BREAKING: $435 million has been liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the past 12 hours.

January 14, CZ responded to the **"Meme Coin HAPPY-SCI: $420k Donation Destroyed, ~$4M Market Cap Plummets to Near Zero"** (link: https://www.theblockbeats.info/flash/328062) by acknowledging the community and P-Gen’s frustration and distress. But every story has two sides, and he offered these clarifications: 1. You can’t force a "piggyback" on others. Trying is fine, but if others ignore you or the outcome isn’t what you expected, you have to accept it—after all, you’re the one seeking to piggyback. In a decentralized world, respecting others’ choices is non-negotiable. 2. Everyone has their own priorities. Not everyone wants their small charity project tied to an unknown meme token. This could sully the charity’s reputation: Is it truly charity, or a front for P-Gen’s get-rich-quick scheme? Are there personal vested interests? Is it genuine giving or false advertising? Words alone can’t clear this up—integrity matters more. 3. Circumstances vary. For companies/projects I

On January 14, OpenSea CMO Adam Hollander noted that the team is currently refining both its mobile app and superfluidity application. Hollander recommended users link their wallets to OpenSea, as this will unlock a mobile-native user experience that lets them manage all their portfolios. Preparations for the OpenSea Foundation’s token generation event (TGE) are underway, with careful consideration of historical trading volumes and Treasure data as part of its reward plan. The plan will run through the TGE, with 50% of fees from each wave going into the prize pool.

On January 14, the ETHGas Foundation unveiled its governance token GWEI, which will oversee the "Real-Time Ethereum" infrastructure. The token aims to alleviate delays and volatility stemming from blind competition for block space. Details of the Token Generation Event (TGE) will be announced soon, with a snapshot scheduled for 00:00 UTC on January 19. Last month, ETHGas closed a $12 million token funding round led by Polychain Capital.

Farside Investors data indicates U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs posted a net inflow of $130 million on January 14. BlackRock’s ETHA saw $53.3 million in net inflows, while Fidelity’s FETH recorded $14.4 million.

On January 14, Farside Investors reported that U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a significant net inflow of $753.8 million yesterday—the highest single-day net inflow since their launch in 2024. Among top funds, BlackRock’s IBIT posted a net inflow of $126.3 million, while Fidelity’s FBTC recorded $351.4 million in net inflows.

On Monday, January 14, prediction market trading volume set a new single-day record, hitting roughly $701.7 million. Kalshi drove roughly two-thirds of total volume with $465.9 million, while Polymarket and Opinion each recorded around $100 million. The surge in activity was primarily fueled by the NFL playoffs—Polymarket’s sports segment made up roughly 55% of its total prediction activity. Since August 2024, prediction market adoption has grown exponentially, emerging as one of the hottest use cases in the crypto space. Multiple mainstream crypto platforms are adding prediction market features, including exchanges like Coinbase and Gemini, which have already launched support or are planning to do so.