MicroStrategy bought another 2,530 $BTC($243M) at an average price of $95,972 last week!

On January 29, Lighter announced via social media a new rule: users must stake LIT tokens to gain access to LLP. For LLP allocations exceeding staked LIT coverage (1 LIT covers 10 USDC), the team will gradually refund the excess to users. Starting tomorrow, daily refunds will cap at the higher of 3% of the uncovered amount or 100 USDC, with funds sent directly to users’ USDC balances. The mechanism aims to better align the interests of LIT stakers and LLP holders. Critically, LLP allocations are now verifiable—rules have been encoded into a zero-knowledge proof (ZK) circuit. In two weeks, traders will be able to use LLP as collateral, a move that will boost Lighter’s capital efficiency and enhance the utility of both LLP and staked LIT.

On January 29, MegaETH officially announced via social media that it will launch its mainnet on February 9.

On January 29, Mizuho Securities reversed its stance on Circle, upgrading CRCL shares to a "Neutral" rating and lifting its target price to $77. The firm said Wednesday that the surging popularity of prediction market platform Polymarket could push the company’s stock higher. Analysts Dan Dolev and Alexander Jenkins noted: “All bets on Polymarket settle in USDC, meaning Polymarket’s growth will directly fuel USDC’s expansion. We anticipate the forecast market’s momentum will persist through 2026, translating to a rise in USDC’s market value and incremental revenue for Circle.”

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Reuters) - The White House will convene a meeting on Monday with banking and cryptocurrency industry executives to advance the CLARITY Act—legislation to regulate stablecoins that has stalled amid rifts between the two sectors—Reuters reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Hosted by the White House’s Cryptocurrency Working Group, the gathering will bring together leaders from major industry trade groups. It will center on how the bill addresses interest and other benefits crypto firms offer customers holding dollar-pegged stablecoins, the sources said. The meeting could help the feuding sectors find common ground on the legislation, while underscoring the Trump administration’s push to get the bill passed. Trump actively courted the crypto industry during his 2024 campaign and vowed to advance mainstream adoption of digital assets.

January 29 – Driven by reports that OpenAI plans to launch a human-centric social media platform using Worldcoin’s eye-tracking device Orb, WLD surged over 40% this morning. The token is currently trading at $0.566, holding a 24% gain since the news broke. Earlier, Forbes reported—citing anonymous sources—that OpenAI could use the Orb to verify user humanity for its upcoming social network. Apple’s Face ID is also under consideration.

On January 29, Onchain Lens data shows BitMine staked 217,120 ETH in the past 24 hours—valued at $6.5177 billion. The firm’s total staked ETH now stands at 2,369,824, worth $7.12 billion.