Shield: The KiloEx Attacker Tagged Address has returned approximately 1.4 million USDT to KiloEx

January 15th — Per data from Validator Queue tracking site validatorqueue, the amount of ETH waiting to join Ethereum’s PoS network in the current queue continues to climb to 2,554,732, worth approximately $8.59 billion, with an estimated activation delay of around 44 days and 8 hours. The primary driver is BitMine’s recent staking of a large portion of its ETH holdings. On the other hand, only 64 ETH have exited the Ethereum PoS network queue, worth roughly $215,000, with an exit waiting time of about 2 minutes.

January 15 – The Block reports that London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today launched the **LSEG Digital Settlement House (LSEG DiSH)**, a blockchain-powered platform enabling 24/7 real-time settlement of tokenized deposits from commercial banks. The platform supports multi-currency, cross-network settlement, dynamic intraday liquidity management, synchronized settlement (PvP/DvP), and risk mitigation capabilities. It is operated by LSEG’s Post Trade Solutions division. Beyond settling on its own ledger, LSEG DiSH acts as a notary to facilitate settlement across connected networks. LSEG has completed a proof of concept (PoC) on the Canton Network, working with software firm Digital Asset and a consortium of financial institutions. The PoC successfully delivered same-day cross-currency, cross-asset repo transactions. Notably, LSEG previously launched a blockchain platform for private funds in September 2025.

January 15 — Onchain Lens data shows that whale address 0xBd8 closed a 5x leveraged long position on HYPE, incurring a roughly $7.18 million loss. In total, the whale’s net loss reached $8.09 million, and it withdrew all remaining funds from the HyperLiquid exchange.

January 15th: David Sacks, the White House’s Crypto and AI Czar, noted that “market structure legislation is now closer to passing than ever before. The crypto industry should leverage the current lull to resolve all remaining differences—now is the optimal time to set industry rules and secure the sector’s future growth.” The White House remains committed to collaborating with Senate Banking Committee Chair Scott, committee members, and industry stakeholders to advance bipartisan-backed crypto market structure legislation expeditiously. As previously reported, key backers including Coinbase opposed the current version of the “CLARITY Act.” The Senate Banking Committee has delayed the bill’s markup hearing, with no clear timeline for its resumption. The legislation seeks to clarify regulatory jurisdiction between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), define when digital assets qualify as securities or commodities, and es

On January 15, Football.Fun—a sports prediction app built on Base Chain—announced details of its upcoming airdrop: The airdrop will launch shortly after the token generation event (TGE) wraps up and be fully distributed within one hour. Unlike traditional airdrops, this one won’t rely on a snapshot—eligibility is determined by users’ overall in-game activity. Qualified users will receive FUN tokens directly in their in-game wallet, with balances visible on the FUN rewards page. The first season will kick off once all eligible users have received their airdrop. Additionally, 20 million more FUN tokens will be airdropped across four weekly seasons in the first month following the TGE.

On January 14, the Ethereum network processed 2.6 million daily transactions—setting a new all-time high, Cointelegraph reported on January 15.