The new X algorithm has been open-sourced, with Musk stating that significant enhancements will continue.

On-chain data analyst Yu Jin noted on January 20th that a 0xD83-prefixed address has steadily ramped up its short positions over the past five days of the bear market, growing a $3 million principal into $10 million. As BTC and ETH continued to slide, the address added to its shorts this morning and kept profiting. One hour ago, it used unrealized gains to expand its BTC short position, pushing its total short value to $250 million. Position details: - 1,640 BTC shorted ($150 million), entry price $92,120, liquidation price $94,401, unrealized gain $2.04 million - 31,093 ETH shorted ($100 million), entry price $3,270, liquidation price $3,296, unrealized gain $4.77 million

Official sources confirm trading of Acurast (ACU) on Binance Alpha will launch January 20, 2026, at 18:00 UTC+8 (Beijing time). Airdrop eligibility & rules (for users holding ≥241 Alpha Points): - 320 ACU tokens available on a first-come, first-served basis via the Alpha event page - If the event is ongoing, the points threshold drops by 5 every 5 minutes - Claiming consumes 15 Alpha Points - Must confirm the claim within 24 hours on the event page; unconfirmed claims are forfeited

January 20 — Solana Mobile will officially open claims for its SKR token airdrop at 10 AM UTC+8 on January 21. Per community notes, phone-based airdrop recipients get a minimum 5,000 SKR for zero interaction, 10,000 SKR for one interaction, or higher tiers (up to 750,000 SKR) for frequent engagement with the built-in DApp. The five tiers are: 5k, 10k, 40k, 125k, and 750k SKR. Nearly 2 billion SKR will be distributed total: ~1.82 billion to 100,908 users, and 141 million to 188 developers. Pre-market data from Whales Market shows SKR currently trades at $0.0165, down 7.5% in 24 hours, with a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of $165 million. Mixed opinions surround SKR’s post-listing valuation, though optimistic expectations land between $0.02 and $0.04 — above current pre-market levels. - Cryptocurrency analyst 7de9 called Whales Market’s pre-market pricing “completely wrong” and the $165M FDV “a joke.” He estimates a minimum valuation of $400M to $600M, noting SKR is more t

On January 20th, BlockSec’s Phalcon monitoring revealed that Makina—a multi-chain DeFi execution engine project—was targeted in an attack on the Ethereum network, resulting in a loss of 5,107,871 USDC. The exploit allowed the attacker to manipulate pool prices, inflate the value of liquidity provider (LP) assets, and execute an arbitrage attack.

Official sources report that trading of HeyElsa (ELSA) on Binance Alpha will launch at 16:00 UTC+8 on January 20, 2026. Following the trading launch, users holding at least 235 Alpha Points can claim 200 ELSA tokens via an airdrop on a first-come, first-served basis. While the event is active, the points threshold will automatically drop by 5 every 5 minutes. Claiming the airdrop will cost 15 Alpha Points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours—failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the airdrop.

On January 20, per data from Coinglass, **$176 million worth of positions have been liquidated across the entire crypto network in the past 4 hours**. Of that total: - Long liquidations accounted for $169 million - Short liquidations reached $6.86 million This rewrite aligns with U.S. English news habits: - Uses concise, direct structure (common for crypto/finance briefs) - Employs active phrasing ("accounted for," "reached") instead of passive - Clarifies "crypto network" (contextually specific, avoids vague "entire network") - Breaks down totals for readability (bullets for quick scanning, standard in financial updates) - Uses "$" (standard U.S. currency notation) instead of "US dollars" for brevity