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

Binance has announced updates for Sentient (SENT) futures and services: 1. **Futures Transition**: Binance Futures will gradually convert pre-market trading of its USD-margined SENT perpetual futures contract to a standard perpetual futures contract starting January 22nd at 9:00 PM UTC+8 (Singapore Time). The transition may take up to 3 hours. 2. **New Service Access**: SENT will now be supported for Binance Savings, Instant Crypto Buy, Swap, and Margin Trading. ### Notes on U.S. language adaptation: - Used **USD-margined** (more precise than "U-based") for U.S. readers familiar with fiat-margin terms. - Replaced "Buy Crypto with One Click" with **Instant Crypto Buy** (natural phrasing for U.S. crypto users). - Swapped "Leverage" for **Margin Trading** (standard U.S. industry terminology for leveraged crypto trading). - Added **Singapore Time** (a common UTC+8 reference U.S. users recognize) alongside UTC+8 for clarity. - Structured as a scannable list (standard for

On January 22, Starknet announced the integration of the cross-chain bridge protocol Stargate into its network. Users can now transfer assets like WBTC, solvBTC, and AUSD0 cross-chain to Starknet, then engage with DeFi applications on ecosystem protocols including Vesu, Ekubo, and Endur.

On January 22, HyperInsight monitoring (via its Telegram channel @HyperInsight) shows the following key whale position shifts (new repositioning) between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM ET today: ### Bullish Positions - A whale closed its BTC and ETH long positions—opened earlier that morning—at break-even. The total position size prior to closing was roughly $58.9 million. - The “30 Longs’ Defeat” whale liquidated its BTC long position after a stop-loss trigger, incurring a $1.31 million weekly loss. ### Bearish Positions - The “Strategy Counterparty” expanded its DASH short position, shorting 107,986.36 DASH with 5x leverage. This is currently the largest DASH short on Hyperliquid. - The “Lightning Reversal” whale closed its ETH long position, locking in a $216,800 profit.

On January 22, LookOnChain data shows BlackRock deposited 3,970 BTC (valued at $356.7M) and 82,813 ETH (valued at $247.1M) into Coinbase Prime.

**January 22: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told the Davos World Economic Forum that tokenization is inevitable and a universal blockchain is the future. If all investments shift to tokenization platforms, costs will fall and capital will flow seamlessly between money market funds, stocks, and bonds.** **Garrett Jin, agent for "BTC OG Whale Insider," noted Fink’s reference to a universal blockchain may point to Ethereum. BlackRock’s flagship tokenization fund, BUIDL, is built on Ethereum and backed by partners including Securitize. This effectively signals BlackRock is executing Fink’s vision of a "single universal blockchain" and positioning Ethereum as the leading institutional-grade Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization infrastructure.**

On January 22, Cointelegraph reported that F/m Investments—with $18 billion in assets under management (AUM)—has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to record ownership of its flagship F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF (TBIL) on a permissioned blockchain. F/m Investments emphasized that tokenized TBIL shares will retain the same rights, fees, voting privileges, and economic terms as the fund’s existing shares; only the ownership recording method will change. If approved, TBIL will support both traditional brokerage channels and digital-native platforms simultaneously.