「$10M Profit Whale」 Suspected of Accumulating 6000 ETH in a Transaction, with an Average Price of $1582

On January 12, Coindesk reported that VelaFi—a stablecoin financial infrastructure provider—has closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by XVC and Ikuyo. Global investors including Alibaba Investment, Planetree, and BAI Capital also participated, pushing the company’s total funding to over $40 million. Founded in 2020, VelaFi initially built payment infrastructure in Latin America and has since expanded to the U.S. and Asian markets. Its platform integrates local banking channels, cross-border payment networks, and major stablecoin protocols, enabling businesses to transfer funds across markets faster and cheaper than traditional systems. The company offers fiat-to-crypto onramps/offramps, payment solutions, cross-border payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange tools, and asset management services, with access available directly via its platform or through API integrations.

On January 12, market sources reported that Strategy purchased 13,627 Bitcoins between January 5 and 11, spending a total of $1.25 billion.

January 12 – Per Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock has deposited 3,143 Bitcoin (valued at $285M) and 7,204 Ethereum (valued at $22.42M) to Coinbase just 15 minutes ago.

On January 12, official sources confirmed that Binance will list Fogo (FOGO) on January 15, 2026, at 22:00 UTC+8. Seed token sales will be available for the FOGO/USDT, FOGO/USDC, and FOGO/TRY trading pairs.

Jan. 12 (per official sources) — Binance Wallet will host a Fogo (FOGO) Pre-TGE event on Jan. 13, 2026, running from 08:00–10:00 UTC. Participants will need a specific number of Binance Alpha Points to join, though full event details remain unannounced.

On January 12, White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Hassett said he respects the Federal Reserve’s independence, has not been involved in the Justice Department’s handling of federal cases, and hopes the Federal Reserve case proceeds smoothly. (Financial Times)