading services.

**Key U.S. Economic & Policy Updates (Jan. 9)** - **8:30 a.m. ET (21:30 Beijing time):** The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release December’s unemployment rate and non-farm payroll data. This release — a critical read on the U.S. economy — will heavily influence the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. - **10:00 a.m. ET:** The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on the legality of Trump-era tariffs. Earlier analysis notes a ruling against the tariffs would trigger massive refunds, though these typically require years of case-by-case litigation, resulting in no immediate cash flow impact. - **12:45 p.m. ET:** U.S. Treasury Secretary Besent will deliver remarks. - **9:00 p.m. ET:** Former President Trump is scheduled to speak. ### Notes on U.S. Language Habits Adjustments: 1. **Conciseness:** Used bullet points + time stamps (standard for U.S. news briefs) instead of long paragraphs. 2. **Terminology:** Swapped "Trump's tariffs" for "Trump-era tariffs"

On January 9, per Onchain Lens monitoring, a BlackRock ETF address transferred 24,760 ETH (≈$76.6M) and 2,400 BTC (≈$217M) to Coinbase, with a total value of roughly $294M.

On January 9, stablecoin firm Rain announced a $2.5 billion funding round at a $19.5 billion valuation, per Bloomberg. The round was led by ICONIQ, with participation from Sapphire Ventures, Dragonfly, Bessemer, Lightspeed and Galaxy Ventures. To date, the company has raised more than $338 million total. Rain helps clients launch stablecoin cards on the Visa network. It plans to use the capital to expand its footprint across North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, and also adapt to the fast-changing global regulatory landscape.