According to DB News, the DOJ is cleared to sell 69,370 $BTC($6.58B) confiscated from Silk Road.

On January 15, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that the Senate Banking Committee has canceled its scheduled Thursday markup hearing for the "CLARITY Act" (Crypto Market Structure Act). Beyond Coinbase’s announcement to withdraw its support for the bill, industry members voiced widespread dissatisfaction Wednesday over the 278-page amended legislation—specifically criticizing lawmakers for making excessive concessions to banks and traditional financial institutions, particularly around stablecoin yields and tokenization. Critics argue the CLARITY Act was already biased toward traditional institutions. Meanwhile, some Democrats are pushing to include ethics provisions for senior government officials (including the president) to bar them from personally profiting from cryptocurrency projects—a point of repeated tension between Democrats and the White House. Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott said in a postponement announcement, “Everyone remains engaged in sincer

Binance announced on January 15 that it will update its VIP Program and adjust trading fee rules/volume calculations for select FDUSD pairs, effective January 29, 2026, at 00:00 UTC. Key details: - For designated FDUSD spot and margin trading pairs (BTC/FDUSD, BNB/FDUSD, DOGE/FDUSD, ETH/FDUSD, LINK/FDUSD, SOL/FDUSD, XRP/FDUSD): - Maker fees will remain **0%** - Taker fees will apply at standard rates - Trading volume for these pairs will count toward all users’ market maker and VIP level volume calculations. This aligns with U.S. English conventions: concise, clear, and structured for quick scanning (common in crypto news alerts). No Chinese characters included.

On January 15, per Onchain Lens data, the LIT token price continued sliding, triggering the partial liquidation of a whale’s long position—resulting in a loss of roughly $509,000. The whale still holds an open position, with its next liquidation level set at $1.49.

On January 15, Alexandre Dreyfus—CEO of Chiliz Chain, the blockchain platform focused on sports and entertainment—stated that with the next World Cup year approaching, Chiliz (CHZ) is set to make a major announcement and will roll out its SportFi strategy by 2026.

On January 15, Chris Dixon, managing partner at a16z Crypto, stated that cryptocurrency developers need clear rules. Over the past five years, Republicans, Democrats, and the Trump administration have collaborated closely with members of the crypto industry to protect decentralization, support developers, and create fair opportunities for entrepreneurs. At its core, the Clarity Act (Cryptocurrency Market Structure Act) is intended to advance these goals. The bill isn’t perfect and will require tweaks before formal enactment. However, if the U.S. wants to retain its global leadership in shaping the future of cryptocurrency, now is the optimal time to move the Clarity Act forward.

January 15 — Per monitoring from Hyperinsight (https://t.me/HyperInsight), the address has opened a new position and increased its BTC long position by ~22.3 BTC in the past half-hour. Current holdings: - 10x leveraged BTC long position: ~$2.15M (avg price: $96,400; unrealized profit: ~$1,014) - 3x leveraged FARTCOIN long position: ~$892k (unrealized profit: ~$11,500) Total contract position value: ~$3.04M