Bitcoin Breaks $97,000, 24-hour Gain 2.2%

On January 15, Football.Fun—a sports prediction app built on Base Chain—announced details of its upcoming airdrop: The airdrop will launch shortly after the token generation event (TGE) wraps up and be fully distributed within one hour. Unlike traditional airdrops, this one won’t rely on a snapshot—eligibility is determined by users’ overall in-game activity. Qualified users will receive FUN tokens directly in their in-game wallet, with balances visible on the FUN rewards page. The first season will kick off once all eligible users have received their airdrop. Additionally, 20 million more FUN tokens will be airdropped across four weekly seasons in the first month following the TGE.

On January 14, the Ethereum network processed 2.6 million daily transactions—setting a new all-time high, Cointelegraph reported on January 15.

January 15th CCTV News reported that Chen Zhi, leader of a major cross-border gambling and fraud ring, has been lawfully extradited to China from Cambodia recently. Chen’s group is suspected of crimes including fraud, operating illegal casinos, unlicensed business activities, and money laundering (concealing/disguising criminal proceeds). The case is currently under investigation. To implement a criminal policy balancing leniency and severity, prosecute gambling and fraud crimes lawfully, and offer fugitive suspects a chance to repent and seek leniency, police have issued the following special notice (pursuant to relevant laws): **Notice Period**: From the date of this notice through February 15, 2026 - Suspects who voluntarily surrender to local police and truthfully confess their crimes may receive lighter or mitigated penalties under the law. - Those who threaten, retaliate against, or obstruct suspects planning to surrender will face criminal prosecution. Police

Per Onchain Lens monitoring on January 15th, trader 0x006 netted $1.34 million in profits on Polymarket over the past 24 hours. Overall, the whale has accumulated profits topping $3.8 million.

Per official updates, OKX will list LIT (Lighter) for spot trading on January 15, with the following schedule (all times in China Standard Time/UTC+8): - LIT Deposits Open: 7:00 PM, January 15, 2026 - LIT Early Trading: 10:30 PM to 11:30 PM, January 15, 2026 - LIT/USDT Spot Trading Launches: 11:30 PM, January 15, 2026 - LIT Withdrawals Open: 1:30 AM, January 16, 2026 This aligns with U.S. time format conventions (12-hour clock with AM/PM) and concise, scannable structure typical of crypto trading announcements.

On January 15, prominent crypto analyst @IamCryptoWolf shared a post on X noting that the weekly RSI for the BTC/gold ratio currently sits at an oversold level of ~27.54. Historically, such low readings have preceded strong BTC outperformance relative to gold—with the ratio surging over 100% multiple times following key reversal points since 2013 (e.g., 2015, 2018). End-of-2025 market data shows the ratio hit a three-year low, and the analyst expects macroeconomic conditions to drive further BTC outperformance over gold in 2026. With 113,000 followers on X, @IamCryptoWolf first published analysis on TradingView in 2014. Notably, the analyst predicted in early November that Ethereum would correct that month, adding that a drop below $3,100 would signal the start of a bear market.