The popular AI framework Virtuals Protocol will host an in-person meet-up in Hong Kong on Friday, January 17.

On January 28, Moonbirds unveiled its BIRD tokenomics. The total BIRD token supply is 1 billion, with 65% earmarked for the community. Of that total: - 27% goes to Birb and Friends for community strengthening - 25% to investors and advisors - 12% for ecosystem partner expansion and growth - 10% for value chain incentives - 10% to the team - 8% as development reserves - 8% for liquidity This rewrite uses natural, concise phrasing common in U.S. crypto/tech news, replaces repetitive "allocated to" with tighter verbs (goes to/earmarked for), and structures the allocation list for readability—aligning with American audience preferences for clear, scannable content.

Jan. 28 – U.S.-listed cryptocurrency mining stocks surged across the board on the day, per Bitget data. Applied Digital climbed over 14%, IREN rose more than 9%, while TeraWulf and Cipher Mining each gained over 7%.

On January 28, GMGN market data shows the on-chain meme coin CLAWD briefly topped an $11 million market cap, hitting an all-time high. It currently sits at $10.8 million, with $20.1 million in trading volume in its first 20 hours since listing. CLAWD is a community-issued token deployed by users for the AI agent “clawd.atg.eth”—a self-hosted personal AI assistant built by Ethereum Foundation developer Austin Griffith, based on the open-source clawd.bot. The community deployer noted a portion of transaction fees will be sent to the “clawd.atg.eth” wallet address. Meanwhile, “clawd.atg.eth” is building a Fomo3D-style on-chain game around CLAWD: Users use CLAWD to buy “keys,” with each purchase resetting the countdown to 30 minutes. Ten percent of each transaction amount is immediately burned. When the countdown ends, the last buyer gets 40% of the current CLAWD pool. During the round’s final settlement, 30% of the pool is permanently burned. Of the remainder, 25% goes to key holder

On January 28, Moonbirds announced the launch of **Birb Game One** — a birb-positive sum game available to users looking to participate as part of the TGE’s launch claim process. The game is designed to redistribute unclaimed tokens from the community pool to the community. ### Notes on American English adjustments: 1. **Date format**: Used *"On January 28"* (common in U.S. casual/professional writing, vs. literal "28th"). 2. **Redundancy cut**: Simplified *"users interested in playing the game"* to *"users looking to participate"* (concise, avoids repeating "game"). 3. **Flow**: Replaced the clunky *"serve as a mechanism to"* with *"is designed to"* (direct, natural for Web3 announcements). 4. **Punctuation**: Used an em dash (—) for smooth apposition (clearer than a comma for defining the game). 5. **Tone**: Kept Web3 terms ("TGE," "community pool") intact but made phrasing conversational (fits U.S. tech/community news style).

On January 28, Bitwise advisor Jeff Park took to social media to share his latest take on Bitcoin: “It’s still a trader’s market. As I’ve noted before, Bitcoin can’t gain upward momentum without first seeing a spike in volatility. Right now, its implied volatility sits around 38—plus, monthly trading volume is dismal, hitting a lower level than any month in 2025 (especially January). That’s worrying, especially given the precious metals market’s overall trend. This is about as disappointing a scenario as you can get.” Many incorrectly blame synthetic/paper Bitcoin for price suppression—but I’ve long argued the opposite is true. Silver’s historic price surge wasn’t driven by an active spot market; it stemmed from manipulation in the paper silver space. Leverage tools, margin requirements, liquidity dynamics, and mismatched maturities let paper supply grow far faster than physical supply can catch up, triggering extreme price swings. Backing Bitcoin means accepting its volatility

On January 28, analyst Ali Charts noted that the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will convene its first interest rate meeting of 2026. Market expectations for a January rate cut stand at just 2.8%, signaling low odds of near-term policy easing. Looking at 2025 data, Bitcoin saw a significant pullback following seven of the eight FOMC meetings—only posting a brief uptrend once. The crypto dropped 9% in the wake of the committee’s final 2025 meeting. The analysis highlights that FOMC rate decision weeks typically bring high volatility and downside risks for Bitcoin. Even if markets stay optimistic ahead of the meeting on rate cut hopes, post-announcement reactions are mostly bearish. Investors should exercise caution in managing their positions.