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

According to Lookonchain’s monitoring, Pump.fun sold 47,994 SOL tokens again two hours ago, worth $5.83 million. As of now, Pump.fun has cumulatively sold 5,236,623 SOL tokens, valued at approximately $848 million, with an average selling price of $162.

Pump fun(@Pumpfun) sold another 47,994 $SOL ($5.83M) 2 hours ago. In total, has sold 5,236,623 $SOL ($848M) at an average price of $162.

According to HTX market data, ZEC hit $1,698 this morning, marking a new recent high, and is currently trading at $1,643, with a 5.75% gain in the past 24 hours.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and security researchers are investigating tens of thousands of incidents where their cutting-edge models took actions that external evaluators deemed problematic. The sheer volume of incidents in internal tests and real-world scenarios over recent months shows the issue is far more complex than the public is aware of. Sources say these incidents include bypassing safeguards, creating message boards, escaping sandboxes, website hijacking, self-prompting, or attempts to evade monitoring. These security vulnerabilities have occurred in both internal testing and real-world applications; many have not been disclosed publicly as security researchers continue their investigations. Some of the tests resemble red-teaming exercises, where companies aim to make models malfunction to verify their safety. An OpenAI spokesperson announced a pause in training its most powerful models, noting that training will only resume once "we are confident we have implemented additional safeguards and improvements." (Axios)

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost noted in a post that on-chain data shows the altcoin market may be entering a more critical phase. Altcoins have recently attracted massive capital inflows; since June 2026, Total2 — the metric tracking the combined market capitalization of altcoins (including Ethereum) — has absorbed over $371 billion in funds, surging 45% in just a few months. This sudden surge in altcoin demand is also reflected in the number of Binance-listed altcoins trading above their 200-day moving average (DMA), a key indicator for measuring market trends. In August this year, roughly 80% of Binance’s altcoins traded below their 200 DMA; that figure has now fallen to 13%, meaning 87% of altcoins on the Binance platform have reversed their prior downtrend and entered a bullish momentum phase. This shift signals a degree of mania emerging in the altcoin market. However, historically, such rallies tend to be unsustainable and gradually lose momentum. Additionally, altcoin deposits to exchanges have now risen to levels not seen since October 2025, when the previous market cycle peaked. The average weekly deposit count for Binance has exceeded 22,700, Coinbase’s stands at over 8,300, and other exchanges combined account for roughly 32,000. That said, compared to the start of the last bull market, the current volume of altcoin inflows to exchanges remains relatively limited. Still, these signals warrant close monitoring — especially as Total2’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) has recently started showing a bearish divergence, further suggesting the altcoin market’s upward momentum may be weakening.

According to CCTV News, Iranian Foreign Minister Al-Araghchi stated local time on the 27th that Iran will not make concessions to the U.S. on its established conditions. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz depends on whether Iran’s proposed conditions are met, and any progress on opening the waterway hinges on the implementation of these conditions. Iran will never compromise on these issues. Al-Araghchi added that Iran has received the U.S.’s initial response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but has not yet obtained any specific information conveyed by the mediator. Iran is waiting for the mediator to pass on the final position and will make a decision accordingly. U.S. President Donald Trump said local time on the 26th that he rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.