Binance will airdrop 3500 EPT tokens to eligible users

**Jan 29 – World Gold Council (WGC) Releases 2025 Gold Demand Trends Report** Global gold demand (including OTC) hit a record $5.55 trillion in 2025, surging 45% year over year—driven by all-time high physical demand and repeated price records (53 total breaks throughout the year). For the first time, total global gold demand surpassed 5,000 tons. Key 2025 demand highlights: - **ETFs**: Gold ETF holdings rose 801 tons—the second-highest annual gain on record. - **Physical investment**: Gold bar and coin purchases accelerated to a 12-year peak. - **Central banks**: Purchases totaled 863 tons (upper end of forecasts), remaining at historic highs with widespread buying across central banks, though the pace slowed from the past three years. - **Jewelry**: Demand fell amid record prices, but total value jumped 18% year over year to $172 billion (a record)—signaling strong ongoing consumer interest. - **Technology**: Demand held steady, boosted by continued growth in AI-relat

On January 29, on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) noted that a smart money address tied to the "former WBTC price manipulator who netted $14.26 million" has accumulated 4,000 ETH in the past 24 hours. Specifically, address 0x3c9...8f757 withdrew ETH worth $11.977 million from Kraken at an average price of $2,994.26. The latest withdrawal occurred 2 hours ago, and the address currently holds an unrealized loss of $141,000.

Per an official announcement, the Binance Alpha Zama (ZAMA) Prime Sale features a point threshold of 220. The event is scheduled to run from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM UTC+8 on January 29, 2026.

Per Farside monitoring, on January 29, U.S. Solana spot ETFs recorded a net inflow of $6.7 million the prior day (Jan 28). Bitwise’s BSOL led with a $5 million net inflow. Cumulative net inflows into these ETFs since their launch have now reached $884 million.