Huobi HTX has launched AERGO perpetual contracts and kicked off a contract trading party.

On January 13th, Chainalysis data shows pump.fun transferred 148 million USDC and USDT (acquired via PUMP’s ICO sale) to Kraken again 1 hour ago. Since November 15th, the platform has sent a total of 753 million USDC and USDT (from the June 2025 PUMP ICO) to Kraken over the past two months.

Per Fortune, ex-New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the launch of a cryptocurrency called “NYC Token” following his departure from office, noting the project’s goal is to raise funds to fight anti-Semitism, anti-American sentiment, and expand blockchain education for kids. Adams unveiled the token publicly in Times Square but didn’t disclose partners, an issuance date, how funds will be used, or specific token mechanics—only noting regular New Yorkers can invest in it. During his term, Adams was a vocal supporter of the crypto industry but faced heavy controversy over ethics and conflict-of-interest issues. New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has explicitly stated he won’t buy the token. **Per Eric Adams’ X account, the NYC Token reportedly launched on the Solana network roughly an hour ago—its market cap briefly spiked to $200 million before quickly falling back to $93.98 million.** BlockBeats is warning users the token’s authenticity remains unconfirmed, celebrity-bac

Jan 13: Nikkei 225 Index’s gain widens to 3.15% to 53,577.77 points, per Bitget market data.

**SEC Extends Review Periods for Two Crypto ETFs, Opens Comment Period on Grayscale ETF Options Proposal** The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on January 13 that it has extended the review periods for two cryptocurrency-focused ETFs: the Canary Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) ETF and the T. Rowe Price Active Cryptocurrency ETF. The Canary Pudgy Penguins ETF is slated for listing on Cboe BZX, offering exposure to the Pudgy Penguins NFT ecosystem. The T. Rowe Price fund, meanwhile, is set to debut on NYSE Arca as a multi-asset actively managed cryptocurrency ETF. Additionally, the SEC has launched a public comment period on the options listing proposal for the Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF. (Source: financefeeds)

Jan. 13 — FTX/Alameda unbonded 195,669 SOL (valued at $27.98 million) 7 hours ago, per Onchain Lens monitoring.

On January 13, AlphaTON Capital Corp—the TON Token Treasury Company—signed a $46 million hashrate infrastructure agreement to expand its deployment on Cocoon AI, the Telegram-based decentralized AI network. The deal will bring 576 NVIDIA B300 chips (scheduled for February delivery) and marks the firm’s first large-scale “confidential computing” deployment. The transaction structure includes $4 million in cash, $32.7 million in non-recourse debt financing, and $9.3 million in staged equity, per The Block.