Infinex's TGE is scheduled for January 30, with a final public sale subscription amount of approximately $7.2 million

On January 15, GeckoTerminal released data showing that 53.2% of cryptocurrencies have so far gone to zero, with most of these collapses occurring in 2025. In 2025 alone, roughly 11.6 million tokens became worthless—making up 86.3% of all tokens that went to zero between 2021 and 2025. Notably, 7.7 million of those 2025 losses happened in the fourth quarter.

On January 15th, sources report the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is more focused on the weakening yen than ever and may hold interest rates steady in its January policy meeting. Bitget market data shows USD/JPY has fallen 30 pips, hitting a low of 158.32.

On Jan 15, HyperInsight monitoring (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight) revealed that the address tagged the "20 Million Bandit" (0x880a) executed a partial take-profit on its PEPE short position: it reduced its PEPE shorts by 144 million tokens, worth ~$1.217 million. After this move, the address still holds ~$3.43 million in PEPE short positions. The position’s current floating profit is ~$360,600, with a 105.14% return rate. Its average holding price and PEPE’s current price both hover around $0.01, while the liquidation price is $0.051. Noted for its high-frequency, multi-currency arbitrage strategy, the address has an average holding time of ~20 hours. Since last October, with ~$20 million in initial capital, it has racked up nearly $100 million in profits.

**Key Market Updates (U.S. Time):** 1. **Labor Data Release:** U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 10 will hit the wires tonight at 9:30 PM ET. Previous reading: 208K; Consensus estimate: 215K. 2. **Ethereum Whale’s Shareholder Vote:** BitMine (Ethereum’s first whale investor) holds a shareholder meeting today to vote on a supermajority proposal: expanding its share count from 500 million to 500 billion. Approval would unlock additional capital for ETH purchases, lifting ETH price expectations. 3. **Fed Speaker Lineup:** - New York Fed President John Williams (FOMC permanent voter): Opening remarks at an event tonight. - Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari (2026 FOMC voter): Speech today. - Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic (2027 FOMC voter): Speech today. - Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin (2027 FOMC voter): Virginia economic outlook talk today. *Note: Times are in Eastern Time (ET), consistent with U.S. market conventions.*

January 15 — Per GMGN monitoring (link: https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), a trader bought the meme coin "Snowball" 24 days ago with $220.82. They have since sold part of it to convert back to $10,900, still hold $58,300 worth of Snowball, and have a total profit of $69,000. Snowball’s current market cap is $32.13 million, with a 24-hour gain of 77.82%.