Initial Jobless Claims in the US fell to 200,000 in the week ending January 17, versus an expected 210,000.

On January 22, on-chain IPO issuance platform Superstate closed an $82.5 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global, with participation from Haun Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, Galaxy Digital, Bullish, ParaFi, and several other crypto-focused investors. Superstate will further expand its footprint in the on-chain capital market, leveraging blockchain technology to revamp how companies raise capital and go public.

Jan. 22: U.S. November Core PCE Price Index (year-over-year) comes in at 2.8%, matching consensus expectations of 2.8%. (IG)

On January 22, LookOnChain monitoring data shows that a whale wallet (address: 5AahUC) has spent $269,000 over the past two days to acquire 20.07 million SKR tokens. The total value of the purchased SKR is $1.02 million, and the wallet currently holds an unrealized gain of $750,000—translating to a 279% return on investment (ROI).

Coinbase will conduct system maintenance starting at approximately 9:00 AM US Central Time on Wednesday, January 24, 2026, with the work expected to last 3 hours. During the maintenance window, futures and perpetual contract trading will be temporarily suspended. Account access via Coinbase will remain available for all users throughout the period. *This update is dated January 22.*

21Shares’ Dogecoin (DOGE) spot ETF is officially launching trading on Nasdaq today, Jan. 22, under the ticker TDOG.

January 22nd — Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Timiraos, dubbed the “Fed Whisperer,” reported that during a Davos speech, former President Donald Trump laid out his views on the Federal Reserve chairmanship and voiced a core concern about potential nominees: They tell him what he wants to hear in interviews, but revert to their true selves once in office. Trump’s remarks, per Timiraos: “I’ll soon announce my nominee for Fed chair. Everyone I’ve interviewed is excellent — but here’s the problem: They change once in office. They tell me what I want to hear, then after taking their six-year term, they suddenly say, ‘Let’s raise rates a bit.’ I call them, and it’s, ‘Sir, we don’t want to talk about this.’ It’s amazing how much someone can change once they have the job. It’s somewhat disloyal, very unfortunate, but they do what they think is right. “Our current chair is a disaster: Jerome ‘Late’ Powell. He’s always slow — especially on interest rates, he’s particularly dull. But h