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

**Bitcoin Node Support for BIP-110 Hits 2.38%: Cointelegraph** Jan. 25 (Cointelegraph) — Support for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110) has reached 2.38% of the network’s nodes, new data shows. The temporary soft fork—designed to cap single-transaction data sizes at the consensus layer—is active on 583 of 24,481 total nodes, per The Bitcoin Portal. The primary software running BIP-110 is Bitcoin Knots. BIP-110 limits transaction output size to 34 bytes and OP_RETURN data to 83 bytes. Its GitHub page notes the proposal will deploy for 1 year, with potential extension or modification post-expiration. OP_RETURN—a script enabling arbitrary data embedding—has fueled fierce community debate since the release of Bitcoin Core 30, the most widely used node software. Core developers unilaterally removed the original 83-byte OP_RETURN limit in Core 30, a change tied to a controversial April 2025 code merge request that faced broad community pushback.

Jan. 25 — Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong disclosed that during his time at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a senior executive from a top 10 global bank told him cryptocurrency has become the bank’s “number one priority” and is even viewed as “existential.” While not naming the bank or executive, Armstrong stressed that many financial leaders he interacted with at the week-long event are not only open to crypto but actively seeking ways to enter the space. “The vast majority are actually very supportive of crypto and see it as a major opportunity,” he said. Armstrong noted tokenization was one of the most discussed trends at Davos, with applications expanding from stablecoins to equities, credit, and other financial products. He specifically cited the roughly 4 billion “unbrokered” adults worldwide who lack quality investment channels, arguing tokenization technology is positioned to bridge this gap — “expecting significant progress in this area by 2026.” He also pointed out t

On January 25th, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) took to social media to note that over the years, he’s observed countless trading strategies—but few have outperformed the straightforward “buy-and-hold” approach, which he’s stuck with all along.

Jan. 25 — Coinbase took to social media to officially confirm it has completed scheduled maintenance. All systems on its international exchange platform are now back online, and trading has resumed.

Jan. 25 — Per GMGN market data (via the link: https://gmgn.ai/sol/token/i_m4TE56o8_8Jx8AAHj86wbQgUTjGuj6GTTL5Ps3cqxKRTvpaJApump), Solana-based memecoin PENGUIN has hit a new all-time high, topping $130 million in market capitalization. The token currently sits at $132 million, with a 318% 24-hour surge and $148 million in 24-hour trading volume. BlockBeats Note: Memecoins are prone to extreme trading volatility, heavily reliant on market sentiment and hype with no real-world value or utility. Investors are advised to exercise caution due to these inherent risks.